Summerfield Calls Emergency Meeting To Fight De-Annexation
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Posted by Scott D. Yost | Mar 20, 2024 | News
Now that it appears crystal clear that developer David Couch is going to seek the de-annexation...
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Mar 20, 2024 | News
Launch Greensboro – the entrepreneurship arm of the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce – recently held its “Capital Connects” competition, which is meant to connect young startups with funding and other resources.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Mar 20, 2024 | News
On Thursday, March 21, the Guilford County Board of Commissioners plans to adopt a resolution honoring the life of a man who struggled in his youth, was labeled as mentally retarded in school and then went on to be an amazing success story by creating the Dudley Hair Care Products empire and making his fortune.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Mar 20, 2024 | News
On Tuesday, March 19, Sheriff Danny Rogers got so frustrated with the situation that his department sent out a public warning regarding a very popular scam in Guilford County right now.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Mar 19, 2024 | News
The High Point Farmers Market will kick off its 2024 season on Saturday, April 20, and the market will be at the same place it’s been in the past – outside the High Point Public Library at 901 N. Main St.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Mar 19, 2024 | News
Everyone knows it’s hard to find good help these days and that’s particularly true when it comes to lifeguards.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Mar 19, 2024 | News
Developer David Couch and the Town of Summerfield have been going back and forth for a very long time over a nearly 1,000-acre residential and mixed-use development that Couch wants to put on property he owns in the town.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Mar 18, 2024 | News
Guilford County government might not get much money from the new contract its entering into, but hopefully the contract will help the county get on the good side of the Lord.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Mar 18, 2024 | News
Usually, when you hear from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), it’s bad news.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Mar 18, 2024 | News
On Monday, March 18, the Guilford County Sheriff’s Department reported that one week earlier, on Monday, March 11, at just after 2 p.m., deputies responded to 4701 McConnell Road in McLeansville after a report of a shooting.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Mar 18, 2024 | News
On Friday, March 15, the Guilford County Sheriff’s Department reported that, two days earlier, department deputies – working along side of members of the Elon Police Department as well as the Burlington Police Department and the Alamance County Sheriff’s Department – executed a search warrant based on suspicions of drug activity at 301 Trinity Court in Elon.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Mar 15, 2024 | News
Hackers who went after Greensboro College got some of the most valuable personal information hackers can get – Social Security numbers.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Mar 15, 2024 | News
For about five years, reducing infant mortality in Guilford County has been one of the top goals of the Guilford County Board of Commissioners, and recently the board got some additional money to further that effort in conjunction with a neighboring county.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Mar 15, 2024 | News
The ink was barely dry on the vote totals after the 2024 Primary Election on Tuesday, March 5 before the national media began familiarizing the entire country with Republican NC Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson – now the Republican candidate for governor.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Mar 14, 2024 | News
Holding town hall meetings is something of a fad among local governments lately and the City of High Point is not opting out of the trend.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Mar 14, 2024 | News
The excitement in High Point around the city’s brand new Carolina Core Football Club has been building over the months as piece after piece of the team has fallen into place. Carolina Core has been announcing new players weekly, holding open tryouts, getting the administrative arm together – and now another big piece of the puzzle is taking shape.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Mar 14, 2024 | News
If the United States government could raise money from the private sector as well as High Point University (HPU), the country would be debt free and have a zero tax rate, but, alas, that is not to be.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Mar 13, 2024 | News
Over the years, Guilford County government has put a whole lot of work into the jail situation in Greensboro.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Mar 13, 2024 | News
Guilford County Commissioner Alan Perdue, who led the county’s Emergency Services Department for over a decade before becoming a county commissioner, is a highly sought after speaker who travels around the country giving presentations on various safety and communications matters.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Mar 13, 2024 | News
On Tuesday, March 12, the Guilford County Sheriff’s Department reported that, on Monday, March 11, just after 2 p.m., department deputies answered a call to 4701 McConnell Road in McLeansville regarding a reported shooting.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Mar 13, 2024 | News
The Guilford County Board of Commissioners held their two-day annual retreat last week and that gave the board a chance to take a “30,000 foot” view of where Guilford County government stands and where it’s going in the next decade and beyond.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Mar 12, 2024 | News
It’s interesting that North Carolina legalized sports gambling right smack in the middle of Problem Gambling Awareness Month (March), but it’s not surprising that, the same day sports betting became legal, state officials put out a warning to residents encouraging them not to overdo it and to seek help if they do.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Mar 12, 2024 | News
Soon after Guilford County assembled a large committee meant to address the problem of homelessness last year, a homeless person attended the meeting, pulled Chairman of the Board of Commissioners Skip Alston aside, and told him about some programs that the homeless really liked because they were working in South Carolina.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Mar 11, 2024 | News
The State of North Carolina – lead by the NC Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) – has always provided support for those with developmental disabilities.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Mar 11, 2024 | News
Guilford County government currently plays only a minor role in matters related to water systems – that service has always been one provided by towns and cities. However, that could change in a big way as Guilford County government is now considering the ways in which it could play a much larger part in that regard.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Mar 11, 2024 | News
It was one of the last things discussed at the two-day Guilford County Board of Commissioners Retreat in High Point last week.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Mar 11, 2024 | News
The Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament, which for years took place only in the City of Greensboro – where it truly belongs – is now a traveling road show.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Mar 8, 2024 | News
Stretching is usually something you do before exercise or after a long car ride, but it’s rarely the main event.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Mar 8, 2024 | News
The State of North Carolina has gotten involved with smartphone app development once again and this time state health officials have worked with others to create a new free digital app that helps support people with substance use problems.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Mar 8, 2024 | News
The Guilford County Board of Commissioners couldn’t settle the problem of homelessness in one day, but that didn’t stop the board from bringing together a lot of key stakeholders the afternoon of Thursday, March 7 and having an in-depth discussion about the problem as well as exploring what can be done about it.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Mar 8, 2024 | News
Based on the conversation the Guilford County Board of Commissioners had with water infrastructure experts on Thursday, March 7 at the board’s annual retreat, it’s an absolutely critical issue facing Guilford County – one that can either thwart or promote economic development in a huge way.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Mar 7, 2024 | News
The City of Greensboro caught a lot of residents by surprise this month by stubbornly refusing to pick up leaves and other yard waste in plastic bags – even if the bags were the clear ones.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Mar 7, 2024 | News
Former President Donald Trump showed on Tuesday, March 5 – Super Tuesday, that is – that he is highly popular among Republican voters across the country; and that proved to be the case in Guilford County as well, where Trump pulled in just over 69 percent of the votes cast for president in the Republican Primary.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Mar 7, 2024 | News
Have you seen the man pictured above? If so, please let the Guilford County Sheriff’s Department know immediately because the officers are looking for him and other authorities have been after him for some time.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Mar 7, 2024 | News
Chairman of the Guilford County Board of Commissioners Skip Alston has, for the last several years, emphasized a “One Guilford” theme – which is an attempt to get the county and its cities and towns on the same page, thinking collaboratively and strategically.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Mar 7, 2024 | News
Some people never pay any attention to what their elected county leaders are doing – other than to complain when property taxes are due – while some residents take great delight in following just about every detail of county government.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Mar 6, 2024 | News
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) is asking everyone who receives food benefits through various programs to keep their information current because it will let the state know who’s eligible for a new program that’s expected to provide food to almost one million school children across the state during the summer months when school is out.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Mar 6, 2024 | News
The Piedmont Triad Airport Authority, the group that runs the airport, is looking for artists – either starving ones or well-fed ones – who think they have something great to put on display for flyers.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Mar 6, 2024 | News
There have been plenty of times in the past when the Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Regular Season Championship came down to the final game between the Duke Blue Devils and the UNC Tarheels.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Mar 5, 2024 | News
On Monday, March 4, the Guilford County Sheriff’s Department reported that, on the last day of February, the US Marshals Service and Albuquerque Police Department – working with the Sheriff’s Department – arrested a 37-year-old man in Albuquerque, New Mexico, who was being sought for “Rape of a Child by an Adult Offender.”
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Mar 5, 2024 | News
“Listen to Reality, Not Rumors.” That’s the slogan of North Carolina’s State Board of Elections, which has been using social media and the board’s webpage in an attempt to debunk popular myths regarding North Carolina elections as well as elections in general.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Mar 5, 2024 | News
This is a big week for the Guilford County Board of Commissioners because, instead of holding their regular meeting on Thursday night in the Old Guilford County Court House, the commissioners are headed to High Point for their annual commissioners retreat.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Mar 4, 2024 | News
The number of people employed by Guilford County government has ballooned in recent years, but top county administrators want to add many more and, if recent years are any indication, the county commissioners are going to grant their wish.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Mar 4, 2024 | News
In February, the Guilford County Board of Commissioners – along with commissioners from across the country – went to Washington DC to meet with federal legislators and tell them how they can help the counties be successful.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Mar 4, 2024 | News
It’s hard for anyone who’s only seen the current Guilford County Board of Commissioners to believe, but the very genteel, never-raise-your-voice board that votes unanimously on almost every issue is a complete 180-degree bizzarro opposite version of the board two decades ago – which held meetings many county residents watched on TV for the drama, and which many called “The Thursday Night Fights.”
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Mar 1, 2024 | News
Nobody likes property taxes except the Guilford County Tax Department, county staff and the county commissioners who get to spend the money – but at least it can be said that, of the 10 largest counties in North Carolina, Guilford County falls right in the middle when it comes to the amount of property tax revenue collected per county resident.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Mar 1, 2024 | News
The public health part of the Guilford County Department of Health and Human Services has reported that a horse on Alcorn Road in Oak Ridge recently tested positive for rabies – making it the first confirmed case of animal rabies in the county this year.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Mar 1, 2024 | News
Recently, most of the nine Guilford County commissioners attended the National Association of Counties (NACo) Legislative Conference in Washington DC.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Feb 29, 2024 | News
On Wednesday, Feb. 28, Summerfield Town Councilmember Jonathan Hamilton had a whole lot to say about some things that Summerfield Mayor Tim Sessoms has said in the past few weeks.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Feb 29, 2024 | News
It’s pretty scary sometimes when you think about sharing the road with teens who are still just learning to drive.
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