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NCDOT awards $14,000+ in scholarships to students at HBCUs and Minority-Serving Institutions
The recipients are North Carolina residents with 24 college credit hours who are attending a North Carolina HBCU or Minority-Serving Institution and pursuing degrees related to the transportation field.
Cooper rallies battleground states for Harris
(The Center Square) – Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper of North Carolina rallied the battleground states to fight for Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday evening on the final night of the Democratic National Convention. “Are we going to stand up? Are we going to fight? Are we going to vote? Are we going to win?” Cooper […]
SCC hosts successful Old-Time Music camp
DOBSON, N.C. – Hands were busy picking and strumming guitars, bows moved across fiddle strings, banjos rang out, and toes stomped as voices rose loudly at Surry Community College’s Old-Time Music Camp. Novice and veteran musicians learned traditions of the Appalachian Mountains during the 5th Annual Surry Old-Time Music Camp held in July on SCC’s main campus in Dobson. Sherry White, Career Technical Education Coordinator, reflected on the Old-Time Music Camp, saying, “The 2024 Surry Old-Time Music Camp enjoyed an outstanding turnout and was a...
Winston-Salem city councilmember pushes back against anti-LGBTQ+ comments during council meeting
The CityBeat is a nonprofit-funded position reporting on Winston-Salem and Greensboro city council and all city business. These pieces are free to be republished with attribution to Triad City Beat. Winston-Salem city councilmember Kevin Mundy had a clear message for an anti-LGBTQ+ group that spoke at Monday’s city council meeting:...
New York power couple is coming to High Point with stories to tell
They’ve been in the public eye for a while, sharing stories about family life at home with an audience of millions. But at the end of the day, Cortney and Robert Novogratz are also down-to-earth parents and business owners who have built a thriving company and brand around all things home.
Some Elkin residents left in the dark
In Elkin Thursday morning a vehicle struck a power pole, according to Duke Energy, resulting in a power outage that has impacted almost 1,000 customers. The power company reported the outage was first reported at 9:22 a.m. "Outage is caused by vehicle hitting a power pole on North Bridge St near the Elkin PD," the outage alert stated. Duke Energy also reported they expected service t be restored to Elkin customers today by 1 p.m.
Stein touts tax-free holiday, fends criticism from the right
WINTERVILLE — N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein promoted education proposals including a tax-free weekend at Pitt Community College this week while fending off criticism from his Republican rival in North Carolina’s gubernatorial race that Stein is soft on crime. The Democratic candidate vying to replace term-limited Gov. Roy Cooper visited the community college campus Wednesday afternoon to discuss his Ready, Set, Save initiative, which he said would ease burdens on students, parents and educators by reinstituting the tax-free weekend that gave North Carolinians a two-day...
Troxler Announces over $1.6 Million in Specialty Crop Research
RALEIGH – Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler announced today that nine research projects that focus on helping specialty crop growers manage disease and adverse weather conditions, and that look at new plant varieties that could grow better in the state were awarded over $1.16 million in specialty crop block grant funding.
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