Continuation Of Train Services Is Sought By Local Officials
Greensboro officials seek to keep the Southern Railroad Piedmont line operating through Guilford County. Commissioner Landreth urges a resolution urging continued service and better operation, noting the Crescent trains run at night and the Piedmont loses money while serving as a potential mass transit link.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Hawkins
Greensboro
Guilford County
Board of Commissioners
Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern Railroad
North Carolina
Landreth
Crescent
High Point area brief notes for Friday, September 17, 1978
Local briefs from High Point area include community notices and society items. No prominent events detailed in readable text, only section header indicatingB page placement and date.
Dropout Program Schools Get Grant at Ferndale Junior High
Wester New emphasis will be given in High Point to reducing dropout numbers and aiding dropout prone students. The city school board learned of a 175,923 federal grant for Ferndale Junior High to fund Dropouts Stamped Out a two year, career oriented alternative education program for grades seven through nine. It ranks second nationally among grants, with 123 considered and 11 chosen. The plan assigns advocates to identified dropouts and involves parents, a sociologist and psychologist to keep students in school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LEE Mortimer Enterprise
Wester
Ferndale Junior High School
Charles Haywood
Ferndale
Haywood
Study program approved for pregnant teen agers
The High Point Board of Education approved a for credit course for pregnant teen agers in city schools in partnership with the YWCA and other agencies. The program covers ages 13 to 18 from pregnancy confirmation through six months postnatal and grants four units of academic credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Mortimer
High Point Board of Education
YWCA
Pat Turnipseed
Guilford County
Edwin West
High Pointer Dies In Wreck
Janice Ellen Kirkman 29 of Route 5 died on arrival at High Point Memorial Hospital after a two car crash at 7 10 pm near Skeet Club Road and Johnson Street Extension. Her husband and four others were injured and treated. Kirkman was a nurse at the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janice Ellen Kirkman
Route 5
High Point Memorial Hospital
Skeet Club Road
Johnson Street
High Point
Mrs Kirkman
Larry Dean Kirkman
Gary Kenneth Bennett
Kirkman
Johnson
Bennett
Guilford County
Dwight
Sadie Green
Allen Jay High School
Highoint Memorial Hospital
14 More Years Sanders at Guilford County Fair
A short note identifies Sanders, aged 2, of High Point, among the many children attending the Guilford County Agricultural Fair this week, highlighting family participation at the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanders
High Point
Guilford County
Burglars Active Across Guilford County Areas
Crime Watch reports multiple burglaries in Guilford County with items stolen from residences and businesses. Victims include Patricia Proco Colfax, Shirley Long Jamestown, Paul Davis Kernersville, Orana Teague Jamestown, William Ragsdale Jamestown, Alford Leonard High Point, Donna Sykes Jamestown, and Jean Bolton Greensboro area. Damages noted at Bi Rite Store and Kenan Transport, with loot ranging from jewelry and cash to electronics and a motorcycle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noward Hayes Enterprise
Guilford County Sheriff's Deputies
Patricia T. Proco
Rt. 1
Colfax
Shirley D. Long
Brookberry Court
Jamestown
O'Neill Drive
Royal Drive
Paul Davis
Rt. J. Kernersville
Squire Davis Road
Main Street
Kenan Transport
Boulder Road
Orana Teague
River Road
William G. Ragsdale
Magnolia Farm
Alford Ervin Leonard
Richardson Street
High Point
Theft Reports Across Periods Decline in Daily Totals
A crime summary shows theft activity with 26 reports today, 70 this week, and 197 this month. Losses amount to 207 today, 15,682 this week, and 37,884 this month, reflecting ongoing property crime trends. The data highlights rising monthly losses despite daily and weekly report counts.
Freedom Train to Visit Guilford Courthouse Park in October
The American Freedom Train will visit Guilford Courthouse National Military Park in Greensboro for five days October 20 through 24. The 24 car train, powered by Southern Pacific steam locomotive 4443, carries over 500 artifacts detailing 200 years of American history. The event is sponsored by the Guilford County American Revolution Bicentennial Commission with planned visits to Raleigh and Charlotte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Guilford County
North Carolina
Southern Pacific
Security Equipment Davidson Seeks Funds By PHIL SPEAKS
Davidson County Commissioners voted to pursue funding for a jail security system after an earlier escape. They approved a preapplication to PTCOG for LEAA funds covering 12 cameras and two monitors at total cost 19000 dollars, with 95 percent grant potential if approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Speaks
Denton
Davidson County
Sheriff's Dept
Piedmont Triad Council of Governments
Greensboro
Law Enforcement Assistance Act
Tommy Evans
Criminal Justice Commission
PTCOG
Danny Crisco
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Piedmont
Carroll
High Point Enterprise
Laurin Welborn
Welborn
John Bridgers
Bridgers
iPhoto
Sanny Meagecork
High Pointer
Jovenner Quain
Phole
Cee P
Crime Watch
Donna Susan Sykes
Long Street
Jean Bolton
Kennedy Street
English Road
Freedom
Battleground
Space
The
American Freedom Train Foundation, Inc
Bailey's Crossroads
Virginia
Union
Davidson
Cliff Ereckson
Robert Hedrick
Hedrick
Erickson
United Way
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