November 16, 2009
JAMESTOWN – A fire seriously damaged a Jamestown home on Sunday night. Firefighters responded to 103 Pearce Drive at 10:51 p.m. to find a two- or three-story home on fire, said Jeff Thomas, deputy chief of the Pinecroft Sedgefield Fire Department.
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The High Point City Council continued a public hearing on the proposed Market Overlay District to 5:30 p.m. Dec. 7 after receiving several comments and recommendations from close to two dozen public members Monday night. Several council members were absen...
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Court of Appeals Judge Sanford Steelman is seeking another eight-year term on North Carolina's second-highest court. Steelman announced Monday he'll run again in 2010 and has filed paperwork with the State Board of Elections to...
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GREENSBORO -- No children were hurt when their bus and a beer truck side-swiped each other late Monday afternoon. The accident happened shortly before 4 p.m. on Burnetts Chapel Road west of Highway 220, Trooper A.A. Chehaitli said.
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A car became engulfed in flames in Greensboro on Monday.The fire was extinguished at West Smith Street and Battleground Avenue.There were no reports of injuries.
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RALEIGH — Internet phone company Vonage will pay $3 million to 32 states and provide refunds to eligible customers to settle a case against it.The N.C. Attorney General's Office announced the settlement today. North Carolina was one of the states i...
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MAYODAN — A 24-year-old Walnut Cove man was beaten by three men while he was sleeping last week.The Rockingham County Sheriff's Office said Michael Dustin Corns was asleep in a bedroom at 378 River Road when three men entered the house and attacked...
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GREENSBORO — A man wanted on a robbery charge was arrested this weekend.High Point police arrested Earnest Ray Kennedy Jr., 36, of 805 S. Elm-Eugene St. on Saturday. He remains in the Guilford County jail in High Point on an $11,000 bond. He was cha...
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CHARLOTTE (AP) — The Golden State Warriors found a home for the disgruntled swingman Stephen Jackson on Monday, sending him to the Charlotte Bobcats in a four-player deal that pairs him with coach Larry Brown.The Bobcats sent shooting guard Raja Bel...
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GRAHAM — An 18-year-old from Alamance County faces charges after a threat was made against a high school program.
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BURLINGTON — The city's mayor has been appointed to the state Board of Transportation.Gov. Bev Perdue announced the appointment of Ronnie Wall and three others today.
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GREENSBORO (AP) — Chip maker RF Micro Devices Inc. said Monday it has finished restructuring its debt, buying back $197 million in notes coming due next year. It also boosted its cash flow forecast.
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SANFORD (AP) — A missing 5-year-old whose mother was accused of offering her for sex was found dead off a heavily wooded road in a rural area Monday, ending a weeklong search, police said.
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GREENSBORO — Monster Jam will visit the Greensboro Coliseum on Jan. 15 and 16 and feature monster truck freestyle and racing competitions, organizers announced Sunday.The tentative list of trucks includes Grave Digger, Monster Mutt-Dalmation, Scream...
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MOORESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Lowe's Cos.., the No. 2 home-improvement retailer, said Monday its third-quarter profit fell 30 percent as customers continued to delay large purchases amid a weak economy. But Lowe's said some of the hardest hit home market...
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BURLINGTON — A man reached into a store's cash register and raced out the door with an undisclosed amount of money Sunday night.Burlington police said the man showed no weapons when he robbed the Vemd La Sierra at 539 N. Church St. at 9:24 p.m. Sund...
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WINSTON-SALEM — A man withdrawing money from an ATM was robbed at knifepoint Sunday night, police said.Neil Joseph Friedrick, 25, was at the Wachovia ATM at 2925 Reynolda Road about 9:10 p.m. when a man armed with a knife approached him, according t...
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Paul Gilmore, 20, is wanted by Greensboro police on two counts of robbery with a firearm.
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GREENSBORO — Both sides stand to lose money in the battle over a dam that divides them. In northwest Greensboro a small pond near Guilford College has abutted eight homes near New Garden Road for at least 50 years . In the past decade, Portrait Home...
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HIGH POINT — Unseasonably warm weather and clear skies provided near perfect conditions for the bicycle ride in memory of hit-and-run victim David Sherman.“We couldn’t have asked for a better day,” event co-organizer Rodney Simpson...
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GREENSBORO — It takes a lot of volunteers — too many to count — to help out at the winter emergency shelters for the homeless at area churches. Volunteers help cook meals, check participants in and monitor the shelter overnight. “T...
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Several stories on news-record.com received attention last week among commenters, and among them was a piece on prayer before public meetings. The Forsyth County commissioners have had sectarian prayer before meetings, according to a District Court magist...
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A portion of northbound U.S. 52 in King will close nightly starting Tuesday and ending Friday so state crews can repair shoulders. The right line will be closed near Main Street from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. nightly. Weather conditions may impact the timing of th...
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FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — Authorities acted on a tip Sunday and searched a wide area in south-central North Carolina trying to find a 5-year-old girl reported missing by her mother, who has been charged with human trafficking and child abuse involving pro...
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November 15, 2009
RAMSEUR -- A reasonable person could be forgiven for doubting the Ramseur Hydroelectric Plant will ever be back in working order. The canal that once sped water to its turbines sits high and dry, sprouting trees from a patch of fill dirt dumped there year...
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