The City of Greensboro is rolling out a new optional insurance-style program for homeowners that promises protection from one of the more unpleasant surprises a property owner can face – a broken water or sewer line.

On the surface, it sounds like a helpful offering. However, like many programs that arrive in the mailbox with official-looking branding, it also raises a good question: Is this something homeowners actually need – or just something they’ll feel like they need?

The city recently announced its partnership with Service Line Warranties of America, a private company that sells repair plans for underground water and sewer lines and certain interior plumbing issues…

There was a large audience in the commissioners meeting room on the second floor of the Old Guilford County Court House at the board’s Thursday, April 2 meeting, and on this night it was raised voices and more than a few angry taxpayers that set the tone from the start.

Guilford County residents lined up to speak their minds from the floor about the 2026 countywide property revaluation – and what many fear will follow because of it: a major tax increase.

What became clear very early on was that this wasn’t going to be a routine public comment session. Instead, it was something closer to a pressure release valve….

The Guilford County Board of Commissioners is set to consider a change this week that could quietly reshape how future housing developments are built – and how easy it is to find a parking space once they are.

At its Thursday, April 2 meeting, the Guilford County Board of Commissioners will hold a legislative hearing on a proposed amendment to the county’s Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) that would reduce minimum parking requirements for multi-family housing and townhomes.
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After a national search, the City of Greensboro has its next police chief – and he’s bringing with him decades of experience, a track record of reducing violent crime and a philosophy that leans heavily on community trust…

Greensboro City Manager Trey Davis announced this week that Kamran Afzal will take over as Greensboro’s new police chief, replacing John Thompson, who retired earlier this year. Afzal is scheduled to begin the job on May 13, 2026…

The current Guilford County Board of Commissioners – which features a teacher, two former Guilford County Board of Education members, a school volunteer and a chairman who loves the schools so much they should just get a room – has been very good to the school system in recent years, and school officials are hoping that generous nature continues when the commissioners adopt a fiscal 2026-2027 budget in June…