This has been a banner year for the fledgling Scope News Kernersville newsroom, presenting opportunities to cover a wider range of stories from more perspectives than ever before. We have even bigger plans in the works for 2025 — but first, let’s take a look back at some of the news that helped shape our community over the course of 2024.

Business

Part of what gives Kernersville its distinction as the “heart” of the Triad is a vibrant and historic downtown district as well as the many local businesses in operation across our town. And some of our biggest stories of the year were about their challenges and triumphs, including:

First Responders

Local police officers, firefighters, and paramedics were busy throughout the year responding to a host of emergencies across Kernersville and neighboring communities. We covered some of the most significant examples, and here are a few that landed among our top articles of 2024:

Education

Parents and students depend on Kernersville schools to provide a host of crucial services, and local teachers and administrators continue to demonstrate their commitment to setting the next generation up for success. Here are some of our most popular education-related stories of the year:

Sports

Whether it was local athletes making it to the big leagues or another stellar year for East Forsyth’s varsity football team, Scope News provided coverage of athletic programs from schools across Kernersville this year:

Community

As banal as it might sound, it truly is the people of a town like Kernersville who make it so special. With that in mind, we will end our compilation with stories highlight some particularly newsworthy individuals and organizations: