Oak Hill Elementary project runs ahead of schedule
Oak Hill Elementary School renovation proceeds ahead of plan as students learn in temporary facilities. Contractor E. E. Younts, Inc. Modernized building will add 22 classrooms, library and offices and be air conditioned. Main building to be torn down next summer for parking expansion. Total project cost just over 1.6 million.
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Oak Hi
Jack Cox
Mainenance
Cox
E. E. Younts, Inc
Board of Education
Oak Hill
English Road
Johnson Street
Oak View
John Bridgers
Shadybrook
A. Laurin Welborn
Council Objects To Police Cars With Options
Thomasville city council clashed over bids to repair or replace police and dog catcher vehicles. Mayor Dalton Myers urged dropping extras like air conditioning and power features to save money, arguing repairs may suffice for the dog catcher’s truck and only the patrol car needs top condition.
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Thomasville
Dalton Myers
Myers
Employment Figures Up For December In North Carolina
Raleigh AP says December saw a net rise in nonfarm employment to 2,042,700 with a four-tenths hour gain in average work weeks to 40.8. Manufacturing jobs fell by 1,100, but overall earnings rose with weekly factory earnings up to 149.32 and hourly pay at 3.66. Other December gains included textiles 700, paper 700, furniture 300, and 100 each in transportation equipment, communications and public utilities. Seasonal declines hit tobacco stemmeries 2,100 and construction 900.
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Raleigh
T. Avery Rye Jr
Nye
Social Services Denied Request for 26 New Workers
Guilford County Commissioners rejected a request by Social Services Director Wayne Metz for 26 additional staff citing budget constraints and a focus on serving only those in real need. Metz argued growing caseloads and surged applications require seven eligibility specialists and 18 service workers, while critics warned of bureaucracy and potential tax increases.
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Greensboro
Wayne Metz
Guilford
Gaston Faison
Bert Hall
Faison
Richard Maxwell
Robert Shaw
Hall
Robert Landreth
Landreth
Shaw
Dept. of Social Services
Guilford County
Unis
Metz
Sandreth
Maxwell
Guillord
Transit System Seeks Name In Public Contest
The High Point bus system seeks a formal name second to none. Citizens may submit names to any bus driver or the transit system office at 712 Kivett Drive 27260. Mayor Roy Culler will appoint a small committee to choose the winner, with a prize already authorized. entries accepted for ten more days.
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High Point
Municipal Transit System
Jack Holt
Kivett Drive
Roy Culler
Holt
Button Up Your Overcoat Sparks Cold Morning Pride
Extremely cold mornings drive horses back to stables for extra warmth while enjoying a brisk neighborhood stroll. Photo credit listed to Art Richardson.
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Art Richardtson
Jamestown Council To Meet On Sidewalk Plan
Jamestown Town Council will hear a request from the Garden Clubs for a sidewalk along Main Street from the Post Office to a shopping center. The 7:30 p.m. meeting at Town Hall will also review a Piedmont Triad Council of Governments contracting plan, bids for a street sweeper, and bids for a stump cutter for Jamestown Park.
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Jamestown
Jamestown Town Council
Charles Turner
Jamestown Council of Garden Clubs
Main Street
U.S. Post Office
Garden Club
Piedmont Triad Council of Governments
Jamestown Park
Fewer Than Last Year Manpower To Provide Summer Jobs
Enterprise staff writer Lee Mortimer reports Guilford County Manpower Council aims to fund about 700000 for roughly 800 youths this summer across High Point Greensboro and Guilford County. youths will work nine weeks at 2.35 per hour. programs include 189 organizations with jobs in recreation education maintenance and camp leadership.
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Lee Mortimer
Guilford
Bernice Graham
Special m
Graham
Manpower Council
High Point Hous
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