/tags/high-point High Point en-US Copyright Fri, 16 Aug 2024 21:09:31 GMT /education/2024-08-16/guilford-county-schools-gcs-flex-home-school-students-high-school Guilford County Schools has a new marketing strategy to enroll homeschoolers part-time in their local high school and gain access to sports, clubs and career and technical education. It's also an effort to boost falling student enrollment. Fri, 16 Aug 2024 21:09:31 GMT /education/2024-08-16/guilford-county-schools-gcs-flex-home-school-students-high-school Liz Schlemmer /education/2024-01-15/high-point-dental-school-workman-students-fall The Workman School of Dental Medicine is only one of three dental schools in North Carolina. Mon, 15 Jan 2024 17:34:53 GMT /education/2024-01-15/high-point-dental-school-workman-students-fall Sharryse Piggott /education/2023-10-11/public-school-immigrant-students-first-nc-named-latina The Sylvia M茅ndez 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/2023-08-04/us-rep-kathy-manning-injured-in-a-car-accident-and-released-from-hospital U.S. Rep. Kathy Manning, a North Carolina Democrat, was injured in a car accident Thursday in her district and was treated at a hospital, her office said. The second-term congresswoman was traveling in Greensboro in a car driven by a staff member when the accident occurred between 9 and 9:30 a.m., according to a news release and a spokesperson. Fri, 04 Aug 2023 12:46:50 GMT /politics/2023-08-04/us-rep-kathy-manning-injured-in-a-car-accident-and-released-from-hospital Associated Press /business-economy/2022-10-24/real-estate-resistance-high-point-market-returns-author-explores-history It has been called Fashion Week for furniture 鈥� and it happens twice a year in High Point. About 75,000 people will gather in the city this week for the furniture market. Mon, 24 Oct 2022 11:39:39 GMT /business-economy/2022-10-24/real-estate-resistance-high-point-market-returns-author-explores-history Bradley George /news/2022-05-20/thomas-built-buses-in-high-point-expands-operations-as-demand-grows An in-person job fair for the new positions will take place on June 4 at the company's headquarters. Fri, 20 May 2022 19:02:14 GMT /news/2022-05-20/thomas-built-buses-in-high-point-expands-operations-as-demand-grows Keri Brown / WFDD /business-economy/2020-10-05/nc-furniture-industry-booming-amid-pandemic Business is booming for the furniture industry 鈥� especially home furnishings.It's a stark contrast to the number of businesses that have had to鈥� Mon, 05 Oct 2020 12:30:23 GMT /business-economy/2020-10-05/nc-furniture-industry-booming-amid-pandemic Naomi P. Brown /news/2020-09-17/historic-home-with-possible-ties-to-underground-railroad-facing-demolition Raul and Sandra Torres of High Point wanted to give themselves a retirement gift back in December 2019, so they purchased the Mendenhall-Blair House, a鈥� Thu, 17 Sep 2020 11:43:11 GMT /news/2020-09-17/historic-home-with-possible-ties-to-underground-railroad-facing-demolition Naomi P. Brown /politics/2020-09-16/postmaster-dejoy-garnered-millions-for-nc-politicians-while-running-logistics-company United States Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has long been a political fundraiser in North Carolina. He鈥檚 amassed millions for Republican candidates in鈥� Wed, 16 Sep 2020 16:36:40 GMT /politics/2020-09-16/postmaster-dejoy-garnered-millions-for-nc-politicians-while-running-logistics-company Jason deBruyn, Rusty Jacobs /health/2020-02-06/viral-outbreak-a-concern-as-high-point-furniture-market-nears Now is the time when furniture executives often travel to China to inspect their products coming to the High Point Market in the spring. But the outbreak鈥� Thu, 06 Feb 2020 21:57:35 GMT /health/2020-02-06/viral-outbreak-a-concern-as-high-point-furniture-market-nears Paul Garber