/tags/guilford-county Guilford County en-US Copyright Fri, 28 Feb 2025 14:22:46 GMT /environment/2025-02-28/doge-job-cuts-national-parks-outer-banks-musk-trump National parks across the U.S. are not immune to the Trump administration’s cuts, and North Carolina is already seeing the impact. Fri, 28 Feb 2025 14:22:46 GMT /environment/2025-02-28/doge-job-cuts-national-parks-outer-banks-musk-trump Mitchell Northam, Will Michaels /education/2025-02-03/mo-green-north-carolina-state-superintendent-profile Maurice “Mo” Green is the first African American state superintendent in North Carolina’s history and the first Democrat in the office in eight years. His friends describe him as a quiet leader and a defender of public schools, educators, and students. Mon, 03 Feb 2025 12:05:00 GMT /education/2025-02-03/mo-green-north-carolina-state-superintendent-profile Liz Schlemmer /politics/2024-11-04/greensboro-refugees-voters-worried-2024-election Greensboro's refugee and immigrant communities are ready to make their voices heard among the anti-immigrant and refugee rhetoric. Mon, 04 Nov 2024 13:00:00 GMT /politics/2024-11-04/greensboro-refugees-voters-worried-2024-election Naomi P. Brown /politics/2024-06-05/2024-north-carolina-ballot-house-republicans-citizen-voting Republicans in the state House want an amendment to the state constitution that says non-citizens can't vote in North Carolina — even though that prohibition is already in state law. Wed, 05 Jun 2024 21:25:29 GMT /politics/2024-06-05/2024-north-carolina-ballot-house-republicans-citizen-voting Colin Campbell /health/2024-04-17/guilford-county-fetal-infant-death-reviews Accessing records has been difficult, hindering efforts, but child advocates hope lawmakers will craft legislation to ease the way for Guilford and any future review teams. Wed, 17 Apr 2024 17:50:55 GMT /health/2024-04-17/guilford-county-fetal-infant-death-reviews Jennifer Fernandez/NC Health News /sports/2024-04-16/elizabeth-kitley-wnba-draft-las-vegas-aces-guilford-acc The three-time ACC Player of the Year and product of Northwest Guilford High School and Virginia Tech was the only North Carolina native selected in the 2024 WNBA Draft. She joins a Las Vegas team seeking its third straight WNBA title. Tue, 16 Apr 2024 14:30:38 GMT /sports/2024-04-16/elizabeth-kitley-wnba-draft-las-vegas-aces-guilford-acc Mitchell Northam /politics/2024-02-12/nc-house-democrats-primary-challenge-voting-republicans Several veteran Democrats in the state legislature are facing challengers from inside their party in next month’s primary. Their opponents are criticizing them for crossing party lines to vote with Republicans. Mon, 12 Feb 2024 19:06:31 GMT /politics/2024-02-12/nc-house-democrats-primary-challenge-voting-republicans Colin Campbell /politics/2024-02-09/north-carolina-state-house-senate-2024-primary-elections New redistricting lines for the state legislature will mean few swing districts in November’s general election — most districts strongly favor either Democrats or Republicans. In some of those districts, the action will be taking place in the March primary. Fri, 09 Feb 2024 14:54:33 GMT /politics/2024-02-09/north-carolina-state-house-senate-2024-primary-elections Colin Campbell /education/2023-10-11/public-school-immigrant-students-first-nc-named-latina The Sylvia Méndez Newcomers School opened this week in High Point. The school is the second public school in Guilford County specifically designed to serve recent immigrants and refugees who are learning English. Wed, 11 Oct 2023 20:28:45 GMT /education/2023-10-11/public-school-immigrant-students-first-nc-named-latina Liz Schlemmer /politics/2023-09-13/nc-senate-votes-to-take-nearly-a-thousand-acres-out-of-guilford-town The deannexation bill was requested by developer David Couch, who wants to build apartments and other housing on the property despite objections from Summerfield's leaders. Wed, 13 Sep 2023 22:40:28 GMT /politics/2023-09-13/nc-senate-votes-to-take-nearly-a-thousand-acres-out-of-guilford-town Colin Campbell