Water and sewer extension plan discussed for High Point area
Guilford County Commissioner Dale Montgomery endorsed mirroring Greensboro edge practice for water and sewer extensions to High Point. The plan funds construction with front footage and acreage charges, gatekeeping against developer windfalls. High Point must decide on payment terms and feasibility.
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Greensboro
High Point
Dale Montgomery
Guilford County Board of Commissioners
Montgomery
Board of Commissioners
Guilford County
Friendship Airport
New GTI Health Science Building To Be Dedicated In Jamestown
Jamestown residents will attend a dedication ceremony for Guilford Technical Institute’s new Health Science Building. An open house will run 3 to 5 p.m. across five buildings, with live department demonstrations and tours of shops, clinics, and the library. Officials include Eloise Lewis and Dr Clairbourne W Poindexter Jr. Presiding how the keys are presented to GTI leaders. The facility houses dental hygiene, dental assistants, licensed practical nursing, and a two year nursing program, plus labs for physics chemistry and biology and lower level kitchen space. A Technical Laboratories Building is under construction.
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Jamestown
Guilford Technical Institute
Eloise Lewis
School of Nursing
University of North Carolina At
Dental
Awards Luncheon to Honor High Points Handicapped Worker of 1970
The Mayor's Committee for Employment of the Handicapped will host its 14th annual Awards Luncheon on Wednesday at noon in the Top of the Mart Area Southern Furniture Exposition Building. Edwin L. Booth of Sears Roebuck and Co. will speak and present the Outstanding Handicapped Worker award.
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High Point
Edwin L. Booth
Sears Roebuck and Co
Mart
Southern Furniture Exposition
Booth
Greensboro
B'nai B'rith Lodge
I. T. Mann American Legion Post
Louis Harris
Robert I. Smith
Delbert Byrum
Greensboro Vocational and Public Schools Chamber of Commerce
Civitan Club installs officers at 15th anniversary
High Point Civitan Club held its 15th anniversary celebration at Top Of Mart Friday night and named Dewey Corn as Man of the Year. New officers include Joe Forcum president elect Charlie Horton vice president Herbert Edwards secretary and Al Palmer treasurer. Corn previously served as club president.
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High Point Civitan Club
Dewey Corn
Joe Forcum
Charlie Horton
Herbert Edwards
al Palmer
Corn
Contempt Charge against Calvary Baptist Minister Presides
The Rev. Benjamin C. McCaskill, ousted pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, was found in contempt for failing to produce a $2,074 cashier's check. Judge Byron Haworth ordered purge by producing the check or posting bond, with a hearing set for April 27 to assess compliance. McCaskill claims the check is in Detroit and seeks a jury trial amid ejectment actions and other lawsuits.
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Calvary Baptist Church
Benjamin C. McCaskill
Byron Haworth
McCaskill
Haworth
Biltmore Ave
Mamie Smith
Detroit
Mich
Biltmore Avenue
Guilford Officials Plan Hearing On Garbage Rates
Guilford County commissioners will continue a public hearing on a proposed rate increase for rural garbage collection. The plan calls for at least a $1 monthly rise, including 2.25 for curbside and 3.25 for backyard service, due to labor and hauling costs. The session also covers tax assessment ratios and zoning matters, with hearings set for 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. at the Guilford County Administration Building.
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Guilford
Greensboro
Guilford County
John Hughes
Guilford County Administration
Lake Brant
Center Grove Township
C. M. Farlow
Farlow
Witherspoon backs centralized Guilford County offices plan
County Manager John Witherspoon supports moving the Social Services and Health Department offices to a single site near the I 40 and Red Road intersection between High Point and Greensboro. He cites better administration and more parking and notes Guilford County owns several parcels totaling about 75 acres for the potential complex, while current offices remain in High Point and Greensboro.
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Greensboro
John Witherspoon
Guilford County Department of Social Services
Witherspoon
Guilford County Board of Social Services
Red Road
High Point
Health Department
Social Services Department
Guilford County
The
County Social Services Department
S. Main Street
Summit Avenue
Cloudy Weekend Weather for High Point Area
Forecast calls for partial clouds this afternoon then increasing clouds tonight. Temperatures rise to the 70s with lows in the 40s and a small chance of rain tonight. Sunday remains cloudy with showers later, high near 70 and rain probability around 40 percent. Monday will be warmer with scattered showers.
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High Point
Elk Lodge Sponsors District Oratorical Contest
Elk Lodge No. 282 sponsors a district oratorical contest at Mount Vernon Baptist Church at 3 p m Sunday. High school students from the Sixth Elks District six cities will deliver orations and the event is open to the public.
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City Elk Lodge No. 282
Mount Vernon Baptist Church
Elks
Education in North Carolina Faces Turmoil and Reorganization
Dr. Craig Phillips, North Carolina Public Instruction superintendent, urged Kiwanis members to address student and teacher unrest, racial tensions, and busing questions. He outlined five focus areas: involvement, reorganization, training, human relations, and Youth Task Force, stressing outside help and quality education over budget cuts.
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High Point Kiwinis Club
Craig Phillips
North Carolina
Dvr. Phillips
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