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HanesBrands' Champion line has seen sales declines this year. PAUL GARBER/WFDD

More than 200 will lose jobs with High Point distribution center closure

The closure of a distribution center in North High Point with ties to HanesBrands will result in the loss of more than 200 jobs.

The State Board of Elections will soon open a new application period for approval of college, university, and government agency photo IDs. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

State Board of Elections sets more dates for voter photo ID approval

The State Board of Elections has announced an application period for universities and government agencies to ensure their student and employee photo IDs are approved for use in the 2024 elections. The elections board will be accepting new applications for eligible institutions from November 13 through December 15.

Highland Mill Village was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. Photograph courtesy of High Point Museum.

High Point Museum creates new historic Highland Mills neighborhood walking tour

The museum’s app offers a variety of guided tours from Washington Street, which was once the center of High Point’s Black life in the decades following the Civil War, to the Hedgecock Farm, a family-run self-sufficient tobacco farm, something that was once a common sight all across Guilford County.

Greensboro City Council member Sharon Hightower, center, speaks at a work session on Oct. 26 about the city's economic mobility study. Screenshot: DJ Simmons/WFDD

Greensboro economic mobility study shows areas of improvements, hurdles in housing

A new economic opportunity study in Greensboro shows positive housing trends in certain areas, but declining home ownership rates across the city.

The FDA is urging consumers to dispose of WanaBana apple cinnamon puree fruit pouches after testing found elevated levels of lead in the product. Image courtesy NCDHHS

FDA warns lead has been found in WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit puree

Federal officials are warning consumers about potential lead contamination in a puree marketed for children. The announcement comes following a joint investigation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and North Carolina health officials.

Toyota more than doubles investment and job creation at North Carolina battery plant

Toyota will invest an additional $8 billion in the hybrid and electric vehicle battery factory it's constructing in North Carolina, more than doubling its prior investments and expected number of new jobs, the company announced Tuesday.

We Were Wondering...Where's your favorite place to enjoy fall activities?

The leaves are falling, a chill has entered the air, and autumn is officially here! We know our listeners are always looking to keep up with their friends…

Winston-Salem city officials are considering creating a new housing trust fund to address a lack of affordable housing in the city. Photo courtesy of Adobe Stock.

Winston-Salem City Council considers creating new fund to address affordable housing

According to a 2018 study, there is a shortage of more than 16,000 affordable rental homes in the city. Officials voted in a committee meeting in October to allow city staff to research developing a housing trust fund.

North Carolina Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger, left, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, center, and House Speaker Tim Moore pause prior to a news conference, May 1, 2018, in Raleigh, N.C. A panel of North Carolina judges on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, blocked for now changes the Republican-controlled legislature made to membership on three state boards that would end Cooper’s control of a majority of seats on each. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

In continuing battle between the branches, North Carolina judges block changes to some commissions

A panel of judges on Wednesday blocked changes for now that were made by North Carolina's Republican-controlled legislature to three state boards, attempts opponents criticized as a partisan bid to end Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s control of a majority of seats on each.

North Carolina State Auditor Beth Wood, center, is sworn into office by Supreme Court Justice Paul Newby as her mother Betty Wood looks on during North Carolina inaugural ceremonies on Jan. 10, 2009, at the State Library building in Raleigh, N.C. Beth Wood has a court date on Jan. 26, 2023, after she was cited for misdemeanor hit-and-run and another traffic-related charge when police said she hit a parked car while driving on a Raleigh road. (AP Photo/Jim R. Bounds, File)

North Carolina State Auditor Beth Wood says she won't seek reelection in 2024, in a reversal

North Carolina State Auditor Beth Wood, who received unwanted attention earlier this year with a traffic-related court plea, announced on Wednesday that…

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