The High Point Enterprise

August 21, 2008

Obituaries

Candidate clears residence challenge
HIGH POINT – Tony Lee Davis assures the voters of Ward 2 that he lives in their ward, and he’s there to stay.

State bars admissions to health facility
HIGH POINT – The new Guilford County Substance Abuse Center has been barred from admitting new patients until supervisors correct medication dispensing issues and record-keeping problems found during a June 19 state inspection.

Pair of events leads to busy upcoming tourism weekend
HIGH POINT – Don’t be surprised this weekend if the byways, stores and restaurants of the city seem busier than usual.

Early College facility opens for students
ASHEBORO – The students of Randolph Early College High School are off to a good start and in a new facility on Randolph Community College’s main campus.

Adjustments remedy voting machine shortage
GUILFORD COUNTY – After adjusting orders and inventories, local elections officials are confident that all the new electronic voting machines they need will be delivered in time for Election Day.

NASCAR lower boom on Gibbs
NASCAR hit Joe Gibbs Racing with some of the harshest penalties in history, including the indefinite suspension of seven crewmen, as punishment Wednesday for trying to distort results of testing following the Nationwide Series race last Saturday at Michigan International Speedway.

Great Quale goes for the gold
Let the games begin! As the world’s best athletes compete for gold on the Olympic stage, what better time for our area’s best prep football teams to start testing their mettle on the gridiron?

Crazy eights lead way for Seniors
KERNERSVILLE – Three teams tied at 8-under-par during the High Point Seniors Golf Association event at Maple Leaf Golf Club on Wednesday.

Local youths get a chance to learn – and teach – history
HIGH POINT – Lauren Matlosz remembers the numerous weekend trips to the High Point Museum with her grandmother, Diana Lorber. She remembers, too, the costumed interpreters who demonstrated skills from yesteryear and explained how artifacts were used. Now, the 10-year-old High Point girl will be the costumed interpreter, sharing her knowledge with other museum visitors.

MAC LANE: Get out the earplugs, Ethel, they’re snoring for gold

YOUR VIEW: Why can’t the city recycle those grocery store plastic bags?

OUR VIEW: Do your duty on Election Day – Vote & Vax

A QUICK THOUGHT

August 20, 2008

OUR VIEW: Clara Cox project gets deserved OK

YOUR VIEW: Evangelical forum gave voters chance to compare candidates

YOUR VIEW POLL: Grand prix street racing

MARY BETH BROWNING: Facebook and Myspace: links to friends or to trouble?

VINCE WHEELER: Michael Phelps shows he knows the importance of teamwork

Obituaries

Architects of the sea
“Ever since God created the world His power and deity, however invisible, have been there for the mind to see in the things He has made.” – Romans 1:21 (JB)

Wake wows with new facilities
I saw how the other half lives on Tuesday afternoon. That was my feeling while taking a media tour of the new Deacon Tower, the massive seven-story structure rising from the west side of Wake Forest’s BB&T Field. It’s a press box. It’s a bunch of luxury suites and club seats. It’s more than impressive. Most stunning is the room reserved for the Moricle Society, an exclusive club of 21 Wake donors. The Moricle Suite includes 84 seats – the Moricle members and three guests each – and enough fancy chairs, polished brass and impressive woodwork to make the Biltmore House proud.

Wake Forest soars with Deacon Tower
What covers 122,000 square feet, rises 125 feet and includes 600,000 bricks, 184 televisions, 45 surveillance cameras and 464 speakers? A dream building that cost $47 million? The dream has become reality.

Atlanta gets 2009 Labor Day race date
NASCAR’s premier division is making a Labor Day return to the southeastern U.S. in 2009. The move won’t be an early September return at Darlington Raceway, where the Southern 500 occupied the Labor Day weekend date from 1950 until NASCAR opted for a move to what is now Auto Club Speedway in California in 2005.

Taste of the Town offers a little something for everyone
HIGH POINT – Jeanette Porter wasn’t just going to stop at the first tasty offering she came across Tuesday evening.

Officials approve Election Day flu vaccines
GUILFORD COUNTY – Health and elections officials agreed Tuesday to work together to offer influenza vaccines on Election Day in at least four High Point precincts.

Complications may block 'miracle' donation
HIGH POINT – For a few days, it appeared county officials had a $60,000 donation for the Miracle Field project ready for sponsors.

City inspectors ready to enforce sign ordinance
HIGH POINT – ’Tis the season for political signs sprouting up in yards and on roadsides all around the city.

Sunday voting plan under fire
GUILFORD COUNTY – The State Board of Elections will take a close look Friday at the county’s contested Sunday voting plan.

August 19, 2008

Obituaries

High Point University shows off $32 million 'village'
HIGH POINT – The newest addition to the High Point University campus is nothing like what alumnus Gene C. Kester remembers.

City approves graffiti ordinance
HIGH POINT – When does one person’s art become graffiti that’s considered a public nuisance?

Randolph graduation rates go up
ASHEBORO – Randolph County’s graduation numbers during the 2008-2009 school year were higher than the state’s average percentage of graduating students and high school athletes continue to graduate at a higher rate than non-athletes in the county.

Businesses get nod in Thomasville
THOMASVILLE – National Highway could become a whole lot busier in the near future, and that is exactly what the Thomasville City Council would like to see happen.

Randolph officials hold line on budget
ASHEBORO – Randolph County Schools officials are holding the line when it comes to their budget.

Vocal group uses homecoming concert as fundraiser
THOMASVILLE – What started out as a Southern gospel quartet’s homecoming concert has turned into a worthwhile fundraiser for a nonprofit organization.

Pettersson considers himself an Americanized Swede
Born in Sweden, Carl Pettersson lived five years in England and has spent most of the past 16 years in the United States. So what nationality does he consider himself?

Sedgefield draws rave reviews
One by one, event organizers and Wyndham executives praised the success of the PGA Tour’s return to Sedgefield Country Club. “We have seen so many positives from our move to Sedgefield,” said Wyndham Championship tournament director Mark Brazil.

Battle leads Bison charge as hoops coach
Patrick Battle has enjoyed a rapid ascent up the coaching ladder. Three years guiding the Guilford Middle School boys basketball team. One season in charge of High Point Central’s junior varsity boys. And now, the top rung: varsity boys basketball coach for the Bison.

OUR VIEW: Nonprofits feel economic crunch

A QUICK THOUGHT: Eastchester Drive bridge

YOUR VIEW: Get the full truth when presidential ‘facts’ begin to fly

YOUR VIEW POLL: Grand prix street racing

August 18, 2008

Food, auction raise money for Hospice of the Piedmont
HIGH POINT – The most sumptuous social event of the summer, Hospice Taste of the Town, returns for its 20th year Tuesday. More than 50 area restaurants, caterers and beverage providers – serving up everything from barbecue and beer to pasta and pastries – have signed on for this year’s gala, which is the signature fundraiser for Hospice of the Piedmont.

OUR VIEW: Start your engines for city street racing

YOUR VIEW: Lax law enforcement brings illegals here from other states

YOUR VIEW POLL: Grand prix street racing

Sedgefield delivers winning product
Good move, Wyndham Championship. From 1977 until last year, the Piedmont Triad’s PGA Tour event was conducted at Forest Oaks Country Club in southeastern Guilford County. The tournament, called everything from the Greater Greensboro Open to the K-Mart GGO to the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro to the Wyndham Championship, was moved from spring to fall to summer.

No place like home for Pettersson
Don’t interrupt. He’s on a roll. While speaking to the crowd late Sunday afternoon after capturing the $5.1 million Wyndham Championship, Carl Pettersson said: “It’s special to win here, after growing up in Greensboro.”

Pettersson makes Sykes, Wolfpack proud with win
Richard Sykes proudly wore his N.C. State golf cap on Sunday at Sedgefield Country Club. With good reason.

Obituaries

$32 million residential complex among upgrades at HPU
HIGH POINT – Soon the High Point University ice cream truck will be making the rounds at the new University Village.

North State seeks rate changes
HIGH POINT – North State Telephone Co. wants to make changes in the structure of its pricing and services to give it more flexibility in the competitive telecommunications market.

Local backed new law on stalking
HIGH POINT – An expanded state law that covers stalking and takes effect later this year came about in large part through the work of a local legislator.

City Hall at the Mall to close Friday
HIGH POINT – City Hall at the Mall will close Friday, but city customers will have an even more convenient place to pay their bills.

City loses civic, business leader
HIGH POINT – Colleagues and family members on Sunday mourned the loss of a man they dubbed part of the backbone of High Point.

August 17, 2008

Just visiting: Lebanese officers spend time with High Point police
HIGH POINT – The streets of the Furniture City might be thousands of miles from Lebanon, but Col. Mounir Chaaban says he’s learning about the common bonds between law enforcement here and in his native land.

Council considers graffiti ordinance
HIGH POINT – High Point police are asking for a new graffiti ordinance.

Obituaries

Troubled Bridge over the Yadkin: Replacement cost considered enormous
TRIAD – It takes a great deal of money to replace a bridge, especially when that bridge in question is attached to a 6.8-mile section of interstate to potentially be increased from four lanes to eight.

Major issue: To toll or not to toll...
TRIAD – As the sunset looms on what AAA Carolinas ranks as the 11th worst bridge in the state, only two viable options have surfaced as to how to pay for the estimated $450 million replacement of the Interstate 85 bridge over the Yadkin River: a statewide bond referendum or a toll.

Permits for new single-family homes plunge
HIGH POINT – The plunge in building permits for new single-family homes over the past three years locally has been precipitous.

Brown claims seventh Bowman Gray title
Tim Brown wrapped up his seventh Bowman Gray Stadium championship with a victory in the 150-lap modified season finale after his main points challenger Burt Myers ran into trouble. Brown, who entered the event with a 28-point lead, ran in third place until Myers and Junior Miller crashed fighting for the lead, knocking Myers out of contention. Brown led the rest of the way and won the title by 68 over Myers, who settled for 11th place.

McCarron steals some of Pettersson's thunder
Scott McCarron entered the interview room late Saturday afternoon to a distinctive scent. “Smells like popcorn,” he said.

Laird makes a name for himself
Martin Charles Campbell Laird should not be confused with Melvin Laird. Martin Laird is from Glasgow, Scotland, Melvin from Omaha, Neb.

Dean Hucks speaks out to teach others about mental illnes
HIGH POINT – Dean Hucks still remembers the voices that have haunted him for so many years. Sometimes they sounded distant and muffled, other times closer and more distinct, but they always came from the same place – inside his head.

MIKE HUGHES: Obama plays the race card

OUR VIEW: Replace bridge before it takes a toll

TOM BLOUNT: 75-year edition sparks memories

YOUR VIEW: We the people made the mess; only we can fix it

YOUR VIEW POLL: John Edwards' affair

August 16, 2008

YOUR VIEW: Iraq war stemmed from Bush desire to be ‘great president’

YOUR VIEW POLL: John Edwards' affair

SONDRA FOY ANDERSON: Make your plans now to participate on Election Day

Pettersson puts impressive number on the board
He’s on the board, for goodness sakes. Not the scoreboard, although he’s at the top of that too. Carl Pettersson is a board member of what is formally known as the Piedmont Triad Charitable Foundation.

Azinger weighs Ryder Cup options
Under normal circumstances, Scott McCarron, Davis Love III, Kevin Streelman, David Toms and others playing the Wyndham Championship would have no chance to make the Ryder Cup. That was before new United States captain Paul Azinger came along.

Schools host open houses
RANDOLPH COUNTY – As summer vacation winds down for Randolph County students, schools are getting ready for the new year with scheduled open houses.

Officials offer incentives to keep company in Asheboro
ASHEBORO – Officials are working to keep 170 jobs in Asheboro and to add 70 more.

Obituaries

City: Stop putting plastic bags in recycling bins
HIGH POINT – Enough with the plastic bags already.

PART secures site for terminal
GREENSBORO – The region’s mass transit agency took another major stride this week when the board of trustees of the Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation purchased land for a main regional terminal.

Economy puts fire departments in a pinch
RANDOLPH COUNTY – Rising fuel costs, increases in training and equipment expenses and the decreased number of volunteers have put some local volunteer fire departments on alert.

Weaver misses cut by one stroke
So close. So frustrating. High Point’s Drew Weaver ended his second round with a surge as darkness approached on Friday, drilling birdie putts of 21 and 7 feet. Too late.

August 15, 2008

Street racing may come to town
HIGH POINT – The grand prix could be coming to High Point. Well, not the Grand Prix, but a grand prix.

High gas prices result in fewer motorists on the road
HIGH POINT – Americans cut back on trips this summer as gas hit the $4-per-gallon mark, and drivers adjusted everyday driving habits in an effort to pay less at the pump.

Decision expected soon on fate of Clara Cox
HIGH POINT – The fate of a major High Point Housing Authority redevelopment project could be decided in the coming days.

Trinity’s new facility nears completion
TRINITY – In about four weeks, Trinity’s renovations to the city’s newest facility will be completed.

Dropout, divorced mother is inspiration
JAMESTOWN – A high school dropout and divorced mother of two boys has caught the eye of Guilford Technical Community College officials and become an inspiration to others.

Obituaries

Weaver positioned for weekend action
C. Damian Velasquez knows his stuff. A veteran PGA Tour caddie, Velasquez – “They call me V for victory,” he said – has carried the bags of Stewart Cink and Carlos Franco, among others, in recent months. On Thursday, the native of Venezuela left Sedgefield Country Club impressed after caddying for amateur Drew Weaver of High Point.

All roads could lead to High Point race
Mike Foster feared that his dreams of hosting a street race in High Point as a fundraiser for two educational projects and other things would be killed in their infancy by race-course designer Chris Kneifel. Foster, an airline pilot who has no previous experience in racing but loves British sports cars, was afraid that Kneifel would look at downtown High Point and say that it was not suitable for a race course.

Familiar names, strangers dot leaderboard
The familiarity factor at the top of the Wyndham Championship leaderboard went in opposite extremes Thursday. On one hand, unheralded PGA Tour members Bob Heintz, Martin Laird, Scott Sterling and Garrett Willis stand tied for third or better after the first round of this $5.1 million event at Sedgefield Country Club.

Local couple flies flag of adopted son's native Georgia
HIGH POINT – Jeff and Kelly Kinard have Georgia on their minds. At the High Point couple’s home on Woodrow Avenue, some 6,000 miles from where Russian forces have invaded the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, a white flag adorned with five red crosses – Georgia’s official flag – flies as a show of solidarity with the small European country.

OUR VIEW: Funding freeze gives chance for program review

A QUICK THOUGHT: The weather

YOUR VIEW: Representatives should tackle the real issues of our day

YOUR VIEW POLL: Responses - Edwards affair

KRISTINE KAISER: The old John McCain was a more appealing candidate

August 14, 2008

Brown sets his sights on seventh Bowman Gray title
So far, Tim Brown enjoys a season like no other in his lengthy career at Bowman Gray Stadium. He owns a season personal best six wins and has qualified fastest for 10 of the 12 meets so far at the quarter-mile track.

Benson could clinch Caraway crown Saturday
Even though the last points-paying night is Oct. 4, the battle for Caraway Speedway’s track championship could be over Saturday. That’s because only three late-model races remain after this week and Randy Benson’s lead over his friend Pete Stewart is 150 points, which is enough to clinch the title if the margin remains the same or increases.

No Love for Sedgefield? Not quite
Davis Love III has the right to feel irritated. After an impressive history at Forest Oaks Country Club – including tournament wins in 1992 and 2006 and a 2003 redesign of the southeast Guilford County golf course – Love watched as the PGA Tour event up and left. Heck, the father of one of Love’s college teammates at the University of North Carolina – John Hughes – once owned Forest Oaks.

Obituaries

PART lot opens in Archdale
ARCHDALE – Archdale residents now can join other Piedmont Triad commuters who carpool, vanpool and use buses as the Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation opened its newest lot.

County to hire risk manager for jail project
GUILFORD COUNTY – County officials decided Tuesday to hire a risk management firm to supervise construction of the new downtown Greensboro jail annex.

Cooler August temperatures may soon come to an end
TRIAD – About halfway through this month, the dog days of August have been anything but that.

‘Booze It & Lose It’ campaign begins
HIGH POINT – An enforcement initiative aimed at getting impaired drivers off the highways gets under way this weekend.

County freezes agency’s funds
GUILFORD COUNTY – Faced with an audit showing counseling costs of more than $9,000 per client, the Guilford County Board of Commissioners froze funding Tuesday for Summit House of the Piedmont.

Myrtle provides sights to see
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – As a child, one of my favorite parts of our annual trip to the beach was picking up seashells. As I moved into my teenage years, my focus shifted to picking up girls – well, OK, trying to pick up girls.

PAULA WILLIAMS: It’s a new school year with new leadership, renewed excitment

OUR VIEW: Wise Taser use can be effective for police

YOUR VIEW: Congratulations HiToms on another championship season

YOUR VIEW POLL: John Edwards' affair

August 13, 2008

Architects of the sea
"It is perhaps a more fortunate destiny to have a taste for collecting shells than to be born a millionaire.” – Robert Louis Stevenson, “Lay Morale”

Celebrate Grandparent's Day

DOT begins improvement on Eastchester bridge at U.S. 311
HIGH POINT – Motorists who travel through one of the city’s traffic bottlenecks along Eastchester Drive may get some relief by the fall.

Gas prices dip lower
TRIAD – Not even a military upheaval in a volatile part of the world, it seems, can reverse the trend toward lower oil prices that have brought a break at the pump for area motorists during the past month.

College leaders want stronger state support
TRIAD – Three community college leaders agree that the state system needs a financial overhaul.

County considers donation for special needs ballpark
HIGH POINT – Guilford County officials are considering a donation to the Miracle Field project for special-needs children.

School officials fund parent training
GREENSBORO – A group of parents lobbied the Guilford County Board of Education Tuesday for more funding to attend Title I parental involvement conferences.

Obituaries

McLardy soars from Greensboro to European Tour
Andrew McLardy lives in Greensboro. He plays on the European Tour. Something doesn’t fit. “It’s not a tough flight,” McLardy insisted on Tuesday before playing a practice round at Sedgefield Country Club. “You go to Charlotte and then to London. Seven hours. It’s nothing.”

Golfers brace for tough Sedgefield test
Beware. Sedgefield Country Club, all dressed up and ready to go for Thursday’s first round of the Wyndham Championship, will be far from the shortest golf course on the PGA Tour. And it will be far from the easiest.

Hutchens leaves RCR, joins DEI
Bobby Hutchens is no longer associated with Richard Childress Racing. Hutchens, who served in supervisory roles for many years with Childress before becoming general manager of the RCR-Dale Earnhardt Inc. engine program last year, was named to the new position of vice president of competition at DEI on Tuesday.

Architects of the sea
“It is perhaps a more fortunate destiny to have a taste for collecting shells than to be born a millionaire.” – Robert Louis Stevenson, “Lay Morale”

JOSEPH TERRELL: Reminders of home sometimes come in plastic wrappers

OUR VIEW: Tourism makes its huge impact

A QUICK THOUGHT: Miracle Field

YOUR VIEW: Cities all around just want to annex everyone they can

YOUR VIEW POLL: John Edwards' affair

August 12, 2008

Mediate drops out
GREENSBORO – Rocco Mediate, one of the biggest and earliest names to commit to the Wyndham Championship, officially withdrew on Monday.

Weaver eager for Wyndham challenge
When Drew Weaver won the British Amateur on June 24, 2007, everything changed.

Hit and Run
It was bound to happen. Since golfers on the PGA Tour are independent contractors, they can pick and choose which tournaments to enter.

Obituaries

ESC to aid workers at closing plant
HIGH POINT – Job service specialists are gearing up this week to help 300 workers who will lose their jobs as Furniture Brands International Inc. prepares to close a longtime factory in southwest High Point.

Advocates suggest day center for homeless
HIGH POINT – Agencies and churches serving the homeless should work to open a day center in High Point, several advocates for the homeless agreed Monday during a panel discussion at Open Door Ministries.

Republicans open Triad office with a bang
HIGH POINT – Former Kansas senator and Republican Party presidential nominee Bob Dole was glad to be preaching to the choir Monday afternoon in High Point.

Randolph County may cut jobs
RANDOLPH COUNTY – In the face of harsh economic times, Randolph County officials are looking at ways to cope by examining the county’s current staff needs.

Students face tough financial choices
GREENSBORO – Like many Guilford Technical Community College students, Eddie Drew, a 2008 outstanding student, has worked to pay his way.

YOUR VIEW: Pass federal law to lower speed limit to 55 and save lives

OUR VIEW: Board moves on last leg

YOUR VIEW POLL: John Edwards' affair

August 11, 2008

OUR VIEW: Self-deportation idea must be

A QUICK THOUGHT: Randleman Lake

YOUR VIEW: Exempting samples from tax helps with medicine costs

YOUR VIEW POLL: Responses

YOUR VIEW POLL: John Edwards' affair

Trail Blazers: Unique ‘Born Learning’ program at Southside Recreation looks to support early education with special tools
HIGH POINT – Cryshaunda Rorie grew up in the Southside neighborhood, playing in the streets and at the local recreation center.

Police arrest 2 in assault of restaurant owner
HIGH POINT – Two city men have been charged in the brutal July 26 assault of Wang Xing, a local restaurant owner and delivery worker, and were in the Guilford County Jail Sunday night.

Report: Colleges should lead job training efforts
TRIAD – The state’s 58 community colleges should be the state’s main tool for dealing with shortages of nurses, teachers and biotechnology workers, the N.C. Center for Public Policy Research said in a recent report.

Some candidates struggle for notice
TRIAD – Les Merritt and Beth Wood have a lot of company this year trying to get the attention of the voters.

Are furniture retail closings sullying city's reputation with shoppers?
HIGH POINT – Retiree Renate Buck of Upstate New York didn’t hesitate to think of where she would buy new furnishings when she lost her house and all belongings to an accidental electrical fire last year.

Officials to hear plans for small shopping center
THOMASVILLE – Pending City Council approval, a new shopping center could be coming to Thomasville.

Obituaries

HiToms rule CPL for third straight year
COLUMBIA S.C. – While the faces may change, the results never seem to for the Thomasville HiToms.

Alamance County native eager for shot with Panthers
As a graduate of Southern Alamance High, Chris Conklin could live in one of several communities within the mostly rural area outside Burlington.

Colonial Country Club event goes to playoff
THOMASVILLE – The team of Terry and Michael Cromer won in a sudden-death playoff over two other groups to claim first place in the Colonial Country Club member-guest tournament.

August 10, 2008

So far, so good for Panthers
On a pleasant August evening, the Carolina Panthers did everything right when it mattered most. Then again, do preseason games really matter? That was the question on Saturday night as the Panthers opened their preseason schedule by jumping ahead 14-0 and beating the Indianapolis Colts 23-20 in overtime at Bank of America Stadium.

Panthers start fast, outlast Colts
One minute into Saturday night’s preseason game, Julius Peppers soared through the air with the greatest of ease. Arms extended, the Carolina Panthers’ former Pro Bowl defensive end jumped on quarterback Jim Sorgi, recording a sack and forced fumble in one play.

Wyndham comes home to Sedgefield
When major championships land at courses designed by the legendary Donald Ross, an almost-reverent tone gets used to describe Pinehurst No. 2, Oakland Hills, Oak Hill and the like. If PGA Tour players love playing Ross designs so much, though, why is it that a regular Tour stop hasn’t been played on one of his courses for years?

COMMUNITY COLLEGES COPE
TRIAD – Many people see the state’s community college system as a turnstile operation. Students need help getting started, and then they don’t stay around to finish a program or degree.

Officials face voting machine shortage
GUILFORD COUNTY – There’s no need to panic over a possible shortage of voting machines at precincts on Nov. 4., Elections Director George Gilbert said Friday.

Forum focuses on homeless
HIGH POINT – Raymond Payne wants to keep the problem of homelessness in the public eye.

Institutions struggle to meet latest work-force needs
JAMESTOWN – For years, Guilford Technical Community College officials have seen the demand grow for nurses.

School systems make gains in ABCs
TRIAD – Despite less than positive preliminary Adequately Yearly Progress reports, school systems across the Triad are reporting stronger accountability numbers than previous years.

Hearing Clinic provides solution
HIGH POINT – When the ringing in his ears became a roar, John Doty first had to give up his U.S. Marine Corps career and then fight to keep his everyday composure.

OUR VIEW: Explore options for Hoskins Street crossing

TOM BLOUNT: Your newspaper wants to see much more of you and your ideas

A QUICK THOUGHT: Tony Davis, Ward 2

YOUR VIEW: National media is obvious in showing support for Obama

YOUR VIEW POLL: N.C. governor's race

August 9, 2008

YOUR VIEW: N.C. Democrats impede action to help state’s work force

ROBERT HEALY: Democrats show they aren’t worthy of leadership, too

YOUR VIEW POLL: N.C. governor's race

Restaurant owner hopes project doesn’t chop business
ARCHDALE – A local restaurant owner says he understands why there is a need for roadway improvements on Surrett Drive and Eden Terrace, but it will make it difficult for his customers to get to his business until construction is completed.

Agency recovers funds
HIGH POINT – The High Point Housing Authority says it’s recovered almost all of the money that was allegedly embezzled by a private attorney representing home buyers in 2005.

Local political activities heat up
HIGH POINT – Usually during major political seasons – even presidential election years – the fever pitch of on-the-ground organizing doesn’t start until after the Labor Day holiday.

Police add Tasers to crime-fighting arsenal
HIGH POINT – High Point police officers will soon begin carrying Tasers for the first time in the department’s history.

Groups OK plan for Seaboard cleanup
HIGH POINT – All the constituencies in the cleanup of the former Seaboard Chemical Corporation plant off Riverdale Drive have agreed how best to proceed.

Obituaries

Trinity's Pittman watches summer stock soar
After a hectic summer of basketball camps and tournaments, Josh Pittman has joined Trinity High’s cross-country team. Don’t worry. He understands that his future remains in basketball.

Colts' stars won't come out against Panthers
Even though most of tonight’s NFL preseason game at Bank of America Stadium will be played under dark skies, one thing is certain. The stars will not come out for the Indianapolis Colts.

HiToms ground Pilots
After surviving a scare a few hours earlier, top-seeded Thomasville sent out its ace, Justin Sarratt, in the HiToms second-round Petitt Cup game against the Peninsula Pilots. Sarratt pitched a masterpiece, shutting down the Pilots while his offense eventually wore down the Peninsula staff in a 8-1 victory.