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Formerly Incarcerated Woman Launches Coffee Shop to Uplift Her Community
After facing the challenges of finding stable employment due to her criminal record, Claudia Shivers has turned her life around by becoming the proud owner of Queen Coffee Bean, a thriving coffee shop in High Point, North Carolina. Shivers, 49, who was incarcerated for nearly a year for a non-violent...
Precautionary swimming advisories remain at four Outer Banks locations
State recreational water quality officials have lifted most of the precautionary advisories against swimming issued due to Tropical Storm Debby, but four Dare County locations areas remain under swimming advisory due to bacteria levels that exceed safe swimming standards. Test results of water samples taken from these waters show bacterial...
Daniel Dye to Xfinity full-time in 2025
LEXINGTON, N.C. — Daniel Dye will move up to the NASCAR Xfinity Series full-time with Kaulig Racing in 2025. Dye will race the No. 10 car full-time. He will move up from the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, where he qualified for the playoffs this season. This season, Dye has...
Pope returns home, aims to continue soccer success
HIGH POINT — Eddie Pope has gone around the world during his career in soccer. He didn’t expect to end up in his hometown. The last couple years he has been back in High Point after a standout playing career on the national and international stages and almost two decades involved in the business side of the sport. And now he’s the chief sporting officer for Carolina Core FC, the new ...
High Point Confidential: Polio-stricken teenage swimmer made big splash in 1941
HIGH POINT — When the National A.A.U. Senior Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships came to High Point’s City Lake Park in the summer of 1941, the decidedly male-dominated world of sportswriters didn’t quite know what to make of the young women competing. Yes, they were impressive sports figures, but when you read some of the newspaper coverage, it seems the writers were more impressed by the ...
LOCAL ROUNDUP: Wesleyan volleyball sweeps Caldwell
HIGH POINT — Wesleyan Christian swept Caldwell 25-16, 25-19, 25-22 in PTAC volleyball Thursday at Wesleyan. Nejari Crooks had 10 kills, four blocks and four aces to lead the Trojans (4-2). Cameron Martin added eight kills while Gracie Kubis had seven. Kubis also had eight digs. Crooks and Reese Jordan each had 12 assists. HIGH POINT CENTRAL, GLENN KERNERSVILLE — High Point Central lost 25-14, ...
Keynote speaker and judges set for ISFD’s 2024 Pinnacle Awards
HIGH POINT — The International Society of Furniture Designers (ISFD) will present Bill McLoughlin, a veteran in the furniture industry with more than 30 years of experience and the editor in chief of Furniture Today, as its keynote speaker at the 28th annual Pinnacle Awards. The industry’s highest honor...
Triad ALS patient hopes to revive Ice Bucket Challenge momentum 10 years later
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — Ten years ago this month, the Ice Bucket Challenge took the nation by storm. Participants would record themselves pouring ice water over their heads, share the videos and challenge others to join in. Many also pledged to donate to an ALS organization. “It’s very cool to see what’s happened in that […]
Suspect fled after armed robbery at Truliant Federal Credit Union, Kernersville officials say
Kernersville officers are investigating a recent bank robbery. On Thursday, around 10:15 a.m., the Kernersville Police Department said officers responded to a report of an armed robbery at Truliant Federal Credit Union located at 794-A S Main Street. Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here. When they...
HPU Welcomes First Class of Law School Students
High Point University recently welcomed the inaugural class of the new Kenneth F. Khan School of Law inside Congdon Hall on HPU’s campus. Watch this special news story about more than 70 law students, who started class Aug. 19 as part of the largest total student enrollment in HPU history at more than 6,200 students.
Gorgeous, quiet weekend ahead in Piedmont Triad
(WGHP) — After a beautiful week, our weather will be cool and comfortable this evening with temperatures in the low 70s by 8 p.m. Skies remain mostly clear overnight and will fall into the upper 50s to kick off Saturday morning. A gorgeous and quiet weekend is ahead for the Triad with temperatures in the […]
DJ Reader Jamboree showcases area talent
The fifth annual DJ Reader High School Football Jamboree featured area football powerhouses in scrimmage action. The jamboree convened Friday, Aug. 16, at Grimsley High School’s Jamieson Stadium and featured three varsity scrimmages lasting an hour and a half each. The Ragsdale Tigers defeated the Blue Comets of Asheboro, 21 to 14 in game one. In game two, the host school, Grimsley Whirlies, tied the Blue Devils of Mooresville at seven all. The final varsity game showcased action between the Vikings of Northwest Guilford and the Oak Grove Grizzlies, with the Vikings coming out on top, six to zero.
NC A&T hosting symposium with Environmental Protection Agency
In an effort to strengthen its partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), North Carolina A&T State University will host an environmental symposium on Sept. 9. The event, which will be held at the University Farm Pavilion, is the first since A&T and the EPA entered a new Memorandum of Understanding — a five-year agreement designed to "increase cooperation between the university and the federal government agency in areas of mutual interest," according to a press release.
Justice Department accuses RealPage of a scheme to help landlords hike rents in antitrust lawsuit
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department filed an antitrust lawsuit Friday against real estate software company RealPage Inc., accusing it of an illegal scheme that allows landlords to coordinate to hike rental prices. The lawsuit, filed alongside attorneys general in states including North Carolina and California, alleges the company...
Barcodes are on the way out, QR codes are in
GREENSBORO, N.C. — The checkout has changed over the years. First, cashiers manually punched in the price of an item, then the scanners made check-out much quicker, and today, there's self-check-out. What's next? The barcode. The barcode you see on every product will soon be gone and the QR...
1 dead after shooting on Spring Garden Street in Greensboro; victim was NC A&T student
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — One person was killed in a shooting on Spring Garden Street Thursday night, the Greensboro Police Department reports. According to a press release, on Thursday, GPD, Greensboro Fire and Guilford County EMS responded to an assault in the 2800 block of Spring Garden Street. Officials found Davion Jessup, 20, unresponsive in […]
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