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Marlow Hinton, an adjunct professor of computer science at North Carolina A&T State University, recently conducted a workshop on “Computer Ethics, Intellectual Property and Internet Plagiarism” for the Department of Defense Joint Educational Opportunities for Minorities Internship Program. The workshop was held in Arlington, Va., at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. headquarters.
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GUILFORD COUNTY – County property tax bill are on their way to mailboxes. Property tax bills are mailed to county taxpayers every July. Payments posted before the Sept. 1 due date can earn a discount. During the next few business days, the tax department will mail out thousands of bills to individuals and businesses. But if you don’t want to walk out into the summer heat to the mailbox, there is another way to pay. In addition to paying the bills in person or by mail, they also can be paid over the telephone or online. Instructions for paying taxes are included with each statement. A new computer upgrade provides billing and collections system information. Taxpayers can search for current and prior year tax statements for real estate, personal property, business personal property and motor vehicles. Once you find your bill or notice, you can pay online or by telephone. County officials have
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Tax bill: To look up your tax bill or pay online, go to taxweb. co.guilford.nc.us/publicwebaccess Land records: To find out real estate information, go to taxweb. co.guilford.nc.us/CamaPublicAccess. For more information, call toll free 1-877-3094911 or visit the Guilford County website at www.co.guilford.nc.us.
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Raleigh’s Tommy Turner keeps his cool while waiting to run “Muscle Boat” in the Stock Eliminator class.
Crowd does its best to stay cool at drag races BY DARRICK IGNASIAK ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER
HIGH POINT – While some people may have stayed clear of the Lucas Oil Oak Hollow Drag Boat Races because of the heat, those who attended the event over the three days in near 100-degree temperatures found several ways to cool off. “We’ve got two misting stations, which have been a huge hit,” said Ken Dollar, series director of the Lucas Oil Drag Boat Racing Series. Aside from the misting stations, dozens of umbrellas could be seen as residents tried to cool off from the sun on the banks of Festival Park. Racing fans also brought fans and towels, and many sought water bottles. Richmond, Va., resident Kevin Kilgour Sr. attended all three days of the event. Shortly after
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By the 1920s, North Carolina had achieved the reputation for having more illicit distilleries than any other state. Liquor became an important cargo for the skillful drivers who moved it, and bootlegging also contributed to part of NASCAR’s legendary roots. Read the tales of bootleggers and NASCAR only in The High Point Enterprise’s Hometowns section to be distributed Thursday.
which was the same amount as last year’s event. Because of the heat, the High Point Jaycees had to order another 6,000 pounds. “The ice is to keep everything cold,” Green said. “A lot of it goes down to the volunteers down on the ramp, over in the EMT section, as well as for the boat drivers.” Green said the Jaycees had some volunteers who got lightheaded from the heat, but all were fine. “A couple of people got a little flush and a little hot,” he said. “We parked them, put some ice on them, and they were ready to go.” Art Robertson, a vendor who sold steak and cheese sandwiches, sausages and pork tenderloin sandwiches, also had to stay cool. “We have to stay very hydrated,” Robertson said. “We have gone through cases and cases of Gatorade and water.”
HIGH POINT – The former Wesleyan Homes apartments will reopen this fall as High Point University student housing. North College Station will house as many as 300 students in two groups of renovated apartments. Last year, HPU purchased the apartments at 900 Eastchester Drive to expand student housing. The renovated North College Townhomes and North College Terrace offer studio and single and double apartments for juniors and seniors, said Chris Dudley, HPU vice president for administration. “These will be in the mid range of the accommodations we offer on campus,” Dudley said. North College Terrace is a three-story apartment building, and North College Townhomes has the studio apartments. All apartments have full kitchens, a washer and dryer, a living room and upgraded cable and Internet service. “Those residents will
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using the misting station Sunday, Kilgour said he made sure he had ice water, Gatorade and got cool often during the three days. “The guys working out there in the fields, we have been telling them to come in and get cool and take a few moments to get out of the heat,” said Kilgour, whose son, Kevin Kilgour Jr., is a boat racer. “We are doing everything we can to watch out over everybody here.” Aaron Harris, an Atlanta resident, attended the boat races Sunday with his wife, Portrice, and their three children, Aerial, Alfonza and Destiny. The family sat under a tent, had water bottles and a fan. “We are from Georgia, so this is cooler than what’s in Georgia,” Aaron Harris said. “We are OK.” Jordan Green, a High Point Jaycees co-chairman for the Lucas Oil Oak Hollow Drag Boat Races, said his group initially ordered 14,000 pounds of ice for the event,
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Wesleyan properties: High Point University and Providence Place agreed to the sale of the Wesleyan Homes apartments and the adjacent Wesleyan Arms assisted-living complex on N. Centennial Street last year. The purchase will eventually add 15 acres to the campus.
be part of the wireless campus,” Dudley said. Shuttle bus service will be available to take students to the center campus. Students will pay an additional $1,500 a year to live in the apartments, according to posted rates. After the complex opens, HPU will have 3,000 students living on campus, Dudley said. Last year, HPU opened three major projects as part of a $300 million expansion and renovation program. Campus leaders opened the $70 million University Center and dedicated the Plato Wilson
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Crews are busy moving dirt behind the apartments located at the corner of Eastchester Drive and Hartley Drive. HPU is renovating them for use by its students. School of Commerce and Nido R. Qubein School of Communication. Overall, the projects have added 1 million square feet of space in more than a dozen new academic buildings, residence halls, athletic facilities and student activity centers. All the older campus buildings have been renovated. HPU bought Wesleyan Homes along with the neighboring Wesleyan Arms complex at 1901 N. Centennial St. There were 80 low-income seniors living in portions of the apartment complex
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when HPU bought it last year. Wesleyan Arms residents will move to Providence Place facilities at Westchester Drive when Providence Place finishes work on an $8 million replacement facility to be ready by October 2011. “There are no plans yet to do anything with that property,” Dudley said. “We want those residents to be taken care of first.” There have been 69 residents in assisted living and 23 in the life estate residences at Wesleyan Arms. dnivens@hpe.com | 888-3626
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