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NC receives $4 million from Department of Labor to expand apprenticeship programs
The North Carolina Business Committee of Education's NC Career Launch will create a statewide youth apprenticeship system that develop and scale programs for high school students that lead to registered apprenticeships in critical sectors.
Portion of I-77 reopened following crash
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (WBTV) - All lanes of Interstate 77 southbound near mile marker 35 in Mooresville have reopened following a crash Wednesday morning. The North Carolina Department of Transportation first reported the crash around 8:41 a.m. All four lanes were reportedly closed. Crews expected the road to reopen shortly before...
Black-owned bank in Charlotte launches $10,000 small business grant
Mechanics & Farmers Bank (M&F Bank) has launched a new grant opportunity for Charlotte-based small businesses. Established in 1907, the community development financial institution (CDFI) is the sole minority-owned bank in North Carolina and the second-largest Black-owned bank in the United States. Applications for the $10,000 grant program opened Aug....
CMS superintendent says PACE Academy relocation won't happen before the school year starts
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Students in CMS' PACE Academy no longer have to question if they will be relocating before the start of the school year. PACE Academy, or Personalized Academic Command of English Academy, is the specialized program for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools students who have been in the U.S. for less than two years and need English language learning support. CMS Superintendent Crystal Hill had recommended it be moved from E.E. Waddell High School in southwest Charlotte to Garinger High School in northeast Charlotte.
Dump truck downs lines in Hamlet; road closed
HAMLET — Traffic has been diverted all day through one section of the Seaboard City after a dump truck brought down utility lines. According to the Hamlet Police Department, the driver of a dump truck pulled out of the parking lot of the Refuel station on Spring Street (U.S. 74 Business) just after 5 a.m. Tuesday with the bed raised, ripping down the power lines and breaking three poles.
Harris Did Not Vote to ‘Cut Medicare,’ Despite Trump’s Claim
“As vice president, Kamala Harris cast the tie-breaking vote to cut, as you know, Medicare by $273 billion. She cast a vote to cut Medicare.”. — Former President Donald Trump at a July 24 campaign rally in Charlotte, North Carolina. During a July 24 campaign rally in Charlotte, North Carolina,...
Paint your best friend, no artistic experience necessary
Paint your BFF program during a one-hour free paint session hosted by the Enka Library at Pleb Urban Winery from 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28. This is not an art class, but a program to have fun and paint with other adults and hang out with best friends. Portraits will be revealed to each other at the end.
Trump holds first outdoor rally since attempted assassination
Donald Trump held his first outdoor campaign event on Wednesday since an assassination attempt, lobbing insults at his surging Democratic opponent Kamala Harris from behind bulletproof glass at a rally in the battleground state of North Carolina. It was his first big outdoor event since being lightly wounded in an attempted assassination at a similarly open site in Butler, Pennsylvania, a month ago.
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