County Plans Transfer Station To Shorten Garbage Truck Runs
Guilford County eyes two western Guilford sites along I-40 to serve Greensboro and nearby areas as transfer stations. Refuse would be compacted and moved to White Street Greensboro or High Point landfill by large enclosed vehicles. Engineers will assess soil and traffic to pick the site best meeting disposal needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Hawkins
Greensboro
High Point
Guilford County
Oe Sometow
Environmental Services
Harvell
White Street
White
Modern Garbage Co
Jamestown
I-40
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Archdale and Randolph County Move to Align Voter Precincts
Archdale and Randolph County plan realignment of county precinct lines to match city wards to reduce voter confusion. No city ward changes. letters will explain adjustments. Municipal filing opens Sept 16 and runs to Oct 7. many city posts up for election in Archdale Randleman and other towns. nonpartisan races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archdale
Randolph County
Betty Oakley
Randolph County Board of Elections
Oakley
Lloyd Taylor
Bill Kinley
T. C. Talbert
Bruce Lance
Taylor
Henry York
Randleman
Ralph Trogdon
Anne Earnhardt
Edison Brown
J. C. Leonard
Robert Reece
Asheboro
June Beane
Ramseur
Don Andrews
Franklinville
Joe Griffith Jr
Liberty
Jake Scotten
Staley
Michael Richardson
Seagrove
Farmers Hope for Bright Season After Drought and Freeze
County ASCS director Max Lockwell notes farmers are aiming for a good year after drought and a hard winter. Gov. Hunt grants emergency loan eligibility to 30 counties through May 9 for physical losses and December 9 for production losses, with aid via the Farmers Home Administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Lockwell
The
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASCS
Greensboro
Jim Hunt
Jimmy Carter
Guilford
Davidson
Farmers Home Administration
Lockwell
Seckwell
Sockwell
Program Could Expand With More Volunteers
Volunteers in the Junior Great Books program seek more help to widen reading enrichment across city schools. The 12 week course runs in Ferndale Junior High this week and could move to Northeast and Griffin with more volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Mortimer
Enterprise
Westchester Academy
Immaculate Heart of Mary
Ferndale Junior High
Northeast
Griffin
Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack
Sophocles
Antigone
Bruton Cares By Trading Knives To Help Youth
Thomasville story about Jake T. Bruton who collects and trades knives from his pawn shop to steer youths away from trouble. He recalls aiding a hotheaded youth who joined the Marines and later faced a long prison sentence after a robbery, prompting Bruton to continue his knife exchanges to help others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Speaks
Enterprise
Thomasville
Jake T. Bruton
Thomas Street
Bruton
Davidson County Community College
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Randolph
Howard Hayes Enterprise
Elizabeth Mewborn
Ellen Harris
Bruton Cares
Jake Bruton
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