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The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation is investigating an unnamed member of the Greensboro City Council; however, according to several sources, that investigation is not related to the SBI investigation of former Greensboro City Attorney Chuck Watts, who retired suddenly at the start of July.

Though SBI officials have not said which City Council member is under investigation, many people have surmised that it may be Councilmember Zack Matheny due to a lot of recent discussion of potential conflicts of interest and other concerns regarding his role as the president of Downtown Greensboro Inc. in conjunction with his position on the Greensboro City Council…

The Rhino Times has been covering Guilford County government since the early 1990s and, for the first time since then, and perhaps even long before then, the county’s savings account – the “unassigned fund balance,” often described as the financial safety net for local governments – has fallen below the mark of 8 percent of the budget.

 That 8 percent mark has long been considered by state finance oversight officials to be the very bare minimum any local government in the state should maintain…

“Surprise!”

At a top-secret ceremony in downtown Greensboro just after 4 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 28, the assembled group, a Who’s Who of area leaders, didn’t actually shout out that word. However, a very confused Kay Cashion – who’s been a Guilford County commissioner for over two decades – was clearly both surprised and confused.

Everyone had kept this secret from the birthday girl: that the Guilford County Board of Commissioners had decided to dedicate the county-owned building at 201 South Greene St. in Greensboro to Cashion and name it after her thanks to her long-time public service…

For some folks the season is the middle of spring.  Others see it as the Stanley Cup playoff season, or graduation season.

The Guilford County health department has hired a new fulltime medical director, Dr. Marie Caro, who health department officials say will play a big role in plans the department has to expand its operations into the primary care of patients

It probably won’t get as much attention as the Academy Awards, but the Guilford County health department is getting ready to give out some awards of its own – to people and organizations who advance the cause of public health in the community. The health department plans to give out the awards in mid-December in an effort to shine a light on those in Guilford County who are making important contributions to public health.