Steady Turnout Reported In Area City Elections
High Point Jamestown Archdale and Thomasville polls opened with steady turnout as voters elect a mayor eight council members and four school board members. By 9 30 a m about 170 voted in High Point Precinct 4 and 135 in Precinct 5 with total registration 23 949.
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High Point
Emerywood Baptist Church
George Coble
Montlieu Avenue School
Clark Johnson
Johnson Street School
Neal Jelle
Oakview Recreation Center
Mary Hubbard
Frances Spainhour
High Point Elections Office
Archdale Mayor Race Sees Light to Moderate Turnout
Archdale voters headed to the polls to elect a new mayor and three City Council seats. Ward Three led with about 120 ballots by 10:30 a.m. at Performance Boat Co, while Wards One and Two reported under 100 each. no contest in Ward Three where Councilman J. J. Warren stood unopposed.
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Archdale
Performance Boat Co
Early cast ballots signal subdued mayoral race turnout
In Thomasville three of six polling sites report weak early voting for the mayoral and City Council election. Precinct Six at East Main School gym tallies 109 votes by 8 a.m., Precinct Four at Doak Park 45 votes by 8:25, and Colonial Drive School about average with 38 by 8:20. Minor variance from typical municipal turnout noted by poll workers.
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Thomasville
Old East Main School
Doak Park
Colonial Drive School
Davidson County Mental Health Board Dissolution Sought
Lexington County commissioners voted to ask state officials to dissolve the Davidson County area Mental Health Board and replace it with a locally controlled body. Chairman Robert Hedrick and three of four supporters cited assurances of authority when established as reasons for the move, while Tommy Evans opposed.
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Phil Speaks
Enterprise
Lexington — County
Davidson County Area Mental Health Board
Robert Hedrick
Jim Phillips
Phillips
Randolph County defers massage parlor ordinance action
Randolph County Commissioners postponed final action on a licensing and regulation ordinance for massage businesses after discussing enforcement concerns with Sheriff Carl Moore. The measure would require licenses, set standards, and would not ban opposite sex massage. a 60 day compliance window was proposed. The board also formed a new council on the status of women with 15 members and a study director, funded modestly, to report in eight months.
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Asheboro
Randolph
Randolph County Commissioners
Carl Moore
Fayetteville
Durham
Casper
I-85
Thomasville
Bowman Gray School of Medicine
Winston-Salem
Community General Hospital
Phillips
Council On
Pat Ashemore
Liquor Sales Denied At Greensboro Greek Dinner
At the annual Greek community benefit dinner in Greensboro, Spiros Nixon denies liquor was sold by the drink though a reliable source claims tickets were exchanged for drinks. Nixon says tickets covered soft drinks and bartenders costs. leftover liquor was given away. The event drew about 500 people including Mayor Paul Clapp.
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Spiros Nixon
Greensboro
Nixon
Paul Clapp
Guilford Board Wins Stay On Social Worker Interview Rules
Greensboro Guilford County commissioners gain state approval to let social worker aides interview applicants seeking family planning services. Earlier only degree-holding social workers could interview for reimbursement. County shifts plan, transferring two eligibility clerks instead of hiring two social workers. Health director Dr. Sarah Morrow notes reimbursement funds can be increased.
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Greensboro
Guilford County Board of Commissioners
Robert Shaw
Raleigh
Wayne Metz
Dept. of Social Services
Metz
Sarah Morrow
Social Services
Shaw
Robert Landreth
Landreth
County debates staff roles in family planning aid reimbursements
County officials discussed eligibility for federal aid tied to family planning. They noted past staff contact at family planning clinics and reimbursement drops from 58000 to 22000 annually. Commissioners urged using existing clerks or new DSS hires to secure funds as caseloads rise and unemployment shifts.
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Shaw
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