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As Greensboro gas prices drop, one analyst says 'I'm hopeful the trend may continue this week'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Jun 21, 2022

Drivers might have had to a double take as they passed gas stations this weekend as, for the first time in a while, gas prices actually fell.

Greensboro Parks and Recreation offers 'very inexpensive' pool admission to combat heatwave

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Jun 15, 2022

Greensboro residents don’t need to lose their cool as high temperatures prevail in the region this week.

Student at Guilford Tech: ‘I’m really able to focus on schoolwork because I don’t have to do a part-time job’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Jun 8, 2022

Recent high school graduates in North Carolina can make a dent in their college credits at little cost to them, thanks to the Longleaf Commitment grant program that will send them to two years of community college for free.

Mark Bochkis, Greensboro resident and Moldova native: ‘My initial reaction was just heartbreak’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Jun 7, 2022

Greensboro’s Mark Bochkis was born in Moldova and is planning to return to help Ukraine refugees as Russia’s military continues to pound the country.

New eatery planned by owners of former Smith Street Diner: 'an icon for Greensboro community'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Jun 3, 2022

After a two-year hiatus from the restaurant business, Beth and Jerry Kizhnerman are making another go of it.

East Randolph High School senior: 'I want to be a nurse for the right reasons'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Jun 1, 2022

Having inherited her grandmother's caring attitude, high school senior Talena Herrera has decided to dedicate her life to becoming a nurse.

Owner of Greensboro's Jump Jump Around Inflatables: ‘Level Up is our new entity for the business’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | May 27, 2022

Renting out inflatable playgrounds for yard parties is one way to keep children entertained, but the owner of Greensboro's Jump Jump Around Inflatables branched out, recently offering "Level Up."

UNCG School of Nursing helps tend to Ukrainian refugees from afar

By Laurie A. Luebbert | May 27, 2022

Helping Ukrainian refugees doesn’t always require that those providing assistance make a trip abroad.

Superintendent of Guilford County Schools: ‘The children deserve a great education’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | May 21, 2022

A $1.7 billion bond will help Guilford County, North Carolina, schools make facility upgrades that will benefit future students, Dr. Sharon Contreras, superintendent of the school district, said Wednesday.

Vaughan to face off with Outling for Greensboro mayor: 'It's the times when leadership counts'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | May 18, 2022

The Greensboro mayoral race is down to two candidates, with incumbent Nancy Vaughan being challenged by City Council Member Justin Outling.

UNC Greensboro first-generation college graduate and teacher: ‘It’s been a great, great journey’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | May 17, 2022

Yahira Robinson was so eager to enter the world of working professionals, she couldn’t wait until college graduation, but her aspirations didn't come at the expense of her education.

Davie County mother: ‘I wanted to speak out and let you all know that my son was sick’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | May 12, 2022

Weeks after a murder-suicide in Davie County left four dead, the mother of the man suspected of being behind the tragedy spoke out about how mental illness had a strong grip on her son.

Carnival Cruise passenger: ‘My tests show that I was positive, and I couldn't believe it’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | May 9, 2022

COVID-19 apparently hasn’t fallen off the radar screen yet, especially when people are living with others in confined spaces.

N.C. A&T student Aldridge: ‘I’m a current student that’s here that needs housing and I don’t have housing’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | May 4, 2022

A housing crunch is nothing new to many colleges and universities, but it has gotten to the point at North Carolina A&T that students held a protest Monday, calling for the school to reduce admissions since so many students can’t live on campus.

'They just started opening fire': Witness shares details of daytime shootout in Greensboro

By Laurie A. Luebbert | May 2, 2022

A barrage of gunfire in the 2000 block of Maywood Street in Greensboro, North Carolina, April 27 made apartment dwellers feel like they were in a war zone, and they’re concerned about innocent bystanders getting shot and killed.

‘It’s more than just candles’: College students cultivate friendship, found company amid pandemic

By Laurie A. Luebbert | May 2, 2022

Scented candles are all about making people feel good. It can be through the aroma, of course, or in the case of two Triad residents, it can be about entrepreneurial inroads.

Greensboro College professor Hall on feral cat population: 'We've just got to stop the incessant breeding'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Apr 27, 2022

The late Betty White would undoubtedly be proud of what one Greensboro woman is doing to help animals — generally feral cats — that have been roaming her neighborhood.

Everett: After-School Satan Club's 'sole purpose is to offer a safe and all-inclusive alternative to other religious programs'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Apr 25, 2022

The prospect of a satanic club coming to Joyner Elementary School in Greensboro has split people into two groups, supporters and detractors.

Patricia Roberts: ‘The hurt is still there’ a quarter of a century later

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Apr 25, 2022

Twenty-five years after her son was slain, Patricia Roberts is still holding out hope that someone will come forward with new information that will help the police close the case.

Witness to the April 15 commotion and police presence on 1-40: ‘I couldn’t go to sleep for the rest of the night’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Apr 19, 2022

It’s still unclear exactly what happened the night of April 15 on Interstate 40 westbound in Guilford County, but it certainly shook people who heard all the commotion.

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