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HP mayor deliquent on utility bills
The High Point Enterprise reports Mayor Bernita Sims —already under an SBI investigation for passing worthless checks — owes the city hundreds of dollars in utility bills, some of which…
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Post-Memorial Day roundup
Nice long Memorial Day weekend, so here’s catching up: *Is N.C.’s unemployment rate more like 16 percent? *The City of Greensboro will repair the historic downtown Cascade Saloon building, at…
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Re: Bernita Sims’ future
In light of the criminal investigation into allegations of passing a worthless check, it looks like the High Point mayor’s fate rests in the hands of North Carolina Attorney General’s…
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Sis blows whistle on HP mayor
High Point Enterprise reports Mayor Bernita Sims is the subject of an SBI investigation for passing a bad check: Sims’ sister, Annie Ponce, reported to High Point police on March…
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No MLK Drive in High Point……
At least not yet, although the idea was floated at Monday night’s City Council meeting. Mayor Bernita Sims “has indicated that she supports the idea of a renaming in honor…
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Election roundup
Have at it: *Although North Carolina went solidly Republican, according to the state Board of Elections site, more Democrats (55 percent) cast straight-party votes; *In the Lt. Governor’s race, Republican…
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HP still waiting on mental hospital
Remember the controversial High Point rezoning case involving a privately-owned forensic mental hospital? The commercial rezoning was denied, effectively clearing the way for Florida-based GEO Care to convert a former…
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PART raises fares, but no more route cuts….
…Yet. Here’s what jumped out at me when reading the HPE account of Wednesday’s PART board meeting (emphasis mine): However, the board put off a decision on more route cuts…
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HP greenway: Last mile’s a biatch
High Point’s trying to figure out if they want to use $1.9 million in two- thirds bonds to finish the last mile of its greenway system. City Council members disagree…
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The $100k post office box
It just keeps getting better and better. At last night’s meeting, the High Point City Council offered up $100,000 in economic incentives to a furniture manufacturer: The incentives would be…