High Point Forms Economic Development Corp to Revitalize Downtown
The High Point Economic Development Corp an 18 member private non profit board led by J William McGuinn Jr aims to expand efforts started by the Downtown Development Board to revitalize downtown High Point as a business and retail hub. City figures and chamber leaders hold board seats with David Peet serving as administrator and president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Wilson Utley
High Point
High Point Chamber of Commerce
McGuinn
Economic Development Corp
Downtown Development Board
The
Development Corp
W. Alexander
Fred L. Swartzberg
Alton Stanford
Lee E. Cain
Fred M. Councill
Sidney A. Gayle
Rachel H. Gray
William B. Mewborne Jr
Jack G. McCachern
David Peet
City of
Culler
Brooks
Yarborough
Patterson
Council
Phillips
Shaw
Pasture Disaster Loans Fall Short Of Requests
Randolph County farmers sought 350000 dollars to restore pastures and build ponds but only 35000 dollars in disaster loans were approved. Edwin Buckner of the ASCS notes all applicants received some aid though below requests and highlights upcoming bills and deadlines for feed and disaster payments. He urges timely requests for low yield payments before harvest and explains changes in how future payments will be calculated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Randolph County
Edwin Buckner
Randolph Agricultural Stablization and Conservation Service
Buckner
Congress
ASCS
Eye Irritation Report At City Hall Clinic
About a dozen Greensboro city hall employees tested at a glaucoma clinic Wednesday reported eye irritation from an antiseptic used in the testing process. A total of 137 people were tested, roughly half city workers, with two sent home as a precaution.
Efforts To Stop Return Of Batten Girl To North Carolina
Attorneys for Karen Lynn Batten renew appeals to Georgia Supreme Court to halt extradition to North Carolina where she faces murder charges. She and two Georgia men are tied to deaths in February in Lexington and Port Wentworth cases with pending indictments and planned appeals.
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Savannah
Karen Lynn Batten
Davidson County
N.C
Georgia Supreme Court
Batten
North Carolina
Myrtis Miller
Crystal
Kenneth Darnell Dam
Albert Kenny Dickey
Miller
Port Wentworth
Dickey
H.W. Zimmerman
Georgia
Dampier
Georgia State Penitentiary
Battered Wives Support Sought by Officials in Guilford
High Point YWCA leader Delores Thomas joins Greensboro's Women's Aid Services to Abused Women in advocating services for battered wives. They plan a presentation to Greensboro City Council and will also address Guilford County Commissioners on Sept. 6 and the High Point City Council on Sept. 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina Board of Transportation
High Point
E. Commerce Ave
North Carolina Dept. of Transportation
NCDOT
Research Triangle
Board of Transportation
Secretary of Transportation
Thomas W. Bradshaw Jr
Greensboro
Guilford County
High Point Ywca
Delores Thomas
Thomas
Deferral Day Delays Several City Council Actions
The Enterprise City Council postponed many items including annexation along the southern border, a pay raise for members and the mayor, and decisions on the Big Ditch route and Triad Park. Vote splits emerged on pay adjustments and rezoning, while other actions advanced such as city hall space expansion and paving at the municipal stadium. The council set bond referendum timing for an $8.5 million water plant and authorized $1.5 million in bonds for sewer and streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Fine
Fine
Backhoe Breaks Water Main on W Ward Avenue
Crews repaired a 12 inch water main on W Ward Avenue after a backhoe cleaning a creekbed struck it around 2 PM. Water pressure weakened in nearby businesses. creek damming delayed repairs while High Point Fire Department pumped water from the creek. Water and sewer director Ralph Meyers noted this is the first reported machine-caused break in a creekbed.
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W. Ward Avenue
Ralph Meyers
High Point Fire Dept
Meyers
Emergency Department Upgraded At High Point Memorial Hospital
High Point Memorial Hospital wins approval for emergency department renovations to speed patient flow. Plans include a larger major trauma room and expanded registration area with added nursing staff and improved communications amid rising yearly visits and citizen complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Perry
High Point Memorial Hospital
David Lopp
Lopp
Board of Trustees
Emergency Department
Polly Greene
E.E. Younts, Inc
Greene
Also Mentioned on This Page
Earl N. Phillips Jr
Bobby M. Brooks
Roy B. Culler
Cyrus Brooks
Joe Patterson
Jerry Yarborough
Robert H. Shaw
Calvin T. Rice
Robert P. Gruenberg
Fred
Chamber of Commerce
Peet
Gruenberg
J. W. McGuinn
Don Royals
Guilford County Health Dept
Battered Wives
Forrest Cates
Enterprise City
Manor Drive
Presbyterian Home
Eastchester Drive
Executive Park
Scott Garten
N. Main Street
City Hall
City Personnel Dept
William Bennett
Kivett Drive
Bennett
Art Richardson
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