Article Archive
August 20, 2008
Obama surprises crowd at Greensboro farmers' market
GREENSBORO — The few folks who came to the Greensboro Farmers' Curb Market today expected to find homegrown tomatoes and okra...... Continue
Petition seeks change to Eden mural
EDEN - A petition seeking the modification of a mural in the city's Olde Leaksville District was discussed at City Council Tuesd... Continue
Lind will be honored by Greensboro
GREENSBORO - Olympic rower Caroline Lind will soon add another honor to her trophy shelf: the key to the city of Greensboro. On...... Continue
Brady makes research, community impact focus in speech
Research and community impact topped UNCG Chancellor Linda Brady's first formal address to faculty and staff when she delivered...... Continue
Fay floods hundreds of Fla. homes
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Hundreds of central Florida homes flooded Wednesday as Tropical Storm Fay drenched the state for a thi... Continue
U.S. hoops team pulls away from Australia, will meet Argentina in the semis
BEIJING (AP) — Don't doubt this U.S. men's basketball team — and sure don't challenge them, either. Especially if it's going... Continue
Woman in critical condition after domestic assault
GREENSBORO -- A Greensboro woman was hospitalized in critical condition after a domestic assault today. Police are looking for h... Continue
Some polling places may offer flu shots on Election Day
Voters at several Guilford County polling places may be able to get a flu vaccination as they cast their votes in November. The...... Continue
New Guilford substance abuse treatment center under state suspension
Guilford County's recently opened substance abuse treatment center is under a state-ordered suspension keeping it from accepting... Continue
Obama faithful hope for glimpse in Eden
EDEN - Paula Hampton skipped breakfast and called in late to work Wednesday morning. She even let her 12-year-old son Chris put...... Continue
City launches Web site on War Memorial Auditorium bond
GREENSBORO -- The city has launched a Web site to provide information on the War Memorial Auditorium bond.The site at www.gsoaud... Continue
Photo: Wreck briefly closes downtown lane
GREENSBORO - The right, eastbound lane of East Market Street was closed following a wreck involving a car and a minivan that occ... Continue
Woman shoots Charlotte girl, flees on bus
CHARLOTTE (AP) — Charlotte police think a woman who shot and killed a 14-year-old girl in car fled the scene on a bus. Officer... Continue
Greensboro man shot in the thigh
GREENSBORO — A local man was shot in the leg Tuesday afternoon after he answered a knock at his door. Greensboro police said D... Continue
Man charged with felony death by motor vehicle
WINSTON-SALEM — A 34-year-old man whom police said crashed into the driver of a motor scooter Tuesday night after failing to y... Continue
Woman buried in yard was strangled, autopsy reveals
GREENSBORO - An autopsy of Sherri Jackson reveals the Greensboro woman likely died from being strangled.Jackson's body was foun... Continue
Council amends policy on chickens
GREENSBORO - Chicken lovers are in cluck.The Greensboro City Council voted to loosen the rules and allow chickens and bees on sm... Continue
War Memorial Stadium back on endangered list
GREENSBORO - The city's historic ballpark is crumbling faster than before, engineers have discovered. After voters turned down a... Continue
Dollar stores cash in as economy struggles
GREENSBORO - In the aisles of his discount party supply store, Ben McKee III would hear customers mutter their next destination...... Continue
Obama fields questions about winning in N.C.
RALEIGH - Sen. Barack Obama held a town hall-style meeting Tuesday in the state he hopes will support a Democratic president for... Continue
Wake Forest plans bioethics program
Medical advances and issues of medicine and society are raising more ethical questions than ever, and Wake Forest University is...... Continue
Replacements Ltd. revives its giant sales event
GREENSBORO - Many yard sales feature kitchen castoffs - dishes, glasses, utensils. But not like this. After a four-year hiatus...... Continue
Ahearn: Decision '08: Better to 'Dunk' or stay 'Krispy'?
Face it. Reporters are only human. And at a historic moment such as this, it's hard not to be swayed. Even the most hard-bitten...... Continue
Rockingham museum gets a boost from county board
WENTWORTH - If Lindley Butler has his way, historical figures such as George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Nathanael Greene wi... Continue
Rockingham Humane Society shelter subpar
EDEN - The Rockingham County Humane Society needs help making upgrades to its shelter after failing an inspection by the N.C. De... Continue