The North Carolina Board of Elections decided on Thursday, June 13 not to certify any new voting machines. About 30 percent of the counties in the state including Guilford will have to purchase new voting machines to comply with state law requiring paper ballots for the 2020 elections.

Summer is finally almost here and that means it’s time to start thinking about the Christmas holiday season. 

Both Mayor Nancy Vaughan and Greensboro Communications and Marketing Department Director Carla Banks have responded to questions about why the newly reformatted offsite City Council town hall meetings won’t be televised.But they don’t agree.

Some area businesses are getting together to try and do some good in the world and feed some needy families this summer: Blue Ridge Companies, The Palladium at Deep River Shopping Center and Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina are joining together for a “fill-the-truck Food Donation Drive” that will take place on Friday, June 21 at the Palladium Shopping Center in High Point.

Later this summer, Guilford County will be the center of attention for county officials from 99 counties across the state because Guilford County will host the 112th North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) Annual Conference, which will be held at Grandover Resort and Conference Center from Thursday, August 22 to Saturday, August 24.