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City eyes sewer plant expansion
HIGH POINT – City leaders have given the go-ahead for the next phase of a major infrastructure improvement project. The High Point City Council recently approved an amendment in the amount of ...
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Kevin Coon, a mechanic at Vann York Toyota, holds a gas pedal and several shims, one of which will fit into the pedal to fix the problem. Sonny Hedgecock | HPE STICKY PEDALS: Toyota parts arrive in small quantities
TRIAD – It isn’t that the replacement parts aren’t arriving at Vann York Toyota Scion since Toyota issued a nationwide recall last month. It’s just that they’re arriving slowly and in smaller qu...
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The Carolinian pulls into the High Point depot as passengers wait to board. The train, which normally runs to New York, now runs only as far north as Raleigh because of heavy snow in the North. Sonny Hedgecock | HPE ENOUGH ALREADY: More misery on the way as new storm approaches
TRIAD – The first time it snowed – just before Christmas – many people in the High Point area found it charming. The second time it snowed heavily a couple of weeks ago, some of the charm disapp...
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Local banks weigh in on loan plan
TRIAD – The irony of the White House proposal announced last week to boost lending by smaller, community financial institutions isn’t lost on First Bank President Jerry Ocheltree. The head of th...
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Cornerstone Health Care has announced it may not renew its contract with United Health Care due to a billing dispute. Sonny Hedgecock | HPE Cornerstone may cut ties with insurer
HIGH POINT – Patients covered by United Health Care could find themselves in a conundrum in the coming months due to disagreements between the insurance provider and Cornerstone Health Care. C...
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Friday trading reflects recent volatile stock market
TRIAD – The roller coaster rides of stock markets Friday and in recent days reflect a long-held rule of investing – traders don’t like uncertainty. The mixed signals on the direction of the econ...
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Dalen Riddle of Asplundh Tree Service cuts limbs that overhang the power lines along Rotary Drive in hopes of heading off problems with ice on on the wires. Sonny Hedgecock | HPE Here we go again: Tricky weather brings chance of wintry precip
TRIAD – High Point area residents should know sometime today if they skated away from the worst consequences of the latest winter storm to sock the region. The second winter storm in a week was ...
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Committee weighs changes to zoning process
HIGH POINT – City leaders continued discussions this week about possible changes to High Point’s zoning process that would make it more in line with evolving laws governing land use. The City ...
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Davidson schools show improvement
LEXINGTON – For the 2009 fall semester, Davidson County Schools has made improvements in its dropout rate and overall high school end-of-course exam proficiency, according to data presented to t...
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Culp regains NYSE compliance
HIGH POINT – A High Point-based company traded on the New York Stock Exchange regained compliance with the NYSE after being placed on a below-compliance list a year ago. Culp Inc., one of th...
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