November 23, 2009
MCLEANSVILLE — When Helen Paisley Sockwell began gathering stories and information from McLeansville residents almost seven years ago, she thought she was just compiling a church history. But what began as a project for Mt. Pleasant United Methodis...
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WHITSETT — The students had just begun shuffling along the leaf-covered trail when 9-year-old Austin Driver spoke up. “I found something! I found a track,” he said, the excitement in his voice encouraging the eight other children to hudd...
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November 13, 2009
Western Alamance High School students gathered Tuesday to reflect on courage and express gratitude for those in the armed forces, including an alumnus who was killed in Afghanistan this summer. Students and community members came together for the Veterans...
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November 10, 2009
WHITSETT — A coin toss has determined who won the seat on the Town Council for which two candidates tied.A Guilford County Board of Elections official tossed a coin today and announced Lee "Monk" Greeson the winner. Greeson and incumbent K...
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November 6, 2009
ELON — Mary and John McKissack realized they needed to make a change to pay college tuition for their 16-year-old daughter in a few years. The family of six has relied on John’s income because Mary McKissack home-schools their children.So, Mar...
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WHITSETT — Lots of residents are taking advantage of the trial period allowing them to drop off recyclables behind Town Hall. In early October, one week after it began, the town had to ask the waste-collection company to double the number of 96-gall...
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October 27, 2009
The candidates running for two seats on the Town Council said the town’s new property tax and clean water are among the top issues Whitsett faces.
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The three candidates vying for the two open seats on Elon’s Board of Aldermen said they want to help guide the town through the economic recession. “I would like to help make the decisions that would allow the town to operate within its means......
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The town’s planned capital projects and bringing new businesses to town are hot topics for the candidates running for the Board of Aldermen. Gibsonville residents will vote Tuesday to fill two open seats on the board. Four candidates are competing f...
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October 25, 2009
A woman reported she was robbed Saturday evening at 423 S. Booker St. The 21-year-old woman was robbed at 10:36 p.m., according to a Greensboro Police Department report. The woman was outside the building when a man approached her and followed her into an...
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October 23, 2009
Four people are vying for two open seats on the Oak Ridge Town Council. Roger Howerton is running for re-election against challengers Tony Cooler, Danny Yanusz and Liz Tice.
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October 20, 2009
ELON — Jit Lothakoun and Vonne Keobouala spent about a year running a Thai takeout eatery in Fayetteville, where Fort Bragg soldiers would line up for chicken curry and sweet tea. But the siblings, who live in Greensboro, wanted a restaurant closer...
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GIBSONVILLE — A mobile home outside town limits will get town water and sewer service because of an error by town staff. A building permit by Todd E. Tickle for a mobile home at 720 Piedmont Ave. was approved in August and indicated that the mobile...
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October 13, 2009
Be careful while feeling your way through the five dark tunnels along the Haunted Trail at Northeast Park. You may touch a body bag — and what’s inside might move. Friday is opening night of the third Haunted Trail, and organizers expect this...
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GIBSONVILLE — The Gibsonville Museum and Historical Society is inviting people to tour a newly restored 1850s home as part of its first fundraiser.The event is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Cummings-Wagoner-Mizelle House at 303 Springwood A...
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GIBSONVILLE — Cyclists will pedal through rural northeastern Guilford County on Saturday to raise awareness about the obesity epidemic.The event includes a 15-mile “fun ride” for families or new cyclists as well as 31- and 62-mile rides.
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October 11, 2009
Cyclists will pedal through rural northeastern Guilford County on Saturday to raise awareness about the obesity epidemic. The event includes a 15-mile “fun ride” for families or new cyclists as well as 31- and 62-mile rides.
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October 7, 2009
The community will fill Main Street on Saturday for the annual Fall Festival, and they’ll see many more vendors there than last year. The free event, sponsored by the Merchants Association, is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Students and restaurants want the public's help tonight to kick off a fund raising project for U.S. troops and children in Afghanistan. Oak Ridge Elementary School and Oak Ridge Military Academy are sending care packages and letters to the soldiers. Afgha...
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Student council members at Eastern Guilford High School are gearing up for a community parade downtown that will open homecoming week celebrations. The parade along Main Street is at 2 p.m. Sunday.
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September 22, 2009
MCLEANSVILLE — The students shrieked with joy as the “mad scientist” created wind, slime and fog on stage. They desperately stretched their hands into the air, hoping to be volunteers in magic tricks. And when the scientist announced, &l...
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GIBSONVILLE — Board of Aldermen members said they would look into the new water billing cycle after a resident complained it doesn’t give people enough time to pay. The town recently switched from bimonthly to monthly billing. Instead of a mon...
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September 15, 2009
A resident accused a Gibsonville police officer of misusing a town vehicle and wasting tax money at a Board of Aldermen meeting Monday. Paul Dean showed photos of a person putting a baby in an unmarked white Crown Victoria while parked in a handicapped sp...
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September 9, 2009
WHITSETT - The state has encouraged the town to move forward on a grant application for a small public water system. Town officials hope the system will be a building block to bringing municipal water to all of Whitsett. The project would allow 17 homes...
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September 8, 2009
GIBSONVILLE — Eastern Guilford High School began the school year fresh. Not only do the students and staff have a new building, but leadership has changed hands, too. Greggory Slate, the new principal, said his No. 1 focus is improving academic per...
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