Democrats Lead City Races In High Point Primaries
High Point politics show two Democrat incumbents lining up for re election as Mayor Roy Culler and Councilman Archie Myatt announce. Several other Democrats eye bids while Republicans delay fielding any candidate ahead of the August filing period and September primary.
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High Point
Archie Myatt
Roy Culler
Sam Burford
Joe Patterson
Jack Dillard
Myatt
High Point Township Democratic Party
County Young Democrats Club
High Point Civil Service Commission
Brewer
Paul Fine
Fine
Arnold Koonce
Bob Wells
Information and Referral Center Opens in High Point
The Information and Referral Center in the Guilford County Building on S Main Street offers High Point and Guilford County residents access to facts on community services. Staff will provide agency addresses numbers fees and eligibility and help with referrals and follow ups.
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Jim Hawkins
High Point
Guilford County
Bettye Alston
Alston
Drought May Trigger Alcoa Plant Layoffs
Alcoa's Badin plant cautions layoffs could occur if drought worsens. Public relations chief Wayne Mabry says High Rock Lake is about 5.11 feet below normal, reducing local power supply and forcing Duke Power cuts. The issue ties to the Yadkin River system and a legal dispute over a nuclear project and lake levels.
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Phil Speaks
Badin
Mabry
Davidson County
Duke Power Co
Yadkin
Alcoa
Yadkin River
High Rock
Narrows
Tuckertown Lakes
Winston-Salem
William Pfeffercorn
Perkins
High Rock Lake
Duke
Blowing Rock
Association
Duke Power
North Carolina Court of Appeals
Guilford County detox budget rises for Greensboro program
The new Greensboro detoxification program will operate with a total budget of 115 750 for the year, up about 4 000 from last year. Alcohol Education Center in High Point keeps funding, with 64 000 from store profits and state sources, and 38 250 federal grant.
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Jim Hawkins
Guilford County
Greensboro
High Point
Ben Garner
W. Russell Street
Garner
Alcohol Education Center
Guilford County Mental Health Dept
Area Jobless To Lose Unemployment Benefits
About 200 people in the High Point area will lose extended unemployment benefits as the national insured unemployment rate falls to 4.47 percent for the 13 weeks ending July 2. North Carolina and 36 other states are affected. benefits resume if the rate rises to 4.5 percent.
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High Point Area
William Hollar
The
Employment Security Commission
North Carolina
Hollar
Labor Dept
High Point Woman Killed in Greensboro Shooting
Jo Ann Smith, 32, of Ennis Street High Point, died after a 1:15 a.m. shooting at a Martin Street residence in Greensboro. Logan Dempsey, 26, of Greensboro, is charged with murder. The pocketbook found near her Ennis Street home is not believed linked. investigation continues.
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Greensboro
Jo Ann Smith
Ennis Street
Moses Cone Hospital
Logan Dempsey
Martin Street
Ms. Smith
High Point
Archdale Mayor Lloyd Taylor seeks re election in November
Archdale Mayor Lloyd Taylor announces his candidacy for a second two year term. He cites growth and achievement under his administration and outlines upcoming issues including the Sept 20 waste water referendum and plans for a city police force and a new park by 1978.
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Myatt
Don Wrenn
Archdale
Lloyd Taylor
Taylor
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