Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 19th of September.
Good morning, Greensboro.
🏘️ Community
Triad journalists earned multiple NCPA Awards for excellence in reporting, feature writing, photography and advertising.
Outlets like The Carolina Peacemaker and YES! Weekly (honored for political reporting and arts) highlight strong local journalism in Guilford County.
Page High School held a memorial service Thursday night to honor 15-year-old Davion Fewell, who died Sunday night after a JV football game injury.
💼 Business
On Sept. 10, business leaders gathered at the International Civil Rights Center & Museum to urge Gov. Josh Stein to restore the HUB office that supported minority- and women-owned businesses, which have lost contracts and faced payroll delays since its closure; the coalition proposed an accelerator program starting Oct. 15.
🎭 Culture
Cuban Social House is opening today from 6-8 p.m. in Midtown Greensboro at 1333 Beaman Place (corner of Grecade Street) to serve Cuban coffee, pastries and traditional cafecitos while hosting domino nights, karaoke and catering samples, as owner Rebecca Nylander also plans to launch a food truck soon.
🎓 Education
LEAD Girls has acquired a new property at 2920 Reynolda Road (according to founder Joy Nelson Thomas) to serve more local middle school girls as the nonprofit plans to expand its programs.
🏛️ Government
Guilford County formed a five-member Dangerous or Vicious Animal Appeal Board to review decisions naming pets dangerous + to allow owners to contest the label before final actions.
The board met on Sept. 17 at the Old County Court House.
🏥 Health
Researchers tracked people from 2009 to 2023 and found that food coloring use raised type 2 diabetes risk by 38 percent and linked it to higher cancer and heart risks — physician Dr. Veita Bland urges cautious eating and hosts his health show on N.C.
A&T’s WNAA at 5:30 p.m.
The North Carolina Department of Public Health confirmed a rabid bat and cat in Greensboro as part of 13 rabies cases in Guilford this year, with stray cats, raccoons, skunks and bats also reported.
🏈 Sports
The Aggies dropped a rain-soaked 30-22 loss to NCCU last week as Coach Gibbs cited four turnovers and a season-ending injury to redshirt quarterback Braxton Thomas; the team will travel to Buies Creek today at 6 p.m. to face Campbell in search of their first win.
N.C. A&T's volleyball team defeated N.C.
Central 3-0 at Moore Gymnasium as Tyne Ross led with a match-high 14 kills while the Aggies improved to a 5-2 record and the Eagles fell to a 2-4 mark.
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