Street Life Drive Boosts Downtown High Point Revival
Steve Patton an apprentice architect joins the High Point Arts Council to aid downtown revitalization. Through the Third Century Artists Program funded by CETA he will help the revitalization committee and merchants, plan cosmetic façade work and use top floors for classes and artist studios at 1148 Main Street, while teaching photography and graphic arts in Hickory. Patton cites Jane Jacobs and urges varied activities to attract people, improve safety, and create lasting city life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Wilson
Utley Enterprise
Steve Patton
High Point Arts Council
Patton
Arts Council
HPAC
Jim Helgeson
Earl Phillips Jr
Downtown
Phillips
Helgeson
Unc-Chapel Hill
N.C. State
High Point
Jane Jacobs
Main Street
Hickory
Rain Feels Promising But Falls Short For High Point
A weekend shower teased rain for High Point with forecasts of 70 to 80 percent chances. Actual totals were meager with .25 inch at Rivett Drive and .15 at the regional airport. Oak Hollow Lake sat 27 inches below its dam, City Lake five inches low, as water reserves remained tight while officials warn of continuing drought. Ralph Meyers notes the drop in Oak Hollow levels as the city awaits fuller rainfall.
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Rivett Drive
Weather Service
High Point
City Lake
Oak Hollow Lake
Oak Hallow
Ralph Meyers
County Seeks Offers On 31 Tracts Of Land For Sale
Guilford County seeks offers on 31 land tracts including six in High Point and properties in Greensboro Gibsonville and rural areas. Major tracts include the old Sternberger Hospital site and a Battleground Avenue site, with a 10 percent upset bid within 10 days. Public notice and Board of Commissioners approval required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Hawkins
Greensboro
Guilford County
David Grantham
High Point
Gibsonville
Grantham
Sternberger Hospital
Battleground Avenue
George Seay
Board of Commissioners
Walker Ave
Vernon St
Kivett Dr
E. Commerce Ave
Phillips St
Asheboro St
Dept. of Health
Montlieu Avenue
S. Main Street
Montheu Avenue
New Evergreens, Inc
Greensboro Road
Link Street
Jamestown Township
Sedgehill Drive
Groomtown Road
I-85
Dept. of Social Services
Summit Ave
Southern Railroad
Guilford Courthouse National Park
Crime Wave Hits Area as Property Stolen in Multiple Burglaries
A string of burglaries reports across streets including Taylor Avenue Elm Street and East Washington Drive. Items stolen range from furniture and electronics to vehicles and small valuables totaling hundreds to thousands of dollars. Multiple arrests followed for offenses including unauthorized use of a conveyance shoplifting larceny and drunken driving.
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Howard Hayes Enterprise
W. H. Grady
Steele Street
Grady
Taylor Avenue
Elm Street
Edna Ammon Hall
Dorris Avenue
Jerry Wayne Bare
E. Lexington Avenue
East Side
E. Washington Drive
Gridar Street
Vicki Needham
Phillips Avenue
Towne Theatre
Dianne Linda Gregory
Arlington Avenue
Fourth Street
YWCA
Neeley
Sunoco
Main Street
Jody Lynn Harrell
Longcreek Drive
Curtis Davis
Amos Street
Otis Alford
Gordon Street
Syveria J. Patterson
Brentwood Street
Tammy McCrackin Martin
Cassel Street
Larceny
Danny Clark Benfield
Route 5
Dawn Marie Church
Debbie W. Presnell
Marcus Dean Chatman
Cliffside Drive
David Robinson
Kivett Drive
Jack Rice Jr
Meredith Street
Eddie Ray Dodson
Old Lexington Road
Raymond Taylor
Fairview Avenue
James Harris Jr
Kingsway Drive
James Ledbetter
Runyon Drive
Perry Elsie Bingham
Jeanette Street
Charles E. Talley
Westover Drive
Jimmie Lee Wilson
Moreland Avenue
Market Improvement Committee Sets Goals for High Point Market
The newly formed joint High Point Mayor Chamber of Commerce committee aims to boost hospitality and services for visitors to the Southern Furniture Market. Members include Councilmen Patterson and Wells with industry, business, and Chamber representatives directing housing, finances, and transportation. Volunteers are urged, with a toll-free housing helpline 800 334 2507.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Mayor Chamber of Commerce
Coun
Joe Patterson
Patterson
Bob Wells
Herman Bernard
Bell Hoover
Randall Terry
Phil Phillips
Chamber of Commerce
Terry
Bernard
Hoover
Phillips
Wells
Greensboro
High Points Winston- Salem
Chambers of Commerce
Commerce Wing
Southern Furniture Market Center
Market Building
Greensboro backs airport center for October furniture market
Greensboro business leaders express strong support for a hospitality center at the regional airport to assist 35 000 High Point furniture market visitors. The Greensboro Chamber of Commerce, along with NCNB staff support, collaborates with High Point and Winston-Salem chambers and local associations to welcome guests and provide market information during market week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
High Point
Greensboro Chamber of Commerce
Jerry Lawson
Triad
Greensboro Chamber
Hospitality Center
Winston-Salem
Greensboro Innkeepers Assn
North Carolina National Bank In
NCNB
Chair City Suits May Be Moved
Two THA suits seeking 800000 damages against Amcon International Inc of Memphis could shift from Davidson County Superior Court to Federal District Court if diversity of citizenship applies. Thomasville attorney George Saintsing says Amcon’s North Carolina business presence may keep the case in state court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil
Speaks
Enterprise Staff
Wesler
Thomasville
Thomasville Housing Authority
THA
Tennessee
Davidson County Superior Court
George Saintsing
Amcon International Inc
Memphis
Saintsing
North Carolina
Amcon
Federal District Court
Greensboro
Davidson County
North
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English Road
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Barbara Anne Marsh
Henley Street
Frank D. Valcheck
Route 1
Pacific International Express
Eastchester
David Eugene Wishon
Gatewood Avenue
Old Thomasville Road
Randolph County
Sheriff's Deputies
Louis Wayne Gless
Lafayette Street
Charles Howard J. Edwards
Granville Street
Edith Loretta Venable
Old Buncomb Road
High Point Memorial Hospital
Dallas Eugene Gross
Pendleton Street
William Sanford Reeder
Rt. 1
Franklinville
Ray Harris
Gastonia
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Chair City
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