Author: Scott Yost

After Hurricane Helene hit western North Carolina, the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office asked people to help fill a large truck in the parking lot of the Sheriff’s Office’s administrative headquarters in downtown Greensboro with donations of needed supplies. 

Now, the Sheriff’s Office is holding another drive, one with a much less somber purpose.

On Monday, Nov. 18, the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office announced the renewal of its annual “Fill the Bus” toy drive, “where we come together to bring joy to children in need this holiday season.”…

The results of the 2024 General Election won’t be known until at least three weeks from now; however, the voting process in most parts of the country – including North Carolina and Guilford County – is already underway. 

So, there’s already some hard data regarding the election, and one of those interesting points of information is which party is sending in the most ballots by mail – the earliest way there is to vote.

The Rhino Times requested details regarding the status of the absentee ballots that have been coming into the Guilford County Board of Elections office, and, currently, as of Tuesday, Oct. 15, the office has accepted a total of 2,834 ballots by mail for the November 5 General Election, and, so far, 1,233 of those votes have been from Democratic voters while 724 ballots have been sent in by people registered as Republicans….

First Horizon Corporation, in what city officials are calling a “landmark partnership agreement” with the City of Greensboro and Oak View Group – the managers and operators of the Greensboro Coliseum Complex – will become the first naming rights partner of the 65-year-old coliseum complex, and the facility that’s always been known as the Greensboro Coliseum will now be “First Horizon Coliseum.”

Terms of the multi-year agreement – which goes into effect immediately – weren’t released.

The new partnership with First Horizon Bank was secured by Oak View Global Partnerships, which is Oak View Group’s sponsorship and naming rights division that connects brands with live entertainment properties….

It’s not beginning to look a lot like Christmas, but it is beginning to look a lot like the Greensboro City Council is about to pick a new city manager. 

Earlier in the year, City Council members said the decision would likely be made in late summer; and, on Friday, August 30, the Greensboro City Council called a special meeting for Friday, Sept. 6 at 2 p.m. in the Katie Dorsett Council Chamber of the Melvin Municipal Office Building at 300 W. Washington St. to discuss who should get the job….

College and university classes may dwindle to a trickle over the summer; however, that’s certainly not the case when it comes to construction at High Point University, where the projects are going gangbusters right now…

The City of Greensboro and Guilford County have seen a great deal of economic development in the last five years but it turns out that this area isn’t the only fortunate…

The City of Greensboro is hosting its second annual “Violence Awareness Day” on Friday, June 7. The event is being held in conjunction with National Gun Violence Awareness Day…

Juneteenth has only been an official federal holiday for a few years, but that doesn’t mean that the City of High Point and the High Point Library don’t have big plans to honor the day.  And since the two events will take place in just a couple of weeks, you won’t even have to wait until Wednesday, June 19th to celebrate…

Say what you will about the Guilford County Board of Commissioners, but they don’t know how to take no for an answer. 
At least not when it comes to sales tax increases…