Author: Scott D. Yost

The Guilford County Board of Commissioners is scheduled to give the Interactive Resource Center (IRC) in Greensboro $306,000 as part of the county’s effort to make the…

On Monday, Nov. 20, the City of Greensboro released its latest report as to how things are going with regard to the implementation of the city’s strategic plan for the year 2040…

Chairman of the Guilford County Board of Commissioners Skip Alston said this week that he sees no reason at all for county residents to get a property tax increase next summer when the county adopts its new 2024-2025 fiscal budget…

Two Guilford County officials and two others teamed up to shoot an impressive golf score that has resulted in $25,000 in prize money that will go to help feed the hungry and buy presents this holiday for kids who otherwise might not get any…

The International Civil Rights Center and Museum is inviting everyone to come to Downtown Greensboro on Friday, Dec.1 and, from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., celebrate the season with a line-up of performers and entertainers on the night that Downtown Greensboro comes to life with holiday cheer…

The small town of Whitsett in eastern Guilford County was the scene of an apparent domestic violence incident this weekend that left two dead.
The Guilford County Sheriff’s Department is reporting that, on Sunday, Nov. 19, sheriff’s deputies were called to the residence at 6523 Donahue Dr. in Whitsett in response to a domestic dispute…

The High Point Public Library is hosting a Veterans Day Celebration on Tuesday, Nov. 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is billing it as “a tribute honoring veterans as well as their families.”

A new agreement reached between Guilford County government and the Guilford County Tourism Development Authority means that, going forward, the county will handle a lot of logistical and accounting functions for the authority in return for about $60,000 a year…

Guilford County Commissioner Pat Tillman knows a thing or two about the military and national defense. He joined the Marines within weeks after graduating from Appalachian State University and he has said that serving his country – both in peacetime and in armed conflict – has been one of the greatest privileges he’s ever known..

It used to be, years ago, that when the parents in a family had problems, relatives would take care of the kid or kids until those issues got worked out. And they would do so for free…

It’s not even Thanksgiving yet, however, in High Point, it’s already beginning to look a lot like Christmas. On Wednesday, Nov. 15, the High Point Public Library hosted its annual tree lighting ceremony and also opened up the very popular Guilford Merchant Association “Selfie Sleigh”…

Guilford County government wants everyone to know that you don’t have to be a Native American to participate in National Native American Heritage Month – which is this November. The county’s website has a banner headline announcing the…

Anyone who’s ever watched the City of Greensboro’s government in action knows that one very high priority is promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. And one index that measures such things – specifically, the city’s treatment of the LGBT…

Greensboro Mayor Nancy Vaughan and Greensboro City Councilmember Goldie Wells are inviting everyone in the local community to take time out of their busy day and do something unique on November 21: Stop whatever you’re doing at noon…

A surprisingly large number of Greensboro residents truly enjoyed getting and reading the City of Greensboro’s print periodical – the “At Your Service” newsletter – that came included in water bills. But, alas, the city has announced that Greensboro residents should no longer bother looking for it…

ProKidney, the biotech company that’s planning a $458 million facility in Greensboro, has seen its stock fall precipitously in recent months; however, in a Tuesday, Nov. 14 financial report, ProKidney officials stated that the company is well capitalized for its future growth plans…

You may not know it, but Greensboro has a poet.
The Greensboro City Council has appointed local spoken word performance poet, activist and author Josephus Thompson III as the City’s very first poet laureate…

Students at Fairview Elementary School in High Point have received 300 new books from High Point University freshmen, who donated copies of their favorite childhood books…

This entire week – Monday,, Nov. 13 to Friday, Nov. 17– has been declared by Guilford County as a week to raise awareness of hunger and homelessness in the county, and county leaders are taking the opportunity to emphasize everything the county is doing to address those two problems in 2023…

The transition of the management of the Greensboro Coliseum and related entertainment and sports facilities to a private management company is going to take a little longer than expected…

NC State Rep. Jon Hardister, who is running for the job of NC Labor Commissioner, announced on Tuesday, Nov. 14 that, if elected, he’ll reinstate a practice that current NC Labor Commissioner Josh Dobson is putting an end to – that of having the Labor Commissioner’s picture in every elevator in the state…

The Guilford County Board of Commissioners has recognized the week of Monday, Nov. 13 thru Friday, Nov. 17 as “Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week” in a broad effort “to encourage community members to come together to amplify

There’s been a whole lot of fallout from the shooting at the Electric Tequila establishment earlier this month that left a slew of bullet casings on the ground and two women injured – and Greensboro Mayor Nancy Vaughan has been very outspoken regarding the incident…

On Monday, Nov. 13, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) issued a public health alert following five stillbirths or neonatal deaths in babies with congenital syphilis born between…

As most people know, the cost of mailing letters to Santa at his North Pole workshop has become...

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) will host a live ‘tele-town...

Anyone who just moved to the state and wants to know more about how hot the rivalry between Duke and Carolina is should just go back and look at the pre- and post-game interviews with fans in 2022 when the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill …

The High Point City Council will get a lot more diverse very soon.
Once the newly elected members are sworn in, the council will have more minority and female representation as well as a new mayor who brings a youthful outlook to a job that’s typically held in High Point by those much older…

The arts contribute a great deal to life in Greensboro and Guilford County, and Creative Greensboro ¬– the city’s office for arts and culture – wants to see more art in the community and wants the public more engaged with that art…

There will be a lot of celebrations honoring veterans this weekend since Saturday, Nov. 11 is Veteran’s Day, and, one way the City of Greensboro will show its thanks and respect is by providing free transportation on that day for those who have served their country.

The City of Greensboro, the surrounding area and the state of North Carolina have been doing extremely well in recent years when it comes to catching the eyes of businesses looking to locate somewhere, and the area now has yet another feather in its cap…

Gibsonville has been growing at a steady rate for years and years, and longtime town Mayor Lenny Williams said this week that the town needs two things in a bad way: A police headquarters and a library. Williams said he and other town…

It’s never a good sign when the Guilford County Audit Committee calls a special meeting to go behind closed doors to discuss a personnel issue regarding the county’s finances with the county attorney.

Do you know someone in High Point who goes out of their way to help others? Who works hard to give back to the community? Who is a terrific person who cares about fellow human beings and goes out of their way to demonstrate that?…

Inflation may have cooled off some since its high in recent years, but a new poll by High Point University found that people across the state are still hurting from it and thinking about it…

In the Tuesday, Nov. 7 election, there were three open seats on the Summerfield Town Council and those seats went to Lynne Williams DeVaney, who got 1,516 votes, Jonathan Hamilton, who got 1,316 votes, and Heath Clay who got…

While some candidates across Guilford County were frantically watching the votes roll in on Tuesday night, Nov. 7 – Election Night, that is – there was one mayor up for reelection who didn’t even glance at the results in his race…

Greensboro Sports Performance – which offers a wide variety of healing and well-being services – is holding a grand opening celebration for its new location with a ribbon cutting ceremony that will be performed by the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce on Friday, Nov. 17, at 1 p.m.

Both Guilford county leaders and area city leaders hoped to have more programs and solutions in place for addressing the problem of homelessness before winter weather sets in at the end of 2023…

Former Republican Guilford County Commissioner Alan Branson is getting back in the political arena – and this time he’s running at the state rather than county level.
“I have dedicated 8 years serving the people of Guilford County’s District 4 as their County Commissioner and now I am ready to step up and do the same as a public…

Nearly a dozen towns in Guilford County are holding elections on Tuesday, Nov. 7, but none of those are more important than the election of the mayor and three town councilmembers in Summerfield…

There are two candidates running for the job of Summerfield mayor – incumbent mayor Tim Sessoms...

As most people know by now, K-pop – Korean pop music – has been taking the world by storm, and, in recent years, top K-pop acts have started to tour the US, where the music’s popularity has been growing exponentially…

The next time the Guilford County Board of Commissioners holds a regular meeting will be in early December, and, as the first order of business, the board will elect current Chairman Skip Alston…

The Guilford County Sheriff’s Department has just announced not one, but two, upcoming town hall meetings where area residents can do what people do at these events: listen, learn, ask questions, offer input and engage in dialogue

This week, Silver Airways suddenly stopped all passenger service in and out of Piedmont Triad International Airport (PTIA).
For those who were paying attention to the airlines’ reviews and its news

These days, libraries are known for a whole lot more than books – and that’s particularly true of...

It ain’t over ‘till it’s over.
That’s true in football and basketball, but it’s also sort of true when it comes to the farmers market in High Point.