Guy Lucas

State officials will hold a hearing in Kernersville next month to gather public input on proposals from four competing health systems to add new acute-care hospital beds in Forsyth County, including one proposal in Kernersville.

Rain earlier this week did nothing to alleviate the exceptional drought conditions in Alamance and surrounding counties, and the public is encouraged to continue to follow water supply restrictions set by their local water systems, the N.C. Drought Management Advisory Council said.

DAVIDSON COUNTY — Like most places, Davidson County has seen the highest rate of growth in recent years among its population of those 65 or older, but unlike most places it also is seeing its number of children grow.

RANDOLPH COUNTY — Senior citizens now account for more than one-fifth of Randolph County's residents, and their share of the population is growing

HIGH POINT — An Aberdeen man is the second person charged this week in what police say was a drug-related, targeted killing in April in the eastern part of the

Burlington ranks among the top 20 cities in the nation for the building and construction industry, largely thanks to the speediness of its regulatory and permitting process, according to a company that analyzes that and other measures.

A Burlington man has been arrested on charges related to sexual abuse of a child and secretly taking pictures of a girl while she was in a bathroom, according to court records.

HIGH POINT — The High Point man arrested last week in connection with a 1988 killing in Orlando, Florida, spent more than nine years in federal

GUILFORD COUNTY — Guilford County Schools will have to find about $7.6 million in cuts if the Guilford County Board of Commissioners won't revisit the adopted budget or can't find any more money for the school system.

GUILFORD COUNTY — The North Carolina State Bar must reconsider the punishment for a Guilford County lawyer and former judge accused of about two