July 18, 2008
Mattie Clyburn Rice of High Point will take part in an unusual ceremony today, but then, she’s an unusual woman. She’s the 87-year-old daughter of Weary Clyburn, a “colored Confederate,” a slave who served in the Civil War. “His is a hero’s se...
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July 12, 2008
GREENSBORO - The Gate City finally has put some pop back into its population. After five years of anemic growth, it appears that Greensboro has begun to add people at what some see as a more healthy pace. In figures released this week, the U.S. Census Bur...
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July 10, 2008
U txt msg 2 much 4 yr own gud. A new study from Verizon Wireless says North Carolina finds itself in the midst of "a text messaging phenomena." The study of 12 Southeastern states says sending text messages - particularly popular among the teen and colleg...
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July 9, 2008
Fwiw, u txt msg 2 much 4 yr own gud. Bykt. A new study from Verizon Wireless says North Carolina finds itself in the midst of “a text messaging phenomena.” The study of 12 Southeastern states says sending text messages — particularly popular among t...
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July 8, 2008
GREENSBORO - Next year, the search could resume for Guilford County's long lost courthouse. Officials at the Guilford Courthouse National Military Park hope to conduct an archaeological dig to find remains of the building that gave the place its name. The...
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July 3, 2008
A young Guilford County soldier named William M. Irwin anxiously surveyed a mile-wide expanse of fields and pastures just outside a small town in Pennsylvania . Up ahead, the square battle flag of the 22nd N.C. infantry regiment flapped in the hot, sum...
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July 1, 2008
As North Carolina drivers travel the state this July 4th weekend - and fewer will be - they'll discover that fireworks aren't the only thing that's gone sky high. A fill-up will cost the typical driver $16.65 more this July 4 than last. Over the past 12 m...
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June 25, 2008
No one knows the specifics of how, when and where John Thadus died. Just that the Guilford County soldier met his fate in one of the most famous encounters ever fought on American soil — the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Historians believe Thadus, a...
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No one knows the specifics of how, when and where John Thadus died. Just that the Guilford County soldier met his fate in one of the most famous encounters ever fought on American soil - the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Historians believe Thadus, a priva...
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June 13, 2008
GREENSBORO — When VF Corp. Chairman Mackey J. McDonald retires Aug. 1, count on him to keep wearing his Wrangler jeans, Nautica shirts, John Varvatos sports coats, The North Face jackets and Reef sandals. "Oh, yeah," said McDonald, who ann...
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GREENSBORO — Developers who want to rehab the old Southeastern building downtown can't get the financing they need for the $8 million project. They aren't alone. Other downtown projects have been caught up in the national credit crunch as well. Deve...
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GREENSBORO - When VF Corp. Chairman Mackey J. McDonald retires Aug. 1, count on him to keep wearing his Wrangler jeans, Nautica shirts, John Varvatos sports coats, The North Face jackets and Reef sandals. "Oh, yeah," said McDonald, who announced his retir...
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GREENSBORO — Developers who want to rehab the old Southeastern building downtown can't get the financing they need for the $8 million project. They aren't alone. Other downtown projects have been caught up in the national credit crunch as well. Develope...
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June 12, 2008
GREENSBORO — Get your butts off the street. That's the message from Downtown Greensboro Inc. No, DGI isn't urging people to leave the center city. The downtown development organization wants smokers to be more careful with their cigarette litter.
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GREENSBORO - Get your butts off the street. That's the message from Downtown Greensboro Inc. No, DGI isn't urging people to leave the center city. The downtown development organization wants smokers to be more careful with their cigarette litter. To help...
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June 10, 2008
GREENSBORO — Lorillard became an independent company Tuesday amid analyst reports that the nation’s third-largest cigarette maker could become a takeover target in the next couple of years. Analysts say shrinking U.S. cigarette demand will for...
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June 8, 2008
One morning early in 1808 , Joseph Thornburg Jr. stepped out the back door of his four-room farmhouse and surveyed the surrounding landscape. Called Blandwood, the homestead stood in the middle of the Piedmont backwoods. Right in the middle of Guilford...
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June 7, 2008
GREENSBORO — A new study calls an upscale, full-service hotel a good fit for downtown, but a potential investor says a major question still must be answered: when, or if, the project will get off the drawing board. The study says the hotel, which wo...
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June 5, 2008
A business leader with long ties to Greensboro has come under fire for his attempts to turn around Wachovia, the Charlotte-based bank that recently dismissed CEO Ken Thompson. Lanty L. Smith, the board chairman and temporary fill-in for Thompson, and the...
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May 30, 2008
GREENSBORO — A long-sought-after downtown parking lot across from The Depot has gone on the market for about $5.8 million, according to a prospectus for potential buyers. The 3.63-acre site, owned by the News & Record, has become available now t...
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May 18, 2008
GREENSBORO — The Express Personnel Clydesdales could have used Eric Apple on Saturday morning. As it turned out, the big horses left their mark on the Parade of Decades , part of the final day of the city's bicentennial observance. But Apple alread...
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GREENSBORO — The Express Personnel Clydesdales could have used Eric Apple on Saturday morning. As it turned out, the big horses left their mark on the Parade of Decades , part of the final day of the city's bicentennial observance. But Apple alread...
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May 17, 2008
GREENSBORO — Fifty years ago this month, the city's 150th anniversary celebration featured a little bit of everything, including lots of trouble and a funny name. "Even the kids know how to pronounce sesquicentennial," one editorial writer...
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GREENSBORO — Fifty years ago this month, the city's 150th anniversary celebration featured a little bit of everything, including lots of trouble and a funny name. "Even the kids know how to pronounce sesquicentennial," one editorial writer...
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May 14, 2008
GREENSBORO — More than 70 years ago, H. Lee Waters proved that truth in advertising couldn't mess up a clever business concept. Waters gave his Depression-era money-making venture a simple title: "Movies of Local People." They've been com...
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