High Point Area News

High Point's Brandon may run for Congress
High Point Enterprise
Brandon told The High Point Enterprise that he intends to create a formal exploratory committee in case Watt follows through on public speculation that he will become the new director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. The Wall Street Journal first ...

High Point planning commission to vote on 511-acre biz park
The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area
The development group first requested that High Point annex and rezone 431 acres in November, a request that was cheered on by local economic developers and officials. But later that month, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended against the ...

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Council Mulls Name Change For High Point Road, Lee Street
WFMY News 2
Greensboro, NC -- City council members will mull over renaming High Point Road and Lee Street during a work session Tuesday. An $8 million effort -- the first phase of revitalizing an area some consider the gateway to Greensboro -- is set to begin in ...

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CNBC.com (blog)
Cramer's IPO Watch: Will Pinnacle Be a High Point?
CNBC.com (blog)
IPO Watch: Will Pinnacle Be a High Point? Text Size. Published: Monday, 25 Mar 2013 | 6:15 PM ET. Lee Brodie By: Lee Brodie. Producer. Know Your IPO: B&G Foods vs. Pinnacle Foods. Monday, 25 Mar 2013 | 6:15 PM ET. Investing in IPOs can bring you ...

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Greensboro, High Point police unveil interactive crime map
Greensboro News & Record
The Greensboro Police Department is one of six agencies in North Carolina — including the High Point Police Department — that will use the website. “We wanted to get this information into the hands of the public,” said Lee Hunt, manager of the ...
New crime mapping system in Greensboromyfox8.com

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Local chef teaches healthier home cooked meals to children in High Point
myfox8.com
Now he's working to fix that for kids in his community by teaching cooking lessons for kids in High Point. High Point Public Liberian Megan Joyce set up a program with Dickerson as a way to teach kids life skills. “We're trying to empower the youth to ...

Market backers fight back
High Point Enterprise
Supporters of the High Point Market will have a chance this week to personally lobby legislators for the first time since Gov. Pat McCrory recommended cutting state money for the trade show in half by the middle of 2014. Market supporters will go to ...

Longtime Mobile Meals volunteer Vivian Ruden steps down
High Point Enterprise
Ruden, who was fairly new to town, had joined the Woman's Club of High Point and had been assigned to deliver hot meals to individuals in that community via Mobile Meals for the Elderly. “He was my favorite person to deliver to on my route,” Ruden recalls.

High Point University (press release) (blog)
Students Sleep in Cold for Homeless Awareness Campout
High Point University (press release) (blog)
HIGH POINT, N.C., March 25, 2013 – More than 100 people from High Point University and the High Point community braved the cold into the early morning hours at the HPU Civitan Club's Homeless Awareness Campout Saturday. The event, designed to ...

Name change for High Point Road/Lee Street? + Winston-Salem real estate firm ...
The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area (blog)
The Greensboro City Council on Tuesday will consider changing the name of eight miles of High Point Road and Lee Street to one name, according to Fox 8. One possible name on the table is “Gate City.” Leonard Ryden Burr Real Estate will move from the ...

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Our View: Market money in jeopardy
High Point Enterprise
The need for officials of High Point and the Triad, the High Point Market Authority and the home furnishings industry to make state government leaders more aware of the broad economic impact of the High Point Market is becoming more clear. And it is ...

Men's Track and Field Looks Strong at High Point
ASU Appalachian Mountaineers
HIGH POINT, N.C. – Jared Stalling continued his assault on the Appalachian State University men's track and field record books with another standout performance at the High Point VertKlasse Meeting on Saturday. Stalling, who finished first in the shot ...
Written by Ryan BowersGo Blue Ridge
Stalling wins shot put for ASUWatauga Democrat

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High Point's Richardson sixth in 1000 in Russia
Greensboro News & Record
SOCHI, R ussia — High Point speedskater Heather Richardson finished sixth in the 1,000 meters Saturday at the Essent ISU World Single Distance Championships. Olga Fatkulina of Russia won the race on her home ice in 1 minute, 15.44 seconds.

Coming to life
High Point Enterprise
Any new jobs are good, but I don't know that it's the start of a major trend,” said Ken Smith, furniture analyst with Smith Leonard PLLC in High Point. “We're seeing some little niches here and there. In the case of OFS, they're more into health care ...

Myths, mistakes often repeated about High Point's black history
Greensboro News & Record
The Heritage Resource Center at the High Point Library can help gather and verify information. Change requires researching the data, which can take weeks and months. So, people often take the easiest route — the first thing written. Here are some ...

High Point University (press release) (blog)
Spring Blood Drive Nets 66 Pints
High Point University (press release) (blog)
HPU High Point University Blood Drive HIGH POINT, N.C., March 22, 2013 – High Point University students, faculty and staff recently showed the true spirit of giving by participating in a blood drive, held by the HPU Volunteer Center. The drive, the ...

High Point University (press release) (blog)
Legeans Welcomed as Administrative Assistant in Office of Financial Planning
High Point University (press release) (blog)
HPU High Point University HIGH POINT, N.C., March 22, 2013 – High Point University has recently hired Katherine Leagans as an administrative assistant in the Office of Student Financial Planning. Leagans is responsible for assisting financial planning ...

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Couple Questions Extremely High Water Bill
WFMY News 2
"I got a knock at the door and it was a guy at the city of High Point with a little blue door hanger and he said, I didn't find any leaks or anything so make sure you don't have any toilets running. Have a nice day!" The Burnettes used 33 units of ...
High Point family disputes exorbitant water billmyfox8.com

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High Point furniture market facing big cuts
Greensboro News & Record
GREENSBORO — Gov. Pat McCrory's budget recommends a 50 percent state funding cut for the High Point Market, but not until mid-2014. The proposal gives the furniture market time to raise money from other places. The market would take relatively small ...
Market giveaways, exhibitors set for IHFC's PavilionsFurniture Today
Pavilions Has 28 New ExhibitorsHome Furnishings Business

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Southwest's Clark fashions hat trick in win over Glenn
High Point Enterprise
HIGH POINT – Maggie Clark scored three goals and Brianna O'Connor added another as Southwest Guilford stopped visiting Piedmont Triad 4A rival Glenn 4-0 on Thursday. Mickayla Green and Kylie Jones each had two assists for the Cowgirls (4-1-2, 2-1).

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