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The latest High Point news: city council, schools, police and fire, development and business, each story linked to the record it came from.
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Morning Notes for Oct. 30: City Hall, County
Oct. 30: 3 items from High Point's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
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Morning Notes for Oct. 29: City Hall, County
Oct. 29: 5 items from High Point's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
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Daily Debrief for Oct. 28: City Hall, County, Today and this week
Oct. 28: 3 items from High Point's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Morning Notes
Morning Notes for Oct. 28: City Hall
Oct. 28: 3 items from High Point's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Daily Debrief
Daily Debrief for Oct. 27: City Hall, Today and this week
Oct. 27: 15 items from High Point's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
City hall
Foster care nonprofit seeks Piedmont Parkway site
Family Room wants to build a free resource center for foster families on 6.8 acres off Piedmont Parkway. The Planning and Zoning Commission hears it at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Housing
High Point rents up 3.8% in a year as home values hold
Typical High Point asking rent hit $1,418 in September, up 3.8% in a year and now above Greensboro's. The typical home value, $247,717, did not move, Zillow figures show.
Business
High Point building owners can now use C-PACE loans
High Point commercial, nonprofit and apartment owners can now finance energy, water and storm upgrades through NC C-PACE. Terms, fees and who qualifies.
Police
High Point mother charged with murder in daughter's death
Police charged a High Point mother with first-degree murder Oct. 8, a year after her 13-year-old daughter was found dead. The medical examiner ruled it a homicide.
Seniors
High Point senior center closes Oct. 19 for move to James Road
The Roy B. Culler Jr. Senior Center closes Oct. 19 to Nov. 6 to move to 521 James Road, next to Oakview Recreation Center. Programs restart Monday, Nov. 9.
Jobs
High Point unemployment falls to 4.5% as labor force shrinks
High Point's jobless rate was 4.5% in August, down from 5.0% a year earlier. But 338 fewer residents had jobs, and the rate is the highest among nearby cities.