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GCS bond in jeopardy in wake of busing students to the polls?
Last week I posted the Rhino Times story on Guilford County Schools’ plan to bus students to the polls for early voting. The story has caught on; the Greensboro News…
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High Point’s electricity debt
WFDD passes along this High Point Enterprise story on HP’s still-massive $170 million electric debt 40 years after buying into the Catawba Nuclear Station. The hook is electric rates will…
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Meanwhile in High Point: City vs. visitors bureau over stadium funds
As construction continues on High Point’s taxpayer-funded downtown stadium— with April 2019 as the opening date—the High Point Enterprise reports on the “spat” between city officials and the Convention and…
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New Greensboro airport name ‘is a joke’
You may or may not have heard that come Jan. 1 Greensboro’s Piedmont Triad International Airport will become Central North Carolina International Airport: “Changing the name of the airport is…
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Local government commission signs off on High Point stadium
High Point Enterprise reports: The city received unanimous approval Tuesday from the North Carolina Government Commission to borrow $35 million to construct the downtown stadium. “It’s the final hurdle,” Mayor…
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Contamination on High Point stadium site
Groundbreaking is set for next week for High Point’s $36.5 million downtown stadium. But now we learn the stadium site is contaminated: A city consultant who performed an environmental assessment…
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High Point moves ahead with stadium plan….
But—as the High Point Enterprise puts it— “what this will look like — and whether it will involve Guilford County — is not clear.” Note however the City Council’s 8-1…
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HP stadium project takes shape, but it could still be ‘flushed down the commode’
High Point University president Nido Qubein updated a crowd of 900 at the university’s Hayworth Fine Arts Center on the proposed downtown baseball stadium/mixed-use development. Much of the project, according…
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Large crowd for High Point stadium presentation
High Point Enterprise reports on last night’s presentation by proponents of the planned $45 million downtown baseball stadium. The 200 or so people who turned out at the downtown YMCA…
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‘Aggressive timeline’ on High Point baseball stadium
High Point Enterprise probes the question surrounding the proposed $30 million downtown baseball stadium: now that a contractor has been selected, when will a contract be signed? Assistant City Manager…
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City begins land purchase for HP baseball stadium
High Point Enterprise reports the City of High Point has spent its (nearly) first $1 million for the purchase of land where the proposed $30 million downtown baseball stadium will…
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Contractor selected for HP downtown stadium…
High Point Enterprise reports Samet Corp has been selected as the designer/builder for the proposed $38 million downtown baseball stadium. Samet has experience with stadiums, as it the BB&T Ballpark…