Wreck Ends Wild Chase Of Boy In Stolen Car
A 15 year old High Point youth led police on a high speed chase in a stolen car starting in Kernersville and ending after crashing into a telephone pole on Montlieu Avenue High Point. The youth was captured by city police and a Forsyth County trooper and taken to the detention home. Five city and six state patrol cars pursued as the suspect struck several vehicles including a parked car and a school bus. Five year old Travis Oakley suffered minor injuries. Juvenile officers will decide disposition after interviewing the youth at the detention home.
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High Point
Kernersville
Forsyth County
Montlieu Avenue
U.S. 311
J.H. Gregory
Gregory
High Point Mall
Charles McBroom Jr
Jamestown
Eastchester Drive
N. Centennial Street
Jane Weston Oakley
Mendenhall Road
Travis Oakley
Wayne Hartley
Guilford County
Archdale
Eastside
J.W. Burress, Inc
Greensboro
Robert Landreth
Freezing blows hit High Point homes and waters services
In January record cold left nearly 500 area homes without water, with many pipes frozen underground. Affects include expensive houses and a rental where a lakefront line may be under water. City crews and a welder work to thaw pipes as winterization urged to prevent repeats.
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Commerce Street
S. Main Street
Opal Vaughan
South Road
Vaughan
E. D. Miller
Gene Saunders
City Utilities Department
High Point Chief Proposes Police Reorganization Plan
Police Chief John Faircloth proposes a three bureau structure field operations investigations and staff services replacing two divisions and five teams replacing four platoons to boost crime prevention and inter unit communication. The plan adds an admin division and elevates internal affairs while keeping staff numbers and promotions unchanged.
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Carol Wilson Utley
High Point
John Faircloth
Faircloth
Cy Brooks
L.R. Pendry
S.T. Myers
Police Department
Stuart Hartley
County mulls five day week to save energy in Guilford
Guilford County explores a one day a week closure to save energy though the courthouse is targeted for care. County Manager John Witherspoon notes courts work five days and may require schedule tweaks. Some health and social facilities could close with field operation options considered. The plan faces employee hardship and courthouse exemptions.
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Jim Hawkins
Greensboro
Guilford County
John Witherspoon
Board of Commissioners
Jim Hunt
Hunt
Witherspoon
High Point
High Point Eastside
Deep River
Two Accused Killers Hearings Dismissed in Evidence Pact
Probable cause hearings for Joe Cleven Medley and William Junior Lindsay were dismissed with a pact requiring the prosecution to hand over all evidence except witness names. Medley faces two counts of first degree murder in the killings of Thomasville officers Dennis Spinnett and Robert Crawford, with Lindsay charged as an accessory after the fact. The state may reopen hearings if it fails to provide evidence, and trial dates were not set though a March session was mentioned.
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Lexington
Joe Cleven Medley
William Junior Lindsay
Medley
Thomasville
Dennis Spinnett
Robert Crawford Medley
Lindsay
Zimmerman
Lester Martin
Mocksville
Grand Jury
Thomasville Police Dept
State Bureau of Investigation
Herman L. Taylor
Greensboro
Davidson County Superior Court
Zummerman
Bus Service Cuts Hit Four High Point Routes
High Point officials announce Monday curtailment of Emerywood E Lexington Ave S Main and N Main Street bus routes to hourly service from 9 am to 3 pm. The move saves about 500 miles daily and 100 gallons of fuel as transit officials study other routes for possible cuts.
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High Point
Roy Culler
Emerywood
E. Lexington Avenue
S. Main Street
N. Main Street
Culler
Jack Holt
Holt
New Hours Changes Listed by The Enterprise
Starting Sunday The Enterprise will publish changes in business hours and scheduling due to energy shortages. Organizations may call 885-2161 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday to Friday or 8 a.m. to noon Saturday to have hours added to the notice and daily calendar.
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Enterprise
Enterprise Switchboard
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Hartley
Sonny Hedgecock
Bobby Critzer
Frank Autry
Police Dept
Charlotte
Winston-Salem
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