Yes! Weekly

YES! Weekly is a weekly alternative newspaper based in Greensboro, NC. It covers a variety of topics including local news, politics, and features on arts and entertainment, as well as nationally syndicated columns and other engaging content. Each week, it distributes nearly 18,000 copies throughout the Piedmont Triad region. You can find YES! Weekly in Greensboro, High Point, and Winston-Salem, along with areas in Alamance and Davidson Counties. The publication is part of the North Carolina Press Association and the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies. Charles A. Womack III owns YES! Weekly, which is published by Womack Newspapers, Inc. situated in Greensboro.

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The Rise & Fall of Derwin Montgomery

6 days ago | yesweekly.com | Jim Longworth

Sports enthusiasts often speculate as to how great a particular player would have been had he not gotten injured early on in his career. Such discussions are pointless and resolve nothing, except perhaps when the sport under consideration is politics, and only then when we have definitive measurements at our disposal to make an educated analysis. John Edwards, Gary Hart, and Cal Cunningham all come to mind.
Juneteenth in the Triad | Local News | yesweekly.com

1 week ago | yesweekly.com

The Triad will have plenty of events that celebrate Juneteenth in the next few weeks while highlighting local leaders in our community. You can find a list of events below:
Catching up with Rep. Addison McDowell

1 week ago | yesweekly.com | Jim Longworth

I first met Addison McDowell in February of 2024 when he was one of six candidates running in the Republican primary to represent the newly drawn 6th Congressional district which includes Southwest Guilford, Southern Forsyth, Northwest Cabarrus, Davie, Davidson, and Rowan counties, as well as Kernersville, High Point and Walkertown. Thanks to gerrymandering, the new district heavily favors Republican candidates, so incumbent Kathy Manning did not seek re-election.
A new summer program opens at a/perture cinema

1 week ago | yesweekly.com | Mark Burger

In addition to its patented blend of showing big-budget Hollywood fare alongside independent and foreign films — as well as its various special events — Winston-Salem’s a/perture cinema will be presenting its first summer camp film series for children, titled “film a/ppreciation: an introduction to the art of cinema for Middle Schoolers.”The two-week-long summer camps are specifically designed for middle-school students (rising grades 6th-9th) and will be held July 14-18 and Aug.
Fear Street: Prom Queen travels a familiar but entertaining avenue

1 week ago | yesweekly.com | Mark Burger

In Hollywood, nothing succeeds like excess, and when it comes to sequels, nothing exceeds like success. Therefore, it’s hardly a surprise that, having hit ratings paydirt with its original Fear Street trilogy, broadcast on successive weeks in 2021, Netflix would go the tried-and-true route with a fresh installment. Adapted from R.L. Stine’s 1992 novel The Prom Queen, Fear Street: Prom Queen doesn’t break new ground but it’s a class act in the slasher movie sweepstakes.
Growing up in Oakdale Mill Village

1 week ago | yesweekly.com | Carol Brooks

Whenever there is a story or tale about a close-knit community, it is usually unnecessary to give last names because everyone knows the subject. Whether it’s Miss Mary, or Mr. Jimmy, Aunt Nell, that person is recognizable to a community that is close. Many of them are related. That is the case whenever Elizabeth Greeson talks about her experiences growing up near the Oakdale Mill Village.
Tax rate and water/sewer to rise in new budget

1 week ago | yesweekly.com | Carol Brooks

The town manager and the Finance Department have been working hard in recent months to craft a budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year. The Town Council has held three special budget meetings, with a fourth two days following its May 27 meeting, to work question items that were prepared as well as suggest other projects. This year, there was not as much discussion as in previous years.
About Town - 6.4.25

1 week ago | yesweekly.com | Norma Dennis |Carol Brooks

Time for teaTea parties can be so much fun at any age and participants at the June 17 A Moment in Time are invited to enjoy afternoon tea at this month’s meeting. In keeping with the theme, participants who wish may dress up and wear a hat or fascinator. The craft for the day will be bird feeders created from teacups and saucers.
NFL and former Ragsdale player to hold football camp

1 week ago | yesweekly.com | Carol Brooks

Larry Ogunjobi, 31, was a standout defensive tackle at Ragsdale High School from 2010-12. To repay the school for the skills he learned under the coaches, he will hold his fifth annual free youth football camp at Ragsdale on June 14 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.The camp is open to girls and boys aged 8 to 14. Registration limited to 100 campers. Spectators are welcome in the stands.
Video Vault - June 4, 2025

1 week ago | yesweekly.com | Mark Burger

PICK OF THE WEEK JASON X (Arrow Video/MVD Entertainment Group): After the debacle of Jason Goes to Hell (see below) and with the long-anticipated Freddy vs. Jason (2003) stuck in development hell, New Line Cinema and executive producer/series creator Sean S. Cunningham decided to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Friday the 13th franchise by making a tenth installment, belatedly released in 2002.