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May 27, 2012

In the circles of sacrifice: A place of remembrance
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In Flanders Fields the poppies blowBetween the crosses, row on row ... Read More

UNCG's Chelimo wins 5,000 at regional

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — UNCG pulled off a rare double-win in the long-distance events at the NCAA Track & Field Championship East Preliminary when Paul Chelimo won the men’s 5,000-meter race Saturday night with a time of 14 minutes, 0.51 seco... Read More

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Your Game calendar for the week of May 27

To submit a listing, send your nonprofit's event information, including a phone number, by email to robyn.taylor@news-record.com. Events must be open to the public.BASEBALL12-and-under travel team tryouts: Information: Steven, 736-2543. Read More

May 26, 2012

Update: Woman found dead behind Greensboro church was killed, police say
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GREENSBORO — The death of a woman, whose body was found behind a church Friday, has been ruled a homicide, Greensboro police said today.Police did not say how the victim died, but ruled the death a homicide after reviewing autopsy results. Read More

Update: Guilford sheriff says victim found in car is Hickory woman
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McLEANSVILLE — The Guilford County Sheriff's Office today identified the victim found fatally stabbed in a car Thursday as a Hickory woman.Glenda Carolina "Carol" Magana-Jiron, 25, was last seen leaving Garibaldi’s Mexican bar a... Read More

Job growth stalls across state

Unemployment rates fell in 93  of North Carolina’s  100  counties in April , including those in the Triad . That’s good news, obviously. Yet, analysts said, those numbers mask a deeper, more troubling trend — the shrinkage... Read More

UNC tops rival N.C. State, 4-0, in 12 innings

GREENSBORO – The breakthrough had to come at some point. Rivals North Carolina and N.C. State could not just keep on playing an infinite scoreless tie in front of a record 10,229 fans at NewBridge Bank Park on Saturday night. Read More

UNCG opts not to retain baseball coach Mike Gaski

UNCG baseball coach Mike Gaski, the only coach in the Spartans' 22-year history as a program, will not be retained next season, director of athletics Kim Record announced in a release Saturday. Gaski, who started the UNCG program in 1991, will not have hi... Read More

Drake at stake for A&T, UNCG athletes at NCAA track regional

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Greensboro-area religion for the week of May 26

SATURDAY Country-style Steak Supper, 5-8 p.m., Level Cross United Methodist Church, 10142 U. S. 220 Business North, Level Cross. $8 a plate, $5 for children under 10. Takeout will be available. Event includes a bake sale. SUNDAY Read More

May 25, 2012

Greensboro readers crave 'Shades of Grey'
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GREENSBORO —  Greensboro readers are pining for the hot book “Fifty Shades of Grey .” The Greensboro Public Library has 206  customers waiting to read the first book in the trilogy about a young, naive woman and her steamy rela... Read More

Hatteras ranks among nation's top 10 beaches
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CORONADO, Calif. (AP) — Like a Hollywood star, Coronado's 1.5 mile-long beach literally sparkles, thanks to the mineral mica glinting in its sand. Read More

John Edwards: On trial
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Latest stories about the trial      Read More

Miami knocks Wake Forest out of ACC Baseball Tournament

GREENSBORO – The kid who grew up on South Elm Street and worked nights at the long-gone bowling alley at the Friendly Center might just have one more game left in his old hometown. Eric Whaley pitched eight workmanlike innings, Chantz Mack went... Read More

Swofford hearing nothing but positives from ACC schools
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ACC commissioner John Swofford said he's hearing nothing but total commitment from presidents and athletic directors at the league's schools, even reported malcontents Florida State, Clemson and Miami. Read More

UNCG opting not to renew softball coach Jennifer Herzig's contract

UNCG softball coach Jennifer Herzig’s contract will not be renewed when it expires at the end of June, Director of Athletics Kim Record announced Friday. Herzig went 173-241 in her seven-year tenure. UNCG went 22-34 this season, with a 10-13 record... Read More

Sharon Ozment, Guilford County Schools chief financial officer, to retire

GREENSBORO — Guilford County Schools said Friday that Chief Financial Officer Sharon Ozment will retire on June 30 after nearly 40 years with the school system. Read More

Greensboro man charged in fatal crash
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GREENSBORO — The driver in a crash that killed a passenger now faces five criminal charges, including that of driving a stolen vehicle and driving while impaired.Greensboro police said Friday that Edwin Michel Alarcon, 20, of 5247 Fox Hunt Drive was... Read More

Greensboro police looking for serial arsonist
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GREENSBORO — Police say they are looking for the person responsible for 14 fires set since January.Police said the fires were set on Berryman Street, Greenbriar Road, Spicewood Drive, Calvert Street and Sherbourne Lane in the northern part of the ci... Read More

No verdict in Edwards trial; deliberations resume Tuesday
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GREENSBORO — Jurors in the John Edwards campaign corruption trial deliberated for a sixth day today but left for the holiday weekend without rendering a verdict.U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Eagles closed the courtroom for about 30 minutes Friday... Read More

UNC School of the Arts names new drama school dean

WINSTON-SALEM — The UNC School of the Arts has named the new dean of its School of Drama. The school announced today that Carl Forsman will start the job July 1.Forsman is the founding artistic director of the Keen Company, a New York theatre c... Read More

N.Y. Times reports on Amendment One backlash against Replacements Ltd.

The New York Times today reported on the backlash Replacements Limited experienced for its vocal opposition to North Carolina's Amendment One, which defines marriage in the state’s constitution as between one man and one woman. Read More

Dynamo soccer team at home Saturday night

DYNAMO AT HOME What: Fredericksburg at Carolina Dynamo, Premier Development League soccer game. When: 7 p.m. Saturday. Where: Macpherson Soccer Stadium at Bryan Park. Tickets: $7-10, available at the gate. Read More

Miami says it is committed to the ACC

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Miami is reaffirming its commitment to the ACC and is debunking speculation that the Hurricanes may be considering a jump to the Big 12 or elsewhere. Read More

Caroline Lind's rowing team sets world record
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Rowing's U.S. women’s eight, a team that includes 2008 Olympian and Greensboro native Caroline Lind, won its heat and set a world best time to highlight the opening day of racing at the 2012 Samsung World Cup II in Lucerne, Switzerland. Read More

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