County Begins Process For School Bond Up To $1.7 Billion
$1.7 billion. That’s the amount that school officials would like to see on Guilford County’s ballot in 2022.
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Posted by Scott D. Yost | Nov 5, 2021 | News
$1.7 billion. That’s the amount that school officials would like to see on Guilford County’s ballot in 2022.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Nov 5, 2021 | News
On Thursday, Nov. 4, the Guilford County Board of Commissioners officially adopted a new district map that the commissioners and Guilford County Board of Education are expected to use for the next 10 years.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Nov 5, 2021 | News
If you’re a fan of bouncing up and down on a trampoline, you’ll be glad to hear that Altitude Trampoline Park in Greensboro is holding its ribbon-cutting and grand-opening next week. The ribbon-cutting is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 12 at 10 a.m. while the grand opening will be the following day, on Saturday, Nov. 13, at 11 a.m. Both events are at 2268 Golden Gate Dr. in Golden Gate Shopping Center.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Nov 5, 2021 | News
It’s rare that the Guilford County Board of Commissioners calls off a scheduled work session and it is extremely rare for the board to do so at the last minute. However, that’s what happened on Thursday, Nov. 4 with a late afternoon work session meant to assess the status and needs of the county’s facilities and planned county construction projects.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Nov 4, 2021 | News
Some of the same people who didn’t want a COVID-19 vaccine for themselves probably won’t want it for their children either. However, on Wednesday, Nov. 3 state health officials sent out formal notice of the availability of the vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 and provided details on how to get your kids vaccinated.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Nov 4, 2021 | News
Guilford County government is just about to take a new look at your property to see how much it’s worth – to see how much the county can collect in taxes on it – and, on Thursday, Nov. 4, you’ll have a chance to share your views on the process if you want. The Guilford County Board of Commissioners has scheduled a public hearing that evening “to receive public comment regarding the 2022 Schedule of Values,” which includes the guidelines, timeline, standards and rules that will pertain to Guilford County’s 2022 real property tax revaluation.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Nov 3, 2021 | News
Chairman of the Guilford County Board of Commissioners Skip Alston, working with fellow commissioners and state legislators, has drawn a new, county commissioner district map that the Board of Commissioners is expected to adopt at its Thursday, Nov. 4 meeting.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Nov 3, 2021 | News
Guilford County sent out public notice of a Monday, Nov. 15 meeting where the removal of the mandate will be considered and likely approved.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Nov 2, 2021 | News
The City of High Point is holding its next Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Event on Saturday, Nov. 6.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Nov 2, 2021 | News
With new construction taking place all over Guilford County and open space being whittled down, a longstanding “Voluntary Agricultural District” program is working in the background to help see that at least some rural space is preserved.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Nov 2, 2021 | News
The Guilford County Board of Commissioners met virtually at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 2. Based on the discussion, all indications are that the mandate will be lifted on Monday, Nov. 15 when the commissioners meet as the Guilford County Board of Health. (The Board of Commissioners became the county’s Board of Health about eight years ago when the commissioners voted the previous Board of Health out of existence.)
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Nov 2, 2021 | News
Guilford County Board of Commissioners has just called a special afternoon work session for Thursday, Nov. 4 to get a handle on the county’s capital projects and needs.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Nov 2, 2021 | News
Small town municipal elections in non-presidential contest years can often turn out to be pretty low-energy affairs. However, in the Town of Summerfield – where many people see the future of the town as on the line – there’s a whole lot going on as the residents cast their votes for mayor and town councilmembers.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Nov 2, 2021 | News
The COVID-19 pandemic got the State of North Carolina focused on putting out disease information to the public through a daily, easy to understand, “Dashboard”-style presentation of new data.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Nov 1, 2021 | News
Guilford County’s two courthouses rely on an electronic audiovisual system to present evidence and perform other functions, and now the systems in both the Greensboro and High Point courthouses are set to be upgraded. The Guilford County Board of Commissioners is expected to approve the move at its Thursday, Nov. 4 meeting.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Nov 1, 2021 | News
On Thursday, Nov. 4, Guilford County government is expected to approve a grant to help improve the environment in eastern Guilford County through streambank restoration.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Oct 29, 2021 | News
Greensboro-based Guerrilla RF, a wireless semiconductor provider, has announced its expansion into a 50,000-square-foot facility at 2000 Pisgah Church Road. The growth will mean $6 million in new investment and 50 new jobs for area workers.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Oct 29, 2021 | News
Anyone who’s tried to hire workers for any job recently knows how hard it is to get good help.
However, Guilford County announced on Friday, Oct. 29 that it’s seeking a qualified, reliable company to fix the pavement and make other improvements around the county’s Bishop Road Waste Facility at 2138 Bishop Road.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Oct 29, 2021 | News
Guilford County department directors, employees and other county officials were stunned on Friday, Oct. 29 as word spread that Guilford County’s Department of Health and Human Services Director Heather Skeens was stepping down from the position she took almost exactly one year ago.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Oct 28, 2021 | News
This week an obituary datelined “Holden Beach” noted that “Willie Dean Dull went peacefully to be with his Heavenly Father on Friday, October 22, 2021.”
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Oct 28, 2021 | News
Chairman of the Guilford County Board of Commissioners Skip Alston has been getting some blowback over Guilford County’s standing mask mandate, but Alston said on Wednesday, Oct. 27, that, despite backlash, the mandate will remain in effect as long as the county needs it to protect county residents.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Oct 28, 2021 | News
People can argue about which musical hits over the years have had the tendency to get stuck in people’s heads the most, but any such discussion would have to include the very sticky tune “Conjunction Junction.” No matter what the function of Conjunction Junction is, the song has staying power for both kids and adults. And now those who want to hear that and other didactic hits have a chance to: The High Point Theatre is hosting the “morning cartoon series turned hit musical show” Schoolhouse Rock Live! next month.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Oct 27, 2021 | News
Guilford County residents are likely to be in more danger soon than they have been in the past. That’s because one of Guilford County’s most respected leaders – Emergency Management Division Director Don Campbell – is leaving to take a job with the state as the chief of staff for NC Emergency Management, a division of state government.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Oct 26, 2021 | News
The group Friends of High Point Public Library is holding its fall book sale on the last weekend of October this year. For those without a calendar handy that is this upcoming weekend. All proceeds from the sale will go to support library programs and services in High Point. On Friday, Oct. 29, there will be a “friends” only pre-sale from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Oct 26, 2021 | News
Ontex has announced a job fair for Saturday, Nov. 6, which is proof things move fast in Rockingham County.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Oct 26, 2021 | News
Piedmont Triad International Airport (PTIA) – like most airports around the world – has been on quite a roller coaster ride when it comes to passenger traffic over the last two years. The passenger stats for September 2021 presented at the monthly board meeting revealed that passenger traffic in and out of PTIA was up 128 percent in September 2021 when compared with September 2020.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Oct 26, 2021 | News
It turns out that, if you want people to do something they don’t want to do, it’s a good idea to try to persuade them with money. That’s not exactly a brand new idea, but that was the very unsurprising finding of new research recently conducted in North Carolina that evaluated the effectiveness of a state vaccine enticement program that gave out cold hard cash cards for some who got the shots.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Oct 26, 2021 | News
The High Point Farmers Market has been a popular option for healthy eaters, but, alas, even farmers and other food sellers need some time off for the holidays. On Tuesday, Oct. 26, the High Point Farmer’s Market announced that the market will conclude its regular 2021 season on Saturday, Oct. 30 – with a special Halloween celebration running from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Oct 26, 2021 | News
The Guilford County Board of Commissioners is in the final stages of drawing up and approving a new map for commissioners’ districts. The board has set a public hearing on the matter for Thursday, Nov. 4 at 5:30 p.m. in the commissioners meeting room in the Old Guilford County Court House at 301 W. Market St. in Greensboro.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Oct 25, 2021 | News
If you’re one of the people who believes that Guilford County’s monolithic mask mandate is an excessive response to the current COVID-19 threat level, then you no doubt liked what Republican Commissioner Justin Conrad had to say at the board’s Thursday, Oct. 21 meeting.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Oct 25, 2021 | News
Summerfield Mayor BJ Barnes, who’s the former longtime Guilford County sheriff and is known for his strong opinions on many things, has been banned from Facebook. Before the ban, Barnes was an avid Facebook user who expressed his views on everything from national politics to how his successor was performing as the county’s new sheriff.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Oct 22, 2021 | News
Former Guilford County Sheriff BJ Barnes knows a thing or two about law enforcement and he’s now using that knowledge and experience to craft storylines for his new career as a budding author. Barnes, who is the mayor of Summerfield, has just released is second book – titled “The Garbage Man.”
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Oct 21, 2021 | News
The First Launch Capital Fund – a financing fund meant to help grow promising startup companies in a 12-county area in central North Carolina, announced this week that it had made its sixth such investment in Beam Dynamics, LLC.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Oct 21, 2021 | News
The Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to give all Guilford County employees a 5 percent pay increase starting in mid-November. The increase means the employees will not get a previously scheduled 3 percent pay increase in January 2022 since this 5 percent pay increase replaces and enhances that.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Oct 20, 2021 | News
The High Point Parks and Recreation Department has taken a step up in the world and gained a spot next to excellent park and recreation agencies across the country by earning accreditation through the Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA).
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Oct 20, 2021 | News
On Thursday, Oct. 21, the Guilford County Board of Commissioners will vote on whether to use about $3 million in federal pandemic relief funds to grant a request from county health officials that would mean hiring 50 full-time “School Health COVID-19 Coordinators.”
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Oct 20, 2021 | News
On Monday, Oct. 18, Guilford County commissioners met via Zoom with the local delegation of state legislators to make requests of the state, and one very interesting request was for the legislators to change state law and allow security officers employed by Guilford County to carry guns in the courthouse.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Oct 19, 2021 | News
As everyone knows, State of North Carolina health officials want everyone in the state eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccination to hurry up and get one. In an attempt to make that case yet again, on Tuesday, Oct. 19, state officials put out a press release announcing the positive effect of vaccinations at long-term care facilities in the state.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Oct 19, 2021 | News
Guilford County Attorney Mark Payne was the point man for all of the county’s requests for state help – including a $1 million ask for money to go toward the operation of the brand new Guilford County Behavioral Health Center.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Oct 18, 2021 | News
The City of High Point is changing up its bulk waste collection practices. Starting on Monday, Nov. 1, the city will switch to a biweekly schedule for picking up bulk items.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Oct 18, 2021 | News
Guilford County is in the process of opening its brand spanking new Animal Shelter, which is coming with new optimism, new practices and a better, cleaner environment for the animals the county holds.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Oct 18, 2021 | News
Guilford County’s ambulance service has been under a great deal of strain in 2021 and the county is now getting a little bit of help in that regard through state agencies. However, that help looks something like a drop in the bucket given the extent of the crisis.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Oct 16, 2021 | News
Early voting for all municipalities in Guilford County other than Greensboro and High Point is now open for those who want to avoid the crowds on Election Day.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Oct 15, 2021 | News
On Tuesday, Oct. 12 and Wednesday, Oct. 13, the North Carolina Economic Development Association (NCEDA) held its fall conference at the popular luxury resort. Participants had their choice of showing up in person or participating online. About 250 attendees were physically present at Grandover, while another 30 or so took part virtually.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Oct 14, 2021 | News
The Guilford County Board of Commissioners has scheduled a special meeting for Monday, Oct. 18 at 4 p.m. to meet with the state legislators who represent Guilford County in the General Assembly.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Oct 13, 2021 | News
For years, groups in Guilford County and Forsyth County worked to get a memorial for veterans at Triad Park, and this year that memorial – the Carolina Field of Honor – will be the site of a very special Veterans Day ceremony on Nov. 11.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Oct 13, 2021 | News
So, it should come as no surprise whatsoever to anyone that Wednesday, Oct. 13 is “National Pet Obesity Awareness Day.”
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Oct 13, 2021 | News
The university is encouraging everyone to “get into the Christmas spirit early” at High Point University, where ABC’s National Christmas Eve Worship Service will be filmed on Tuesday, Oct. 26. HPU leaders say this is a chance for the community to “come together as a congregation and experience the wonder of ABC’s National Christmas Eve Worship Service.”
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Oct 12, 2021 | News
Guilford County Sheriff Danny Rogers is asking the county’s voters to give him another four years in office.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Oct 12, 2021 | News
When compared to its pier counties in the state – 10 counties similar in population that the county is often grouped with for statistical studies – Guilford County is leading in COVID-19 deaths per capita.
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