CLARIFICATION: Wil-Cox Bridge Historian Walter R. Turner of the N.C. Transportation Museum Foundation tells us the Wil-Cox Bridge over the Yadkin River between Davidson and Rowan counties was completed in 1924 instead of 1922 ...
OUR VIEW: Sunshine Week is all about your rights Have you wondered how much your city manager is paid? Are you curious about how many disciplinary actions were taken this year at the school your child will attend for the first time next fall? Do...
OUR VIEW: Learn from Thomasville sewage spill An engineering study of last summer’s sewage spill in Thomasville commissioned by the city raises the possibility that the spill may have been less than 15.93 million gallons and that long-term e...
A QUICK THOUGHT: The Villains It appears to be a stretch to call a team (22-7) representing a school that has won four consecutive state titles a Cinderella team. But, that’s exactly what we’re doing as we wish the Bishop McGu...
OUR VIEW: Davidson board saves historic bridge The Davidson County Board of Commissioners wisely decided Tuesday to invest in the past, a move that may well pay dividends in the future. Commissioners voted 5-2 for the county to assume ownershi...
OUR VIEW: Focus turns to home furnishings This winter’s colder than normal temperatures appear to be letting up as March rolls in, so now attention begins turning to High Point’s spring home furnishings events. And there has been good new...
OUR VIEW: Rock slide becomes a classroom At least some good has come from the rock slide that closed Interstate 40 in both directions at milemarker 3 in Haywood County Oct. 25. At that time, the North Carolina Department of Transportatio...
OUR VIEW: Approach merger talks cautiously To High Point City Council, which will be visited by Guilford County Commissioners bearing consolidation recommendations on Thursday, we offer these words of caution: When someone slaps you on the...
OUR VIEW: Slow down on health care, Mr. President Well, at least House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer sounds a bit reasonable about an impending health care reform vote – much more so than President Obama. On Wednesday, Obama challenged the Congress...
OUR VIEW: Local race filing closes under cloud It’s unfortunate that the filing period in the 28th Senate Democratic primary ended the way it did. Whatever the explanation, the last-second actions on the part of incumbent Katie Dorsett only fu...
