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Feline frenzy coming to town
HIGH POINT — Feline frenzy will hit downtown this weekend from all over Central Carolina. More than 200 cats, breeders and spectators will be in High Point for the Central Carolina Cat Fanciers’...
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Crystal Dibella, a pharmacist at CVS Pharmacy located on Montlieu Avenue, prepares a dose of the flu vaccine. SONNY HEDGECOCK | HPE
Flu likely to spread
GUILFORD COUNTY — Although the flu season so far has been mild, experts expect the flu bug to start making the rounds soon. The N.C. Health Department said the number of flu-like complaints is...
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The Sears entrance is shown from inside Oak Hollow Mall. After announcing store closings, the company is looking to to improve business in 2012. Sonny Hedgecock | hpe
Sears seeks to transform company in 2012
HIGH POINT — Sears Holdings has made New Year’s resolutions and has already taken steps to turn its companies around. After announcing in December the closing of up to 120 stores, including th...
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Army vets Vernon Queen (left) and William Swinson attended the quarterly vets meeting held at the Highland United Methodist Church. Don Davis Jr. | HPE
Veterans gather for fellowship, reflection
HIGH POINT – This year marks the fifth anniversary for a local volunteer program to help those in the community who should never be disregarded. On Saturday at lunchtime, several dozen military ve...
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Timeline unclear on GEO Care contract decision
HIGH POINT – A Florida company seeking to build a mental hospital in the city still has at least one hurdle to clear. As of Friday, state officials had not awarded a contract for the proposed faci...
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Go-Forth expands pest control business
HIGH POINT – A pest control business based in the city is expanding its operation by purchasing another operation in a different part of the state. Go-Forth Pest & Lawn, founded in High Point in 1...
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Ronnie Kollock, of High Point, uses a computer terminal at the DES office to search for machine operator openings. DON DAVIS JR. | HPE
Is this rebound for real? Area jobless rate reaches lowest mark in 3 years
HIGH POINT – Maybe this time, it’s for real. One encouraging sign for the possible rebound in the job market was reflected in the local figures released Wednesday by the N.C. Division of Employmen...
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County redistricting still in limbo
GUILFORD COUNTY – As February filing deadlines approach, County Commissioner John Parks of High Point still does not know if a 2012 campaign is in his future because of a new redistricting plan. ...
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Wil Elder, president and CEO of the NCSF, in the newly refurbished lobby of the offices on Ward Street. SONNY HEDGECOCK | HPE
Things looking up for Shakespeare Festival
HIGH POINT – The climate at the North Carolina Shakespeare Festival is brightening considerably, due to inter-related factors. After skipping its main season in 2011, the company again will presen...
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High Point is in the running for a proposed Solstas Lab Partners expansion, which could bring 500 jobs to the city. DON DAVIS JR. | HPE
Stiff competition: City in the running for 500-job expansion
HIGH POINT – The city is in the running for 500 new jobs through a laboratory testing company that could become the largest-single employment expansion by one company in High Point in at least 15 y...
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In this 2004 photo, Dr. James Errico prepares to give blood as Brenda Robertson checks information. HPE | FILE
In memory of Dr. Errico: The American Red Cross and Cornerstone plan blood drive Jan. 12
HIGH POINT – At this time of year, blood supply is low, and the community is in deep need. The American Red Cross and Cornerstone are sponsoring a blood drive in memory of the late Dr. James M. Er...
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Land-use changes in store for growth area
HIGH POINT – A tweak in the long-range land-use planning for an area north of High Point would take effect under a proposal making its way through the city’s approval process. The pending change i...
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Work continues on the new U.S. 311 Bypass. Photo was taken at bridge where the new U.S. 311 will pass under the old U.S. 311 near Sophia. Sonny Hedgecock | HPE
Final 311 link set for completion
TRIAD – A highway project dating back on planning documents to the time of President John Kennedy’s administration finally should become a fulfilled reality this year. Work should conclude this fa...
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Board to consider videos, other issues
GUILFORD COUNTY – County officials could discuss a ban on video presentations during televised meetings at an upcoming retreat. As 2011 ended, the Guilford County Board of Commissioners decided t...
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Citizens academy sessions begin
HIGH POINT – The 2012 winter/spring session of the High Point Police Department Citizen’s Police Academy will offer members of the public an opportunity to learn anything they want to know about th...
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Economic uncertainty carries into new year
HIGH POINT – Four days in, and local economists have mixed outlooks for 2012. No one expects a miracle cure for the economy just because the year has changed, but economists say any slight change ...
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Jobs picture improves in Triad, state
TRIAD – The job picture in November proved to be a better than previous months in 2011, according to new data released on Wednesday. November seemed to be a month of improvement for nearly three-q...
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Cheer Fund short of goal in final report
The 2011 Christmas Cheer Fund has received $1,495 today. That brings the total in donations to $29,285 for this final report of the 2011 Cheer Fund. This year’s goal was $35,000. The fund, operate...
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Revaluation to adjust property values
ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER GUILFORD COUNTY – Guilford is one of 13 North Carolina counties to face a property revaluation in 2012, and it’s still an open question where property values will be. T...
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A small handgun like this .380 can be easily concealed. This one had only a vest covering it with no outward sign that it was there. SONNY HEDGECOCK | HPE
Concealed carry law won’t apply at city parks and recreation sites
enterprise staff writer HIGH POINT – Concealed handgun permit holders looking to take advantage of a new law that allows them to bring their weapons to parks throughout the state won’t be able to ...
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City’s welcome sign along US 311 damaged in wreck
HIGH POINT – A driver of a car along U.S. 311 Saturday night has been charged in an accident that caused another vehicle to spin off of the highway and strike the brick “Welcome to High Point” sign...
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The new gymnasium at Southwest Guilford High School, named for beloved hall-of-fame wrestling coach James E. Coggins, is part of a construction project recently completed at the school. Don Davis Jr. | HPE
Renovation nears end: $31 million Southwest High project almost complete
HIGH POINT – Athletic Director Brindon Christman can see it and feel it. A $31 million addition and renovation project at Southwest Guilford High School is all but finished. Christman is very prou...
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School calendars offered for comments
GUILFORD COUNTY – School district officials have opened a 30-day comment period for the 2012-13 calendars for non-traditional district schools with an opening date before Aug. 25 or a closing date ...
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Jordan Harrison fills his vehicle with gas at Smitty’s One Stop on W. Lexington Avenue. He said he was unaware of the state gas tax increase taking effect on Jan. 1. DON DAVIS JR. | HPE
Gas tax hike surprises some, angers others
HIGH POINT – Gas became even more expensive today. The state gas tax now is 4 cents per gallon more, making North Carolina the state with the highest excise tax and the state with the seventh high...
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Many words describe Citizen of the Year
ENTERPRISE STAFF REPORT HIGH POINT – Creative, dedicated, determined, engaged, friend, honest, passionate and tireless are just some expressions that came to mind when several former Citizens of t...
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Kearns tireless in efforts to improve lives
HIGH POINT – Ask almost anybody to talk about Dorothy “Dot” Kearns and you will get an earful – overwhelmingly favorable. When she was honored by UNC-Greensboro in May 2011, Chancellor Linda P. Br...
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City Project reports a positive year
HIGH POINT – An infusion of private investment and new business openings were among the highlights of the year for the City Project. In addition to its annual funding from the city, which totalled...
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Dorothy Kendall Kearns: The High Point Enterprise Citizen of the Year. Mary Bogest | Special to the Enterprise
Dot Kearns: Citizen of Year 2011
HIGH POINT – Some people are talkers, some people are doers. The High Point Enterprise Citizen of the Year 2011 is both, and more. Rest assured if something in these parts has almost anything to ...
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Citizen of Year is a caring leader: Her attention now is focused on Southside
HIGH POINT – Christine Greene, The High Point Citizen of the Year 2001, declared that Dot Kearns “for many years has been the constant and aggressive voice for the disenfranchised in our community....
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Community’s charity still on display
HIGH POINT – The holidays are nearing an end, but the charity of the community continues to be displayed. Target at Oak Hollow and the United Way of Greater High Point team up every year to get a ...
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Brothers revive Boyles Furniture
HIGH POINT – A business with a prior presence in Jamestown will be revived a little farther from home. Boyles Furniture, which went out of business about a year ago, will see its rebirth in 2012 t...
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Nonprofits pleased with donations, but need still is great
HIGH POINT – The end of the year is here and nonprofits have started tallying donations of one of the “giving-est” years in awhile. “We have had massive amounts of food drives from small businesse...
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SOBER ADVICE: Authorities offer tips on staying safe while ringing in the new year
TRIAD – New Year’s Eve can be a great time for friends and family to get together and celebrate. Unfortunately, those celebrations can lead to a number of intoxicated drivers trying to find their...
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Deputy Chief Marty Sumner, who will take over for retiring Jim Fealy, stands in front of a presentation on the innovative crime-fighting model that put the city and the department on the national map for its work deterring gun, drug market and gang violence. DON DAVIS JR. | HPE FILE
Police expect smooth transition after Chief Fealy retires
HIGH POINT – Changes in leadership of law enforcement agencies usually bring some uncertainty about the future, but city leaders said they don’t expect this to be the case when High Point gets a ne...
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Melissa Elliott and Peggy Jones sort through some of the clothing dropped off at the Oak Hollow Thrift on Eastchester Drive. Charities are looking at increased donations in the last days of 2011 as people seek tax write-offs. DON DAVIS JR. | HPE
BEAT THE CLOCK: Today is deadline for 2011 charitable tax donations
HIGH POINT – Making a charitable contribution today will carry special meaning – at least with the tax man. Anyone furnishing donations to a qualified, tax-exempt organization today can squeeze in...
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Fealy: ‘I’m retiring’
HIGH POINT – High Point police Chief Jim Fealy announced Wednesday that he will retire in two months and city officials named the department’s second-in-command as his successor. City Manager Stri...
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Officials seek to keep buses rolling for elderly
HIGH POINT – A California-based company that supplements city transportation services for the elderly and disabled will stop providing the service for High Point. MV Transportation broke its contr...
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Palliser will make debut in Las Vegas
HIGH POINT – A furniture company that owns show space in High Point will make its debut at the next edition of the Las Vegas Market. Palliser Furniture Co., a Canadian company out of Winnapeg, Man...
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Mixed blessings: Retailers across nation report up and down holiday sales
HIGH POINT – Retailers got the same gift of a successful holiday season this year, but in a different wrapping paper. Retailers across the nation on Wednesday reported that this season was slightl...
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Congressman fields questions to show fitness after illness
TRIAD – Usually a congressman who sits in a cushioned, wooden chair taking questions from reporters for a half an hour wouldn’t make a statement by simply accomplishing the task. But for Congressm...
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City to begin facade grant program
HIGH POINT – After months of discussion by the City Project and City Council, the new year will bring the first manifestation of a retail incentives policy. The City Project, the nonprofit organiz...
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Photo shows upper entrance to Sears at Oak Hollow Mall. Sonny Hedgecock | HPE
Kmart, Sears in limbo
HIGH POINT – Sears Holdings is closing between 100 and 120 of its Sears and Kmart stores, but there is no word on whether Sears at Oak Hollow or Kmart on S. Main are a part of those closings. The ...
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Police: Shaw assaulted by family member
GREENSBORO – Guilford County Commissioner Linda Shaw was assaulted by a family member in her home Monday, police reported. Shaw, 71, told police that Robert Charles “Robbie” Hewett, 29, of 8331 La...
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Court rejects appeal for sex offender
GUILFORD COUNTY – A Guilford County man serving 123 years in prison for a series of sexual assaults on a child had his appeal denied by a state court in a ruling handed down last week. Daniel Edwa...
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District faces performance plan update
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Oak Hill Elementary honored for academic gains
HIGH POINT – Oak Hill Elementary has collected another honor for improving academic performance. Oak Hill and the Middle College at North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University recentl...
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Volunteers have unique role at Latino Center
HIGH POINT – Latino Family Center has a tremendous need for volunteers, both Spanish and English speaking. “We’re utilizing volunteers in a way that’s not been done here before, and that’s excitin...
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A Penn-Griffin class has undertaken a documentary on the Feb. 11 Woolworth Sit-In. Don Davis Jr. | HPE
Students make sit-in documentary
HIGH POINT – Teenagers at a local school are working on a documentary to chronicle a key moment in the city’s history that contributed to High Point and the nation becoming a more enlightened socie...
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Shopping was busy at the Target store in High Point as the long checkout lines tell the tale. Sonny Hedgecock | HPE
Shoppers seek post-holiday deals
HIGH POINT – All the hubbub of Christmas shopping, gift wrapping and playing Santa is done, but after Christmas sales are just getting revved up. Stores are teeming with shoppers looking for deals...
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Community Foundation helps Latino Center with grant
HIGH POINT – Latino Family Center of Greater High Point on Dec. 15 received its first grant from High Point Community Foundation. That grant for $21,530, to increase services and expand current me...
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Ray Calhoun (left) receives a meal from Mobile Meals volunteer Ruth Lenger, who was one of many volunteers that picked up the meals at High Point Regional Hospital Sunday morning and delivered them. Sonny Hedgecock | HPE
Holiday tradition: Restaurant, nonprofit team up to give thousands a well-fed Christmas
HIGH POINT – Crossroads restaurant on Westchester Drive opened it doors on Christmas Day for a special cause. The restaurant played host to the nonprofit His Laboring Few’s annual free Christmas...
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Report shows city has fixed earlier audit issues
HIGH POINT – City officials issued a progress report this week on steps they have taken to improve financial management practices since 1998. Financial Services Director Jeff Moore provided the Ci...
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City’s insurance cost increases
HIGH POINT – A new contract for city employees’ health insurance coverage includes a cost increase of 5.44 percent to the city. The City Council has approved a one-year renewal with current insura...
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Programs connect families with resources
HIGH POINT – Latino Family Center’s mission centers on helping Latinos connect to resources in the community. The mission is not new, but leaders recently changed how it is carried out, with a foc...
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City finances get clean bill of health
HIGH POINT – Independent auditors gave the city a clean bill of financial health for the year that ended June 30. The audit, by Greensboro accounting firm McGladrey & Pullen, was presented to the ...
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GEO Care is part of growing trend
HIGH POINT – One of the key issues in the recent debate about a proposed psychiatric hospital in the Five Points community is exactly who will be behind the walls of the facility. If GEO Care open...
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Eric Solis dressed Honey as Santa to visit the real Santa during the One Kid One Gift party at the Latino Family Center. Don Davis Jr. | HPE
Teens develop leadership, gift drive at same time
HIGH POINT – Four teens who frequent the Latino Family Center organized a drive to provide Christmas gifts for other Hispanic children. On Dec. 17, children up to age 12 received gifts at a party ...
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Margarita Kerkado (left), program director/Hermanas co-ordinator, and Evelyn Morales, executive director, make plans at the Latino Family Center. Sonny Hedgecock | HPE
CHANGE WORKS! Latino Family Center numbers multiply rapidly
HIGH POINT – On a weekday afternoon earlier this month, teens and pre-teens from nearby schools spilled into the Latino Family Center at the corner of Westwood Avenue and Lindsay Street. Some busi...
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The parking lot at Target was crowded with last-minute shoppers. DON DAVIS JR. | HPE
Combat shopping: Last-minute Christmas shoppers hit the stores
HIGH POINT – Procrastinators and Santa’s little helpers all made their way to the stores early on the last shopping day until Christmas. Whether on purpose or simply a slip of the mind, several Hi...
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HPU students help Salvation Army
HIGH POINT – High Point University recently joined forces with Sealy, FOX 8 and Old Dominion Freight Line to help restock the shelves of the Salvation Army as a part of the annual Sealy/Fox8 Holida...
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Guilty plea made in fraud case with area ties
TRIAD – The co-owner of a company with local ties embroiled in a federal fraud case pleaded guilty for his role in a commodities trading investment scheme, the U.S. Department of Justice reports. ...
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Man in accident dies from injuries
HIGH POINT – A High Point man has died from injuries suffered in a traffic accident last week. Kevin John Smith, 55, of Spanish Peak Drive, died Thursday at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical ...
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Police arrest suspects in fire at school building
GREENSBORO – Police have arrested two Smith High School students and a 16-year-old on felony charges in connection with a fire that destroyed an outbuilding at Smith High School on Thursday. Green...
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Cheer Fund collects $745 in donations
The 2011 Christmas Cheer Fund has received $745 today. That brings the total in donations to $27,790. This year’s goal is $35,000. The fund, operated by the Kiwanis Club of High Point, provides Ch...
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Scrap cardboard is baled and stored at the High Point Materials Recovery Facility on Riverdale Drive. FILE | HPE
Green Christmas: Make recycling a part of the holiday tradition
HIGH POINT – It’s Christmas Eve, and you’ve saved the gift wrapping until the last minute. You look around at the tablet PCs, iPods, Leap Pads and Legos you’ve bought, but what do you do with the ...
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This aerial view of downtown High Point shows the International Home Furnishings Center (bottom left) and Showplace (bottom right) among the other furniture showroom buildings. FILE | HPE
Bain has become political issue before for Romney
TRIAD – The attack this year on Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his ties to Bain Capital Partners isn’t the first time that the investment company he co-founded has become a point...
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Investor gets debate spotlight
HIGH POINT – One of the key investors in the company that bought the three main showrooms at the High Point Market is receiving a flurry of publicity in the Republican presidential race, though it ...
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Tree farmers want marketing campaign to boost sales. HPE | FILE
A tradition withers: Some tree farmers weary about cost of promotion
TRIAD – Some farmers still are frustrated over USDA’s delay on starting a self-financed promotion campaign for the Christmas tree industry and blame politics for the last-minute shutdown of the pro...
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Cheer Fund grows to $27,045
The 2011 Christmas Cheer Fund has received $1,050 today. That brings the total in donations to $27,045. This year’s goal is $35,000. The fund, operated by the Kiwanis Club of High Point, provides ...
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Bank of North Carolina’s N. Elm Street, High Point, location is shown. BNC has purchased KeySource Financial Inc. DON DAVIS JR. | HPE
Bank of NC buys Research Triangle institution
TRIAD – Bank of North Carolina is ending 2011 as it has spent much of the past two years – expanding the size and scope of the financial institution. BNC Bancorp, the parent company of the bank f...
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City mourns officer on 10th anniversary of death
HIGH POINT – A decade after her death, Shelia Twyman’s legacy encompasses far more than the fact that she was the last High Point police officer to die in the line of duty, according to those who k...
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Eric Caveness (left) and sons Dylan (center) and Ryan (right) work the Salvation Army post at Walmart on S. Main Street. DON DAVIS JR. | HPE
Residents dig deep for holiday donations
HIGH POINT ­– Although need increased exponentially in the city and in the Triad this season, High Pointers stepped up to the plate. The Salvation Army of High Point began the holiday season with ...
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Dawn Leviner had granddaughters Kaydence (left) and Mackenzie Craver (center) in tow while shopping at Sears at Oak Hollow Mall. DON DAVIS JR. | HPE
Dashing to the shops: With 2 days to go, retailers brace for last-minute rush
HIGH POINT – There’s only two more shopping days left before Christmas, and retailers are ready for the onslaught of last-minute shoppers. During the holiday season, as with the rest of the year, ...
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Santa expected to parachute in today
HIGH POINT – If you happen to see a familiar fat man in a red suit falling from the sky today. You’re right. It will be Santa Claus. Instead of flying around with his eight magic reindeer and s...
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Guilford County Schools Chief of Staff Nora Carr discusses the hazing incident at T. Wingate Andrews that resulted in five junior varsity basketball players being criminally charged. Don Davis Jr. | HPE
Andrews disbands junior varsity basketball team
HIGH POINT – The T. Wingate Andrews boys junior varsity basketball team saw its season end early. The squad has been disbanded in the wake of an alleged hazing incident on campus Monday evening. ...
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Cheer Fund grows to $25,995
The 2011 Christmas Cheer Fund has received $525 today. That brings the total in donations to $25,995. This year’s goal is $35,000. The fund, operated by the Kiwanis Club of High Point, provides Ch...
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Shoppers leave the BIG Kmart on S. Main Street in the rain Wednesday. Sonny Hedgecock | HPE
Layaway angels: Anonymous donors spread Christmas cheer through Kmart
HIGH POINT – This year’s Christmas feel-good story is playing out at Kmart Corp. stores across the area and nation, and no one is as surprised as the people who operate the retail company. Startin...
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The High Point Convention and Visitors Bureau reports a continued upswing in tourism. SONNY HEDGECOCK | HPE
Bureau keeps tallying gains
HIGH POINT – City tourism promoters have enjoyed a productive fall, drawing visitors to a variety of conventions and meetings and building off the success of the fall High Point Market. Conventio...
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Gym construction falters: Guilford County school officials work through legal entanglements
HIGH POINT – As they work through legal entanglements, school district officials do not expect to see completion of the stalled $5 million renovation project at High Point Central High School until...
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Cornerstone at forefront of health-care evolution
HIGH POINT – Dr. Grace Terrell and the caregivers at Cornerstone Health Care are starting the process of revolutionizing the way they deliver health-care services. Terrell, CEO of Cornerstone, the...
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Cheer Fund adds $275 to total
The 2011 Christmas Cheer Fund has received $275 today. That brings the total in donations to $25,470. This year’s goal is $35,000. The fund, operated by the Kiwanis Club of High Point, provides Ch...
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Differing of opinions: Zoning fight over hospital site exposes split
HIGH POINT – Monday’s action by the City Council brought an answer to the question of whether a mental hospital can locate in the Five Points community, but the case exposed profound differences of...
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Cheer Fund collects $715 in donations
The 2011 Christmas Cheer Fund has received $715 today. That brings the total in donations to $25,195. This year’s goal is $35,000. The fund, operated by the Kiwanis Club of High Point, provides Ch...
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Hartley Drive, as shown in the left of photo, ends in less than 300 yards from the YMCA sign. Sonny Hedgecock | HPE
City OKs contract for Hartley project
HIGH POINT – The City Council on Monday approved a contract for a north High Point transportation project that will widen and extend W. Hartley Drive from N. Main Street to Westover Drive at Shadow...
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Residents attend meeting at High Point City Council on rezoning of site that includes the former Evergreens Nursing Home property that GEO Care wants to convert into a psychiatric hospital. PHOTO Courtesy OF WXII
REZONING DENIED: Attempt to block hospital fails
HIGH POINT – A Florida company will be able to locate a mental health hospital in High Point after the City Council on Monday voted down a proposed rezoning of 91.5 acres at Greensboro Road and Int...
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Council set to consider rezoning of proposed hospital site
HIGH POINT – The City Council is scheduled to consider a rezoning case tonight that will determine whether a Florida company can locate a mental health hospital in High Point. The council has requ...
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Dogs vie for visitors’ attention at the Guilford County Animal Shelter. DON DAVIS JR. | HPE
Recession hits pets, too!
TRIAD – The economy has left about 13.9 million workers unemployed. The trickle-down effect of that unemployment is homelessness for several pets. Humane societies and animal shelters in the Triad...
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Economic potential drives hospital debate
HIGH POINT – From an economic development standpoint, would a privately-run, state-contracted mental hospital outweigh the commercial development potential of the former Evergreens Nursing Home sit...
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Owning animals can be costly
TRIAD ­— In these tough economic times, many have to weigh the importance of each financial decision made, especially the decision to own a pet. About 62 percent of households in the United States...
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Cheer Fund grows to $24,480
The 2011 Christmas Cheer Fund has received $1,035 today. That brings the total in donations to $24,480. This year’s goal is $35,000. The fund, operated by the Kiwanis Club of High Point, provides ...
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The University Center is aglow with lights and trimmings of the holiday season. HPU is opening its doors to the community for two days this week. SPECIAL | HPE
YOU'RE INVITED! High Point University opens campus to community for holidays
HIGH POINT – High Point University hopes to spread some Christmas cheer to the community this holiday season. The public is invited to visit the university between 5 and 8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday...
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Committee to review rural fire service
GUILFORD COUNTY – The likely chairman of a new fire protection study committee said Thursday he expects the new group will take its time looking over the county’s scattered operations. “We need to...
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BBB warns of repair scam
GUILFORD COUNTY – The Better Business Bureau of Central North Carolina is warning consumers in the Triad about an appliance repair company that goes by the name Service Experts and has had eight co...
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Gary George Designs is moving into this facility on Dorris Avenue. DON DAVIS JR. | HPE
Furniture maker to open High Point plant
HIGH POINT – A new manufacturer coming to south High Point offers a nice reversal of fortune within the home furnishings industry. Gary George Designs, based in Long Island, N.Y., will open a fram...
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Shown are aircraft at the FedEx terminal at PTIA. An anticipated increase in noise is leading the city to seek expansion of the noise district. The changes are based on the results of the PTIA Part 150 Airport Noise Compatibility Study, which was undertaken in 2004. DON DAVIS JR. | HPE
City seeks expansion of airport noise district
HIGH POINT – Land use changes are in the works for parts of north High Point affected by noise from Piedmont Triad International Airport flights. The City Council is seeking to expand High Point’s...
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Shown are buses parked at the Thomas Built Buses Fairfield Plant. DON DAVIS JR. | HPE
GETTING BUSY: Thomas Built Buses recalls 125 idled workers
HIGH POINT – The ups and downs during the past several years at Thomas Built Buses are turning back up as the company announced Friday it will bring back 125 workers starting next month. Thomas Bu...
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Board takes stand in calendar debate
GUILFORD COUNTY – School district officials have again entered the school calendar debate over the prospect of having to add five days for students next year. On a unanimous vote, the Guilford C...
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Cheer Fund grows by $1,265
The 2011 Christmas Cheer Fund has received $1,265 today. That brings the total in donations to $23,445. This year’s goal is $35,000. The fund, operated by the Kiwanis Club of High Point, provides ...
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Lois Auman, Bonnie Cashion and Dot Coggin (from left) prepare dinner plates for homeless recipients Thursday. The group is from Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church. CHANEL DAVIS | HPE
An event for homeless: Community dinner feeds many, brings awareness
HIGH POINT – A warm place, good food and kind words were more than the usual for those High Point residents who showed up at Showplace Thursday. This year’s Homeless Memorial Community Dinner welc...
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State House speaker addresses issues
HIGH POINT – State House Speaker Thom Tillis defended the Republican-crafted state budget during a town hall Thursday, saying that GOP legislative leaders had to make tough choices this year in a d...
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