City Attorney Angela Carmon to retire Dec. 31

On Jan. 1, 2025, for the first time in over 35 years Angela Carmon will not be an employee of the City of Winston-Salem. Carmon, who has served as the city’s chief legal counsel since 2008 and is the first African American and first woman to hold the position, will officially retire on Dec. 31. “I have my second grandchild on the way, a little girl who’s due at the end of the year, so I’m going to be a full-time grandma for a while,” Carmon said.  Long before she was named city attorney in 2008, and even before she served as assistant city attorney (1988-2008), Carmon had a passion for community service. A native of Winston-Salem and the oldest of three girls, Carmon said she grew up poor, but when she was only 12 years old, Carmon set out on a mission to make a difference. “We lived on Colton Street close to Easton Elementary, then we moved to Kimberley … and that is the point when I became very active in the community. From trying to encourage residents to register to vote, to dealing with the housing conditions, not only in Kimberley but other areas in the city.” ...