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ABSS to declare Sellars-Gunn surplus property and offer it for sale
Will county commissioners exercise their right to buy historic school building?. Alamance-Burlington school officials have decided to declare the former Sellars-Gunn Education Center along Apple Street in Burlington as surplus property. The proposed disposition of Sellars-Gunn will appear on the consent portion – which is typically reserved for noncontroversial items...
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Mebane planning board approves three rezoning issues
The historically black West End community in Mebane could see two additional new homes, based on the recommendations from the city’s planning board this week. A developer, Kelby Bauer, wants to rezone the current half-acre lot at 715 Roosevelt Street from R-20 residential to R-8 in order to build two single family homes, each with a two-car garage.
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Greensboro woman turns love of laundry into a business
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — Kayla McKoy is one of the few people who actually enjoy doing laundry. She turned that interest into Jiffy Loads, a mobile laundry service based in Greensboro. “It feels like it’s not work sometimes,” McKoy said. “It feels like I’m just at peace actually folding laundry, washing it, drying it, folding […]
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HoneyBell's Owners Open The Hive Eatery as Evenbrooke Marketplace Keeps Growing
Rob and Angie Bell are opening The Hive Eatery at Evenbrooke Marketplace in Lexington, turning their overflowing honey and gift shop into a full sit-down café with soups, sandwiches, salads and dozens of loose-leaf teas. The soft opening is set for Friday, with a grand opening planned for Halloween, October 31.
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How Rising Housing Costs Are Changing the Way Families Plan for Homeownership
The typical American family sees buying a home as a major milestone, but housing costs have become very high. Many families must reconsider how much they can afford to pay for a mortgage and related costs and how to save for these expenses before moving. When deciding whether to buy...
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This Family Blueberry Farm Near Reidsville Has U-Pick Buckets, Homemade Jam, and One Very Big Turkey
Some of the best summer memories start at the end of a bumpy gravel road. I went looking for a few fresh blueberries in North Carolina and found a whole little world instead, with friendly faces, buzzing bees, and a jar of jam I still think about. It is the...
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This North Carolina Farm Has Pumpkins, Flower Fields And Fluffy Highland Cows To Meet
Somewhere in Randolph County, a baby Highland cow is waiting for someone to brush its shaggy coat. Nearby, a tractor is hauling a wagon full of families toward rows of peaches, apples, or pumpkins, depending on the month. A pond sits quietly off to the side, and a little shop...
Furniture Today
Steve Silver Co. celebrates rep’s 100th High Point Market
AT HIGH POINT MARKET — Longtime Steve Silver Co. sales representative John Parenti marked his 100th High Point Market with a special celebration arranged by Joe Pierce of Pierce Furniture in West Texas. Parenti has represented Steve Silver Co. throughout West Texas, New Mexico and Southern Arizona since 1992.
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Country King makes High Point Market debut
HIGH POINT — Country King is making its High Point Market debut with an 8,000-square-foot showroom featuring new fabric and leather motion furniture. The collections combine generous scale, comfort and styling. Retailers will also have access to Houston and North Mississippi warehousing, plus direct container-ordering options. “We’ve have already...
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Reshoring Textiles acquires Sans Technical Fibers
Reshoring Textiles has acquired Sans Technical Fibers, an American producer of high-tenacity LDI nylon 6.6 and polyester yarns. Sans will operate alongside Spinnere as a sister company within Reshoring Textiles. John Garner has been named its CEO and Robert Antoshak has been named chief marketing officer of Reshoring Textiles. The...
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High Point University buys former home of Liberty Brewery, Austin’s Restaurant near Oak Hollow Mall
HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) — High Point University now owns the property that once housed Liberty Brewery and Grill and later Austin’s Restaurant. The property is located at 914 Mall Loop Road in High Point, near Oak Hollow Mall. The university also owns most of the mall property, which closed in 2017. According to North Carolina […]
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Three Credit Unions, One Monday in October and a Lot of Volunteer Hours
Community involvement is easy to claim and harder to prove. On Monday, October 12, three credit unions answered that with work gloves, serving spoons, and a few hundred volunteers. Vizo Financial held its annual Day of Service across Central Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Greensboro, N.C., and Columbia, S.C. The tradition started in...
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This Old-Fashioned North Carolina Amish Market Sells Homemade Bread That Keeps People Coming Back
Fresh bread has a sneaky way of ruining perfectly good road-trip plans. You may intend to make a quick stop, but the smell drifting through this North Carolina country market has other ideas. The business traces its roots to the early 1990s, when it was started by an Amish founder,...