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August 20, 2008
Lind will be honored by Greensboro
GREENSBORO - Olympic rower Caroline Lind will soon add another honor to her trophy shelf: the key to the city of Greensboro. On...... Continue
Obama surprises crowd at Greensboro farmers' market
GREENSBORO — The few folks who came to the Greensboro Farmers' Curb Market today expected to find homegrown tomatoes and okra...... Continue
Some polling places may offer flu shots on Election Day
Voters at several Guilford County polling places may be able to get a flu vaccination as they cast their votes in November. The...... Continue
New Guilford substance abuse treatment center under state suspension
Guilford County's recently opened substance abuse treatment center is under a state-ordered suspension keeping it from accepting... Continue
City launches Web site on War Memorial Auditorium bond
GREENSBORO -- The city has launched a Web site to provide information on the War Memorial Auditorium bond.The site at www.gsoaud... Continue
Petition seeks change to Eden mural
EDEN - A petition seeking the modification of a mural in the city's Olde Leaksville District was discussed at City Council Tuesd... Continue
Council amends policy on chickens
GREENSBORO - Chicken lovers are in cluck.The Greensboro City Council voted to loosen the rules and allow chickens and bees on sm... Continue
Obama fields questions about winning in N.C.
RALEIGH - Sen. Barack Obama held a town hall-style meeting Tuesday in the state he hopes will support a Democratic president for... Continue
War Memorial Stadium back on endangered list
GREENSBORO - The city's historic ballpark is crumbling faster than before, engineers have discovered. After voters turned down a... Continue
Rockingham museum gets a boost from county board
WENTWORTH - If Lindley Butler has his way, historical figures such as George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Nathanael Greene wi... Continue
August 19, 2008
Obama says he'll 'need' a win in North Carolina
RALEIGH (AP)- Democrat Barack Obama says he will "need" a win in North Carolina in November. The Democratic presidential candida... Continue
Update: N.C. governor candidates debate offshore drilling
DURHAM (AP)- North Carolina's two major-party candidates for governor continued to spar over plans to open the coast to oil and...... Continue
Update: N.C. man dies after waiting 22 hours at hospital
RALEIGH (AP)- A mental patient died after workers at a North Carolina hospital left him in a chair for 22 hours without feeding...... Continue
Probe finds no wrongdoing at Alamance agency
GRAHAM — State and federal officials said they found no wrongdoing in an investigation of the Alamance County health departmen... Continue
Guilford to have enough voting machines
GREENSBORO - Guilford County will have enough voting machines to meet the demand of registered voters, according to George Gilbe... Continue
Rockingham County to help pay for old courthouse study
WENTWORTH — The Rockingham County commissioners voted Monday night to fund $1,500 of a study to determine whether the courthou... Continue
Downtown cafe hours to get another look
GREENSBORO — It’s Saturday night — prime people-watching time on Elm Street. Cars with custom rims stream by, speakers thu... Continue
High Point OKs graffiti ordinance
HIGH POINT - At the urging of the city's police, the High Point City Council passed a new graffiti ordinance Monday night. The o... Continue
A&T student's effort to register voters shown on YouTube
GREENSBORO - One N.C. A&T student is finding people who couldn't care less about one of the most basic American rights. Syen... Continue
August 18, 2008
Gov. Easley signs 3 foreclosure bills
RALEIGH (AP) - North Carolina's governor signed three bills Monday to help home foreclosure filings, including one that requires... Continue
Alamance health agency report expected tonight
GRAHAM — A report on the investigation into possible fraud at the Alamance County Health Department is expected to draw a crow... Continue
High Point to close city hall at mall
HIGH POINT (MCT) — The city will close its City Hall at the Mall, a satellite location at Oak Hollow Mall where residents coul... Continue
Inside Scoop: Democrats take campaign mobile
This, from the Facebook inbox: "Text DEM to 69866 "You'll receive only the most election crucial information. By keeping yoursel... Continue
August 17, 2008
Birds, bees up for discussion
GREENSBORO - Harriett clucked deep protests at the human visitors inside her pen and scratched at the wet mulch."It's how they m... Continue
10Plus with T. Dianne Bellamy-Small
A year ago, Councilwoman T. Dianne Bellamy-Small survived a recall election amid accusations that she "intentionally or negligen... Continue