Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Community Recognition topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Council honors student Morningside award winners, city staff innovators and local youth teams
Summary
Greensboro City Council presented Morningside Awards to graduating students, recognized two employee innovation projects (including a 9‑1‑1 training console retrofit and a CDL training program) and adopted a resolution commending the Alpha 1 12U girls flag‑football team and the historic Bluford Blues youth baseball team.
The council opened with a series of ceremonial recognitions. Dr. Love Jones of the Human Rights Department presented the 2026 Morningside Awards to five James B. Dudley High School graduates and noted the recipients received $2,979 to support education or employment plans. The council then recognized city staff innovators: a Guilford Metro 9‑1‑1 team that repurposed six decommissioned consoles (estimated value over $100,000) to create a more realistic training experience, and Captain Matthew Smith of the Greensboro Fire Department, who developed an in‑house CDL training program that the city estimates saved roughly $160,000 in testing costs over two years.
Council also adopted a resolution commending Alpha 1 (12U) for qualifying for the 2026 AAU Junior Olympic Games and presented the team with a resolution and a photo opportunity; the resolution recognized coaches and the Solidarity Foundation and passed unanimously. Separately, Councilmember Crawford presented a resolution honoring the Bluford Blues youth baseball team for historic achievements in the 1960s; the council adopted that resolution unanimously as well.
