EMERALD ISLE, N.C. — Former Kernersville Police Chief Ken Gamble is reportedly a finalist for the job of police chief in the town of Emerald Isle.

The Winston-Salem Journal reported that Gamble is one of five finalists for the job in Emerald Isle, which is in Carteret County.

Gamble resigned in March after 3½ years as chief, citing management and leadership styles that were incompatible with the vision of other Kernersville officials.

Gamble was placed on two weeks of paid administrative leave on March 4. Town officials have been tight-lipped about why he was placed on administrative leave, saying it was a personnel issue.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Novant Health’s Forsyth Medical Center is experimenting with a new smartphone application that could revolutionize care for diabetic patients.

The app is called Ginger.io.  Novant Health’s Director of Corporate Innovation, Matt Gymer called it “Novant’s virtual nurse.”

It works with your cell phone by using data your cell phone already records, such as texting and calling patterns as well as location and movement information.

According to Gymer, all of that information can be graphed — and that graph can reveal an individual’s typical pattern of behavior.

For example, a typical day may be waking up and not calling or texting anyone during the morning routine.  Going to work would cause a jump in activity from movement, phone calls and text messages.  Coming home and going to sleep would cause that activity to drop off.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — The Winston-Salem Forsyth County Patriots plan to protest the IRS office at 1677 Westbrook Plaza Drive in Winston-Salem at 12 p.m. Tuesday.

The group said the Tea Party Patriots will be protesting IRS locations across the country.

They said the protest is in response to the IRS allegedly targeting conservative groups for additional scrutiny.

“The IRS has demonstrated the most disturbing, illegal and outrageous abuse of government power,” said group member Pattie Curran, in a prepared statement.