Thursday, March 28th, 2024

Author: Scott D. Yost

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Sheriff’s Deputies To Get Some New Rides

Before you speed or commit a crime, be careful even if you don’t see any sheriff’s cars around – you might be under supervision from one of the four undercover cars that are part of a batch of new cars the department is hoping to purchase.

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Brick-Throwing Woman Smashes Deed’s Office Glass Door

Guilford County Register of Deeds Jeff Thigpen and his staff were disturbed to arrive at the office in downtown Greensboro recently to find that the glass entrance door on the side of the building facing the Old Guilford County Court House had been smashed by a woman who threw a brick at the door in the middle of the night. 

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Tillman Tired Of Schools Playing Politics With Seat He Vacated

There’s a lot of controversy over who should be the next District 3 Guilford County Board of Education member – but there’s no question as to who occupied that seat last.  New Guilford County Commissioner Pat Tillman held that school board seat until early December of last year and now he has a lot to say about the way the vacancy should be filled.

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County Seeks Input On Funding For Economic Development Groups

The Guilford County Board of Commissioners is considering three hefty distributions of federal money to local economic development organizations, and, in accordance with state law, the board is holding a public hearing on the potential moves. That hearing will take place at the board’s Thursday, Feb. 23 regular meeting, which will start at 5:30 p.m.

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Duke Fans Blue After Devil Of A No-Call

On Sunday, Feb. 12, sports fans were of course talking about the Super Bowl. However, in Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) states, much of the buzz was about the no call – or rather the reversal of a call made on the floor – that snatched near certain victory away from the Duke University men’s basketball team and allowed Virginia to win the game in overtime.

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Guilford County Launching Huge Counteroffensive In the Opioid War

For three decades, the opioid addiction epidemic has marched on, taking one life after another in Guilford County as well as across the US.  Guilford County government – with funding from a national lawsuit filed by local and state governments against opioid manufacturers and distributors – is now set to launch a huge, well-funded, long-term counteroffensive meant to halt the epidemic locally and save lives that would otherwise be lost.

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Guilford County Officials Push To Reuse Retired County Staff

The Guilford County Board of Commissioners along with department heads and top county staff are pushing hard this year for a change in state law that would allow retired county workers to come back to work and provide more than 1,000 hours of additional service – which is where the cap on retiree call-backs stands right now.

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Guilford County Names New Chief Financial Officer

Don Warn, who’s just been named Guilford County’s chief financial officer, is known for having a way with numbers – specifically budget numbers.  Warn brings more than a quarter century of experience in finance to Guilford County and he is going to need that expertise to oversee the financial operations of Guilford County government, which has been spending money like crazy in recent years.

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State Health Officials To Hold Virtual Town Hall To Combat HIV/AIDS Stigma

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kodi Kinsley — along with a variety of community partners from the North Carolina AIDS Action Network, Mecklenburg County Public Health and Livingstone College — will host a virtual town hall on Tuesday, Feb. 7 at 6 p.m. to discuss the importance of HIV/AIDS education and awareness, and to help reduce the stigma associated with the disease.

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One Greensboro Walgreens Takes Drastic Step To Prevent Shoplifting

One new shoplifting prevention method being employed at the Walgreens at 300 E. Cornwallis Dr. is causing some double takes for late-night shoppers who enter the store. As of Tuesday, Jan. 31, shoppers at night are greeted with a sign that states, “Attention. We will NOT be able to allow ANY large purses or bags in the store at this time.”  The sign also apologizes for the inconvenience.

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