NC Folk Festival 2026 sees record turnout
The North Carolina Folk Festival saw record-breaking attendance this year. More than 160,000 people gathered in Greensboro over the weekend — 30,000 more than the previous record set last year. The free, three-day music festival featured 44 North Carolina-based bands as well as three national acts. Artistic Director Sa
High Point nonprofit works to stop community violence
HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) — It started as a partnership among the community and different law enforcement agencies. Now nearly three decades later, the model established in High Point is being copied in cities all across the United States. High Point Community Against Violence is a nonprofit that works not only to protec
Emergency, hazmat vehicles respond to fire at Danieley Center construction site
Emergency personnel respond to fire in Danieley E crawl space Sept. 23. At least 20 emergency response vehicles from multiple departments responded to a fire at 5:45 p.m. at the construction site of the Danieley Center E apartment building, according to officials. Town of Elon Fire Chief Landon Massey told...
N.C. A&T is ranked America’s No. 1 Public HBCU by U.S. News & World...
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has been named the nation’s No. 1 public historically Black college or university in the United States according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2027 Best Colleges rankings. This recognition is proof that N.C. A&T’s ambition to advance a
Howard Elliott Announces Packed Event Lineup for Fall High Point Market
HIGH POINT, N.C. — October 2026 — Howard Elliott is heading into Fall High Point Market with a showroom packed with new products, and a calendar packed with reasons to stop by!. Throughout Market, visitors to IHFC H324 can explore more than 300 new product introductions while taking...
Piedmont Triad to see cooldown Wednesday
(WGHP) — A cold front is slipping through the state from north to south and will be bringing a big drop in temperatures. Still, with it in the area, we expect showers and possibly a thunderstorm through tonight and then rain showers tomorrow in the much cooler air. Lows fall to 60 tonight and then […]
Big drop in temperatures heads to Charlotte area Wednesday. How low will it get?
A weather whiplash is hitting the Charlotte area this week, as daily highs tumble from the 90s to the 60s. Monday saw a high of 92 degrees. Wednesday’s high will be 66 in Charlotte, 63 in Shelby and 62 in Greensboro, the National Weather Service says. Nightly lows in the region will be downright chilly starting Thursda
Greensboro Piggly Wiggly getting ready to open
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — The opening of a new Piggly Wiggly in Greensboro is in the homestretch. The owner said they have all the permits they need to open and are ready to do so. Right now, they are waiting on corporate officials to sign off on everything. The store will be located on West […]
Food Lion Is Opening Six More Stores as Southeast Expansion Accelerates
Food Lion is accelerating its Southeast expansion, with six new supermarkets scheduled to open across North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia before the end of 2026. The rollout starts Wednesday, Sept. 23, in Summerfield, North Carolina, followed by stores in Charlotte on Oct. 7 and Lavonia, Georgia, on Oct. 14. Thr
Guilford County Plans Major Downtown Office Shuffle
Earlier this month the Guilford County Board of Commissioners was set to hear a presentation in a work session regarding some pretty dramatic changes in how the county uses the space it has. That work session ran long and the commissioners never got to discuss the matter, however materials provided for their review of

















