27th Street Neighborhood Feature Photos

27th Street Neighborhood Feature Photos

Jy'Quez McCoy (from right), 6, tosses a basketball while Ava Coleman holds Chelsea Coleman, 3, up in the air and Don'Nasia McCoy, 7, plays with their dog Maria on the trampoline in their front yard Thursday, May 17, 2018, in a neighborhood off of 27th Street Winston-Salem, N.C.

 Jakay William Ervin, Sr., a Korean War veteran who served in the U.S. Marine Corps, explains how Marines got the name "Jarheads" by demonstrating how they would place their hats on top of their heads sideways and "screw them in place" so the bill fa

Jakay William Ervin, Sr., a Korean War veteran who served in the U.S. Marine Corps, explains how Marines got the name "Jarheads" by demonstrating how they would place their hats on top of their heads sideways and "screw them in place" so the bill faces forward.

 Gary Hobson rests his head upon his girlfriend Carson Swisher's shoulder as they slow dance during the Night to Shine Prom on Friday, Feb. 10, 2017 at First Christian Church Ministries in Kernersville, N.C. The prom is held for the special needs com

Gary Hobson rests his head upon his girlfriend Carson Swisher's shoulder as they slow dance during the Night to Shine Prom on Friday, Feb. 10, 2017 at First Christian Church Ministries in Kernersville, N.C. The prom is held for the special needs community and is funded by the Tim Tebow Foundation.

Angel Fant No Punching Bags Fashion Line

Angel Fant No Punching Bags Fashion Line

Angel Fant sits for a portrait with her daughters, Danielle Fant (left), 19, and Tenijah Fant (right), 18, on Friday, July 19, 2019, at Fearless Winston-Salem in Winston-Salem, N.C. Fant and her two daughters have a fashion line, No Punching Bags, that aims to shed light on domestic violence and abuse. They went to Paris Fashion Week with their purple clothing line to symbolize domestic abuse in February. They are now trying to raise money to go to New York Fashion Week in September where their collection will be all orange to highlight gun violence victims.

Women's Football Camp

Women's Football Camp

Jen Ruggiero, wife of offensive coordinator and quarterback coach Warren Ruggiero, tackles a half round football dummy during the 20th annual Wake Forest Women's Football Camp on Thursday, July 20, 2017, at BB&T Field in Winston-Salem, N.C.

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Danika Williams reacts with teammates as a member of their team misses a shot during practice Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018, at Shady Grove Elementary School in Advance, N.C. Williams has been playing basketball for a few years, but this is her first time on a team. The sixth-grader was born with a limb deficiency, bilateral congenital tibial deficiency. She didnÕt have a tibia in one leg and only half a tibia in the other. So at 15-months-old her parents, Sabrina and Jason Williams, had to make the decision Ñ amputate her legs up to her thighs or save her legs and have her spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair.

App State Louisiana Sun Belt Championship

App State Louisiana Sun Belt Championship

Appalachian State senior offensive lineman Victor Johnson (75) celebrates with the trophy following the Mountaineers' 45-38 victory over Louisiana in the Sun Belt Conference Football Championship game on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019, at Kidd Brewer Stadium in Boone, N.C.

 Levi Barkes shouts at his younger sister Cora Barkes after she tried to play with his toy vacuum while their mother Shana prepares dinner Sunday evening, Jan. 29, 2017 in their home in Hickory, N.C.

Levi Barkes shouts at his younger sister Cora Barkes after she tried to play with his toy vacuum while their mother Shana prepares dinner Sunday evening, Jan. 29, 2017 in their home in Hickory, N.C.

Winston-Salem State Elizabeth City State Bball

Winston-Salem State Elizabeth City State Bball

Winston-Salem State redshirt sophomore guard Julius Barnes (3) reacts as the band plays after the Rams lost to the Elizabeth City State Vikings 82-79 in overtime of a CIAA basketball game Monday, night Jan. 14, 2019, at the Gaines Center in Winston-Salem, N.C.

BMX Flatland Contest

BMX Flatland Contest

Bryan Huffman, of Winston-Salem, practices for Saturday's BMX Flatland Contest on Friday, July 19, 2019, at The Ramkat in Winston-Salem, N.C.

All Northwest Basketball 2018

All Northwest Basketball 2018

Winston-Salem Prep 6'2" senior guard Daivien Williamson was the first player in the school's history to be voted as the Frank Spencer player of the year. West Forsyth 6'0" senior shooting guard Skyler Curran was the third player in the school's history to be voted as the Mary Garber player of the year. They both were named to the Associated Press All-State team for North Carolina.

Martin Roberts

Martin Roberts

John Roberts and his wife Abbie sit on their son Martin's bed Friday afternoon, Feb. 9, 2018, in their home in Kernersville, N.C. Martin, then 19, went missing in 2016 from Boone without a trace and was never found. He left a vague note that was not categorized as suicidal by police. He was last seen talking to a friend at a bus stop and there have been no confirmed sightings since. His case will be featured on an NBC program "Disappeared" this spring. They have left his room just the same so it's ready and waiting for him to come home.

Vigil for 15 year old Olajuwon Tillman

Vigil for 15 year old Olajuwon Tillman

Olajuwon Tillman's little brother, Kayshawn Windley, 12, holds a candle and stands behind his mother, Korona Wolfe, while she is surrounded and consoled by loved ones as they sing a verse of "Amazing Grace" during a candlelight vigil for the 15-year-old on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019, at the corner of Main and Wright streets in Winston-Salem, N.C. Tillman, a Parkland High School student, was shot and killed Monday night, Dec. 17.