Snow days at the North Carolina Zoo
ASHEBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — We’ve certainly gotten our share of winter weather this year. Some people love it, and others are over it. That seems to be the case for the animals at the North Carolina Zoo as well. Shannon Smith shows us how they reacted to the recent big snowfall.
15 Greensboro restaurants team up for subscription food boxes amid downtown challenges
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Fifteen downtown Greensboro restaurants are banding together to support local businesses and attract customers with a new subscription-style food box project called “Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen.” The initiative comes as many small businesses face closures, slow winter months, and economic...
Chatham County school teacher charged with child exploitation, NC SBI says
A Siler City teacher was charged Friday with 10 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, the N.C. State Bureau of Investigation announced. SBI agents, with help from the Carrboro Police Department, arrested Christopher James Rex, 40, at his Carrboro home, the SBI said in a news release. Rex works at ONE Academy, a...
Meet the Democratic Candidates for County Commissioner
County commissioner (voters may select 2) Full name: Wilbernetta Ramona Allen. Nickname, if any: Ramona. Born: Date of birth: December 17, 1966. Place of birth: Burlington, Alamance County. Education: Cummings High School, 1985; attended Liberty University, 2009, Major in Religion and Minor in Evangelism; also...
Greensboro City Council discusses improvements to downtown
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — A work session by the Greensboro City Council and Downtown Greensboro Incorporated investigated ideas for the future of downtown now that the leadership has six new council members and a new mayor at the head. “Y’all got good ideas. You know how to activate people. We’re here to engage,”...
The Disappearance of Aamari Eubanks
28 year old Aamari Eubanks was last seen leaving his home in the 100 block of Wilkins Road in Haw River, North Carolina on December 4, 2024. He disappeared while driving to pick up mail for his grandmother. Disappearance. On December 4, 2024, Aamari Eubanks was last seen leaving his...
High Point man charged in Davidson County overdose death
DAVIDSON COUNTY — A High Point man has been arrested and accused of supplying the drugs that caused a fatal overdose in Davidson County, the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office said. Franklin Junior White, 44, of E. Commerce Ave. was arrested Feb. 4 in High Point, with assistance from the North Carolina State Bureau of...
Newly renovated long-term recovery and treatment center opens in Greensboro
The Reverend Prince Edward Graves Recovery and Treatment Center is a group living environment for adults with substance use disorder. It provides round-the-clock services for up to 18 months. Debra Mack is Guilford County’s behavioral health director. She says with the ongoing opioid crisis and a recent rise in...
Who cleans up? Thomasville realtor raises concerns after repeated encampments and fire
THOMASVILLE, N.C. — For more than a year, Thomasville Realtor Nathan Hepler says trash and now a fire on a property he is trying to sell have made his job and life more difficult. The vacant property sits just off Interstate 85. Hepler said homeless encampments periodically pop up...
County To Hold Ribbon Cutting For No-Cost Naloxone Vending Machine In High Point
When people first started putting erasers on the other end of pencils there was a huge debate about whether it was a good idea or not because many thought it would encourage people – especially school kids – to be less vigilant about mistakes. However, when it comes to issues like deaths by drug overdose or...
