Article Archive
October 15, 2008
$60 million proposal unveiled for southeast Greensboro
GREENSBORO - In a potential partnership between the Greensboro City Council, the Guilford County Board of Commissioners and Guil... Continue
UNCG to host panel discussion on race, gender, politics
GREENSBORO - UNCG will host a discussion Oct. 27, on race, gender and electoral politics. The free event is from 6-8 p.m. in the... Continue
Schools name new athletic director
Superintendent Maurice "Mo" Green named Eastern High School assistant principal Leigh Hebbard the school system's new director o... Continue
Social networking can lead to ID theft
GREENSBORO - It's a fair bet that the social networking pages of N.C. A&T computer science majors look different today than...... Continue
Guilford schools' top officials get pay increase
Guilford County Schools' top officials got a pay raise Tuesday night. The school board voted 10-1 to approve a 2.75 percent incr... Continue
N.C. university charges 4 with hazing
ELIZABETH CITY (AP) - Four students at Elizabeth City State University have been charged with hazing, their fraternity chapter h... Continue
Bill Clinton to speak at N.C. State in Jan.
RALEIGH (AP) — N.C. State says former President Bill Clinton will speak at the school in January, a week after a new president... Continue
October 14, 2008
High Point U. gets anonymous $2 million gift
HIGH POINT — High Point University said today it has received $2 million from a donor in Pennsylvania who wants to remain anon... Continue
School board candidates field questions
The public had its first chance to question candidates for the Guilford County Board of Education on Monday night during a forum... Continue
October 13, 2008
Asheville teen changes her name to protest dissections
ASHEVILLE (AP) - You can call her CutoutDissection.com, Cutout for short, but just don't call her Jennifer. The former Jennifer...... Continue
CNN anchor Cooper to visit Elon
ELON — Anderson Cooper, CNN news anchor and host of "Anderson Cooper 360" will appear at Elon University on April 7. Cooper wi... Continue
Former N&R publisher named dean at Queens University
Former News & Record publisher Van King has been named the dean of the School of Communication at Queens University of Charl... Continue
October 12, 2008
Campuses resonate with young voters’ voices
GREENSBORO — Sy Jasmin leafed through the wrinkled voter registration forms thrust into his hands by clipboard-carrying volunt... Continue
October 11, 2008
Acting, with honor
GREENSBORO — Most of them didn’t know much about the military. Maybe they knew of someone who had worn the uniform. Like the... Continue
October 10, 2008
Elon announces $100 million campaign
ELON — Elon University said today it wants to raise $100 million by 2011. The Ever Elon capital campaign is the largest in th... Continue
Rat hunting prompts school lockdown
HENDERSONVILLE (AP) — Police say a North Carolina woman hunting rats on her property caused a neighboring public school to kee... Continue
Watchful residents curb crime, chief says
Police Chief Tim Bellamy promoted community involvement as one of the strongest deterrents to crime during a question-and-answer... Continue
Ready, Aggies? It's homecoming time
GREENSBORO — Going downtown this weekend? Budget a little extra time to get from place to place. There will be a lot of extra...... Continue
School board has two seats up for grabs
Most school board members will tell you their seat can get pretty hot at times. That might explain why only two of the six seats... Continue
October 9, 2008
Candidate forum set for Monday
Guilford County voters will have a chance to hear from candidates running for school board and county commissioners Monday night... Continue
Rapper Bow Wow leads voter rally at N.C. A&T
GREENSBORO - First came the muffled noise, faraway sounds of drums pressing through the walls and windows of the Exhibit Hall of... Continue
Safety lights turn on at N.C. 87 school
REIDSVILLLE - Two auto accidents involving a teacher and a nurse last year at Williamsburg Elementary School were the last straw... Continue
October 7, 2008
Former teacher settles lawsuit over pregnancy
GASTONIA (AP) — A former Gaston County teacher who was unmarried and pregnant has settled her discrimination lawsuit against t... Continue
Filmmaker driven to get it right for 'Walls That Bleed’
GREENSBORO - For six years, Michael Anthony Williams has relived three deadly days in our city's history from so long ago. He in... Continue
A&T gives students a view of Wall Street
GREENSBORO - Let's say you're lucky enough to have a hypothetical $10,000 burning a hole in your pocket. But the money comes wit... Continue
