TRINITY — Uwharrie Middle School is celebrating reading and the upcoming release of a book, “Shaman’s Spark,” written by one of its own, art and yearbook teacher Marcus Lawson.

March 01, 2010 FORSYTH COUNTY - Parents are encouraged to prepare for the upcoming 2010-11 kindergarten registration March 11 from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. and March 12 from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at each elementary school.

March 01, 2010 FORSYTH COUNTY - South Forsyth High School and West Forsyth High School were named to the 2010 Advanced Placement Honor Schools roster, which recognized those schools whose students did exceptionally well on the 2009 AP exams. Statewide, only 125 public schools made the grade.

March 01, 2010 FORSYTH COUNTY - Robin Neal, third grade teacher at Matt Elementary School, was recently named Forsyth County Schools' 2010 Teacher of the Year at the annual Celebration of Excellence.

Tonight: A slight chance of rain between 7 p.m. and 1 a.m., then rain and snow. Low around 35. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northeast. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

The calendar may say spring is right around the corner, but winter isn't over just yet. The Triad could see anywhere from a dusting to several inches of snow Tuesday, and that means people are again gearing up for whatever mother nature has to offer.

Forsyth’s leaders know they can count on each other when it comes to the 2010 U.S. Census.

Forsyth County is in tip-top shape. According to a recent national study, Forsyth ranked third in overall health among counties in Georgia. The study, conducted by the University of Wisconsin’s Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, looked at more than 3,000 counties in all 50 states, measuring them in health and longevity. Forsyth trailed only Fayette and Oconee ...

More than 150 schools in North Carolina would be closed if they had to meet the standards that charter schools will soon face, a new study shows.