Author: John Hammer

For whatever reason, Cooper on Tuesday, Sept. 1 announced that he was going to allow gyms in North Carolina to crack their doors open on Friday, Sept. 4 beginning at 5 p.m.

Greensboro Fire Chief Bobby Nugent on Tuesday, Sept. 2 announced he would be retiring on Jan. 31, 2021.

The high degree of animosity some members of the City Council have toward the Guilford County Board of Commissioners was on display at the City Council virtual work session on Tuesday, Sept. 1. Councilmember Justin Outing made what seemed to be a reasonable suggestion and was repeatedly interrupted by Mayor Nancy Vaughan.

The Greensboro City Council has now completely eliminated public comment from its virtual monthly meeting to hear public comment. In the past, Mayor Nancy Vaughan has at least talked about the comments received. At the virtual meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 1, Vaughan simply noted that comments sent to the City Council would be available on the city’s website on Wednesday.

The people of North Carolina keep seeing reports that the data from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) was flawed and needed to be corrected.

The Greensboro City Council is holding a work session on Tuesday, Sept. 1 on the “Housing GSO, Creating Opportunities to Build A Better Community” report.

Some days it seems like the world hit the pause button in March and is waiting for someone to hit play to get started again. But, despite all the COVID-19 restrictions, some companies keep moving forward. Bee Safe Storage and Wine Cellar officially opened two new high-end storage facilities in North Carolina this summer.

North Carolina District 24 Sen. Rick Gunn (R-Alamance) is being sued for alienation of affection and criminal conversation.

Every state wants to be first in something. North Carolina on Tuesday, Sept. 1 will move into first place in the nation on restrictions on gyms and fitness centers.

The Greensboro Coliseum announced on Friday, Aug. 28 that the Greensboro Aquatic Center (GAC) will be hosting the 2020 USA Diving Winter National Championships.

The National Education Association and the state chapter the North Carolina Association of Educators have a huge disagreement about the status of education funding in North Carolina.

In the “better late than never” category, Gov. Roy Cooper submitted his proposed budget to the North Carolina legislature on Wednesday, Aug. 26.

The Greensboro City Council is holding its virtual public comment meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 1 at 5:30 p.m. The main purpose of the first meeting of the month is to hold a public forum where people can speak on any topic.

A lot of people didn’t expect to see a hero of the civil rights movement speaking at the Republican National Convention in support of President Donald Trump on Wednesday, Aug. 27.

The Greensboro Police Department on Wednesday, Aug. 26 released the police body worn camera videos of the incident on Meadowview Road on Aug. 18 where Theotis Kindell was shot.

When is finding an extra $457 million in your bank account not a cause for celebration?

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has repeatedly said that his decisions regarding COVID-19 restrictions are based on “the science, the data and the facts.”

Those awaiting a jury trial in North Carolina are going to have to keep waiting.

Restaurant Week sponsored by Downtown Greensboro Inc. (DGI) has been popular despite its stuffy name.

The Greensboro TED Talks by TEDxGreensboro originally scheduled for March have now been reimagined and rescheduled as a series of online sessions beginning on Tuesday, Sept. 8.

Both the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University opened last week, with students living on campus and in-person and hybrid classes.

The Greensboro City Council passed a resolution giving the city the right to take people’s property rights away and give them to a “receiver” if the vacant property is in a bad state of repair and the property owner won’t repair it.

Democratic District 24 Senate candidate J.D. Wooten may have some explaining to do.

North Carolina has the third strictest COVID-19 restrictions in the country.

Three out of four rezoning requests were approved by the Greensboro City Council at its regular monthly business meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 18.

One of the most powerful Republican representatives in the North Carolina state House resigned Thursday, Aug. 20.

The Greensboro City Council commissioned a report on affordable housing in April 2019 and, at a virtual work session on Tuesday, Aug. 18, received the report and the estimated cost to implement it of $50 million.

The Continuum of Care (COC), which handles homeless prevention programs in Greensboro, was number two on the agenda at the City Council virtual work session on Tuesday, Aug. 19, causing some confusion.

The statewide system for virtual schools, Canvas, is down for the second time in the first three days of the new school year.

“We’ve lost the mayor.” At anything but a virtual meeting those words from Greensboro City Clerk Angie Lord might have sparked some concern among councilmembers and those watching.

What a difference seven months can make.

Those most affected by the Greensboro City Council’s decision to require police officers to use written consent search forms, the police officers, are decidedly against the policy.

A new Wyndham champion took home the Sam Snead Cup on Sunday, Aug. 16 and almost no one in Greensboro was there to see it.

The first day of virtual school in North Carolina started with a statewide system crash.

The Rotary Club of Greensboro Carousel at the Greensboro Science Center (GCS) will open to the public on Wednesday, Aug. 26.

Finally, a ban on something that is not related to COVID-19.

A hot issue at the Tuesday, Aug. 18 City Council meeting will be whether or not to accept a Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) of $242,000.

Greensboro attorney Mike Fox has been reappointed as chair of the North Carolina Board of Transportation by Gov. Roy Cooper.

The Greensboro City Council on Tuesday, Aug. 11 agreed to require Greensboro police officers have a form signed before they conduct a consent search.

No high school football in North Carolina this fall is the decision the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) announced Wednesday, Aug. 12.

Open Streets in downtown Greensboro debuted last weekend and was such a success it will continue through August and into September.

Lt. Gov. Dan Forest lost his bid to get a temporary restraining order blocking some of the COVID-19 related executive orders by Gov. Roy Cooper.

So far the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) still plans to play football this year.

The issue of how this City Council conducts business came up during the discussion on consent searches at the virtual work session on Tuesday, Aug. 11.

The Greensboro City Council, at a virtual work session on Tuesday, Aug. 11, by consensus agreed to require police officers to obtain written consent before conducting a search of a vehicle, residence, business or person.

The article posted here on August 7, “Vaughan Expresses Frustration at Response of White People to Riots,” upset a lot of people.

The issue of how this City Council conducts business came up during the discussion on consent searches at the virtual work session on Tuesday, Aug. 11.

Councilmember Michelle Kennedy said that the City Council had been working on requiring a written consent form for police consent searches for a year and it was time to take action.

Fewer than 20,000 people in North Carolina currently have confirmed cases of COVID-19 according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) data and the number is trending down.

This is Wyndham Championship week, although it doesn’t seem like it.