Article Archive
July 18, 2008
Superintendent finalists to meet public next week
GREENSBORO -- The Guilford County Board of Education has narrowed its list of eligible applicants to two finalists and will rele... Continue
Triad under Code Orange pollution forecast
GREENSBORO -- Air quality officials have issued a Code Orange forecast for the Triad today, meaning pollution may make the air u... Continue
Budget benefits local universities
GREENSBORO — The new state budget approved by Gov. Mike Easley will mean more classrooms, research and a horse barn for the ci... Continue
July 17, 2008
ECU professor to name spider after Colbert
GREENVILLE (AP) — Talk show host Stephen Colbert has a big decision to make: Which spider species should bear his name? The Da... Continue
Monday is bus sign-up deadline
GREENSBORO — Monday is the deadline for Guilford County parents to request school bus transportation to and from traditional p... Continue
County seeks balance on school lunch prices
GREENSBORO - Rising food costs and a lack of assistance from state lawmakers have put Cynthia Sevier of Guilford County Schools...... Continue
July 16, 2008
Filmmaker: NC needs new sound stages to compete
RALEIGH (AP) - North Carolina must start planning immediately to spend money on a dozen new sound stages from the coast to the m... Continue
UNCG researcher studies melting permafrost
TOOLIK LAKE, Alaska -- Scientist Anne Hershey paddled a small inflatable raft across an arctic lake, pausing in her stroke to co... Continue
Board's plan for Douglass Elementary still unclear
EDEN - One down, one to go. With a unanimous vote on Monday night to demolish the old Draper Elementary School and build a new o... Continue
Reidsville High students' scores rise
REIDSVILLE - Qualified teachers plus at-risk students adds up to academic gains. That's an equation Rockingham County school adm... Continue
July 15, 2008
Elon law dean steps down, cites health problems
GREENSBORO — Elon University School of Law announced Monday the founding dean is stepping down. Dean Leary Davis cited ongoing... Continue
July 14, 2008
Three more local students win national scholarships
GREENSBORO — Three more recent graduates of Guilford County's public high schools have won College-Sponsored Merit Scholarship... Continue
Kiser Middle School students step and learn
GREENSBORO - Beads of sweat drip from the kids' faces, which are tight with concentration. The bass of a rap song thumps as they... Continue
GTCC to add new law enforcement, health care programs
GREENSBORO - GTCC will add two new programs this fall to meet the rising demand for law enforcement and health care professional... Continue
July 12, 2008
District starts investigating ex-educators
GREENSBORO — Guilford County Schools has begun an internal investigation into two former educators who resigned this week afte... Continue
City pushes $205 million bond package
GREENSBORO — The wish list is long — and the price tag is substantial. Residents on Wednesday will get a chance to tell Ci... Continue
A dangerous mix
GREENSBORO - Forget the fancy martinis or Cosmos, Alex Mossa prefers the taste of energy drinks mixed with alcohol. “The energ... Continue
July 11, 2008
3 educators charged in child sex case
Two Guilford County Schools educators were arrested this week on charges they used a computer to solicit a child for sex. A thir... Continue
N.C. State to check pay for 800 jobs
N.C. State must re-examine more than 800 employment contracts after misinterpreting a UNC system policy intended to add a layer...... Continue
Western Guilford educator charged in child sex case
Note: Sheriff BJ Barnes will hold a news conference at 11:30 a.m. Friday to release information on the arrest of three school te... Continue
District seeks to cut energy use at schools
Guilford County Schools aims to cut operating costs by building schools that use about half the energy of the national average...... Continue
UNCG to outsource its e-mail
GREENSBORO - Communication is getting an overhaul at UNCG this fall. The school confirmed this week it will outsource e-mail ser... Continue
MS without the needles: New drug may simplify treatment
Like many people with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, Lisa Allen of High Point injects herself every other day with drug... Continue
July 9, 2008
University officials to review Mary Easley's raise
A nearly $80,000 pay raise for the governor's wife and other large pay raises at N.C. State University will have to be reviewed...... Continue
Teachers to be honored at reception
GREENSBORO - The Guilford Education Alliance will host a reception for up to 700 new Guilford County Schools teachers on Sept. 4... Continue