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In today's newsletter:

  • What hidden civil rights stories lie in Greensboro’s South Benbow homes?
  • How one Greensboro principal transformed Eastern High and earned statewide recognition
  • Why has the Greensboro mother’s murder trial been delayed for three years?

Also on today's calendar: "A Little Tea, If You Please" - A Jane Austen 250th Birthday Celebration and 1 more event.

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📰 News we're reading

1. Historians create guide to Greensboro neighborhood on National Register of Historic Places (myfox8.com) — Greensboro’s South Benbow district, just minutes from downtown, is gaining fresh attention as historians document its newly recognized status on the National Register of Historic Places. Local preservationists are recording oral histories, highlighting Black architects and civil rights leaders tied to the neighborhood, and working on signage and digital archives so residents and students can easily explore this influential community’s legacy.
   

2. Eastern High School principal named Piedmont-Triad Regional Principal of the Year (wfmynews2.com) — A Greensboro-based principal is getting statewide attention after Eastern High School’s Darrell Harris was named Piedmont-Triad Regional Principal of the Year, putting him in the running for North Carolina Principal of the Year. Under his leadership, the Guilford County school has boosted graduation rates, left the state’s low-performing list, expanded college course access, and reduced discipline issues and chronic absenteeism.
   

3. 3 years since 3 children died in Greensboro fire, mother accused of murder waits for trial (myfox8.com) — Greensboro residents are still waiting for answers three years after a deadly house fire on Grimsley Street killed three young children, as their mother remains in Guilford County jail awaiting trial on murder and child abuse charges. Officials cite a complex, multi-agency investigation, while a state review found Guilford County Social Services mishandled safety concerns in this and dozens of other cases, prompting reforms.
   

4. December 14 is Free Shipping Day. What happens if you miss it? (wfmynews2.com) — Holiday shipping deadlines are coming fast for Greensboro shoppers, with December 14 marked as Free Shipping Day for guaranteed Christmas Eve delivery from many retailers. If you miss it, you may pay extra for expedited shipping or rely on Super Saturday in-store pickup. The piece also urges you to check each store’s return and post-holiday sale policies carefully.
   

5. Salisbury Man Charged with Communicating Threats Against President Trump and Others (einpresswire.com) — A Salisbury man has been federally charged after authorities say he made online threats against President Trump and others, with a detention hearing set in Greensboro on December 18. Prosecutors and the FBI, speaking from Greensboro, stressed they will aggressively pursue illegal threats made on social media and elsewhere, while reminding the public that the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
   

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