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Many times, citizens ask Guilford County government for help, and now the Guilford County Board of Commissioners seems ready to ask citizens to return the favor.
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Posted by Scott D. Yost | Jul 14, 2019 | News, Uncategorized
Many times, citizens ask Guilford County government for help, and now the Guilford County Board of Commissioners seems ready to ask citizens to return the favor.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Jul 14, 2019 | News
The City of High Point is putting to good use a technical assistance grant it was awarded from Smart Growth America to promote small-scale manufacturing in that city.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Jul 14, 2019 | News
The Family Support Network of Central Carolina now has another feather to put in its public service cap: That organization is the proud winner of Guilford County government’s 2019 “Safety Makes Cents” award.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Jul 14, 2019 | News
Former High Point Mayor Bill Bencini now has a new high-profile position in that city.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Jul 14, 2019 | News
Guilford County doesn’t do a whole lot of partnering with Alamance County, however, the two counties are coming together to help prevent diabetes among minority populations in the area. Minority communities are often hit hardest by the disease that’s become one of the most prevalent in modern day America.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Jul 14, 2019 | News
There may be some controversial matters at the next Guilford County Board of Commissioners meeting on Thursday, July 18, but there’s one thing all the commissioners are expected to agree on – that the county should happily accept a $172,000 grant that will fund four new Health Department positions, at least for a limited period of time.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Jul 14, 2019 | News
A Facebook post by a top-level Guilford County Sheriff’s Department administrator, and a subsequent article on that post in the Rhino Times, has caused quite a bit of reaction and debate in Guilford County and elsewhere and has even created a lively discussion on social media and internet sites in other areas.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Jul 13, 2019 | News
Cone Health CEO Terry Akin has weighed in on the angry, offensive and highly unprofessional email from the Cone Health employee who chastised North Carolina State Treasurer Dale Folwell and the NC Health Plan Board of Trustees for a change in the way the state will pay for the healthcare.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Jul 11, 2019 | News
The Guilford County Board of Commissioners has called a work session for Thursday afternoon, July 18 to “receive an update on and consider a proposed contract for additional design services for the Guilford County Animal Shelter.”
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Jul 11, 2019 | News
The Guilford County Sheriff’s Department has elaborated further on a change that department is making in the design of the sheriff’s badge.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Jul 10, 2019 | News
Your parents probably told you not to play with your food, but this weekend GreenHill Center For North Carolina Art in downtown Greensboro is encouraging everyone to do just that: On Saturday, July 13, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., the gallery is hosting “Play With Your Food,” an event being described as “a multi-generational food and art party for sweet-lovers of all ages.”
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Jul 10, 2019 | News
Time flies and the first Tuesday in August is just around the corner once again – which means that area law enforcement agencies and neighborhoods are gearing up for the 2019 National Night Out, just like others all around the country are doing.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Jul 10, 2019 | News
“Tennis anyone?”That question, and many more like it, will be questions that the Town of Oak Ridge will start asking its citizens soon as that town tries to figure out what types of recreation projects the roughly 7,000 citizens want to see in their town – and what recreational enhancements those citizens will be willing to pay for with their tax dollars.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Jul 9, 2019 | News
High Point Mayor Jay Wagner announced on Tuesday, July 9, that he really does want to hold onto that seat for another term. He did so by going down to the Guilford County Board of Elections office, paying the filing fee and officially becoming a candidate.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Jul 9, 2019 | News
The Guilford County Sheriff’s Department has decided that decades of the same badge style is enough: The department is getting new badges for all of its patrol officers.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Jul 9, 2019 | News
On Tuesday, July 9, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released a summary of grant money for airport projects across the country that includes a grant of $9.3 million for Piedmont Triad International Airport (PTIA).
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Jul 9, 2019 | News
The Guilford County Historic Preservation Commission has called a special meeting for 6 p.m. Monday, July 15, at 532-536 S. Elm St. to help decide whether to recommend “Landmark Designation” status for the Groom-Shevel Building at the corner of Lewis and South Elm streets in downtown Greensboro.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Jul 9, 2019 | News
Some Oak Ridge residents wanted traffic circles built in that town to address increasing congestion issues, while others simply wanted added turn lanes and roads widened at conventional intersections – and now it looks like everyone might get their wish.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Jul 8, 2019 | News
A controversial Facebook post by a top-ranking Guilford County Sherriff’s Department administrator has ignited a conversation about what does or does not constitute racism – and, in particular, whether the popular game of Eight-ball is racist and should not be played.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Jul 7, 2019 | News
Since Friday, July 5 fell on the day after a holiday and the day before a weekend, a lot of area businesses and government offices saw very little activity – however, for the Guilford County Elections Office, there was a lot of action because July 5 was the first day of the candidate filing period for municipal races in the county.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Jul 7, 2019 | News
Tuesday, August 6.That’s the day that, after waiting through much of 2019, former Summerfield Town Councilmember Todd Rotruck will have his case heard by the NC Court of Appeals.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Jul 7, 2019 | News
Dollar Generals and similar stores have been popping up all over Guilford County in recent years and that’s made them a convenient target for thieves. The Guilford County Sheriff’s Department is seeking the public’s help catching three thieves in back-to-back Dollar General robberies.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Jul 7, 2019 | News
The State of North Carolina announced this week that it’s making funds available to help pay the utility bills or get other help for North Carolinians who are in a “crisis” situation when it comes to cooling their residences.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Jul 7, 2019 | News
Six rural North Carolina communities will spilt $1.2 million in federal grant money that’s meant to enhance their ability to address the opioid epidemic through increased planning, prevention measures, addiction treatment and post-treatment care for addicts.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Jul 5, 2019 | News
Former Guilford County Sheriff BJ Barnes had made it no secret that he was going to seek the mayor of Summerfield job, and on Friday, July 5, he wasted no time making that run official: As soon as the filing period for candidates opened, Barnes filed with the Guilford County Board of Elections Office to run for that position.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Jul 5, 2019 | News
The United Way of Greater Greensboro is asking for area citizen’s to pitch in this summer to support the group’s annual meals program – “MeaningFULL Meals” – which the United Way runs along with its community partners: BackPack Beginnings and the Volunteer Center of Greensboro.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Jul 5, 2019 | News
On Thursday, July 4 – better known in this country as the Fourth of July – Guilford County Sheriff Danny Rogers sent out an “Independence Day Message” for the citizens of Guilford County that provided a summary of the progress and goals of the department after Rogers first seven months in office, encouraged citizens to be safe throughout the holiday weekend and reminded them to think about their country and its history.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Jul 3, 2019 | News
The Guilford County Animal Shelter has had a second high-profile resignation in two weeks: Nancy Fauser, the outreach and volunteer coordinator for the shelter, turned in her resignation on Saturday, June 29.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Jul 3, 2019 | News
Anyone who watches the news knows that ill-advised social media posts can land people in hot water – and, this week, the Board of Directors of the Julian Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department announced that two “members” were dismissed over comments related to immigration that were deemed inappropriate and offensive.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Jul 1, 2019 | News
Guilford County commissioners have been getting emails and phone calls lately that aren’t from people telling them what a great job they’re doing – instead, they’re from citizens expressing dissatisfaction over the fact that the new Guilford County Animal Shelter, due to budget constraints, is going to be 30 percent smaller than originally planned.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Jul 1, 2019 | News
While February is Black History Month, July is the month in which this country was founded, and, in honor of that event, the International Civil Rights Center and Museum in downtown Greensboro is gearing up for presentations that provide a take on history that may not get proper emphasis in history classes in schools.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Jul 1, 2019 | News
Right now, a lot of presidential candidates are asking for money – but they’re not the only ones seeking funds this summer: High Point Market Authority President Tom Conley just used a chance to speak before the county’s elected leaders to make a plea for more local funding of the High Point furniture market.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Jul 1, 2019 | News
Last week, the NC General Assembly approved a new state budget and Governor Roy Cooper vetoed it.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Jun 28, 2019 | News
The Guilford County Sheriff’s Department and the Sherri Denese Jackson Foundation announced this week that the two are joining forces to combat domestic violence and offer prevention training for members of the community as well as for law enforcement officers.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Jun 28, 2019 | News
Every well-meaning organization could use some free money and right now the City of High Point has some to give out.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Jun 28, 2019 | News
In recent years, economic development has been a non-stop topic for local leaders in Guilford County and, on Thursday, June 27, a large group of them from around the county assembled at the Cameron Campus of Guilford Technical Community College (GTCC) to have a multifaceted and in-depth discussion on what Guilford County needs to do to attract new business.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Jun 28, 2019 | News
Guilford County’s taxpayers are sending five of Guilford County’s nine commissioners to the National Association of Counties (NACo) Annual Conference and Exposition – but the citizens may never find out what goes on at the conference, because, as they say, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Jun 27, 2019 | Letters to the Editor
And where is the love and compassion that in other times has identified our nation as “a shinning light on the hill,” a true beacon of hope and refuge for those seeking the safety of our borders in order to escape the terrors and dangers in their own countries?
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Jun 27, 2019 | News
Piedmont Triad International Airport (PTIA) is very much like a municipality and, just like cities and counties across the country at this time of year, the airport has adopted a new 2019-2020 budget.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Jun 27, 2019 | News
On Wednesday, June 26, Guilford County Sheriff Danny Rogers had words of high praise for the first Youth Academy class to graduate under his administration.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Jun 27, 2019 | News
The NC House and Senate released their 2019-2020 fiscal budget agreement this week and within the $24 billion spending plan is a good deal of money for special projects in Guilford County.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Jun 26, 2019 | News
On Tuesday, June 25, Piedmont Triad International Airport (PTIA) released its latest numbers for flights in and out of PTIA and they show that the airport is continuing what has been a very positive trend lately in flights, passengers and cargo service.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Jun 26, 2019 | News
A budget agreement reached by state legislators includes one item that’s absolutely delighting elected officials and health providers in Guilford County. The budget calls for $7.7 million in state funding for the coming new Guilford County mental health crisis facility.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Jun 25, 2019 | News
Democratic Guilford County Commissioner Skip Alston, who was first elected to the Board of Commissioners in 1992, will seek another term as a commissioner.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Jun 24, 2019 | News
(This article is being corrected because the information from the Guilford County Sheriff’s Department had the incorrect job title for the new position.)
When it came to getting a new discharge planner position at the county jail in High Point to tend to the inmate population, the third time asking proved to be a charm for Guilford County Sheriff Danny Rogers.
Posted by Scott D. Yost | Jun 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
When it came to getting a new nurse to tend to the inmate population at the county jail in High Point, the third time asking proved to be a charm for Guilford County Sheriff Danny Rogers. The sheriff got what he wanted – but he got it in a very unusual way with funding from an unusual source.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Jun 23, 2019 | News
These days, when people talk about school safety they’re often talking about high-profile major news events such as school shooters, however, NC House Rep. Jon Hardister (R-Guilford) is working to enhance another aspect of school safety: keeping kids in society free of child sexual abuse, physical abuse and a range of related threats that include human trafficking.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Jun 23, 2019 | News
The North Carolina Court of Appeals is taking July off and it has yet to calendar the case of Todd Rotruck – a former Summerfield Town Councilmember who was removed from that council after the Guilford County Board of Elections determined that he did not live in Summerfield.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Jun 23, 2019 | News
The City of Greensboro has a lot of playgrounds, but it’s never had one quite like this.
Read MorePosted by Scott D. Yost | Jun 21, 2019 | News
A new economic study of counties in North Carolina conducted by SmartAsset, a financial tools company, found that, across the state, Guilford County ranks 14th among North Carolina counties when it comes to purchasing power – a stat that was arrived at by examining people’s income in the counties compared with what it costs for typical goods and services there.
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