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All CategoriesGreensboro Youth Council to host sexual attitudes workshopGREENSBORO — The Greensboro Youth Council will hold its biannual “Sexual Attitudes” teen workshop from 10 a.m. to noon March 3 at the council's office, 501... Read more...Comedian Kevin Hart to perform May 11 at coliseumGREENSBORO — Comedian Kevin Hart is set to perfrom at the Greensboro Coliseum at 8 p.m. May 11. Tickets go on sale 10 a.m. Friday at LiveNation.com, the Greensboro Coliseum... Read more...$21M Burlington runway project to be complete this summerA $21 million runway expansion project at Burlington-Alamance Regional Airport will be complete by this summer and marks the end of a development that has been on the books for a... Read more...Clergy to discuss treatment of indicted Latin Kings leaderGREENSBORO — Local ministers and community leaders who have supported Latin Kings leader Jorge Cornell will discuss Tuesday what they call the "ongoing denial of fair... Read more...Google program aims to help N.C. businesses build websitesA new program from Google aims to get more small businesses in North Carolina to develop websites and grow their customer base. For the next year, businesses can go to North... Read more...Alston won't seek re-electionGREENSBORO — Guilford County Commissioner Melvin "Skip" Alston said today he will not seek re-election to his District 8 seat.Alston, a Democrat, was first elected... Read more...Receptionist worried about losing job wins $4 millionCamelia McClain was trying to figure out what to do after learning her position as a receptionist for 22 years was being eliminated.But those worries would soon be replaced by... Read more...Study estimates Wake Forest Baptist has $3.8B impactA new study prepared for Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center estimates the health system had a $3.8 billion economic impact during the last fiscal year that was felt throughout the... Read more...$3.5M Greensboro townhouse project on holdA $3.5 million townhouse project in Greensboro is temporarily on hold. Beverly Simpson, president of B Simpson Construction Co., said her company originally planned to begin... Read more...Judge delays ruling on commissioner candidate filings until FridayGREENSBORO — People who want to file to run for the Guilford County Board of Commissioners can do so this week.read more Read more...Goodwill, Grasshoppers holding job fairGREENSBORO — Goodwill and the Greensboro Grasshoppers are holding a job fair this week.The Grasshoppers are hiring people for seasonal positions, including ushers, ticket... Read more...Gas prices up in the TriadThe average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in the Triad has climbed to $3.60 from $3.54 a week ago, according to AAA Carolinas. A month ago, a gallon of regular gas cost... Read more...Lowe’s offering buyouts to some customer-service employees in western N.C.Lowe’s Cos. Inc. is notifying about 5,200 western N.C. customer-service employees that they could be eligible for a buyout as the company works to cut staff in some... Read more...Report coming on what should be done with RJR's Whitaker Park complexA panel of experts will release a report this week looking at the possible future uses of the Whitaker Park property in Winston-Salem owned by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. The... Read more...Greenpeace protesting at N.C. Progress Energy plantARDEN (AP) — Some Greenpeace protesters have climbed a smokestack that towers over a power plant near Asheville.Progress Energy spokesman Scott Sutton says a handful of... Read more...Boston fund now has 18% stake in TargaceptBoston investment fund The Baupost Group has built a stake of 6 million shares in Winston-Salem-based biotech firm Targacept, representing nearly 18 percent ownership in the firm,... Read more...Bank of the Carolinas sees loss growBank of the Carolinas lost $8.8 million in the fourth quarter, compared to $2.5 million lost in the fourth quarter of 2010, according to an earnings announcement. For all of... Read more...Wake Forest Baptist exec Lambeth running for state houseWake Forest Baptist Medical Center executive Donny Lambeth is running for a seat in the the N. C. House of Representatives, WGHP reports. Lambeth, who is running in District 75... Read more...'Immediate jeopardy' status lifted at High Point RegionalHigh Point Regional Health System is no longer at risk of losing its reimbursement for treating Medicare and Medicaid patients after a review by inspectors, the hospital reports. ... Read more...Hurricane Irene damage ruins N.C. waterfowl refugeHATTERAS (AP) — Migrating water birds that find refuge on North Carolina's Outer Banks are not coming this year, in part because of damage from Hurricane Irene.read more Read more...Durham DA may lose job over feud with judgeDURHAM (AP) — Durham County's district attorney is in a fight for her job at a hearing deciding whether she should be removed from office after accusing a senior judge of... Read more...LEEDing edgefrom:University of North Carolina at GreensboroThe new School of Education building gets the gold when it comes to sustainability. Read more...SBA leader speaks Feb. 15from:University of North Carolina at GreensboroKaren Gordon Mills will visit UNCG on Wednesday. Read more...Senior creates nutrition newsletterfrom:University of North Carolina at GreensboroAllyson West publishes an online newsletter about how dancers can fuel themselves. Read more...Candidate for governor suffers messy divorceRALEIGH (AP) — One of the first Democrats to announce his bid for governor is involved in a protracted and messy divorce filled with nasty accusations.read more Read more...N.C. hospitals don't want trials for disputed billsRALEIGH (AP) — A Charlotte man stuck with a $14,000 hospital bill he calls inflated and unreasonable wants North Carolina's Supreme Court to rule that courts are open to... Read more...Triumph, tragedy dominate Grammy AwardsThe splintered music world truly coalesces only one night of 365 for the Grammy Awards, and this year was united in the triumph of recovered British soul singer Adele's... Read more...Wildfire breaks out in Uwharrie National Forest near AsheboroASHEBORO — 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.read more Read more...N.C. Racial Justice Act hearing continuesFAYETTEVILLE (AP) — The first evidentiary hearing involving the state's Racial Justice Act is scheduled to continue this week in a Cumberland County courtroom, where... Read more...Sections of Blue Ridge Parkway to close for 2 monthsASHEVILLE (AP) — Two sections of the historic Blue Ridge Parkway in western North Carolina will be closed for roughly two months in order for crews to perform repair... Read more...Election year kicks in with N.C. candidate filingRALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina's election season is about to begin in earnest with uncertainty about who will run for governor.The candidate filing period begins at noon... Read more...US Airways jet traveling from Charlotte makes emergency landingCHARLOTTE (AP) — A US Airways passenger jet traveling from Charlotte to Charleston, W.Va., has had to turn around and make an emergency landing.read more Read more...Widower finds he can love again — despite the pain of lossIt’s 2005, two years after doctors first found Colleen McGuire’s cancer. At home in her bed, hours before her next chemotherapy treatment, Colleen tells her... Read more...Guilford County's Most WantedJerry Woolard, 51, is wanted by Greensboro police on charges of forgery and identity theft.Woolard is white, 6 feet tall and weighs 190 pounds, police said. He has brown eyes and... Read more...Inside today's e-editionAvailable today in the News & Record's electronic edition: read more Read more...Inside today's e-editionAvailable today in the News & Record's electronic edition: read more Read more...GCS and Guilford Parent Academy To Host Parent’s Homework Dictionary Workshopsfrom:Guilford County SchoolsThe workshops will help parents understand their child’s homeworkGreensboro, NC – Do you remember concepts you haven’t used or seen in years? Parents of Guilford County... Read more...Bond Money From 2000, 2003 Approved to Fund Maintenance Projectsfrom:Guilford County SchoolsBoard of County Commissioners’ actions will benefit 30 GCS schoolsGreensboro, NC - Thirty Guilford County Schools (GCS) projects have received funding to pay for much-needed... Read more...$14,419 hospital bill goes to courtRALEIGH — 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... Read more...Bra-search at school case goes to state’s high courtRALEIGH — 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... Read more...Fund set up for kids of slain Reidsville coupleREIDSVILLE — 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.An account for Whitley... Read more...Man gets up to 7 years in Lexington killingLEXINGTON. (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... Read more...$1.5 million bid made for Ghost Town in SkyMAGGIE 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.read... Read more...Tobacco workers not likely to see big paychecks againThe sun appears to be setting on the era of high-dollar tobacco manufacturing jobs in Winston-Salem.It shouldn't be shocking news to the community that R.J. Reynolds Tobacco... Read more...Child-abuse convict charged again after toddler found in streetRALEIGH — 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... Read more...Sentencing set in golfer's fraud caseA 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... Read more...High Point hospital 'immediate jeopardy' status liftedHIGH POINT — High Point Regional Health System officials say the hospital's "immediate jeopardy" status has been lifted by the agency that could have discontinued... Read more...Savvy Shopper: Reader is looking for consignment sales, storesGREENSBORO — I recently asked readers about the best inexpensive wine and whether you have other shopping topics worth exploring.Nancy Martino has one.read more Read more...Concealed weapon permits higher among legislatorsRALEIGH — When Rep. Dale Folwell worked on controversial topics such as workers’ compensation reform and immigration policy last year, he aggravated more than a few... Read more...Unity of love and beliefHIGH 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... Read more... |
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