Winston-Salem Mayor Allen Joines announced last week that Dell will repay the $26.5 million in local economic incentives the computer maker received from the city of Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, the Millennium Fund and Forsyth County Development Corp. by Saturday.

A Guilford County Superior Court judge is expected to hold a hearing sometime this week to determine whether the city of Greensboro should turn over audio recordings and other documents to black Greensboro police officers Brian James and Julius Fulmore for use in their lawsuit against true-crime writer Jerry Bledsoe and The Rhinoceros Times.

Seven candidates for Winston-Salem City Council discussed their ideas on how to move forward in the wake of Dell's recent announcement it will be closing its Forsyth County operations during a forum sponsored by the Winston-Salem chapter of the National Urban League Young Professionals.

Landau and Rakestraw meet Joel Landau, a candidate for Greensboro City Council in District 4, went on the offensive against opponent Mary Rakestraw during a candidate forum sponsored by the Greensboro Neighborhood Congress on Monday.

The city of Winston- Salem will file a petition in Superior Court by Oct. 16 to have all documents associated with the Silk Plant Forest Citizens Review Committee's final report publicly released, Mayor Allen Joines.

Items from across the Triad and Beyond, compiled by Jordan Green.

The board of directors of the Greensborobased Fund for Democratic Communities dissolved itself by a consensus decision on Sept. 15. The staff will be released effective Nov. 30. "It has a future, I just don't know what it is," benefactor and founder Marnie Thompson.

Wachovia plans to add 150 jobs to its Winston-Salem operations over the next two years as part of its merger with Wells Fargo Co. The bank announced last week that it would retain its 3,400 employees in Winston-Salem and add new positions to the bank's trust center and specialized service group, Mayor Allen Joines.

August and who is reportedly fearful about staying in her current residence. "Every time I come, I come with more people" Cornell said. "You're not doing your job." McNeil sat beside Cornell for much of the meeting and addressed the council herself. The mother thanked District 5 Councilwoman Trudy Wade.

Families USA, a consumer health organization, reported that family healthcare premiums rose five times faster than wages for North Carolina workers from 2000 to 2009 in a study earlier this month. During the 10-year period, family healthcare premiums rose by 96.