Article Archive
August 27, 2008
Flooding causes sewage discharges
GREENSBORO - Flash flooding caused the release of untreated sewage at two places in the city Wednesday. City officials reported...... Continue
N.C. agency suing auditor over ethics investigation
RALEIGH (AP) - The North Carolina State Ethics Commission doesn't want State Auditor Les Merritt to look into a claim that commi... Continue
Hospital director wants transfer to continue
RALEIGH (AP) - The leader of the new state mental hospital in Butner says plans to transfer patients there from aging Dorothea D... Continue
Wright found guilty of obstruction of justice
RALEIGH (AP) - Former Rep. Thomas Wright was found guilty of felony obstruction of justice Wednesday and sentenced to prison aft... Continue
House votes to override boat-towing veto
RALEIGH (AP) - North Carolina lawmakers voted Wednesday to override a governor's veto for the first time in state history, overr... Continue
Eden resident speaks at Democratic convention
Gloria Craven of Eden spoke for about five minutes Tuesday night at the Democratic National Convention."But Barak Obama has made... Continue
Funding for amphitheater stalls
GREENSBORO — Plans for a spray fountain and miniature golf may go on at Triad Park, but building a $12 million amphitheater is... Continue
5th downtown parking deck may be in works
GREENSBORO — The City Council on Tuesday directed the city staff to study the feasibility of a new parking deck downtown. The...... Continue
Weaver site at heart of proposed city project
GREENSBORO — Skip Moore acknowledges that his plans for the Weaver Foundation property downtown represent nothing more than li... Continue
August 26, 2008
N.C. lawmakers consider overturning Easley veto
RALEIGH (AP) - North Carolina lawmakers were planning to return to Raleigh on Wednesday to consider fighting Gov. Mike Easley's...... Continue
Jurors begin deliberations in Wright trial
RALEIGH (AP) - Prosecutors say the evidence is clear: former Rep. Thomas Wright had something to hide, and did so by failing to...... Continue
City to study new parking deck for downtown
GREENSBORO - The City Council on Tuesday directed the city staff to study the feasibility of building a new parking deck downt... Continue
High Point Road facelift planned
GREENSBORO - This fall, city staff will unveil a plan to spruce up the neglected High Point Road corridor. City planners have be... Continue
Update: State rests in trial of ex-lawmaker
RALEIGH (AP) — An attorney for former Rep. Thomas Wright is not presenting evidence to defend an obstruction of justice charge... Continue
City aims to create cultural mecca
GREENSBORO - A consultant's report recommends that the city spend $14 million during the next decade to create an expanded cultu... Continue
Down-on-luck Eden woman on big podium
Speaking before an audience of thousands at the Democratic National Convention in Denver may qualify Gloria Jean Craven as a sta... Continue
Seniors earn a 'faithful' citizenship
GREENSBORO — Dressed smartly in a white linen shirt with a blue vest and slacks, K Puih Hluanh bowed slightly to the crowd aft... Continue
Guilford sheriff's rolling center called unfit for command
GREENSBORO — With squirrelly steering and mushy brakes, this old RV’s next life could be that great junkyard in the sky. Mor... Continue
City to consider park sex-offender ban
GREENSBORO — The city will soon be the latest North Carolina municipality to consider banning registered sex offenders from re... Continue
August 25, 2008
Survey reveals N.C.'s most influential lobbyists
RALEIGH (AP) - North Carolina lobbyists who represented real estate agents in an unsuccessful fight against a land transfer tax...... Continue
Burr in Minnesota to prepare Republican platform
RALEIGH (AP) - North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr is in Minnesota to help prepare the Republican party's platform. Burr is co-chai... Continue
State lawmakers will try to overturn boat towing veto
RALEIGH (AP) - North Carolina lawmakers are coming back to Raleigh to look at a vetoed bill that would ease boat towing restrict... Continue
Greensboro offices closed Monday
GREENSBORO — City of Greensboro offices will be closed Monday for Labor Day. The following services and facilities will operat... Continue
Eden woman to speak at Democratic convention
EDEN — Gloria Jean Craven thought it was an honor to introduce Barack Obama last week in Raleigh. Little did she know she'd be... Continue
Update: Convicted N.C. lawmaker headed back to court
RALEIGH (AP) — A judge has rejected an argument from former Rep. Thomas Wright of Wilmington to dismiss an obstruction of just... Continue
