August 27, 2009
REIDSVILLE — When leaders at First Baptist Church began organizing a day to help the county’s unemployed, many ideas came to mind. They thought that providing information about returning to school and applying for financial aid would be helpfu...
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GREENSBORO — Steve Beale’s parents had just left their Munster Avenue home late Wednesday morning when two teenagers walked up his driveway. One pulled a crowbar from his pants as they approached the front door, Beale told police.“I didn...
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August 26, 2009
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Gov. Beverly Perdue signed 22 bills into law Wednesday, including one that attempts to fix the state's coastal property insurance program by setting up a plan that would pay for massive claims generated by a future large hurrica...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The popular Cash for Clunkers program generated nearly 700,000 new car sales during the past month, giving the U.S. auto industry a badly needed jolt of activity during the deepest decline in auto sales in two decades. The governm...
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton let his feet do the talking for an effort by a nonprofit to raise money for shoes for needy North Carolina children. Dalton and representatives of the group Samaritan's Feet stood barefoot Wednesday outs...
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GREENSBORO — With the sun blazing across Guilford County and temperatures soaring into the low 90s, county emergency officials spent Wednesday dealing with a massive ice storm. A mass power outage forced High Point Regional Hospital to resort to a b...
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GREENSBORO — The economy tanked and job losses have hurt the area, but speakers at the State of Our Community luncheon instead focused on the Triad’s future in education, collaboration and growth. Speakers on Wednesday at the event hosted by t...
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GREENSBORO — The right lane of southbound U.S. 29 will close from the Florida Street bridge to the Interstate 40/85 interchange beginning Thursday at 10 a.m. The lane is scheduled to reopen at 2 p.m. State crews will remove vegetation from the close...
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Metaldyne Corp., an auto parts maker, said Wednesday it plans to close its chassis operations in Whitsett, putting 144 people out of work. The Plymouth, Mich.-based company, which supplies parts for cars and trucks, filed for bankruptcy in May. Earlier th...
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GREENSBORO — A new hotline and e-mail address are available for people to report suspected violations as Guilford County Schools tries to curb recruiting and fraud in high school athletics.The tools are part of the Fair Play campaign, designed to ma...
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MEBANE — The GE Consumer & Industrial plant here is cutting 54 hourly positions at its local plant.In a news release, the company said it plans to lay off 33 workers. Another 21 job cuts will come through attrition and buyouts to employees eligi...
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August 24, 2009
ARCHDALE — Students at UNC-Chapel Hill return to class today grieving the loss of a fellow student who was shot and killed early Sunday by an Archdale police officer. Courtland Benjamin Smith, 21, of Houston, Texas, died at High Point Regional Hospi...
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Industrial-food fatigued residents of Greensboro and other North Carolina cities have emerged in recent years as influential in the evolving local foods movement. Behind the scenes, farmers are trying to meet that demand by growing and marketing foods in...
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August 22, 2009
GREENSBORO - N.C. A & T has increased its campus police department, installed more security cameras, and updated communications in an effort to improve safety at the school. The changes, already in place when classes began this week, came at a tim...
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August 18, 2009
A business that wants to make Davidson County the state’s leader in solar energy has firmed up its commitment by buying a 356-acre farm near the Linwood community. Sun Edison, a Beltsville, Md., solar energy company, bought the Golden Crescent Farms...
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July 17, 2009
Two candidates will vie for the District 5 City Council seat. The election is Nov. 3.This information was compiled through interviews with the candidates. Biographical information will be updated throughout the election.ARTHUR “ART” BOYETTSeat...
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Candidates for the District 4 City Council seat. The election is Nov. 3This information was compiled through interviews with the candidates.JOEL LANDAUSeat seeking: District 4Age (date of birth): 59 (Aug. 13, 1950)Residence: 6 Collwood Court
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Candidates for the District 3 City Council seat. The election will be Nov. 3.This information was compiled through interviews with the candidates.GEORGE HARTZMANSeat seeking: District 3Age (date of birth): 42 (July 27, 1967)Residence: 2506 Baytree Dr...
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Two candidates are vying for the District 1 City Council seat. The election will be Nov. 3.This information was compiled through interviews with the candidates. T. DIANNE BELLAMY-SMALL (i)Seat seeking: District 1Age (date of birth): 58 (Oct...
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These candidates will run for mayor of Greensboro. The election is Nov. 3.The information was compiled through interviews with the candidates and will be updated throughout the election.YVONNE JOHNSON (i)Seat seeking: MayorAge (date of birth): 6...
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July 15, 2009
Candidates for the District 2 City Council seat. The election is Nov. 3.The following information was compiled through interviews with the candidates.NETTIE COADSeat seeking: District 2Age (date of birth): 73 (Jan. 30, 1936)Residence: 706 Martin Luth...
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May 6, 2009
Police will launch a focused 11-point strategic plan to reduce crime in the Randleman Road area and evaluate its results before moving forward with any plans to shut down a strip club there, officials announced Tuesday.
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February 9, 2009
GREENSBORO -- Police and SBI investigators are working through the night piecing together details of a bank robbery and ensuing chase Monday that ended in a hail of gunfire and at least three injuries. One police officer and two suspects were shot in the...
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August 21, 2008
The drier weather that western North Carolina experienced during the spring and early summer means a more colorful fall leaf season starting in October, one forecaster said today."Although there was enough rainfall this spring to keep the trees healt...
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February 18, 2008
GREENSBORO — The number can hit like a ton of bricks. The city has more than 12,000 outstanding criminal warrants divided into 1,826 felony and 10,505 misdemeanor charges all with ties to Greensboro. Each day, police officers assigned to the departm...
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