James Robert Crutchfield Jr. was born on this day in 1896, in Winston-Salem, to James Robert and Eva Louise Conrad Crutchfield. Crutchfield served in the United States Army during World War I and he...
John Marsden Sampson was born on this day in 1906, in Yadkin County, to J. B. L. and Sallie Hutchens Sampson. John came to Winston-Salem in 1922 and worked with Chatham Manufacturing Company. He...
The Winston police force added canine power to their ranks in 1900. The announcement was made in the Union Republican on this day in 1900, that two well-trained bloodhounds were purchased by five members...
John Henry Tillotson was born on this day in 1894, in Stokes County, to John Samuel and Mary Lunsford Tillotson. John Henry spent his early years in Stokes County, and served in World War...
On this day in 1999, Linda Davis took oath as Winston-Salem’s first female police chief. Police Chief Linda Gibson Petree Davis is a native of Winston-Salem and a graduate of R. J. Reynolds High...
On this date: January 7, 1940. The Winston-Salem Journal featured the announcement that five new motorcycles were purchased for its motorcycle police officers. The new motorcycles are two-cylinder Harley Davidson models, which replace the...
