HIGH POINT, N.C. — Officials say a raccoon that was found recently in High Point has tested positive for rabies.

According to the Guilford County Department of Public Health, the raccoon was found on Foxcreek Court.

Officials say the results from rabies tests came back positive on Friday.

It marks the fourth confirmed rabies case in Guilford County so far in 2013.

Officials say the raccoon had contact with a dog.  It was not clear if the dog was vaccinated.

Guilford County Animal Control is offering rabies vaccination clinics at various locations across the county over the next six months.  The next clinic is slated for Saturday, June 22 at Summerfield Fire Station #9, located at 7400 Summerfield Road.  It will be held from 9 a.m. to noon.  Vaccines will cost $5 each.

Stray or strange-acting animals can be reported to Animal Control at (336) 641-5990 in Greensboro or (336) 883-3224 in High Point.

HIGH POINT, N.C. — A High Point man accused of fatally punching his infant son will not face the death penalty.

According to the High Point Enterprise, District Attorney Walt Jones said there is no aggravating factor in 20-year-old Brian Jack Frazier’s case.

Frazier and Stefany Renee Ash, also 20, are charged with first-degree murder in the death of their two-week-old child.

Khan, pictured at the hospital the day he was born.

HIGH POINT, N.C. — If you were out and about around High Point on Tuesday, you may have noticed stands of small bells hanging from trees.

The ornaments are part of a project known as Ben’s Bells.  Ben is a boy who died suddenly in 2002.  His mother started the project in his honor.

Volunteers hang the bells around the city with brief messages attached.  People are encouraged to take the bells to read and pass along the positive messages they contain.

The goal of the project is to encourage the spread of kindness toward others.

To learn more, visit bensbells.org.