With the economy improving, everyone expects to see some prices going up, but many residents in Summerfield are doing a double take – and asking a lot of questions – due to the astronomical prices that citizens are being charged for their public records requests.
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I remember, when I was a kid, I saw the animated Disney version of Snow White at the Terrace Theater at Friendly Shopping Center. I saw the scene where the prince kissed Snow White and I was like, “No, don’t tell me she’s lying there defenseless and unconscious and this predator comes along and uses the opportunity to sexually assault her.”
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The talks over whether to create a new $50 million municipal water system to serve northwest Guilford County are gaining steam. Recently, Guilford County Manager Marty Lawing met with the town managers of the three towns that could get a new water system – Summerfield, Stokesdale and Oak Ridge – to discuss the next move for the proposed project.
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Early voting is proving to be a big hit this year with county voters and,
by Friday, Oct. 19, after three days of it, more than 18,000 citizens had
already cast their votes for the November election. That’s about 2,000 more
than voted in the first three days of early voting in the 2014 midterm
election – and, since there are 50 percent more days of early voting this
year, some election officials think those initial numbers could be a sign
of very strong turnout for the 2018 election.
Hurricane Michael has come and gone but Guilford County’s recovery is far from over. In a report to the Guilford County Board of Commissioners at the board’s Thursday, Oct. 18 meeting, County Manager Marty Lawing said the preliminary costs associated with the storm for the county, cities and nonprofits was estimated to be about $1.5 million.
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What happens on the day before Halloween this year will play a big role in deciding whether or not Guilford County adopts a Cure Violence program – an initiative developed in Chicago meant to reduce shootings and other violent crime in certain designated areas of cities.
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Two years might seem like a long time to make plans, but when it involves constructing a new building and moving the county’s mental health services to a new location, it means starting to look for a new location right away. That’s is why Guilford County commissioners and county staff, behind the scenes, are looking at big plans for mental health services in the county two years from now.
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Sometimes the Guilford County commissioners get treated like VIPs, but recently some of them have clearly felt like second-class citizens when it comes to a major new school facilities study.
Several commissioners said that, even though Guilford County paid for half of the study from Tallahassee-based MGT Consulting Group, the county commissioners haven’t been granted the same access to the results as school officials.
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Guilford County Sheriff BJ Barnes isn’t only in a campaign to win reelection – he’s now also in campaign to save an old jail renovation project he wants badly. This week, Barnes has been trying to get the nine Guilford County commissioners to proceed with a $17.3 million renovation of the old jail in downtown Greensboro in order to move his administrative offices into the revamped building.
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I was sitting at home the other day watching TV and I heard the doorbell ring. I figured it was just some telemarketer or something so I just didn’t answer, but then it rang again and, when I didn’t answer, the persistent knocking started.
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Former Guilford County Sheriff Walter “Sticky” Burch is turning 100 and he’s ready to party. When...
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The Guilford County Board of Commissioners have had enough and they’re not going to take it anymore. That was the crystal clear message the board sent to county staff at a Thursday, Oct. 4 afternoon work session when the board slammed on the brakes for a $17 million project to renovate the old Guilford County jail in downtown Greensboro. Commissioners informed Guilford County Manager Marty Lawing and other staff that county staff simply cannot continue to bring projects to the board that cost millions more than original estimates.
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High Point often complains about getting the short end of the stick when it comes to county services, but starting on Tuesday, Oct. 24 at 4 p.m., the city will have one less thing to complain about: At that time, Guilford County will officially open the Guilford County Family Justice Center in High Point.
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I want you to imagine the worst person that you’ve met on Wall Street, the most ruthless and the...
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Whoever first said, “The more the merrier,” was probably talking about parties rather than county...
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On stoplights, green means go, but now, for Guilford County homebuilders, green means rebates on...
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I was so fascinated to watch the hearing of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh last week, and,...
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The Guilford County commissioners have approved the sale of 2.5 acres at 201 N. Eugene St. to the...
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The Guilford County commissioners aren’t just trying to reduce the county’s tax rate – now those...
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After years of debate, the Guilford County Board of Commissioners finally pulled the trigger on...
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I use Apple Music as my streaming music service but I had heard a lot of good things about Spotify...
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Guilford County just lost one of its great citizens and leaders: Former three-time Chairman of the...
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The State of North Carolina has filed its response to a lawsuit that the News & Record and...
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It’s good to be the king but it’s not so good to be an elections director in the State of North...
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Guilford County’s health department has had diabetes in its sights for years as a major public...
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A storm of biblical proportions never seen in the history of mankind is set to make a direct hit...
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At the Tuesday, Sept. 11 Summerfield Town Council meeting, the council managed to get a unanimous...
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Water, water everywhere and – Well, the water isn’t everywhere quite yet, but on Thursday, Sept....
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Guilford County and the surrounding counties aren’t exactly Silicon Valley when it comes to being...
Read MoreEveryone loves what you guys tend to be up too. This sort of clever work and reporting! Keep up the wonderful works guys. I’ve incorporated you guys to my own blogroll. – One very satisfied Rhino reader in the Far East ...
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When former Summerfield Town Councilmember Todd Rotruck got word that Guilford County Senior...
Read MoreI was in line at the Regal Grande theater at Friendly the other day to see Mission Impossible and I overheard a couple talking in the line behind me. I was utterly astounded by their conversation: They were in line to buy tickets, but they were only then finding out what was playing and deciding what to see.
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Local elected officials, economic development gurus, area business men and women – and, well, just...
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The results of a new water system feasibility study are about to open the floodgates on a frothy...
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The people who have been up in arms since Christmas of last year about Piedmont Triad...
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“There is an old political adage which says, If you can’t lick ‘em, jine [join] ‘em.” – Quentin...
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Area leaders were thrilled earlier this month when FedEx announced a significant expansion at...
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Often, people save the best for last. However, at the Thursday, August 23 meeting of the Guilford...
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On Tuesday, August 28, many people in courtroom 1-C of the Guilford County Courthouse in downtown...
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Proving that August can provide good news, Publix made it official Wednesday, August 29 that it...
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Guilford County has just filled one of its most important top-level positions – facilities...
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Before I wrote this column, I read over the best practices and guidelines for conducting an...
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The Bible says everyone should help out their fellow human beings, however, at a Thursday, August...
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In a move that Chairman of the Guilford County Board of Commissioners Alan Branson called...
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Mr. Trump had just returned from Finland, where he sided against his own intelligence agencies’...
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The new downtown High Point baseball stadium faced a lot of hurdles in 2017 – but now, well into...
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The case of former Summerfield Town Councilmember Todd Rotruck will be heading back to the...
Read MoreGuilford County Commissioner Skip Alston is making it his mission this summer to convince the Guilford County Board of Commissioners to approve county funding for a new Cure Violence initiative meant to reduce gang violence in...
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There was a very interesting moment at the end of a Monday, Aug. 6 hearing in the courthouse in...
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Well, I went to the beach for a vacation last week and, while I was gone, Apple magically became...
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