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Former Freedom Riders encourage a new generation to vote. Plus, elections experts on making elections work

A bus tour commemorating the historic Freedom Rides of 1961 made its way to Greensboro, NC. It stopped on the campus of one of the country’s largest HBCUs, North Carolina A&T State University, and Leoneda Inge spoke to a few of the original activists and a new generation of voting rights advocates working alongside them.

Greensboro, NC · 8d
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Bubbakoo’s Burritos Signs Two-Unit Deal in North Carolina

November 03, 2026 // Franchising.com // GREENSBORO, N.C. — Bubbakoo’s Burritos has signed a two-unit franchise development agreement to bring new restaurants to Greensboro and High Point, North Carolina. The agreement follows the brand's recent entry into the state and marks its latest step in expanding its North Carolina footprint.

High Point, NC · 7d
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Davidson County Board Clears 18-Acre Expansion for Lexington Construction Firm

A unanimous vote Monday puts nearly 18 acres along East Park Avenue near Robert Everhart Road in Lexington Township into conditional light-industrial zoning, allowing William L. Hedrick to expand his construction and heavy-equipment business. Davidson County commissioners changed the land’s classification from RA-3 rural agricultural to CZ-LI conditional zoning limited industrial. Approved uses include equipment and construction-material storage, with warehouse buildings possible in the future.

Davidson County, NC · 9d
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U.S. DOJ to send poll monitors to Alamance polling locations

On Election Day, poll monitors from the United States Department of Justice will be at polling locations in Alamance, Wake and Mecklenburg counties, according to NC Newsline. Chair of the Alamance County Board of Elections Kevin Harrison told Elon News Network this is not the first time poll monitors have been in Alamance County on Election Day. Harrison said he did not know how long the monitors would be in the county and which polling locations they would be at.

Alamance County, NC · 7d
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Greensboro water restrictions become mandatory starting Tuesday

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — The City of Greensboro is escalating its water restrictions from voluntary to mandatory effective Tuesday, according to Greensboro Water Resources. The city issued Stage 1 restrictions on Oct. 15 when city lakes fell to 62% of the total storage capacity, citing a “lack of regular rainfall and other local weather conditions.” […]

Greensboro, NC · 8d

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A City United in Prayer: Winston-Salem Prayer Walk Set for November 14

In a year when our community has witnessed far too much violence involving young people, one local organization is inviting Winston-Salem to respond not with fear or division, but with prayer. On Saturday, November 14, 2026, Fleet Feet Winston-Salem, through its nonprofit Good Works Engine, will organize a Prayer Walk...

Winston-Salem, NC · 9d

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Water conservation encouraged in Danbury

DANBURY — Water conservation is being encouraged in Danbury due to ongoing concerns with the well stations having to pump long hours. “The Danbury Water Fund and Stokes County Public Works is asking all customers to begin voluntarily reducing water use starting Oct. 30,” a release shared with The Stokes News Wednesday explained. “This request is being made to encourage water conservation and help protect our community’s water supply. This voluntary reduction request is due in part to the prolonged drought and on-going usage of water associated with the water main replacement project.” “They’re just not producing at the rate that we need them to produce right now because of the prolonged drought and because of the maintenance and repair that we’ve had to do to the system over the last year since we’ve been working on it,” said Bryan Miller, Assistant Manager for Stokes County. From time to time the contractors, they’ll bust a pipe, break a pipe, we’ll have blowouts because of the extra pressure put on the pipes. We just lost a lot of water throughout that process and you couple that with the drought and our wells are just having a hard time keeping up.” Their

Danbury, NC · 8d

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Federal election monitors headed to 3 NC counties, raising concerns about voter intimidation

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The U.S. Department of Justice is sending federal election monitors to three North Carolina counties on Election Day to ensure federal voting rights laws are being followed. The monitors will be in Wake, Mecklenburg and Alamance counties on Tuesday, a move raising concerns among voting rights advocates about potential voter intimidation. […]

North Carolina · 11d

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Property Tax Amendment Could Put Brakes On Guilford County Spending

Guilford County commissioners have spent much of the last six years increasing county budgets, expanding programs and finding ways to bring in more tax revenue. However, if North Carolina voters approve a proposed constitutional amendment on Tuesday, Nov. 3, the Democratic-controlled Guilford County Board of Commissioners could find that its ability to keep increasing property tax collections is suddenly facing some serious restrictions.

Guilford County, NC · 10d

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North Carolina HBCU Students March Miles To Vote After Campus Polling Sites Removed

Students at North Carolina A&T, the nation’s largest historically Black university, walked approximately 45 minutes to reach the nearest early voting location. Students at historically Black colleges and universities in North Carolina are marching miles to cast their ballots after election officials declined to include on-campus early voting locations ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, The Guardian reports.

North Carolina · 12d

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Downtown Voting Rose On Homecoming Saturday – But Lagged Behind County’s Surge

The crowds didn’t stop people from voting downtown Saturday. But whether they persuaded some voters to go somewhere else is another question. Guilford County’s newly posted early-voting figures show that both the Old County Courthouse and Union Square Campus handled more voters on October 31 than the previous Saturday. However, their increases were considerably smaller than the countywide jump.

Guilford County, NC · 8d

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Letter to the Editor: Disappointed

At this election time, I am really disappointed in the mud slinging, inuendos and outright lies about some candidates. The one about Mr. West is especially distressing. He was guilty and he pled as such. He served his time, was on the sex registry and then had a life to live after that. He got married and has a successful business. He even resigned in 2012 when his past came to light. His Opponents have no shame about Whatley’s involvement in the party process since He, Whatley, had nothing to with West’s appointment to any positions in the party. Whatley even opposed Wests initial involvement! In fact, West did fundraisers before Whatley came to political leadership in the party. The now infamous picture of the adults and children predates Whatley. I personally know one of the men in that picture and he attests to that fact.

Walnut Cove, NC · 9d

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County Continues Facing Major Child Welfare Staff Vacancies

For years and years, Guilford County has had trouble handling all the child welfare cases it has faced, and three years ago a major scandal in that area hit after the death of three children being overseen by the county’s Health and Human Services Department. While county staff has made a good deal of progress after a lengthly state investigation found a plethora of failures, the county has recovered somewhat – but it is still struggling to get and keep staff to handle all the child welfare cases that land in its lap.

Guilford County, NC · 8d

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Greensboro cemetery under investigation after commission finds no license

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WXII) - A criminal investigation is underway into Piedmont Memorial Park Cemetery on McConnell Road in Greensboro. The cemetery is not in compliance with the North Carolina Cemetery Act, according to the Guilford County Sheriff's Office. The cemetery owners, National Vault Services, failed to respond by the October...

Greensboro, NC · 16d

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More than 280 people in NC laid off in Piedmont Triad area plant closures

More than 110 people will be laid off by the end of the year when a major mattress manufacturer permanently closes its plant in Randolph County. Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Company is closing its 28-year-old plant in Trinity, about 68 miles north of Charlotte near High Point. The company plans to shut the site by Dec. 31. The closure will result in 114 layoffs, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) report filed on Oct. 23. Federal law requires such notices for certain mass layoffs. The report became available Monday. Sealy Mattress is owned by Tempur Sealy International Inc. Its headquarters is in Trinity, where the company has been based since relocating from Ohio in 1998. The facility is closing due to “evolving customer demand” and business needs, according a Tempur Sealy International spokesperson. The facility will be used as a research and development space for the product development team, the spokesperson added. And no corporate roles were impacted. But last year, Tempur Sealy International added to its portfolio. After a court hearing with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, Tempur Sealy International acquired Mattress Firm for $5 billion last February. About Sealy and Tempur Sealy International Sealy Mattress

Randolph County, NC · 15d

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Forsyth County babies bring the Halloween spirit to Brenner’s NICU

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) – They’ve only been in the world for a few days, but these newborns are celebrating their first Halloween in style! With a little help from the medical staff, several babies at Atrium Health Levine Children’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit/Brenner Children’s Hospital, these tiny trick-or-treaters got into the Halloween spirit by dressing […]

Forsyth County, NC · 11d

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Greensboro woman preparing for New York City Marathon

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — A Greensboro woman is preparing for a big challenge this Sunday, running the New York City marathon, but for her, this 26.2-mile race has a deeper meaning. The 26.2 miles is what stands between Kari Danforth, 48, and the finish line of the New York City marathon. But for this Greensboro […]

Greensboro, NC · 11d

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Greensboro Historic Preservation Commission releases conditions of Dunleath housing plan approval

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — The City of Greensboro Historic Preservation Commission released the conditions that must be met for the approval of the Dunleath housing plan application to continue to move forward.   The proposed housing development in Greensboro’s historic Dunleath neighborhood was presented to the city’s Historic Preservation Commission at the Wednesday public hearing […]

Greensboro, NC · 11d

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Guilford's State of the County address looks to the future

Guilford County Board of Commissioners Chairman Skip Alston recently delivered the 2026 State of the County Address. The theme for this year’s address was One Guilford: Listening, Leading and Planning for Tomorrow. Officials said they collected input from more than 900 residents in the spring, which helped shape the...

Guilford County, NC · 10d