Innkeepers Back Market Retention Plan Amid Furniture Visit
Piedmont innkeepers welcome High Point officials request for closer cooperation with International Furniture Market visitors. Chamber leader Bill McGuinn cites favorable reactions in Winston-Salem and other cities as committees push parking upgrades satellite shuttles and motel cooperation to improve October market conditions. He notes success hinges on merchants and visitors adopting a long term cooperative approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Wilson
Utley Enterprise
Piedmont Area
High Point
Chamber of Commerce
Bill McGuinn
McGuinn
Winston-Salem Innkeepers Assoc
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Nature Market
Greensboro-High
Smith-Reynolds
Tober
Marina Tales and Boat Ramp Woes at Oak Hollow
Forrest Dates recalls lake marinas at Oak Hollow Lake in High Point where cars drown, boats misalign with trailers, and couples clash. He notes men blaming wives, near divorces at ramps, and the odd sight of buckets with little fish, all wrapped in a wry, observational tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest
High Point
Main Street
Oak Hollow Lake
Marina
Tam
Top District Teacher Named Fern Elizabeth Ragan
Fern Elizabeth Ragan, English teacher at Morehead Senior High School in Eden, has been named teacher of the year by the Association of Classroom Teachers of District Seven covering Guilford and Rockingham counties. She advances to the state Teacher of the Year finals in November after selection from local unit candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fern Elizabeth Ragan
Association of Classroom Teachers
Guilford
Rockingham
Ragan
Morehead Senior
Eden
Cecil Banks
Greensboro
Joyce Kilbourn
Guilford County
Frankie Case
Madison-Mayodan
Sharon Troxler
Reidsville
Nine Year Expansion Plan Aims Water and Sewer Lines
Greensboro, High Point and Jamestown extend $12 million in water and sewer lines to industrial and residential areas. The county contends sewer treatment plants and capacity constrain growth, with High Point Eastside and Greensboro South Buffalo plants needing expansion and a west Greensboro lift station nearing limit, delaying development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Larry Harvell
Environmental Services
High Point
Jamestown
South Buffalo
Cuilford County
Board of Commissioners
Water and sewer expansion fuels regional growth near Greensboro
The regional water and sewer program, funded by loans, user charges, and a $5 million bond, grew from 67.5 million in 1964 to 170 million current. Construction accelerated early, slowed 1968–70, then surged 1972–74 with over 5 million spent. Lines extend from High Point, Jamestown, and Greensboro toward airport area, Oak Hollow Lake, and Ragsdale, aiding industry and residence growth while officials project future ties and new plants.
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Oresee
High Point
Jamestown
Greensboro
Harvell
Oakview Estates
Eastchester Drive
Oak Iollow Lake
Cuilford County
U.S. 29
Ragsdale
Western Electric
Lin
U.S. 421
Gree
Airport
Ridge Road
Sandy Road
O Estates
Camp Harvell
Oak Holles
Cedarwood
Woser
Southwe
State Employes Seek Pay Hike at Convention
Delegates from 22 000 state employees voted to push for a just and adequate pay increase from the General Assembly next year. Emmett Burden of the North Carolina State Employer Association said the exact amount will be set next month, with teachers and professors cited as benchmarks. The group, at its 30th annual meeting, warned tight budgets could limit raises while interviewing candidates for governor and lieutenant governor. Democratic candidate Jimmy Green supported gains in tone but did not endorse a specific increase. William Hiatt, Republican opponent, backed raises for state workers and teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
General Assembly
Emmett Burden
North Carolina State Employer Association
Association
Burden
Jimmy Green
Clear Mild Weather Outlook for Monday
Forecasts predict clear skies and mild temperatures in the High Point area on Monday. Daytime highs in the low to mid 80s with cooler 50s at night. extended outlook through Tuesday suggests possible showers Tuesday, then mostly clear and cooler conditions continuing through the week with highs reaching the 70s to 80s.
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High Point Area
Toc
Cowpens birthplace nostalgia and local history tale
A reflective piece from High Point Enterprise recounts a South Carolina memory of Cowpens born pride and a lifelong quest to return. The author shares childhood misimpressions of Cowpens, the Bicentennial research by a Cowpens native's mother, and a vowed visit next summer. The essay blends humor about cows with reverence for a Revolutionary War battleground and the pull of home.
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Spartanburg
Cowpens
South Carolina
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Diogenes
C. J
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Thomas Wolfe
Kings Mountain
Jenin
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Hegn Port NC
Essec
Ayanie Wance
Home Bay Daily
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Nome
Carrer London Associates
National Advertising
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