February 12, 2012
HIGH POINT — High Point Regional Health System officials say the hospital's "immediate jeopardy" status has been lifted by the agency that could have discontinued its Medicare funding.
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February 11, 2012
HIGH POINT -- High Point City Council members Foster Douglas and Mike Pugh are criticizing the selection process for naming High Point's new police chief, but were unsuccessful in pursuing action to alter the appointment.
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HIGH POINT -- High Point Regional Hospital has just hours to be cleared by the federal government to continue receiving Medicare funding. The hospital's Medicare funding was put in jeopardy following a December incident involving a patient.
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January 9, 2012
Although the flu season so far has been mild, experts expect the flu bug to start making the rounds soon.The N.C. Health Department said the number of flu-like complaints is pretty typical for this time of year. Since November, flu has been confirmed in W...
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HIGH POINT — The furniture industry never sleeps.But in the lull between fall and spring High Point markets, and with the Las Vegas Market just around the corner, businesses have taken the time to evaluate some of last year's activity.In a tough-but...
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January 7, 2012
Five South Davidson High School students were involved in a wreck Thursday evening that resulted in four students being transported to Wake Forest Baptist Health and one to High Point Regional Health System.
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January 6, 2012
A highway project dating back on planning documents to the time of President John Kennedy's administration finally should become a fulfilled reality this year.
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HIGH POINT — A tweak in the long-range land-use planning for an area north of High Point would take effect under a proposal making its way through the city's approval process.The pending change involves a request by the City Council to amend the lan...
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January 5, 2012
The job picture in November proved to be a better than previous months in 2011, according to new data released on Wednesday.November seemed to be a month of improvement for nearly three-quarters of the state's counties. The Department of Employment Securi...
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January 3, 2012
HIGH POINT — Concealed handgun permit holders looking to take advantage of a new law that allows them to bring their weapons to parks throughout the state won't be able to do so inside the city of High Point.
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Despite a state mandate, it could be May or later before state prisoners find their way into the county's new jail.
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JAMESTOWN — When Honda Aircraft Co. and Thomas Built Buses announced their training needs, one of Guilford Technical Community College's key training experts began working behind the scenes.
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January 2, 2012
HIGH POINT — A driver of a car along U.S. 311 Saturday night has been charged in an accident that caused another vehicle to spin off of the highway and strike the brick "Welcome to High Point" sign at the city limit.
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January 1, 2012
THOMASVILLE — The N.C. Department of Transportation will close the bridge on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive/Jacob Street over Interstate 85 Business Loop in Thomasville Wednesday as part of a bridge replacement project.Crews will demolish the bridge i...
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HIGH POINT — Gas became even more expensive today.The state gas tax now is 4 cents per gallon more, making North Carolina the state with the highest excise tax and the state with the seventh highest gas tax when federal and state taxes are considere...
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December 31, 2011
HIGH POINT — Changes in leadership of law enforcement agencies usually bring some uncertainty about the future, but city leaders said they don't expect this to be the case when High Point gets a new police chief in March.
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HIGH POINT — A business with a prior presence in Jamestown will be revived a little farther from home.Boyles Furniture, which went out of business about a year ago, will see its rebirth in 2012 thanks to family members of the company that owned Boyl...
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December 29, 2011
HIGH POINT — A California-based company that supplements city transportation services for the elderly and disabled will stop providing the service for High Point.MV Transportation broke its contract with High Point and is canceling its services effe...
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December 28, 2011
A Guilford County man serving 123 years in prison for a series of sexual assaults on a child had his appeal denied by a state court in a ruling handed down last week.
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December 27, 2011
HIGH POINT -- Oak Hill Elementary has collected another honor for improving academic performance.
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December 26, 2011
HIGH POINT -- Latino Family Center's mission centers on helping Latinos connect to resources in the community. The mission is not new, but leaders recently changed how it is carried out, with a focus on young people and a holistic approach that centers on...
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ASHEBORO -- Klaussner Home Furnishings will be helping some county residents sleep easier this holiday. Mark Akerman, vice president of sales and merchandising of Enzo Sleep Systems, a division of Klaussner Home Furnishings, responded to an e-mail from Co...
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December 25, 2011
HIGH POINT -- One of the key issues in the recent debate about a proposed psychiatric hospital in the Five Points community is exactly who will be behind the walls of the facility.
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December 24, 2011
HIGH POINT -- One of the key investors in the company that bought the three main showrooms at the High Point Market is receiving a flurry of publicity in the Republican presidential race, though it isn't particularly flattering.
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December 23, 2011
Authorities in Davidson County are investigating a series of shootings this week they say they believe are related.Two men were shot Thursday morning as they lay in bed inside a home on Curtis Drive, located right outside of Lexington. According to Davids...
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