Article Archive
August 21, 2008
Study up: Here’s what to expect as school starts
Guilford County Schools estimates that about 72,000 students will report for classes on Tuesday at 120 campuses. Here are some o... Continue
A tribute in bronze
GREENSBORO -- The place where they dedicated Dr. Joe's statue Wednesday is a far cry from the scraggly bottomland where he first... Continue
Camp Weaver puts children in touch with nature
The rising sun brushed clouds the color of bubblegum Wednesday morning by the time Jamie Cosson headed toward the shed beside Tu... Continue
Obama was here for peaches (and votes)
GREENSBORO - The few folks who came to the Greensboro Farmers' Curb Market on Wednesday expected to find homegrown tomatoes and...... Continue
Suspect flees in ATV, but crashes
WALNUT COVE — Forsyth County deputies caught up with a home invasion suspect Wednesday after a man crashed a stolen SUV and pa... Continue
State panel mulls road taxes
RALEIGH (AP) — The chairman of a panel looking for ways to solve North Carolina's multibillion road funding shortfall says the... Continue
Pleasant Garden to have meeting on water issues
State and Guilford County officials will talk to Pleasant Garden residents next week about water. The town meeting will be held...... Continue
Wachovia branch robbed
GREENSBORO — Police are investigating a report of a robbery this morning at a Wachovia bank branch. Greensboro police said the... Continue
Greensboro home sales, prices down in July
GREENSBORO - Fewer homes were sold in July compared to last year's numbers, and those that did sell went for less money, accordi... Continue
Update: Union County deputy wounded
INDIAN TRAIL (AP) — Authorities say a man who shot and injured a Union County sheriff's deputy has shot himself after a four-h... Continue
Truliant Federal Credit Union to open second Greensboro location
GREENSBORO - Truliant Federal Credit Union is building a second Greensboro location at 2914 S. Elm Eugene St. Bank officials and... Continue
Wake Forest's bariatric-surgery program wins national accreditation
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center's bariatric-surgery program has been awarded a three-year accreditation as an Amer... Continue
Eight Triad businesses honored as family-friendly
Eight Triad businesses are among the 40 best in the state for working parents and their families, according to a North Carolina...... Continue
Expert: Drier weather means brighter fall foilage
The drier weather that western North Carolina experienced during the spring and early summer means a more colorful fall leaf sea... Continue
Part of N. Church St. to temporarily close
GREENSBORO - Starting Sunday, part of North Church Street in each direction will be closed except for local traffic for road wor... Continue
Eden chamber names interim president
EDEN — Jo Sherwood has been appointed interim president of the Eden Chamber of Commerce, the chamber announced in its newslett... Continue
Man charged with stealing donations to slain trooper's family
ASHEVILLE (AP) — Police have charged a 21-year-old man with stealing a collection jar for donations to the family of a slain N... Continue
Teen charged in rape of girl, 11
GRAHAM — A 16-year-old Alamance County teen remains in jail today on charges that he raped an 11-year-old girl. Edgar Serrato...... Continue
Driver's ed could get a revamp
RALEIGH — North Carolina will spend $33 million this school year on a generations-old rite of passage: driver's education. But... Continue
Darryl Hunt to get more money from state
Darryl Hunt will receive an additional $391,000 from the state of North Carolina as compensation for being wrongfully imprisoned... Continue
U.S. 29 ramp to be closed tonight
GREENSBORO — State crews will close the ramp from East Lee Street to U.S. 29 for about five hours tonight. The N.C. Department... Continue
Record catfish landed with ... Barbie rod?
ELKIN (AP) — David Hayes' granddaughter just ask him to hold her Barbie rod and reel while she went to the bathroom. He did. A... Continue
Ex-deputy made two women strip
WINSTON-SALEM (MCT) — A former Forsyth County sheriff's deputy arrested Tuesday is accused of making two women strip by threat... Continue
Jellyfish on N.C. beaches can bring painful results
WILMINGTON (AP) - Venomous jellyfish that inflict painful stings are sparking the interest of researchers as they show up on the... Continue
Petitioners seek changes in mural of bateau traffic
Controversy brewing for months over a mural in the city’s Leaksville district has made its way to the City Council. Elretha Pe... Continue