City completes curbside toter garbage service rollout
Public Works Director Carl Wills announced the last Mobil-Toter delivery finishes the citywide shift from back yard to curbside garbage pickup in High Point. About 22 000 toters are in operation with residential service on the old twice weekly schedule and merchants on Monday through Friday pickups.
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Forrest Cates
Enterprise City
High Point
Public Works
Carl Wills
Wills
High Point Enterprise City Area Friday Afternoon July 8 1977
Local brief from High Point outlines city area news for Friday afternoon with routine updates. No specific events or names clearly readable.
Extended Area Forecast Brings Slight Relief Near High Point
The forecast notes daytime temperatures around 100 degrees with nights in the mid to upper 70s. It says any relief is welcome for the High Point area as heat persists in the extended outlook.
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High Point
Museum Director Resigns for Louisiana Post
John Bauckman has resigned as director of the High Point Museum to take a similar job in Louisiana. A committee will search for a successor as interviews begin. The museum will close Sunday due to staff shortage and reopen Tuesday. Weather outlook: heat and humidity with possible showers from two approaching fronts. Weather risks include storms and potential fires amid dry conditions and a burn ban in Guilford County.
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John Bauckman
High Point Museum
Louisiana
Bauckman
John Hamilton
High Point
High Point City
Power Outage Set Sunday on Church Avenue
Power outage will affect homes and businesses on Church Avenue including The Enterprise. Service will be off Sunday from 7 to 9 a.m. Call the circulation department at 882-1719 during outage hours.
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Church Avenue
Enterprise
Enterprise Circulation Department
Minority enrollment key predictor of school failure in North Carolina
An AP report from Asheville notes a state educational study finding minority share as the main predictor of high failure rates. Other factors such as family income or teacher exam scores were less reliable, while district size and funding had no clear effect. Western counties had lower failure rates than Eastern ones.
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Asheville
Alan T. Hill
North Carolina
William W. Peek
A. Craig Phillips
Phillips
Board of Education
Piedmont
Hill
Peek
Intern Program Begins In Elementary Schools
The Teacher Corps Training and Demonstration Center at Fairview Elementary in High Point begins staff training with interns from A T State University and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Four interns plus a team leader travel for three weeks to San Diego State University for training.
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High Point
Fairview
A&t State University
North Carolina
Greensboro
Fairview Elementary
Larry Allred
A&t
Snookie
Starling
San Diego State University
Dolly Holton
Annie Torrence
Helen Cole
Juanita Dunovant
Rocky Wright
Floyd Gregory
McDaniel Opposes Succession Referendum Citing Hunt Actions
Consumer advocate Mark McDaniel of High Point says he will mobilize consumer groups to oppose the gubernatorial succession referendum. He argues Gov. Jim Hunt supported an insurance bill that removed rate making powers from Commissioner John Ingram, undermining promises to consumers and prompting action against the referendum.
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Carol Wilson
Utley Enterprise
Mark McDaniel
N.C
State House
McDaniel
High Point
Jim Hunt
General Assembly
Insurance
John Ingram
Hunt
Concerned Citizens For Responsible
City Ordered to Return Dumpmaster Fees by Eight Firms
The City of High Point must refund $55,000 to eight local businesses for Dumpmaster trash pickup fees charged under protest since 1973. The State Court of Appeals reversed a ruling on appellate rights, with City Attorney Knox Walker planning to seek discretionary review from the State Supreme Court.
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High Point
State Court of Appeals
State Supreme Court
Knox Walker
Big Bear of North Carolina, Inc
Public Works
Walker
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Art Richardson
Mie Lins
T. G. Shelton
Shelton
Guilford County
Jackie Foxworth
Cris Petree
Mary Miller
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Allred
U.S. Office of Education
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