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The National Weather Service is warning everyone in Guilford County and central North Carolina to remain very aware of how cold it will be this week – and, combined with the wind, wind chills as low as 1 degree Fahrenheit can be expected in parts of central North Carolina. 

The cold weather advisory will be in effect until at least Wednesday, Jan. 22, with those who spend too much time outdoors without enough protection in danger of frostbite and hypothermia.

At noon on Tuesday, Jan. 21, it was 19 degrees at the Bryan Park weather station, which, combined with the wind, made it feel like 13 degrees….

“Surprise!”

At a top-secret ceremony in downtown Greensboro just after 4 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 28, the assembled group, a Who’s Who of area leaders, didn’t actually shout out that word. However, a very confused Kay Cashion – who’s been a Guilford County commissioner for over two decades – was clearly both surprised and confused.

Everyone had kept this secret from the birthday girl: that the Guilford County Board of Commissioners had decided to dedicate the county-owned building at 201 South Greene St. in Greensboro to Cashion and name it after her thanks to her long-time public service…