Guilford County reorganizes mental health leadership
Guilford County Board of Commissioners approves moving mental health director Don Fontana to the Social Services Building and names Frank Wilson acting deputy director of mental health services for about six to eight weeks. Wilson will report to the commissioners, review staff resignations, and pursue a plan to calm six months of unrest while seeking a clinical director.
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Carol Wilson
Utley
Greensboro
Guilford County Mental Health Center
Guilford County Board of Commissioners
Forrest Campbell
Don Fontana
Frank Wilson
Dept. of Social Services
Tal Health Services
Area Mental Health Authority
Mental Health Center
Fontana
Wilson
Campbell
Edgeworth Street
Social Services
Eugene Street
Fishing Couple Spotted at Davidson County Lake
A couple seen fishing along Fuller Mill Road in Davidson County enjoy an extended afternoon as the sun dips over the rippling lake. The warmer weather draws residents outside earlier after several mild winters.
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Davidson County Lake
Fuller Mill Road
Area Mental Health Board to gain funding control
Guilford County commissioners discuss expanding the Area Mental Health Advisory Board’s authority while maintaining budget control. They note the board’s long hours and productive work as Don Fontana moves staff, with Frank Wilson acting temporarily as deputy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Hawkins
Greensboro
Guilford County
Bert Hall
Area Mental Health Advisory Board
Robert Landreth
Board of Commissioners
Hall
Mini Mall Plan Back On Track For High Point
High Point officials push a downtown pedestrian mall and rail line bus terminal project. After bids far above estimates, new bids of 145000 by R K Stewart and Sons beat the first bid. City Council to review bids and arrange funding, with a new economic development commission eyed to revitalize downtown.
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Forrest Cates
Enterprise City
High Point
R.K. Stewart and Sons, Inc
Stewart
Broad Street
N. Main
Elm Streets
Elm Street
Chamber of Commerce
Commission On
General Assembly
Guilford County Opens New Mental Health Office Space
Guilford County Mental Health moves its High Point unit to the third floor of the First Citizens Bank building on S Main Street. The 13 000 square foot lease runs three years at 65 000 dollars annually and includes 50 reserved parking spaces, utilities, and furnishings. The facility houses adult and children units plus administration and therapy rooms with an infirmary and play therapy area.
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Enterprise Swat
Greensboro
Guilford County Area
Southern Railroad
Fontana
City
Main Street
Guilford County
Tax Would Not Prevent Denton School Merger
Denton officials consider a supplementary tax but say it cannot stop consolidation if the county boards combine Denton High with another district. I Tom Johnson notes the need for a separate administrative unit to protect Denton, while the state aims to reduce small units like Thomasville and Lexington amid legislative moves. The issue parallels Trinity Archdale concerns noted on page 28.
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Phil Speaks Enterprise
Denton
I. Tom Johnson
Johnson
Thomasville
Lexington
Denton High
Dept. of Public Instruction
North Carolina
General Assembly
Young Men Questioned About Murder in Asheboro
Randolph County Sheriff Carl Moore reported two High Point youths were questioned and cleared in the Friday murder of Earl Reese White on Suits Road. White was tied up by a neighbor and farmhand who waited seven hours for his return. his wife freed herself after discovering the body. Moore says investigations cover all possible motives beyond robbery.
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Asheboro
High Point
Earl Reese
Pig) White
Suits Road
Randolph County
Carl Moore
Moore
White
Pearce Seeks New Southwest Guilford School to Ease Crowding
Greensboro county education chief E P Pearce says all Jamestown District elementary schools are at or over capacity. He outlines need for a new high capacity complex near Willard Dairy Road and Barrow Road, with district lines to be drawn after facilities and sewer access are secured.
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Jim Hawkins
Greensboro
Jamestown
E. P. Pearce
Guilford County
Ragsdale High School
Pearce
Southern Railroad
Millis Road
Sedgefield
Florence
Willard Dairy Road
Barrow Road
High Point
Board of Education
John Hardy
Hardy
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Gaston Faison
of Mental Health Board
Area
Area Mental Health Board
Landreth
Mental Health
Trinity-Archdale
New Southwest School
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