Porter has elementary schools named for him in Greensboro, North Carolina ( William Sydney Porter Elementary ) and Garland, Texas ( O. Henry Elementary ), as well as a middle school in Austin, Texas ( O. Henry Middle School ).

It has operated on the same site in present-day Greensboro since then.

The town is largely regarded as a suburb of Greensboro and as development has grown, the town has slowly transformed from a rural farming area into a bedroom community.

Currently Greensboro only has a small percentage of its residents involved in the mining and extraction industries as most are now employed in educational and professional services.

Nonetheless, the decline and lacking of locally based industry has removed any necessity for home ownership and residency in Greensboro and its environs, meaning that the area must offer amenities and quality-of-life incentives to attract future population growth and stave off continued decline.

Greensboro has demonstrated a proven history of collaboration and cooperation by working with varied organizations, often on multiple projects.

Beginning with these early acts of preservation, Greensboro has worked collectively to maintain its heritage by using all resources available.

The District has done an excellent job of promoting the significance of this designation and encouraging homeowners to follow the rehabilitation and maintenance guidelines found in the homeowners ’ manual that Greensboro Borough Council had published.

Greensboro College has more than 20 student organizations, with various opportunities including Student Government Association ( SGA ), Pride Productions, United African-American Society ( UAAS ), Residence Hall Association ( RHA ), newspaper, literary magazine, theatre, musical and instrumental groups, and other special interest, honor and service organizations.

Village 401: Greensboro College has the unique distinction of being located in downtown Greensboro, the center of finance, commerce, government, culture, health and human services, as well as a reviving residential and shopping area.

Recent research has shown that the battlefield extended into the area now within the boundaries of the adjacent Greensboro Country Park to the east.

Mack's parent, Volvo Trucks, already has its North American base in Greensboro.

Chadbourne has resided in Greensboro, North Carolina since 1981.

In recent years, WRAZ has been carried on cable in Haw River, which is within the Greensboro media market ..

In recent years, WUVC has been carried on cable in multiple areas within the Greensboro, Greenville, and Myrtle Beach, SC media markets in North Carolina.

An attorney from Greensboro, North Carolina, Blust has previously served terms in both the state House and Senate.

Volvo 3P has offices in Allentown, Bangalore, Brisbane, Curitiba, Greensboro, Göteborg, Lyon and Shanghai and employs approximately 5000 people.

The business unit has around 500 employees and operates in Göteborg ( Sweden ), Lyon ( France ), Greensboro and Hagerstown ( US ), Bangalore ( India ) and Ageo ( Japan ).

Volvo IT has around 5000 employees and offices in Gothenburg, Skövde, Olofström, Wrocław, Ghent, Lyon, Greensboro, Bangalore, Kuala Lumpur, Tianjin and Curitiba.

For example, the city of Greenville, South Carolina has a city population under 60, 000 and an urbanized area population of over 300, 000, while Greensboro, North Carolina has a city population over 200, 000 and an urbanized area population of around 270, 000 — meaning that Greenville is actually " larger " for some intents and purposes, but not for others, such as taxation, local elections, etc.

For the first year of the talk format, WXKS branded as " Rush Radio 1200 ", which was named for Limbaugh ( Clear Channel has also used this branding at WRNO-FM in New Orleans, WRDU in Raleigh-Durham, and WPTI in Greensboro, North Carolina ); on February 28, 2011, the station dropped the " Rush Radio " name and began calling itself simply " Talk 1200 Boston ".

But she got back on the winning track on October 11, when she handed undefeated Kelli Cofer her first loss in a six-round fight in Greensboro, North Carolina.

The Track and Field team competed in the New Balance Nationals track meet in Greensboro, North Carolina in both the 4 by 100 and 4 by 200 meter relay.

In 2008 the Girls 800-meter sprint medley relay team of Shauniece Steele, Taylor Ware, Kelly Thomas and Landi Wilson claimed the school's first national championship in track and field at the Nike Outdoor Nationals in Greensboro, N. C. Walnut Hills finished the event with a time of 1: 44. 10 setting a Cincinnati record and recording the second-fastest time in Ohio high school history.

* Epitaph Records record artists Farewell, formed and live in Greensboro.

In 1987, Greensboro native Mrs. Betty Longo began to record, in longhand, the memories of Mrs. Mary Black Carr, an elderly resident of the community.

They finished with a 37-27-8 record, tied with the Greensboro Generals for the best record by a non-playoff team that season.

Sam Snead wins the Greater Greensboro Open, his 81st Tour victory, a record ( the total was later revised to 82 ).

His victory is the eighth in the Greensboro event, also a record.

Other projects include the preparation of a Historic District Homeowners Manual, the establishment of a municipal website that provides a summary of Greensboro history, the use of grant funds to build a boat launch, and the refurbishing of 28 homes using state funds.

In fact, using the techniques of the previous investigators, the FBI matched a gunshot recorded in Greensboro, NC in 1979 with the sound that was supposedly a shot from the grassy knoll-proving that the initial investigation's methods were invalid.

He argues that today's social media campaigns can't compare with activism that takes place on the ground, using the Greensboro sit-ins as an example of what real, high-risk activism looks like.

During the Great Depression, the North Carolina state government, under Governor O. Max Gardner, administratively combined the University of North Carolina, the Woman's College ( at Greensboro ), and NC State.

R. S. Pullen and R. T. Gray gave the original site in Greensboro, N. C. where the first building was erected with state funds totaling $ 30, 000.

Shirley is a town in Brown Township, Hancock County and Greensboro Township, Henry County in the U. S. state of Indiana.

Ultimately, Kay Hagan, a state senator from Greensboro, won the Democratic primary election against Jim Neal and became Dole's general election opponent.

A professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, as at February 2011 Luebke is serving his eleventh consecutive two year term in the state House of Representatives.

A retired educator from Greensboro, North Carolina, Jeffus is currently ( 2009-2010 session ) serving in her ninth term in the state House.

The Piedmont Triad ( or simply the Triad ) is a north-central region of the U. S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point.

Although Atkins lobbied the state legislature in Raleigh on behalf of this plan, Winston and its residents lost out to nearby Greensboro, where citizens offered of land and $ 11, 000.

These four universities are also known in the state as the " Big Four " and competed in the Dixie Classic tournament from 1949 to 1961 and the Big Four Tournament in Greensboro, North Carolina, from 1971 to 1981.

His father, Clyde Sr., a fireman, was a leader in the state Firefighters Union and was chosen to train and command the first African-American fire company in Greensboro.

The nicknames co-existed in the state until 1994, when the Hornets settled with the NBA and changed their name to the punning nickname Greensboro Bats.

When Columbus Mudcats owner Steve Bryant moved the club to North Carolina in 1991, he wanted a new facility that was deemed to be outside the territories of other minor league clubs in the state ( including the Greensboro club, which he also owned ) while also being easily accessible by the public.

Established in 1899, Grimsley is the oldest institution of public secondary education in Greensboro and and one of the oldest high schools in the state.

Greensboro, North Carolina, is a city located in Guilford County in the U. S. state of North Carolina.