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News & Record Article Feed http://www.news-record.com/byterm/nrcom/article Nodes by Category en Download our improved app for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch http://www.news-record.com/mobile/iOS <p>Our new iOS app allows you to read top local news in a format tailored for your Apple iDevice. Check it out!</p><p>The News & Record is now available for both the iPhone and iPad. Local news for Greensboro and the Triad Area is available in a quick, convenient and easy-to-read format.</p><p><a href="http://www.news-record.com/mobile/iOS">read more</a></p> NRCOM Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:47:19 -0400 113834 at http://www.news-record.com Sumners celebrating 60 years http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/02/06/article/sumners_celebrating_60_years <p>Congratulations to Bill and Nancy Sumner on 60 years of marriage. The couple was married on February 9th, 1952 in New Bedford, MA. </p> <p>They are the parents of four children, Scott, Lisa, Paul, Carole, grandparents of ten, Jason, Jack, Michelle, Chris, Eric, Michael, Kimberly, John, Kevin, Mackenzie, and the great-grandparents of three, Madeline, Abigail, and Jack. </p><p><a href="http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/02/06/article/sumners_celebrating_60_years">read more</a></p> NRCOM Celebrations Anniversary Paid Content Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 import 137181 at http://www.news-record.com Rogers welcome baby girl http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/02/02/article/rogers_welcome_baby_girl <p>Jay and Jessica Rogers welcomed a daughter on January 21, 2012. Lila Parker Rogers was born at 8:21 pm, weighing 7 lbs, 8 oz and measuring 21 inches in length. Jay and Jessica are natives of Greensboro and attended Ben L. Smith High School. Jessica is a 2004 graduate of Salem College and Jay was recently honorably discharged from the United States Army after seven years of service.</p><p><a href="http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/02/02/article/rogers_welcome_baby_girl">read more</a></p> Milestones NRCOM Celebrations Paid Content Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 import 136926 at http://www.news-record.com Whitworth - Walker http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/02/06/article/whitworth_walker <p>Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Whitworth of Greensboro, NC, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Kendal Nicole Whitworth, to Joshua Bryant Walker, both of Greensboro, NC. Joshua is the son of Ms. Sharon G. Walker of Whitsett, NC, and Mr. H. Mark Walker of Greensboro, NC. </p> <p>An October 6, 2012 wedding is planned at Jamestown United Methodist Church in Jamestown, NC.</p> Engagements NRCOM Celebrations Paid Content Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 import 137162 at http://www.news-record.com Meisner - Thomas http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/02/06/article/meisner_thomas <p>Mr. and Mrs. Wallie Meisner of Greensboro, NC, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Emily Katherine to Kyle Hunter Thomas, son of Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Thomas of Cary, NC. A May wedding is planned.</p> Engagements NRCOM Celebrations Paid Content Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 import 137160 at http://www.news-record.com Mary Frances Fawcett Andrew Leigh Rodenbough http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/01/11/article/mary_frances_fawcett_andrew_leigh_rodenbough <p>Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Leigh Rodenbough IV are pleased to announce the engagement of their son, Andrew Leigh (Andy), to Mary Frances Fawcett, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Thomas Fawcett, Jr. of Mount Airy, North Carolina. </p><p><a href="http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/01/11/article/mary_frances_fawcett_andrew_leigh_rodenbough">read more</a></p> Engagements NRCOM Celebrations Paid Content Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 import 135401 at http://www.news-record.com Stark - Nelson http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/02/03/article/stark_nelson <p>Emily Jeanette Stark and Sean Mendel Nelson were married at one o'clock in the afternoon on January 28, 2012. The ceremony and reception were held at Revolution Mill in Greensboro, North Carolina. The Reverend Gerald Donnelly officiated. </p><p><a href="http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/02/03/article/stark_nelson">read more</a></p> NRCOM Celebrations Wedding Paid Content Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 import 137022 at http://www.news-record.com Brewer - Robinson http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/02/07/article/brewer_robinson <p>Mr. and Mrs. James H. Brewer, Jr. of Greensboro are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Melissa Kathleen to Jason Lee Robinson of Colfax, NC. Jason is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Robinson of Colfax.</p><p><a href="http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/02/07/article/brewer_robinson">read more</a></p> Engagements NRCOM Celebrations Paid Content Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 import 137231 at http://www.news-record.com D.B. Cobb Celebrates 100th Birthday! http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/02/06/article/db_cobb_celebrates_100th_birthday <p>February 20th marks a century of youth for D.B.Cobb of Greensboro. Born in Easley S.C. in 1912 he is the youngest of ten children. He was married for sixty-eight wonderful years to Edna Cox Cobb, and continues to cherish her memory. Two grandchildren, Cameron and Alex, light up his life. He enjoys working in his yard and woodshop, as well as socializing with friends and family. D.B.</p><p><a href="http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/02/06/article/db_cobb_celebrates_100th_birthday">read more</a></p> NRCOM Celebrations birthday Paid Content Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 import 137182 at http://www.news-record.com Editorial: Touch all bases http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/02/10/article/editorial_touch_all_bases <p>Greensboro is enough of a baseball city, thanks to the popular Grasshoppers, to know that scoring runs requires touching all the bases.</p> <p>What other kind of city is Greensboro? No matter what it wants to make itself, success also requires touching all the bases.</p><p><a href="http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/02/10/article/editorial_touch_all_bases">read more</a></p> Opinion Editorial NRCOM Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:00:00 -0500 137503 at http://www.news-record.com Concealed weapon permits higher among legislators http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/02/11/article/gun_permits_are_higher_among_legislators_why <p>RALEIGH — When Rep. Dale Folwell worked on controversial topics such as workers’ compensation reform and immigration policy last year, he aggravated more than a few constituents.</p> <p>“It was a very volatile year for me as an elected official,” Folwell said. “My family and myself were threatened by name.”</p><p><a href="http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/02/11/article/gun_permits_are_higher_among_legislators_why">read more</a></p> http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/02/11/article/gun_permits_are_higher_among_legislators_why#comments NRCOM State Government News Raleigh (NC) Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:00:00 -0500 "Mark Binker ()" 137550 at http://www.news-record.com Unity of love and belief http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/02/11/article/unity_of_love_and_belief <p>HIGH POINT — Ellen “Lennie” Gerber, 76, and Pearl Berlin, 87, have a routine. At 8 a.m., Pearl brings Lennie her breakfast — a bowl of cereal — to the chair in the study overlooking the backyard forest and lake.</p><p><a href="http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/02/11/article/unity_of_love_and_belief">read more</a></p> http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/02/11/article/unity_of_love_and_belief#comments Human Interest NRCOM News High Point (NC) Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:00:00 -0500 "Susan Ladd ()" 137551 at http://www.news-record.com $14,419 hospital bill goes to court http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/02/12/article/14419_hospital_bill_goes_to_court <p>RALEIGH — The case of a man who was stuck with a $14,419 bill he calls inflated and unreasonable after three days of care in a Charlotte hospital is going to be heard by the North Carolina Supreme Court.</p> <p>The case, scheduled today, is upsetting officials at the state’s major medical centers.</p><p><a href="http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/02/12/article/14419_hospital_bill_goes_to_court">read more</a></p> http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/02/12/article/14419_hospital_bill_goes_to_court#comments Court Health NRCOM News Raleigh (NC) Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:57:42 -0500 "The Associated Press" 137577 at http://www.news-record.com $1.5 million bid made for Ghost Town in Sky http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/02/12/article/15_million_bid_made_for_ghost_town_in_sky <p>MAGGIE VALLEY (AP) — A $1.5 million bid has been made to buy a wild west amusement park in the North Carolina mountains that has been closed for most of the past decade.</p><p><a href="http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/02/12/article/15_million_bid_made_for_ghost_town_in_sky">read more</a></p> http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/02/12/article/15_million_bid_made_for_ghost_town_in_sky#comments Economy, Business, and Finance NRCOM News Maggie Valley Sun, 12 Feb 2012 07:15:13 -0500 " ()" 137563 at http://www.news-record.com High Point hospital 'immediate jeopardy' status lifted http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/02/12/article/high_point_hospital_cleared_for_medicare_funding <p>HIGH POINT — High Point Regional Health System officials say the hospital's "immediate jeopardy" status has been lifted by the agency that could have discontinued its Medicare funding.</p><p><a href="http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/02/12/article/high_point_hospital_cleared_for_medicare_funding">read more</a></p> http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/02/12/article/high_point_hospital_cleared_for_medicare_funding#comments High Point Regional Health System NRCOM News High Point (NC) Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:56:01 -0500 "High Point Enterprise" 137558 at http://www.news-record.com Bra-search at school case goes to state’s high court http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/02/12/article/bra_search_at_school_case_goes_to_state_s_high_court <p>RALEIGH — The case of a teenager who had to untuck her shirt and pull out her bra with her thumb as part of a search for pills at an alternative school in North Carolina is headed to the state Supreme Court.</p><p><a href="http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/02/12/article/bra_search_at_school_case_goes_to_state_s_high_court">read more</a></p> Judiciary (System of Justice) NRCOM News Raleigh (NC) Sun, 12 Feb 2012 07:29:08 -0500 " ()" 137566 at http://www.news-record.com Tobacco workers not likely to see big paychecks again http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/02/12/article/tobacco_workers_not_likely_to_see_big_paychecks_again <p>The sun appears to be setting on the era of high-dollar tobacco manufacturing jobs in Winston-Salem.</p><p>It shouldn't be shocking news to the community that R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.'s local workforce is shrinking yet again. The company has announced 19 job cuts since 1983 that have reduced the number of employees from 15,500 to 2,500.</p><p><a href="http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/02/12/article/tobacco_workers_not_likely_to_see_big_paychecks_again">read more</a></p> http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/02/12/article/tobacco_workers_not_likely_to_see_big_paychecks_again#comments Economy, Business, and Finance NRCOM News Winston-Salem (NC) Sun, 12 Feb 2012 07:06:48 -0500 "Winston-Salem Journal" 137561 at http://www.news-record.com Top Republican wants vote on birth control mandate http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/02/12/article/top_republican_wants_vote_on_birth_control_mandate <p>WASHINGTON (AP) -- Conservatives said Sunday the flap surrounding President Barack Obama's birth control mandate was far from over, with Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell saying he'll push to overturn the requirement because it was another example of government meddling.</p><p><a href="http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/02/12/article/top_republican_wants_vote_on_birth_control_mandate">read more</a></p> http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/02/12/article/top_republican_wants_vote_on_birth_control_mandate#comments NRCOM News Washington (DC) Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:30:46 -0500 "Anne Flaherty ()" 137583 at http://www.news-record.com Mapping Greensboro, Guilford recent home burglaries http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/02/10/article/mapping_greensboro_guilford_recent_home_burglaries <p>The News & Record is running a map on Sundays that shows residential burglaries because of concerns about break-ins.</p> <p>Our goal is to show which neighborhoods are being targeted and what patterns have emerged regarding where the crimes are being committed.</p><p><a href="http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/02/10/article/mapping_greensboro_guilford_recent_home_burglaries">read more</a></p> NRCOM Public Safety News Burglary Map Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:00:00 -0500 "Staff Reports" 137484 at http://www.news-record.com Schools selling tourney tickets http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/02/12/article/schools_selling_tourney_tickets <p>Four weeks from today, on the second Sunday in March, they’ll play the championship game of the ACC Tournament.</p> <p>That’s 28 days to sell tickets to an event that — once upon a pre-expansion time — was a guaranteed sellout. Tickets were split evenly among the member schools and snapped up by donors, alumni, boosters and season-ticket holders.</p><p><a href="http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/02/12/article/schools_selling_tourney_tickets">read more</a></p> Men's College Basketball NRCOM Greensboro (NC) Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:15:00 -0500 "Jeff Mills ()" 137557 at http://www.news-record.com Fund set up for kids of slain Reidsville couple http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/02/12/article/fund_set_up_for_kids_of_slain_reidsville_couple <p>REIDSVILLE — A fund has been set up for the children of Douglas Troy French and LaDonna French, the couple killed during a home invasion last weekend.</p><p>An account for Whitley French and Hunter French has been established to assist in their health, education, maintenance and support, according to a statement the French and Moseley families issued through Wilkerson Funeral Home.</p><p><a href="http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/02/12/article/fund_set_up_for_kids_of_slain_reidsville_couple">read more</a></p> Homicide NRCOM News Reidsville (NC) Sun, 12 Feb 2012 07:24:56 -0500 "Staff Reports" 137565 at http://www.news-record.com Child-abuse convict charged again after toddler found in street http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/02/12/article/child_abuse_convict_charged_again_after_toddler_found_in_street <p>RALEIGH — A man convicted of child abuse 13 months ago was arrested early Saturday after neighbors found his 2-year-old daughter walking in the street in a dirty diaper and the front door of his home was left open.</p><p><a href="http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/02/12/article/child_abuse_convict_charged_again_after_toddler_found_in_street">read more</a></p> Crime NRCOM News Raleigh (NC) Sun, 12 Feb 2012 07:01:21 -0500 "News & Observer of Raleigh" 137560 at http://www.news-record.com Stay away from forest fire, officials ask http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/02/12/article/stay_away_from_forest_fire_officials_ask <p>ASHEBORO — A wildfire has broken out in the Uwharrie National Forest near Asheboro, and the U.S. Forest Service is asking people to stay away from the area.</p><p><a href="http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/02/12/article/stay_away_from_forest_fire_officials_ask">read more</a></p> Firefighting NRCOM News Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:03:42 -0500 "Staff Reports" 137582 at http://www.news-record.com Man gets up to 7 years in Lexington killing http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/02/12/article/man_gets_up_to_7_years_in_lexington_killing <p>LEXINGTON. (AP) — A 25-year-old Lexington man will spend five to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to a Davidson County shooting death that went unsolved for five years.</p><p><a href="http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/02/12/article/man_gets_up_to_7_years_in_lexington_killing">read more</a></p> Judiciary (System of Justice) NRCOM News Lexington (NC) Sun, 12 Feb 2012 07:21:23 -0500 " ()" 137564 at http://www.news-record.com Savvy Shopper: Reader is looking for consignment sales, stores http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/02/10/article/savvy_shopper_reader_is_looking_for_consignment_sales_stores <p>GREENSBORO — I recently asked readers about the best inexpensive wine and whether you have other shopping topics worth exploring.</p><p>Nancy Martino has one.</p><p><a href="http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/02/10/article/savvy_shopper_reader_is_looking_for_consignment_sales_stores">read more</a></p> http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/02/10/article/savvy_shopper_reader_is_looking_for_consignment_sales_stores#comments Arts, Culture, and Entertainment Column NRCOM Retail Life News Bargain Sense Greensboro (NC) Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:00:46 -0500 "Mike Fuchs ()" 137487 at http://www.news-record.com Sentencing set in golfer's fraud case http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/02/12/article/sentencing_set_in_golfers_fraud_case <p>A federal judge delayed sentencing for two weeks in a $2.7 million fraud case involving a Wake County man who made a regional name for himself as a professional and amateur golfer.</p><p>C. Dale Fuller, 52, of Wake Forest is scheduled to go before a federal judge in Florida on Feb. 27 for sentencing after pleading guilty in November to one count of mail fraud in the case.</p><p><a href="http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/02/12/article/sentencing_set_in_golfers_fraud_case">read more</a></p> Judiciary (System of Justice) NRCOM News Raleigh (NC) Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:59:46 -0500 "News & Observer of Raleigh" 137559 at http://www.news-record.com