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🌱 Recent police charges and investigations involving High Point residents and streets.

High Point, North Carolina Patch AM: a 5 min read

What's up High Point! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Recent police charges and investigations involving High Point residents and streets.
  • What changes with High Point’s new auto corridor rezoning?
  • Will High Point women’s soccer finish the regular season with a win?

Also on today's calendar: Fri Oct 30 :: The #GHOE House Party and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What's black & white and read all over? 🤔 (Answer below!)

☑️ Important voting information: The Nov. 3 general election is coming up. Official North Carolina election resources: Find your polling place | Register to vote | Check your registration | Vote by mail or absentee | Early voting.

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 80 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and cooler, temps: high: 66, low: 49.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high of 65 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Police Report 10-30-26 (hpenews.com) — High Point residents are named in several recent police charges, including assault, domestic-related offenses, drug possession, impaired driving, and larceny, along with investigations into a stolen pistol and vandalism. The report lists specific streets and dates, giving neighbors a clear snapshot of recent crime activity affecting parts of High Point and nearby communities.
   

2. Site rezoned for auto lot (hpenews.com) — High Point’s Planning and Zoning Commission has approved rezoning for a new commercial parking lot at W. Peachtree and Greenwood Drives, aimed at stopping car carriers from unloading in the road median. The project near Vann York Paint and Collision Center will add landscaping buffers, restrict more intensive commercial uses, and now heads to City Council for final action.
   

3. Women's Soccer Falls to UNC Asheville On the Road (fortmillsun.com) — High Point will host Winthrop University’s women’s soccer team this Saturday, Oct. 31, for a 4 p.m. regular-season finale against High Point University. Winthrop comes in after a narrow 2-1 loss at UNC Asheville, setting up a meaningful Big South matchup local fans can attend or follow.
   

4. Remembering Fred Wilson '61, the Heart Behind the Wilson College of Textiles (ncsu.edu) — High Point native and philanthropist Fred Wilson, namesake of NC State’s Wilson College of Textiles, has died at 88 after a lifetime of business and charitable leadership. His family’s companies and gifts grew from a local hosiery mill into a global chemical group, while his generosity supported High Point University, health care, schools, and many community organizations.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • The dog that has been roaming thru the neighborhoods along Waterview is now in our backyard….
    He followed us home with our 2 dogs…. Can anybody help us out with him? He seems to be an abandoned pit bull very skittish…. But gentle…. (Nextdoor Sailing Point)
  • There are these stray kittens at my hotel, brothers, about 3-4 months old, not fixed.
    We're looking for a good home for them, if anyone would be willing to take them both, they're attached at the hip, always following each other. Of… (Nextdoor Seward Heights)
  • Olive Garden posted a job opening for Bartender in High Point. Apply here.
  • Aramark posted a job opening for Cook-Slane Cafe in High Point. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near High Point here.

Ok High Point! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What's black & white and read all over?" — The Patch Newsletter! (Thank you Cat H. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in High Point

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in High Point

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.