November 2, 2009
Check out the Halloween photos our readers have shared with us. Send your submissions to news@guilfordrecord.com
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After a closed session Monday night to discuss purchase of property, the High Point City Council asked staff to negotiate the purchase of 50 acres for a park. City Manager Strib Boynton said the property is located north of Burton Avenue, behind Cornersto...
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November 1, 2009
Lawrence Baird, a freshman at GTCC, loves music and rapping. He used to mainly rap about clubs, cars, money and girls, but an experience as a senior last year at Smith High School changed his focus for the better, he says. Baird, along with fellow Smith s...
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Mark Griffin’s ninth-grade civics students are learning about politics in class, but come Election Day, they will have the opportunity to experience what it’s like to actually be a part of the election process. Student volunteers from Gr...
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On Oct. 22 , two rooms at Southside Recreation Center buzzed with chatter as groups of boys and girls discussed how to paint their pumpkins. As members of the Southside Boys & Girls Club got ready to paint pumpkins, parent Mathia Cook showed a group...
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Whenever I walk into my parents’ home, I am reminded of how we all seem to hold on to things from the past. For various reasons, we seem to cling to things that have sentimental value, things that are well constructed, or maybe you are just a pack r...
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FUNDRAISERSOngoing The ACES office at Brooks Global Studies is collecting aluminum cans as a service project for the Ronald McDonald House Charities. Mail or bring cans to Nathalie or Brooke, 1215 Westover Terrace, Greensboro, NC 27408. 370-8347. Used Boo...
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The North Carolina Collection, which is housed in the Wilson Library on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus, seeks to document the history, literature and culture of the state by actively collecting, organizing and providing access to publications, photos and arti...
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October 25, 2009
Last year, Grimsley High School’s theater students made the trek to Washington, N.C., to participate in the N.C. Theater Conference High School Play Festival. This year, they won’t need to travel so far. Grimsley was chosen to host one of the...
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Megan Tran, 15, enjoys reading, especially the “Twilight” book series. This past week, though, she set those books to the side to concentrate on a new book, one that she is reading with her fellow students, as well as faculty staff and parents...
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FUNDRAISERSOngoing The ACES office at Brooks Global Studies is collecting aluminum cans as a service project for the Ronald McDonald House Charities. Mail or bring cans to Nathalie or Brooke, 1215 Westover Terrace, Greensboro, NC 27408. 370-8347. Used Boo...
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High Pointers, guests and board members met at the High Point Museum to hear Jackie Hedstrom, supervisor of the Heritage Research Center at the High Point Public Library, share her “Lurid High Point Tales of Murder, Mayhem, and Mystery.” Hedst...
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October 23, 2009
Six candidates are battling for four seats on Jamestown Town Council this election. Keith Volz is the lone contender for mayor. The council candidates are Victor Gilliland, Frank Gray, Larry Lain, Georgia Nixon-Roney, Will Ragsdale and Brock Thomas. Gray......
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Keith L. Volz Office you seek: Mayor, Town of Jamestown Occupation: Area sales manager, JST Sales America Age: 65 Education: biology degree, University of Cincinnati; marketing degree, Ohio State University Address: 601 O’Neill Drive, Jamestown Emai...
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October 21, 2009
Anne Kearns Hice will fight to keep her seat as mayor of Pleasant Garden during the Nov. 3 election. She received 154 votes, or 17.4 percent of the vote, during the Oct. 6 primary. Her contender, newcomer Bill Greene received 580 votes, or 65.5 percent of...
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Keith L. Volz Office you seek: Mayor, Town of Jamestown (unopposed) Occupation: Area sales manager, JST Sales America Age: 65 Education: biology degree, University of Cincinnati; marketing degree, Ohio State University Address: 601 O’Neill Drive, Ja...
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October 20, 2009
Jamestown Town Council unanimously approved annexing property formerly at 6020 High Point Road Tuesday night, now split into three properties with addresses on Gardner Hill Drive, which runs through the property. Developer Stratton Development requested t...
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Starting Nov. 1, the Guilford Record will highlight artwork from Guilford and Alamance County students in a Student Gallery. To submit your art work, e-mail scanned images to news@guilfordrecord.com. They should be jpegs, at least 4 inches wide and 300 dp...
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Victor G. Gilliland Office you seek: Town Council, Town of Jamestown Occupation: Retired military Age: 73 Education: bachelor’s of arts, history and classical studies, UNCG; associate’s in applied science, law enforcement technology, GTCC; mas...
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Frank Gray Office you seek: Town Council, Town of Jamestown Occupation: District Manager, Ace Hardware Corp. Age: 56 Education: High Point Central High School, Wingate College, UNCG evening courses Address: 110 Mamie Lane, Jamestown Email address: fgray@t...
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Larry M. Lain Office you seek: Town Council, Town of Jamestown Occupation: Retired Age: 58 Education: associate’s in applied science, GTCC Address: 102 Woodland Drive, Jamestown Email address: retchief46@hotmail.com Previous elective experience: Jam...
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Georgia Nixon-Roney Office you seek: Town Council, Town of Jamestown Occupation: attorney Age: 44 Education: Ragsdale High School (1983), N.C. State (1987), Campbell Law School (1990) Address: 5 Mangerton Trail, Jamestown Email address: Nixonlawoffices.co...
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Will Ragsdale Office you seek: Town Council, Town of Jamestown Occupation: Co-owner of Mitre Agency, a brand design company Age: 43 Education: bachelor’s of arts in communications from High Point University and a master’s of business administr...
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October 19, 2009
The High Point City Council said Monday night that it’s not ready to vote on a proposed High Point University Area Plan and sent it to a committee for further discussion. Councilwoman Bernita Sims said she was not ready to ac...
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October 18, 2009
Northwest High School’s PTSA is trying to raise money for a new school sign by holding a community-wide Viking Bargain Sale from 8:30 a.m. to noon Oct. 31 in the student parking lot. “The current sign is 30-plus years old,” said Connie B...
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