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HP mayor resigns
High Point Mayor Bernita Sims resigned yesterday shortly before pleading guilty to passing a worthless check. Sims wrote in her resignation letter: “As a result of recent events in my…
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Sorting out HP city election
Mayor Bernita Sims — with a legal cloud still hovering —- is out; state Rep. Marcus Brandon is in. Brandon had previously said he would not run for High Point…
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We Heart HP… aka Save the City Project
Big town hall meeting in High Point where citizens and four council members —including Mayor Bernita Sims —addressed concerns over the fate of the City Project, which has been the…
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Bruce Davis for HP mayor?
High Point Enterprise reports Guilford County Commissioner Bruce Davis is considering a run for mayor: Davis told the Enterprise that he would make a decision about whether to run for…
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HP road diet debate gets testy
High Point Enterprise reports ‘heated disagreements on display’ during the Comprehensive Planning Committee’s discussion of Andres Duany’s master plan to revitalize HP: The top priority in the study is to…
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Foster Douglas’ crib
The High Point City Council member’s house has been seized by Guilford County sheriff’s deputies and will be auctioned off to pay the $32,000 he following judgment in a civil…
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HP mayor indicted for writing worthless check
High Point Enterprise reports: High Point Mayor Bernita Sims was indicted by a Guilford County Grand Jury Monday for allegedly writing a worthless $7,000 check to a family member as…
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Bernita Sims’ resignation isn’t happening
By now you’ve heard the High Point City Council voted 6-3 to pass a resolution asking Mayor Bernita Sims to resign due to her personal financial troubles. Funny reading about…
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High Point mayor not going anywhere
So Bernita Sims says: In her opening remarks at the State of the Community luncheon for business, government and education leaders at High Point University, Sims called the controversy “the…
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HP council vote calling for mayor’s resignation
The High Point City Council will a special meeting calling for the resignation of Mayor Bernita Sims. Council members Becky Smothers and Judy Mendenhall –themselves former mayors —called for the…
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Bernita Sims and Foster Douglas circling the wagons
Four High Point City Council members —-Becky Smothers, Judy Mendenhall, Jim Davis and Jason Ewing have publicly called for Mayor Bernita Sims to step down in light of her personal…
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Your Foster Douglas-Bernita Sims update
In addition to their other financial troubles, High Point City Council member Foster Douglas and Mayor Bernita Sims “face garnishment of their city wages for unpaid income taxes going back…