High Point, NC
Local News
- Shelby custom cabinet company debuts at High Point Market — Shelby Star
- Calligaris and Connubia Debut New Collections at High Point — Furniture World Magazine
- History made! How High Point had the first student-led drone show at football game — WXII
- What’s next for First Baptist Church in High Point? — FOX8 WGHP
- North Carolina NAACP holds 83rd annual state convention in High Point — WXLV
High Point is a city in Guilford County, North Carolina, located south and southwest of Greensboro, inside the Piedmont Triad region of the U.S. state of North Carolina. Outskirts of High Point also extends into Randolph, Davidson, and Forsyth counties. The city was of a total population of 114,059 at the 2020 census.[10] High Point is the ninth-most populous city in North Carolina, the third-largest city in the Piedmont Triad, and the 259th-most populous city in the U.S.
Major industries in High Point include furniture, textiles, and bus manufacturing. The official slogan of the city is “North Carolina’s International City” due to the semi-annual High Point Furniture Market that attracts 100,000 exhibitors and buyers from around the world. It is home to High Point University, a private Methodist-affiliated institution founded in 1924.
The incumbent mayor of High Point is Cyril Jefferson.[3]