High Point Council Advances Water Treatment Plant Plan
The High Point City Council moved toward a new water treatment plant. It authorized City Manager Cy Brooks to hire engineers and pursue land acquisition, approved $50 000 for this year's work, and supported issuing $400 000 in general obligation bonds for design at no voter election. A bond election could occur as soon as this November or next spring to finance about $8 million for construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Perry
High Point
Cy Brooks
Brooks
Kivett Drive
Black and Veatch
Council
People — Council
Jamestown ABC Profits Dropping Spurs Budget Questions
Jamestown council learns ABC store income for next year could fall from 350000 to 100000 after High Point's new shop opens. April ABC sales were 150949 vs 250000 a year earlier, with last quarter profits near 77535, minimal changes to town finances expected beyond this.
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Jamestown
ABC
Council
Dog Joins Sneak Peek Of My Three Angels Rehearsal
Joey the dog visits a Wednesday rehearsal at High Point City Lake gym ahead of the High Point Community Theatre production of My Three Angels scheduled for May 27 and 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joey
High Point Community Theatre
High Point Theatre
My Three Angels
Pro Liquor Donations Questioned in Asheboro Vote
Anti liquor groups allege illegal contributions to the pro ABC campaign for the Alcoholic Beverage Control store vote in Asheboro. Both sides study state election laws after a local business mistakenly mailed a check to the anti liquor group. County election officials review legality of business contributions to either side.
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Don Wrenn
Asheboro
Camrb
Randolph County
Ambiguity over Business Campaign Contributions in Asheboro
The article reports legal confusion over whether businesses can donate to campaigns. State officials clash with the attorney general and elections board. Spokesman Tommy Kemp notes firms asked for refunds, indicating many contributions were reversed.
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ABC
State Board of Elections
Tommy Kemp
Pro-Liquor Forces
Asheboro
Kemp
Use Of City Cars To Be Reviewed By City Council
City officials initiate a vehicle utilization study to cut fleet costs and draft a city policy. The plan would reduce the fleet from 260 to 240 vehicles, centralize supervision, and allow salary or car allowances after individual assessments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Wilson Utley
High Point City
Cy Brooks
Brooks
Joe Patterson
Utilities Department
Finance Department
Roy B. Culler
Bob Wells
Arnold Koonce
No Guarantees Attached Youth Volunteers Aid Court
High Point volunteers support youthful offenders through the Volunteers to the Court program, offering guidance and friendship with no guaranteed outcomes. Judge Cecil cites the program as filling a void and notes the need for more volunteers as 40 offenders await placement.
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District Court
Robert Cecil
High Point
Cecil
William T. Stokes
Stokes
Lee backs Triad park land buy despite funding concerns
North Carolina official Howard Lee expressed support for the Triad Park bill to allocate two million dollars for land acquisition near Guilford and Forsyth counties, pairing with two million in federal funds. He warned funding is unlikely this year but praised the bill for raising long term park planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Wilson Utley
Dept. of Natural and Economic Resources
Sec
Howard Lee
Triad
Guilford
Mary Seymour
Sen
McNeill Smith
Forsyth County
Triad Park
Appropriations
General Government
Appropriations Committee
Lee
High Point
Raleigh
Triad Park Task Force
Triad Area
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
James Holshouser
Program Takes Giving Of Self Helps a Convicted Student
Gary Burnett volunteers with a high school student named Robert assigned after a misdemeanor conviction. They share athletics and visits, hoping to guide Robert toward college football and a steadier life. Their friendship aims to outlast the court mandated year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken Irons
High Point
Tom Ragsdale
Terri Botts
Gary Burnett
Burnett
Robert
City Parks and Recreation Department
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Jim Hawkins
Charles Turner
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Turner
Bill King
Harold Hall
John W. Adams
Adams
Hall
Wells
Koonce
J. Brooks Reitzel Tennis Center
Oak Hollow
Washington Terrace Pool
Reitzel Center
Ms. Otis
Park For
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