Local News

• Most NC monkeypox cases involve Black men, but blacks only getting 24% of vaccine
  About 70% of the 122 confirmed monkeypox virus cases to date in North Carolina involve Black men, but only 24% of the vaccine has gone to Black recipients, the state Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday.
• Forsyth has three more COVID-19 related deaths. Weekly case count down 8%.
  Forsyth County reported an additional three COVID-19 related deaths, while the weekly case count dropped slightly for the first time in four weeks, according to Wednesday’s update from the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services.
• Monkeypox spread likely to continue for months — and in various communities
  A local infectious diseases expert cautioned Tuesday that monkeypox has the potential to spread beyond the communities that have been hardest hit so far.
• Ask SAM: How do I renew my concealed-handgun permit?
  Q: My permit to carry a concealed weapon is about to expire. How do I renew it?
• Forsyth residents eligible for five free COVID-19 home tests.
  Of the 14 Triad and Northwest N.C. counties, all but Guilford are fully covered.