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Paul Johnson

@HPEpaul

Reporter for The High Point Enterprise. https://xitter.cf/t.co/8Bm1R9ujWk Grew up in Columbia, S.C., graduated from West Virginia University.

 High Point, NC
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Government debt rating agency reaffirms #NC AAA bond rating, best level possible. Means state agencies get best deal on debt interest. @NCTreasurer
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Political research group @NCFEF issues last report before #ElectionDay and bodes well for @NCDemParty #NCGA candidates. #ncpol #Election2026
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#EarlyVoting ends Saturday in #NC after rapid pace virtually each day during more than 2-week period for casting ballots. #ncpl #Elections2026 hpenews.com/news/early-votin… via @hpenews
Early voting continues rapid pace

Early voting continues rapid pace

HIGH POINT — In his 22 years as a Guilford County election official, Charlie Collicutt has never seen a presidential midterm election with the fervor of this fall’s early voting.

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Hot-button topics of property reappraisal and data centers inject themselves into campaigns of candidates for @GuilfordCounty Board of Commissioners. #ncpol #Election2026 hpenews.com/news/candidates-… via @hpenews
Candidates contend with heated issues

Candidates contend with heated issues

GUILFORD COUNTY — Two volatile topics that have inserted themselves this year into local politics — property revaluations and data centers — have become issues drawing the attention of candidates

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#PiedmontTriad candidates for #Congress battle to finish line. #ncpol #Election2026 hpenews.com/news/congression… via @hpenews
Congressional candidates battle to finish line

Congressional candidates battle to finish line

HIGH POINT — First-term Republican Rep. Addison McDowell and Democratic challenger Cyril Jefferson, the mayor of High Point, both express optimism about their chances to win as their campaigns for

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Story by @tvtdaniel centers on pleas from local mother to address school violence and disruption it causes with learning by students. hpenews.com/news/pleas-from-… via @hpenews
Pleas from local mother address school violence

Pleas from local mother address school violence

RANDOLPH COUNTY — Disruption at Randleman Elementary School has prompted one mother to petition the Randolph County Board of Education to take action, even suggesting that policies guaranteeing each...

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Picture of filled-out ballot illegal in #NC - but legal case working through court system could change that. #ncpol #Election2026 hpenews.com/news/picture-of-… via @hpenews
Picture of filled-out ballot illegal in NC

Picture of filled-out ballot illegal in NC

HIGH POINT — In the digital era, it seems that the number of places where you can take a photograph or make a video is growing as technology advances.

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#WalterKoenig - whose most famous character was Chekov on original 'Star Trek' - dies at 90. His character was statement about conciliation during Cold War at its height during TV series. variety.com/2026/film/news/w…
Walter Koenig, Chekov on Original ‘Star Trek,’ Dies at 90

Walter Koenig, Chekov on Original ‘Star Trek,’ Dies at 90

Walter Koenig, who memorably played Chekov in the original "Star Trek" series and seven "Star Trek" feature films, died Sunday in Los Angeles.

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Supermarket chain @FoodLion restores online services after cyber threat. hpenews.com/news/food-lion-r… via @hpenews
Food Lion restores online services

Food Lion restores online services

HIGH POINT — Food Lion is offering apologies and discounts to its supermarket customers after its online services were taken off-line by a recent cybersecurity attack.

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Data centers, Flock cameras and AI become issues for local candidates in #NC general election. hpenews.com/news/data-center… #ncpol #Election2026
Data centers an issue for candidates

Data centers an issue for candidates

TRIAD — Archdale City Councilman John Glass and challenger Laura Heflin symbolize the situation faced by candidates running for local offices who campaign against the backdrop of data centers and

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#EarlyVoting off to roaring start across #NC including #PiedmontTriad #ncpol #Election2026 hpenews.com/news/early-votin… via @hpenews
Early voting off to roaring start

Early voting off to roaring start

HIGH POINT — Early voting across North Carolina, including the High Point area, is off to a blistering pace for the fall general election.

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Recent rains keep drought from spreading in #NC hpenews.com/news/recent-rain… via @hpenews
Recent rains keep drought from spreading

Recent rains keep drought from spreading

HIGH POINT — Last weekend’s steady and, at some points, heavy rainfall didn’t make a dramatic difference with drought in North Carolina, but it kept the situation from worsening.

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More wacky weather for #NC & #PiedmontTriad as temperatures flirt this week at record levels in mid- to upper 80s, then plunge to overnight lows in upper 30s this weekend.
Brian Slocum (@brianslocumwxii) profile pictureBrian Slocum@brianslocumwxiiOct 14
Good morning! Here's a recap of temperatures, radar, and satellite over the last 3 hours. [Link in bio]
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The @NCSBE addresses misinformation being spread online about poll workers writing on ballots in #NC contests. #ncpol @Election2026
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#NC Attorney General @JeffJacksonNC says he'll investigate gasoline retailers who don't pass on full 41 cent tax waiver to motorists as required in law that created tax moratorium until Nov. 30,
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#EarlyVoting keeps growing in interest in #NC after it was first introduced for year 2000 fall general election. #ncpol #Election2026 hpenews.com/news/early-votin…
Early voting keeps growing in interest

Early voting keeps growing in interest

HIGH POINT — The calendar says that Nov. 3 is Election Day, but given recent history, by that date most voters already will have made their candidate choices.

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Never seen gasoline pumps in #PiedmontTriad so empty of customers as this morning as drivers waited for @JoshStein_ to sign #NCGA bill that would pause #NC gas tax and lower fuel prices. #ncpol
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#Isaias may threaten #PiedmontTriad & western #NC this weekend. @NWS @accuweather hpenews.com/news/isaias-may-… via @hpenews
Isaias may threaten Triad, western NC

Isaias may threaten Triad, western NC

HIGH POINT — Hurricane Isaias is expected to bring a glancing blow to the High Point area when the tropical system comes through the region this weekend, forecasters say.

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Deadline nears for #NC Election Day voting registration. #Election2026 #ncpol hpenews.com/news/deadline-ne… via @hpenews
Deadline nears for Election Day voting

Deadline nears for Election Day voting

HIGH POINT — A key deadline arrives Friday for voters across all of North Carolina who want to cast their ballot Election Day on Nov. 3.

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#COVID disparity skews absentee voting numbers. #ncpol #Election2026 hpenews.com/news/covid-dispa… via @hpenews
COVID disparity skews absentee voting numbers

COVID disparity skews absentee voting numbers

Key election dates Here are some key dates for the 2026 election season: • Oct. 9, deadline to register for Election Day. • Oct. 15, general election early voting begins.

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