High Point Area News

Highpoint on Columbus Commons reservations starting next month
Business First of Columbus (blog)
The Highpoint on Columbus Commons apartments downtown will begin taking reservations in early April as the Village Green property-management firm gets set to open a leasing office. Village Green Marketing Director Kristi Fickert said about 200 ...

High Point's Wilson posts career-best round
Zanesville Times Recorder
Jake Heagen — a sophomore from John Glenn — collected eight points, five rebounds and three assists as Findlay lost 89-77 to Drury in the first round of the Division II tournament Saturday. Heagen averaged 8.7 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists in ...

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Report: Alcohol involved in High Point drownings
Salisbury Post
HIGH POINT (AP) — The mother of a 12-year-old girl and her husband were both legally drunk when all three drowned last month in a retention pond near their High Point home, according to lab results. A report released Wednesday by the North Carolina ...
Parents drank before drowning in cold High Point pond: policeWXII The Triad
Alcohol may be factor in family tragedyHigh Point Enterprise
Police: Adults had been drinking before triple drowning at High Point pondmyfox8.com
Winston-Salem Journal
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High Point University (press release) (blog)
Entrepreneurship Roundtable Highlights Importance of Small Business Innovation
High Point University (press release) (blog)
Those words were spoken by racing CEO and businessman Richard Childress during High Point University's Entrepreneurship Roundtable event on March 20, where Childress and North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory served as panelists in a discussion about ...
600 attend HPU entrepreneurship roundtableThe Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area

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High Point University (press release) (blog)
Godin Inspires Students to Lead, not Follow
High Point University (press release) (blog)
“Be extraordinary.” That's the challenge High Point University issues to its students every day, and it was recently echoed by best-selling author Seth Godin at HPU. Godin spoke to a packed house at HPU's Hayworth Fine Arts Center. With humorous and ...

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High Point University (press release) (blog)
Students Examine Women's Studies as a Current Event, not History
High Point University (press release) (blog)
HPU High Point University Marie Curie. Amelia Earhart. Helen Keller. Sacajawea. Sculptures of all these women adorn the International Promenade for their significant contributions to history. The Women's and Gender Studies program at High Point ...

Entertainment calendar, High Points This Week (March 21-27, 2013)
High Point Enterprise
TOM TAGGART exhibits his works this month at High Point Neal F. Austin Public Library, 901 N. Main St. A reception will be held 6-7 p.m. Monday. Taggart is a graphic artist, illustrator, sculptor, muralist and fine art painter. The exhibit is part of ...

Recap: UC Irvine vs. High Point
News & Observer
By Sports Network — The Sports Network. Will Davis II dropped in 32 points to go with 14 rebounds as the UC Irvine Anteaters defeated the High Point Panthers, 80-71, in the first round of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament at Bren Events Center. Both ...
Anteaters end Panthers season, 80-71High Point Enterprise
High Point (17-13) at UC Irvine (20-15) (ET)Kansas City Star

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Diamond Pirates fall again, lose 4-2 to High Point
WNCT
Spence Angelis and Sly Edwards combined for four hits and drove in three runs, while Ryan Retz worked 7 2/3 innings pacing High Point (10-11) to a 4-2 midweek victory over East Carolina (11-10) Wednesday night at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair ...
Retz leads HPU baseball to 4-2 win over ECUHigh Point Enterprise
High Point hands Pirates consecutive lossCrossbones.com (subscription)
High Point deals loss to PiratesBonesville
Greenville Daily Reflector
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HPU's Chaney named CBSSports.com Comeback Player of Year
High Point Enterprise
Chaney was named to the All-Big South second team after leading High Point in both scoring and rebounding in Big South games, averaging 14.9 ppg and 7.9 rpg. Entering postseason tournaments, Chaney ranked 12th in Big South scoring (14.4 ppg), fifth in ...

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McCrory touts entrepreneurs, innovation
High Point Enterprise
Bob Maricich, president of International Market Centers, the largest High Point Market showroom operator, said the steady growth of the furniture market here during the past 100 years shows the power of entrepreneurs over generations. The High Point ...
Tickets remain for HPU roundtable featuring McCrory, ChildressGreensboro News & Record

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Alcohol may be factor in family tragedy
High Point Enterprise
High Point, NC--Members of the High Point Fire Department walk the lake in a tight line as they search for the last body of the family that drowned Feb. 10, 2012. Sonny Hedgecock The High Point Enterprise 2-10-13. DROWNING nikki Simpkins.jpg. Special ...
Parents drank before drowning in cold High Point pond: policeWXII The Triad
Police: Adults had been drinking before triple drowning at High Point pondmyfox8.com
Alcohol, cold water factors in deaths of 3 in High Point pondWinston-Salem Journal
Greensboro News & Record
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High Point University (press release) (blog)
Model UN Gives Students International Experience
High Point University (press release) (blog)
HPU High Point University Model UN HIGH POINT, N.C., March 20, 2013 – Months of hard work recently paid off for High Point University's Model United Nations Club. The club returned from Boston where they were among 3,500 students participating in ...

High Point Bank picks site for new Greensboro office
The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area
High Point Bank has been looking for a location for a new main office for the city since at least last April, when bank officials told The Business Journal they were planning to expand their presence in Greensboro beyond the existing single branch and ...
High Point Bank to open Greensboro branchWinston-Salem Journal

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High Point University (press release) (blog)
HPU to Present 'Muslim Women and the Politics of the Veil' by UNC-Chapel Hill ...
High Point University (press release) (blog)
HPU High Point University Amer HIGH POINT, N.C., March 20, 2013 – High Point University will feature Dr. Sahar Amer, professor of Asian studies, adjunct professor of French, and adjunct professor of global studies at the University of North Carolina at ...

Miss Amanda joins High Point R-III
California Democrat
When you enter High Point R-III school you often smell something yummy cooking. That good smell is credited to Amanda Barbour joining the High Point R-III staff. Barbour came to High Point after hearing about the position from a friend. She previously ...

Ledford's Everhart no-hits Northeast
High Point Enterprise
HIGH POINT — Karen Foley tossed a 3-inning no-hitter and Tracy Haynes recorded her 100th career hit with a triple as Glenn topped High Point Central 17-0 in PTC 4A action on Tuesday. Haynes went 3-for-4 with five RBIs and a run as she reached her ...

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High Point University (press release) (blog)
Civitan Club Extends Sign-Up Dates for Homeless Awareness Campout
High Point University (press release) (blog)
The event is open to the public and will kick off at 7 p.m. on March 22 in the former J.C. Penney parking lot at Oak Hollow Mall in High Point. During the event, HPU students, faculty and staff, members of the community and members of Open Door ...

Mousa Alshanteer: We must end homelessness among vets
High Point Enterprise
... find other means by which we can serve those who served us at some point in their lives. This is, above all, our essential duty as American citizens. Mousa Alshanteer is a freshman at Duke University and a 2012 graduate of High Point Central High ...

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City, local golfers in spat over Blair Park clubhouse
High Point Enterprise
High Point,NC--Mike Angell, High Point P&R employee, walks through the area of the Blair Park clubhouse that was the pro shop before the fire. Now everything is cleared out and waiting to be remodeled. Sonny Hedgecock The HIgh Point Enterprise 3-19-13 ...