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• May 14, 2008

  • Whitsett residents may begin paying town taxes

    The Town Council unanimously voted Tuesday to include a 10-cent property tax on every $100 of home value in the proposed 2008-2009 budget. Continue

  • Spaghetti benefit to help sick boy

    A twist of fate -- a sign about Brendon on his preschool door -- brought together the Browns and an old high-school classmate, Amy Koontz. Continue

  • Pack the track for Relay for Life

    Oak Ridge resident Laura Craven has just celebrated five years of being cancer free. Continue

  • Town to hold annual festival

    Summerfield will hold its 12th Founder's Day celebration Saturday, complete with the annual parade and other family-friendly events. Continue

  • Project plans change

    Downtown Gibsonville won't be the site for a new nursing home, despite a businessman's original plans. Continue

  • Northeast students get dress code

    Parents of Northeast High School students won't have to put much thought into their children's wardrobes for the next school year. Continue

  • Oak Ridge merchants plan second Country Fair

    The Merchants Association of Oak Ridge is hosting its second annual Country Fair from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 31 at Oak Ridge Elementary School. Continue

  • Sedalia planning board fills seat

    The final seat open on the Sedalia Planning Board has been filled. Continue

  • Salon celebrates grand opening

    Robin Balderson loves to see someone check out a new haircut or highlighting job in the mirror and smile. Continue

  • Storage owner plans expansion

    The Planning Board is recommending that the Town Council amend the development ordinance to allow Brightwood Self Storage to expand to include more RVs and boats. Continue

  • Proposed complex straddles towns

    Town staff of Elon and Gibsonville are trying to figure out how to handle a proposed apartment complex that straddles the Elon/Gibsonville line. Continue

  • Bakery creates Slices of Heaven

    One Elon couple is using their bakery to send divine pastries to customers around the world. Continue

• May 11, 2008

  • Calendar

    GB -- GreensboroHP -- High PointJT -- Jamestown Continue

  • Skater shows spirit

    At age 3, Kelly McNamara put on her first pair of ice skates and decided she'd be a figure skater someday. Continue

  • Town approves temporary banners

    Downtown Kernersville merchants can now temporarily display banners on the backs of their buildings to help direct customer traffic to their back doors during downtown construction. Continue

  • Lake Brandt to hold first kayak race

    Kayakers can enjoy the outdoors in the Parks and Recreation department's first kayak race Saturday at Lake Brandt. Continue

  • Check-ups offered for women

    "We often will hear our pastor before we hear anyone else," said Diane Robinson, community health educator for Piedmont Health Services and Sickle Cell Agency. Continue

  • Art students get exposure

    The paintings and sculptures on display Friday at Lyndon St. Artworks won't cost you a week's salary. Continue

  • Edible garden, outdoor center in works at children's museum

    Using concepts from children's gardens across the U.S., the Greensboro Children's Museum is planning an Edible Gardens and Outdoor Learning Environment. Continue

  • Kids roll up (green) sleeves to clean up

    Students at Vandalia Elementary weren't afraid to get their hands dirty May 1 while making their school a little cleaner as part of the Great American Clean Campus Week. Continue

  • Council hears street issues

    Traffic problems continue on Evergreen Avenue and residents expect those problems to get worse once Bojangles opens at Evergreen Avenue and Westchester Drive. Continue

  • You never outgrow a mother's special love

    No matter who we are or where we have lived, we all share one thing in common. We all have or once had a mother who gave us the gift of life. Continue

  • Business is a family affair

    When John and Sandra Clinard grew up in the two-story, white house on Clinard Farms Road, they had no idea that someday they would open their own business close by. Continue

  • Kind golfer a champion on and off the course

    The day after Andrew Shiflet carded a two-day total 11-under-par 133 to win the Bud Kivett Memorial Championship on April 27, the Pfeifer University golfer remembered something important. Continue

  • Tracing Penn's courtship with tennis

    While browsing through my old William Penn High School yearbooks for 1956, '57, and '58, I found a tennis team pictured only in the 1958 annual. Continue

  • Church celebrates 100 years

    Oak Hill Friends Meeting celebrates its 100th anniversary this October and is hosting events throughout the year. Continue

  • Mother's meals a little bit of heaven

    My home has always been a special place to me, and the kitchen has always been the heart of my home. Continue

  • Remember vets at Heritage Walk

    The formal dedication will be conducted under a flag that was flown over the U.S. Capital Building in honor of our veterans. Continue

  • Landlady with a mission

    Like a swan, Mary Beisner holds her head high, gliding through sometimes calm, sometimes rough water. Storms rarely dampen her spirit. Continue

• May 7, 2008

  • Faith carries Bennett grad

    Starreka Starr fought her way to college.She grew up without a mother, and both brothers have been in and out of prison. Continue

  • Gorge’s riches await a few steps from car

    Patton Run Overlook is a beautiful spot for watching the Nantahala River as it winds through the Nantahala Gorge. Continue

  • Students roll up (green) sleeves to clean up

    Students at Vandalia Elementary weren't afraid to get their hands dirty May 1 while making their school a little cleaner as part of the Great American Clean Campus Week. Continue

  • Race brings community together to help Habitat

    GREENSBORO—Babies pushed in strollers, 4-year-olds running with their parents, teenagers, parents and even grandparents — practically every age group was represented during Greensboro Day... Continue

  • Volunteers gear up for hospice benefit

    Darel Sauve sits at the table in his home workshop in Elon, using tweezers to reassemble a weed trimmer's carburetor. Continue

  • Council OKs contract for Phase 2 of Park

    SUMMERFIELD—The Summerfield Town Council approved three contracts during a special meeting Wednesday, including a construction contract for Phase II of the community park. Continue

  • Hospital opens facilities in Mebane

    Alamance Regional Medical Center has expanded its facilities and services farther northeast. Continue

  • Rising up to call her blessed

    Memories are snapshots of time.The memories I have of my mother show laughter, tears, hugs and lots of love. Continue

  • Elon School offers summer programs

    Now that The Elon School is almost done with its first academic year, some teachers and administrators are looking ahead to the summer. Continue

• May 4, 2008

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    GB -- GreensboroHP -- High PointJT -- Jamestown Continue

  • Walk benefits all infants

    About 2,000 walkers participated in the March for Babies walk April 26 in downtown Greensboro. Continue

  • Injured moped driver's family reaches out to community

    Nearly a month ago, David McQueen's moped slammed into a guardrail along Summit Avenue. Continue

  • Concert to benefit music program

    A third-generation percussionist, Lee Anflick used to perform in concert with his father, Sammy Anflick, to raise money for muscular dystrophy. Continue

  • Teen earns place in winner's circle

    For as long as she can remember, High Point Christian Academy student Madison Farrington said she has dedicated all of her free time to riding horses. Continue

  • Board OKs commercial subdivision

    The Summerfield Zoning Board voted 3-1 Monday to approve a commercial subdivision at 7504 Summerfield Road. Continue

  • Baptist churches across state unite in volunteer activities

    If you were out in High Point on April 19, you probably saw lots of blue shirts. Continue

  • Volunteers keep community strong in Pleasant Garden

    Now is the time to think about Pleasant Garden's future and how you can contribute to it. Continue

  • Private eye spins tales inspired by his own life

    Fictional detectives such as Mike Hammer, Jim Rockford and Sherlock Holmes aren't losing any of their fame because David Shaffer, P.I., of Kernersville has entered the world of sleuthing. Continue

  • Joseph's House offers another chance to homeless youths

    Joseph's House, a faith-based nonprofit founded by the Rev. Nancy McLean in 2004, serves homeless young adults between the ages of 18 and 21. Continue

  • Museum offers class on family heirlooms

    The High Point Museum wants to share with the community how to care for their family heirlooms. Continue

  • Habitat building foundations

    Mia Staton and her four teenage children gathered with friends, family and other well wishers April 19 to dedicate their new home in the Glenwood neighborhood. Continue

  • Half bike, half wheelchair provides sense of freedom

    Residents at WhiteStone: A Masonic and Eastern Star Community, cleared their minds and felt the wind in their hair while taking therapeutic joyrides April 23. Continue

  • Pilot survives crash in Himalayas

    In my last column, I wrote how Army Air Force pilot Robert Henry Lineberger served in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II, and how his assignment was to fly the "hump," the route from... Continue

  • Discovering a connection going back over 300 years

    In 1716, Gov. Alexander Spotswood of Williamsburg led a group of men on a trip to expand the colony farther west. Continue