Article Archive
January 6, 2009
DA: N.C. A&T officials won't be charged
GREENSBORO - Guilford County District Attorney Doug Henderson will not prosecute officials from N.C. A&T in connection with...... Continue
GTCC expanding Quick Jobs program
GTCC is doubling its short-form training program called Quick Jobs With a Future to respond to the rapidly increasing unemployme... Continue
Pools expected to reopen this week
There's no diving in the pool at Smith High School, or swimming for that matter and they're not alone. Indoor pools all over the... Continue
School system sued for denying pacifist
NORTH WILKESBORO (AP) — The ACLU is suing a North Carolina school system it says has denied access to a pacifist who wants to...... Continue
January 5, 2009
HPU campus going tobacco-free
HIGH POINT - High Point University will become tobacco-free this year. The transition begins June 1. Enforcement of the policy w... Continue
Schools expect homeless rate to be higher this year
Homeless numbers are expected to increase in county schools this year, according to a report released by the system today. Offi... Continue
January 4, 2009
Foster kids get a hand with college
GREENSBORO - If everything goes according to plan, Allen Coltrane will graduate from N.C. A&T this December. When he puts on... Continue
January 2, 2009
Last fan sitting takes Wake Forest season tickets
WINSTON-SALEM (AP) - Fans of Wake Forest University football face a Friday deadline to enter a contest giving the winner free se... Continue
December 31, 2008
No shoes? No problem: Wake Forest part of growing trend of online admission interviews
RALEIGH (AP) - For her college interview, Avery Cullinan put on her best outfit but didn't bother with shoes. She sat in her li... Continue
Former Western coach faces sex charge
GREENSBORO — Police arrested a former Western Guilford High basketball coach Tuesday on a sex charge. Karl Lemart Wells II, 27... Continue
December 30, 2008
Update: Assistant teacher, coach charged with taking indecent liberties
GREENSBORO - Police arrested a high school basketball coach Tuesday on a charge of indecent liberties with a student. Karl Well... Continue
N.C. private colleges tightening belts
Private colleges in North Carolina are looking toward 2009 with a wary eye. Heavily dependent on tuition and investment funds th... Continue
December 26, 2008
GTCC hopes food will help students 'change future’
JAMESTOWN — On a shelf at GTCC sit cans of green beans so good they can reduce a grown woman to tears. Margot Horney dabs at t... Continue
December 24, 2008
School exams rearranged for Obama’s big day
High school exams will take a back seat to the presidential inauguration this year. End of Course testing will begin a day earli... Continue
December 23, 2008
Inauguration bumps school exams
High school exams will take a back seat to the presidential inauguration this year. End of Course testing will begin a day earli... Continue
Career fair for students is Jan. 6
GREENSBORO — Guilford County Schools will hold a career fair for middle and high school students Jan. 6. The event will run fr... Continue
Audit questions payment to WSSU foundation
WINSTON-SALEM (AP) — State auditors are questioning almost $295,000 that Winston-Salem State University paid the school's foun... Continue
December 22, 2008
UNC president emeritus has minor heart attack
CHAPEL HILL (AP) - University of North Carolina president emeritus William Friday is recovering at home after suffering a minor...... Continue
Have a question for the N.C. A&T chancellor?
GREENSBORO — N.C. A&T chancellor Stanley F. Battle will hold a community forum on campus on Jan. 15. "Conversations with...... Continue
December 21, 2008
Modern-day melting pot
Abdulaziz Yahya Gafar sits quietly against the cafeteria wall at Newcomers School in Greensboro. Looking down at the floor, th... Continue
December 20, 2008
Teen’s Christmas gift to two school janitors
SUMMERFIELD - It's not every day you hear about a teenage boy giving away hundreds of dollars at school, but that's exactly what... Continue
December 19, 2008
Tires deflated on 15 school buses in Rockingham County
Tires were deflated on 15 buses serving two Rockingham County schools, a school spokeswoman said Friday morning. The buses serve... Continue
School board reduces budget
School bean counters have spent the past several weeks looking for ways to stretch those beans as far as possible. The Guilford...... Continue
GTCC to begin training HondaJet interior workers
GREENSBORO — GTCC will open applications Jan. 5 for 35 spots in a program that will train workers to install interiors in Hond... Continue
December 18, 2008
Update: UNC delays Charlotte medical school
CHARLOTTE (AP) - State university officials have delayed asking for money to build a proposed regional medical school campus in...... Continue
