Miller Park AARP Workout Facility Ribbon Cutting

The first post on MyArdmore over a year ago was about the new fitness equipment that had been installed in Miller Park. COVID did not stop folks from using it but precautions prevented an official opening. Until today. Mayor Allen Joines, City Council member Kevin Mundy and other city officials held an official ribbon cutting…

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Brush Collection: It’s Ardmore’s Turn!

Brush collection was one of several city services suspended during Phase 1 of COVID-19 precautions. The service resumed June 1st. The city has been broken down into quadrants with brush collection now in Quadrant 2 which includes Ardmore. Since collections were delayed between March and June it is taking crews longer to complete their routes.…

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Memorial Day Yard Waste, Trash & Recycling

With Monday being Memorial Day city services that collect yard waste, trash and recycling will be on a modified schedule: Garbage Collection: No change; regular schedule. Recycling: Will be postponed one day. Yard Waste: Will be postponed one day. The week of May 25th is designated a BLUE week on the city’s collection schedule meaning…

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Yard Waste Collection to Resume May 4

From the City of Winston-Salem’s Facebook page: The city will resume yard-waste collections on Monday, May 4. Collections will be made Mondays through Thursdays in keeping with the regular collection schedule, for those households that have yard carts with current collection stickers. The city suspended collections of yard-waste, brush and bulky items in early April…

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Mask the City to help reduce the spread of COVID-19 in the area

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On Monday Mayor Allen Joines announced a new program: Mask the City – a plan to provide 300,000 masks to city residents and 60,000 masks to low and no-income residents and others. The mayor is asking residents to wear masks in public and continue social distancing for 40 days: from April 22 through May 31st.…

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Mayor Joines extends stay-at-home-order until May 7th

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Updated April 14, 2020 5:35 PM with updated number of diagnosed cases. Winston-Salem Mayor Allen Joines extended the city’s stay-at-home order until May 7th according to an announcement from the mayor’s office, Fox 8 reports. According to the article, residents are ordered to stay home “in light of “a significant and increasing number of suspected…

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