Planners Wave Truce Over Downtown Rezoning Plan
Downtown property owners resist proposed rezoning while city planning director Bill Colonna defends the plan. He says only part of the area would be rezoned to better fit current uses, with no immediate changes to neighborhood character. A hearing is set for Monday at 7:30 PM in the City-County Building.
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City Planning Department
Bill Colonna
City Planning and Zoning Commission
N. Main
Parkway
Lindsey, Locke, Chestnut
English Streets
Colonna
Planning Commission
City-County
Demolition Plan For Guilford Tech Old Building
Jamestown area board discusses disposal of the west wing of GTI s old main building to clear space for a new technical laboratory and aims to remove the structure after a spring construction contract is awarded. They may adjust the cost for the new classroom building to add an elevator for handicapped access. Meeting at 8 am at Howard Johnson s on I 65 south of Greensboro.
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Jamestown
Guilford Technical Institute
GTI
Medlin
Cal
Howard Johnson’s
I-65
Greensboro
Power Is Cut Squirrel Dies on North Centennial Street Transformer
A transformer incident on North Centennial Street caused a power outage for about an hour. Officials report a squirrel was killed in the event and service was restored by around 4 a.m. The 2200 block area experienced the outage starting near 7 a.m.
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North Centennial Street
North Centennial
Ordinance Action May Provide Help
Greensboro Guilford County officials seek enabling authority to remove junked vehicles and appliances from unauthorized dumps. A new state law may allow counties to pass ordinances governing abandonment with penalties, while requiring approval to remove items and to contract disposal firms. Health and zoning rules could guide action if the program proceeds.
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Nedy
Greensboro
Guilford County
Boards of Commissioners
Ralph Walker
Walker
General Assembly
Curtis Ke A
Kennedy
Health Department
Kenneliy
Davidson Man Faces Two Charges
Bond of 500 was set today for Billy Joe Hooker 34 of Rt 4 Thomasville after his arrest on drunken driving and resisting arrest He was taken into custody by a sheriff s deputy Hooker is slated for trial in Recorder s Court March 21 Trial for Larry Grimsley 20 of Emma Street on an assault with a deadly weapon count is set for March 17 He is accused of assaulting Marvin Small of Jordan s Trailer Park with a fire poker Grimsley posted 200 bond According to the warrant the assault happened Feb 1
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Thomasville
Billy Joe Hooker
Hooker
Recorder's Court
Larry Grimsley
Emma Street
Marvin Small
Jordan
Grimsley
Convicted In Theft Lexington Man On Probation
Charles Rayvon Leonard, 32, of Lexington, was convicted in Recorder's Court on two larceny and receiving from vending machines charges. He received probation with $200 monthly payments until $6,151.70 is repaid to Boyles Beverage Co. The thefts involved machines valued at $234.95 and $2,000, opened with keys over time.
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Thomasville
Charles Rayvon Leonard
Lexington
Recorder's Court
Leonard
Boyles Beverage Co
Boyles
Athlee Starks
E. Main Street
Melvin Junior Jackson
David
Mayor's Group To Hold Election At YWCA Meeting
The mayor's committee on employment of the handicapped will elect officers for the coming year at noon Wednesday at the YWCA. D. Clark Johnson nears end of his term as chairman. The group will also finalize plans for the April 9 awards luncheon honoring the outstanding handicapped worker and employer of the year and then tour the High Point Sheltered Workshop facilities.
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Mayor’s Committee On Employment of
YWCA
D. Clark Johnson
High Point
Auto Strikes Cedar Tree Kills Jamestown Senior King
Jamestown high school senior Daniel Baxter King aged 18 died after a 330 p.m. crash on Guilford College Road near Jamestown. Police say high speed loss of control caused the car to strike a cedar tree, King pinned inside the demolished vehicle. He was a Ragsdale High School senior and student trainer. Funeral arrangements set for Jamestown United Methodist Church with burial at Floral Garden Park Cemetery. Memorials to Jamestown United Methodist Church building fund requested.
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Danny) Baxter King
Jamestown
High Foot Memorial Hospital
Guilford College Road
Phil Strong
King
High Point College
Lexington Avenue
Kenneth Earl Martin
Phillip Keefer
Shirley Hemphill
Martin
Green Drive
Elm Street
William Richards
Pharos McGinnis
Friendly Road
Danny King
High Point
William Edward
Katherine Virginia Baxter King
Ragsdale High School
C. B. Baxter
Wiltshire Blvd
United Methodist Church
Frank B. Cook
Floral Garden Park
Sechrest Funeral Home
Guilford County Plans Mental Retardation Complex
The Guilford County Mental Retardation Complex on Clifton Road will be funded by local state and federal dollars totaling 530000. Dr Howard Warner says advisory plans await a signed DHHS agreement while Raleigh officials have given general approval. County commissioners allocated 87000 for construction and provided land. federal funds cover 2 percent and state funds 23 percent. The project aims to coordinate services for the retarded and their families and fund staffing.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
Clifton Road
Howard Warner
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Raleigh
Warner
Thomasville Housing Case Leads To Arrest
A warrant charging a public nuisance was served on Willie Mae Thomas of 810 Carlton St by police in Thomasville. The action stems from a condemned Carlton Street house owned by Alex Young, unsafe for habitation, with Mrs Thomas accused of allowing eight people to live there after condemnation. She was freed on $100 bond and to appear in Recorder's Court on March 17.
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Bobby E. Hall
Thomasville
Carlton Street
Alex Young
Hall
Thomas
Young
Recorder’s Court
Revival to be Held at West Point Freewill Baptist Church
A revival is planned at West Point Freewill Baptist Church from Monday through Saturday led by evangelist Rev. Clarence Blue of Lexington.
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West Point Freewill Baptist Church
Clarence Blue
Lexington
Health Tests Available in Archdale Area
Archdale and Trinity residents may obtain immunizations blood tests tuberculin skin tests and health certificates at the local health department office each Wednesday from 1 pm to 4 30 pm A public health nurse will handle requests During April Dr J T Barnes health department director will attend the office on the first Wednesday of each month for preschool and camp physical exams The office shares the building with Ridge McDowell Ambulance Service.
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Archdale
Randolph County
Ben Jenkins
Trinity
Jenkins
J. T. Barnes
Health Department
Barnes
Ridge McDowell Ambulance Service
Building Permits Exceed One Million Dollars in February
Inspections Director Curtis Kennedy reports the County Inspections Department issued 107 building permits totaling 1,002,333 in February. Forty seven new rural dwellings were valued at 855,160, plus 16 non residential permits totaling 61,359 including a garage, car parts, signs and storage buildings. Alterations or repairs on dwellings totaled 32,920 across 23 permits and 50,804 in non residential repairs across three permits. Additional permits covered mobile homes, tanks, and storage for a train caboose.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
Curtis Kennedy
Kennedy
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