Nashville
EDUCATION
Residents express concern regarding asbestos abatement project at Rocky Mount school
In Nash County, 15 schools have undergone asbestos abatement in the last five years to rid the buildings of the potentially cancer-causing mineral. Recently, one of those projects at G.R. Edwards Elementary School has drawn concern from the community. For five years, Phyllis Bohner has called the corner of Co-Ah-Bar...
GROWTH POTENTIAL: Basketball Jamboree field increases again in fourth year
Mike Mosley looks out over the eight basketball courts at the Rocky Mount Event Center and sees all but one of them filled with players from high schools east of Interstate 95 showcasing their skills in front of hundreds of fans. The other court has players warming up, waiting to play. Mosley, the SouthWest Edgecombe varsity boys coach, smiles. ...
The Year of Public Schools: 2024
Do you remember writing an essay in response to the writing prompt, “What I did this summer”? One month into summer vacation, Duplin County students are already making memories to write about. Although parents will not have to write anything in the fall, they are enjoying time with their children and thinking about the transition to a new grade, a new teacher, or a new school. Teachers are benefiting from a much-deserved break but also planning for the new school year. Administrators are evaluating the past year, anticipating the coming year, and working to have everything ready come August 26....
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