Duke cuts power to High Point as cold drives demand
Duke Power reduces voltage by five percent in High Point and other Tar Heel cities after two generating units failed and demand hits a mid morning peak of 9.5 million kilowatt hours. A Belew's Creek coal unit tripped while an Oconee nuclear unit was taken offline, with repairs and precautions urged for residents.
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Duke Power Co
High Point
Tar Heel
Duke
Duke Power
Wally Greenbaum
Pied
Austin C. Thies
Oconee
S.C
Belew’s Creek
Belew's Creek
Thies
Brentwood Elementary School
High Point Urban Ministry
Mark Sills
Calling Off School For Snow A Tough Decision For Officials
High Point officials faced hard choices on snow days. Administrators reviewed road conditions at dawn with the state transportation officer and weather services, then decided to close schools to protect students. The plan aligns with Greensboro and Guilford County announcements and may add more snow holidays if winter continues.
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Lee Mortimer
Enterprise
High Point
Edwin West
State Department of Public Instruction
Weather Service
Shaver
Greensboro
Guilford County
Hunt sets goals for education and crime in State of the State
Gov. James B. Hunt Jr outlines plans to boost education with a primary reading program and classroom aides, promote community school advisory groups, and implement a Character Education program. He also pushes tougher crime deterrence with mandatory minimum sentences, arguing for cost cuts to fund proposals without tax increases.
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Bill Noblitt
Raleigh
James B. Hunt Jr
Winston-Salem
America
North Carolina General Assembly
Hunt
North Carolina
Paving of Elder Road Favored by City Council
The High Point City Council favored paving a 2000 foot section of Elder Road to connect with Springfield Road. Property owners George Elder and Bill Smith oppose the cost as they own about half the frontage. Proponents cite dust safety and school bus use and note area annexation since the 1980s. The plan requires land acquisition along Elder Road.
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Lee Mortimer
High Point
Elder Road
George Elder
Bill Smith
Steerfold
Smith
Bobby Foy
Elder
Troy Street
Tabor Street
Bridges Drive
E. Washington Drive
Downing Street
Housing Authority
Ken Martin
Davis Avenue
Planning and Zoning
Civil Service Plea Reopened by High Point City Council
The High Point City Council in committee session agreed to consider a Civil Service Commission request for a citywide employee survey on the future of the Civil Service system. The Human Relations Commission previously denied the request, citing interdepartmental policy concerns, and Council will decide at Thursday's formal session without comment.
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High Point
Civil Service Commission
Human Relations Commission
HRC
Civil Service
Council
Wreck-Prone English Road Wrenn Street Intersection Studied
High Point Police Selective Enforcement plans a study of the English Road Wrenn Street intersection to explain a spike in eight December wrecks with half involving injuries. The effort will compare engineering design versus rule violations and notes other hazardous sites including Kirkwood Street Parris Avenue.
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High Point
English Road
Wrenn Street
Mike James
James
Kirkwood Street
Parris Avenue
Parris
Kirkwood
Johnson Street
Gordon Street
Hoskins Street
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Flynn
Sills
Dan Rominger
Rominger
Belew’s Creek Reservoir
Forsyth County
Highway
Kernersville
Jerry Shaver
High Point Seway Sea — Enterprise
Springfield Road
Baker Road
S. Main Street
Dous
Albertson Road
Thomasville Road
Rotary
Ferndale Boulevard
Lexington Avenue
Cook Street
Dayton Avenue
Melrose Drive
Kivett Drive
Avondale
Pendleton Streets
Kensington Drive
Kensington
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