November 16, 2009
GREENSBORO — It takes a lot of volunteers — too many to count — to help out at the winter emergency shelters for the homeless at area churches. Volunteers help cook meals, check participants in and monitor the shelter overnight. “T...
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November 14, 2009
GREENSBORO — Friends of Sherri Denese Jackson continue their campaign against domestic violence, nearly a year and a half after Jackson was found slain at the hands of her ex-boyfriend.
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November 13, 2009
GREENSBORO — A new store will open on North Elm Street today — a boutique offering fine clothes for even finer deals.But more importantly, owners say, the proceeds help people in Greensboro, from the homeless seeking shelter to the young seeki...
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November 10, 2009
GREENSBORO — Catrina Zimmerman testified Monday that she heard the confession of a murderer but kept silent for nearly two years. Fear kept her from telling police that Christon Eugene Tucker cried as he described shooting to death Tiffany Ann Knigh...
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GREENSBORO — An e-mail sent by a police employee to local media Monday morning created some backpedaling and apologies. Jean Clodfelter, a civilian employee in the Greensboro Police Department’s Watch Operations, sent media representatives a l...
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November 8, 2009
GREENSBORO — This is for all you raccoons in Greensboro: Smile. You’re on candid camera. Last week, Animal Control officers set special traps armed with cameras throughout the city for the first phase of what health officials hope will become...
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November 6, 2009
GREENSBORO — Looking for a cool ride for an even cooler price? Keep a lookout for an auction of formerly souped-up cars used for street racing that were ordered forfeited by the courts this year.
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November 4, 2009
GREENSBORO — The last time around, it took the Natural Science Center more than six years to open its newest exhibit after voters approved the project.Don’t expect such a long wait this time. Work will begin almost immediately on several parts...
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November 3, 2009
GREENSBORO - “Goldy” flew away from home last week, leaving his adopted family to worry. The Harrises have put up posters and followed every sighting around the Cornwallis Drive area off Benjamin Parkway for “Goldy,” a rare Reeves......
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October 30, 2009
GREENSBORO — A line of people formed outside Elliott University Center at UNCG on Thursday morning, waiting for H1N1 flu vaccinations. By 3 p.m. , the line had gone down to about a dozen people waiting at a time. By then, the shots were gone, and...
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October 28, 2009
GREENSBORO — Ham’s Restaurants Inc., which started with a single restaurant in Greensboro in 1935 , has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.The company filed for the protection Thursday , according to court documents. Chapter 11 bankruptcy allows...
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GREENSBORO — Patients at Camden Place love the wide, airy hallways and the full bathrooms in each room. No more walking down the hallway to get her shower, said resident Florence Boyd, 97 , who moved from the old Evergreens facility to Camden Place...
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October 25, 2009
HIGH POINT — Hilda Fountain still wears the blue and white pinstriped Red Cross volunteer dress she got upon first signing up to help at High Point Regional Health System 35 years ago. Adorned with angel and service award pins, the dress has begun t...
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October 23, 2009
GREENSBORO — Four months ago, an early evening storm left parts of Guilford County under floodwaters. The deluge — a record-breaking 8 inches in some parts of the county — ruined five condos in the historic Wafco Mills ......
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October 22, 2009
GREENSBORO — Guilford County has turned thousands away as demand for the H1N1, or swine flu, vaccine continues to outpace supply, health officials said Thursday. Meanwhile, Moses Cone Health System reports a drop in the number of people appear...
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October 21, 2009
GREENSBORO — A local nonprofit has received a grant to help include immigrants and refugees in the 2010 Census. Immigrants are among those groups historically undercounted in the 10-year census, which determines federal funding and government repr...
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October 18, 2009
GREENSBORO — When Dickson “Doc” Hendley dropped out of Clemson University, he knew he was meant to do something in this life. But the 1997 Ragsdale High graduate didn’t know that he’d find that path in the middle of civil st...
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GREENSBORO — Brittany Emerson dropped out of Andrews High School during her senior year when she became pregnant. “When I had my son, I wanted to be focused on him,” she said.
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Witches can fall in love. So can werewolves, vampires, genies, demons, wood nymphs and demigods. Heck, even the daughter of Death deserves a love life, right? Let's not forget those who are psychically gifted. If they can hear someone's thoughts or...
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EDEN — The sound of rushing water lures the curious, who scramble through an old window in the ruins of the old Leaksville Cotton Mill to see the 30-foot waterfall behind it. Years of such abuse, along with exposure to the elements, have worn away t...
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October 15, 2009
GREENSBORO — The number of Guilford County Schools students staying home with flulike symptoms more than tripled in the past two weeks. And Moses Cone Hospital’s emergency departments and acute-care centers report a 20 percent to 40 percent in...
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October 12, 2009
GREENSBORO — High school students volunteer for just about everything. They clean up neighborhoods, collect food for the poor and visit with the elderly as part of various service groups such as National Honor Society and Beta Club.
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GREENSBORO — Downtown Greensboro Inc. has spent $5,000 to place 10 information stations in key downtown locations to help visitors navigate the area. The “you-are-here” map displays are accompanied by brochures from the Greensboro Conven...
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October 11, 2009
Q. It seems that I see more and more woodchucks lately. Yesterday afternoon I drove along Cone Boulevard, and within three blocks I saw three big, healthy looking woodchucks, all within a few feet of the road. Are their numbers really increasing in our ar...
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October 10, 2009
GREENSBORO — As the state prepares to request more swine flu vaccine, counties are doling out their first round. The state will order 108,000 doses of the injectable version and 72,500 doses of the nasal spray next week, said Lori Walston, a spokesw...
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