High Pointer Fights 89 Hour Cross Country Bike Rally
Don Lewellyn of High Point and teammates rode 1,465 miles from Hampton Virginia to Oklahoma City in 89 hours to support Biking For Christ and the Pentecostal Lifelines Convention. The pair finished second by 2 hours 48 minutes despite 100 degree Ozark heat and mountain climbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lowe
Hampton
Oklahoma City
Okla
Don Lewellyn
High Point
Lewellyn
West Coast
Steve Branch
Greensboro
Marc McDowell
Syler City
East Coast
Branch
McDowell
Ozark Mountains
Arkansas
Ozarks
Ininnes
State and city weigh rail crossing markings and antique car meet
High Point officials consider state plan to mark all paved street rail crossings with paint and labor paid by the state. The Fur nitureland Chapter of the Antique Automobile Clubs of America seeks High Point as site for a Southeastern division meet attracting up to 100000 visitors and 300 cars plus 200 antique parts vendors. City Manager and councilmen to determine participation. Thursday session to act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise Lily
High Point
State Dept. of Transportation
Glenn Thomas
Furnitureland
Antique Automobile Clubs of America
County Revises Subdivision Rule
Guilford County commissioners approved a major update to the subdivision ordinance. Dexter Hayes cited alignment with state law and DOT requirements, plus a streamlined path for small subdivisions of four lots or fewer through the Planning Department. Also, three rezoning requests were denied and two approved, including agricultural to residential changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Hawkins
Greensboro
Guilford County Board of Commissioners
Dexter Hayes
Planning Department
Dept. of Transportation
Planning Dept
Board of Commissioners
U.S. 70
Crime Watch Man Arrested In Burglary
Heavy weekend rains did not slow High Point crime as burglaries and larcenies surged. Harvest Lee Steel, 24, was arrested for first degree burglary of a Park Street home. others reported break ins with valuables stolen totaling hundreds. Suspects faced charges including breaking and entering, assault with deadly weapon, and theft as police pursued leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Hayes Enterprise
High Point
Brenda Brown
Park Street
Brown
Harvest Lee Steel
Elm Street
Dora
Rufus Thompson
Lindsay Street
Janet Eileen Eccles
Lametia
Robert Lee Davis
Academy Street
Davis
Losses Today and Period Totals
A financial note shows losses of $1,885 for today, the same amount of $1,885 for the current week, and a monthly total of $53,417. The figures imply ongoing monetary decline across daily, weekly, and monthly periods.
Convictions This Week and Month Report
The latest crime statistics show zero convictions this week and fifteen convictions this month. Active sentences remain at zero for the current month.
Davidson Opens Bids For Garbage Boxes
Davidson County bids for six garbage boxes to support a new 24 hour curbside system were opened. Waste Industries Inc of Raleigh offered the lowest bid at 12 760 dollars. Sites include Southmont near Cotton Grove Road and Denton, Ledford at Friendship Ledford Road, and Fairgrove Pilot with one site to be relocated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Speaks Enterprise
Lexington
Jim Philips
State Division of Health Services
North Davidson
Southmont
Cotton Grove
Denton
N.C
Ledford
Friendship-Ledford
Green Road
Fairgrove-Pilot
Phillips
Specialty Steel Fabricators
Greenville
S.C
Quality Equipment and Supply Co
Charlotte
Waste Industries Inc
Raleigh
Friendship-Ledford Roads
Philips
Davidson
Singers Come Council Goes in High Point
Self styled preacher Frank Vaughn and his wife arrived at a High Point City Council meeting late in robes with an American flag. They sought to sing for the council but were refused. Vaughn said neighbors and police prompted their arrest for disorderly conduct after singing The Battle Hymn of the Republic softly from their home window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Vaughn
High Point City
Roy Culler
Vaughn
Culler
Council
Vaughns
Correction flags Manley C. Lewis senate candidacy
In Saturday's Enterprise the candidate Manley C. Lewis for state senate was incorrectly listed as running on the Labor ticket. Lewis is a Republican.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Manley C. Lewis
State Senate
Lewis
ECU Is East’s Magnet For Economic Growth
Economists in North Carolina state government anticipate a regional boom in Eastern NC centered on Greenville. East Carolina University is seen as the key driver, with a planned medical school expansion boosting the area’s research and talent pool and attracting international business. A mid September workshop will form a Coastal Plains World Trade Club linked to the NC Trade Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
Greenville
Piedmont
East Carolina
East Carolina Medical School
Lloyd O’carroll
General Assembly
East Carolina University
Coastal Plains
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Kirkwood and
Johnson Streets
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Lester Hamilton
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Catherine Goggin
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Barbara Jane Kelly
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Trinity
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David Lee Cruthis
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Odessa Jarrett
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Gray Bell
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Freddie Sellers
N Centennial Avenue
Joseph Covington
Hoover Street
Jerry Beasley
Oakmont Place
John Mike Atkins
Key West
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Winslow Street
Randy Brock
W. Lexington Avenue
Arthur Brown
E. Green Drive
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Theodore Francis McDowell
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