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October 21, 2009

Forsyth schools to do random background checks

WINSTON-SALEM (MCT) — Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools will conduct criminal background checks on a randomly selected group of employees after discovering that, during the hiring process, the school system missed a prior conviction of a mid... Read More

New business brewing at Greensboro College

GREENSBORO — For college students, coffee is more than a buzz. It's sustenance for the weary, light at the end of the tunnel, the catalyst for late-night conversations. It is, in short, a way of life.But Greensboro College has never had a coffee sho... Read More

October 20, 2009

Deputy uses Taser on McMichael student

MAYODAN — A Rockingham County deputy used a Taser to subdue a McMichael High School student who became disruptive during football practice Monday.The Rockingham County Sheriff's Office said a 17-year-old student started cursing and making loud comme... Read More

Accused drama teacher was felon

WINSTON-SALEM (MCT) — The drama teacher at Mineral Springs Middle School who was arrested this weekend on charges of sexual misconduct with a student may have lied on his employment application, Superintendent Don Martin said Monday.Ralph David Surr... Read More

Loan to finance civic center sought

WENTWORTH — A flagging campaign to raise money for the McMichael Civic Center has Rockingham Community College leaders seeking alternative methods to fund the project, including a loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. College officials raise... Read More

October 19, 2009

HPU plan continued for further study by City Council

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... Read More

October 16, 2009

Glenwood residents address concerns with developer

GREENSBORO — The Greater Glenwood Neighborhood Association hosted a meeting Thursday night between neighbors and a developer looking to build student housing in the area. About 50 people from the neighborhood and surrounding area turned out for a c... Read More

October 15, 2009

Seniors at Wesleyan get more time to relocate

HIGH POINT — High Point University and the federal government came to the rescue of senior citizens Thursday, telling them they wouldn’t be rushed from their home. Last week the owners of Wesleyan Homes , a government-subsidized apartment com... Read More

Bennett groundbreaking is Friday

GREENSBORO — Bennett College will have a groundbreaking ceremony Friday for $21 million in capital projects.The event will start at 11 a.m. at the Gorrell Street construction site next to Holgate Library. Local, state, federal and Bennett officials... Read More

Homeless education center at UNCG gets $4 million

GREENSBORO — UNCG's National Center for Homeless Education has received a $4 million contract from the U.S. Department of Education to continue work for the next five years, according to a news release.The group, part of UNCG’s SERVE Center, h... Read More

Schools are feeling the fears of illness, vaccine

GREENSBORO — Go to the front lines of swine flu. Talk to a classroom teacher or someone who runs a preschool. Spend some time in a pediatric emergency room with a sick 6-year-old clutching a stuffed dog named Fluffy. You hear about this fear of the... Read More

Elon’s new legal clinic helps students help others

GREENSBORO — The Elon University School of Law opened its Clinical Law Center on Wednesday, giving students a base from which to do volunteer legal work in the community. “We can teach them in the classroom, do mock situations and watch videos... Read More

Elderly residents to move from building sold to HPU

HIGH POINT — When Nina Cashman learned Wesleyan Homes was closing, she felt like her world was crumbling. At 92, she’s lived at the government-subsidized apartment building for 24 years. It had become her home, and she had no plans to leave...... Read More

October 14, 2009

School's closed; parents antsy

GREENSBORO — Some Oak Ridge parents, anxious about getting their children back into their local elementary school, are circulating a petition calling for the school district to expedite work addressing possible air quality issues at the school. The... Read More

UNC vows 'carbon neutrality' by 2050

A new policy requires UNCG, N.C. A&T and its sister universities across the state to meet ambitious sustainability goals that address everything from operations and transportation to classroom instruction and recycling. One goal — achieving &ldq... Read More

Communities In Schools

Communities In Schools helps kids succeed in school and in life. Its mission is to connect needed community resources with schools to help students learn, stay in school and prepare for life. Services: “Success in Schools” uses social and ac... Read More

October 13, 2009

Oak Ridge Military misses payment

GREENSBORO — Oak Ridge Military Academy has failed to meet its scheduled payment this month to the 18 employees it still owes salaries to from last year . Reginald Ponder, the school’s interim president , said the school has made 11 of the... Read More

Ragsdale celebrating 50 years

Ragsdale High School turned 50 this year, and the school on High Point Road will host anniversary events throughout the school year. At Friday’s homecoming game, Ragsdale’s first homecoming queen, Jewel Medley Clayton, will be honored...... Read More

N.C. State fires alumni association head

RALEIGH (AP) — The interim chancellor of N.C. State has fired the head of the school's alumni association.The News & Observer of Raleigh reported today that James Woodward said he acted because the group is struggling financially and its member... Read More

Four students suspended after fight

GREENSBORO — The Guilford County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fight at Northeast High believed to involve as many as 10 students. The fight came just weeks after an assault at the school left a deputy so badly injured that he needed sur... Read More

Student housing for UNCG topic of meeting

GREENSBORO — Representatives for one of the country’s largest student housing developers will meet with the Greater Glenwood Neighborhood Association on Thursday as neighbors weigh a student housing project in the area. “We’re not... Read More

'Laramie Project’ relevant at Guilford College

GREENSBORO — Just weeks after a student received anti-gay letters, Guilford College performed “The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later, An Epilogue” on Monday to commemorate the 11th anniversary of the death of Matthew Shepard. The 21-year-o... Read More

1957 Woman’s College house may be razed

GREENSBORO — The city’s zoning commission voted 4-3 Monday to allow condos on North Elm Street and Cornwallis Drive — a plan that involves demolishing the historic Commencement House built by UNCG students. The house was designed in 1957... Read More

October 12, 2009

31 GCS students get National Merit honors

GREENSBORO — Thirty-one Guilford County Schools students have been named semifinalists in scholarship competitions held annually by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.These students will continue in the competition for one of about 8,200 Na... Read More

Student starts volunteer group for pet rescue

GREENSBORO — High school students volunteer for just about everything. They clean up neighborhoods, collect food for the poor and visit with the elderly as part of various service groups such as National Honor Society and Beta Club. At Grimsley High... Read More