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Registered Apprenticeship increases in North Carolina
During the State Board of Community Colleges Programs and Student Success Committee meeting July 18, ApprenticeshipNC (ANC), the State Apprenticeship Agency housed under the North Carolina Community College System, reported that North Carolina saw a 45% increase in Registered Apprentice enrollments and a 50% increase in Registered Pre-Apprentice enrollments during the 2023-2024 state fiscal year. […] The post Registered Apprenticeship increases in North Carolina appeared first on The Stanly News & Press.
State Health Plan, Aetna to set out on benefits road tour
RALEIGH — North Carolina State Treasurer Dale Folwell announced that the State Health Plan and Aetna, the plan’s new third party administrator, will be hitting the road to meet with members about benefits and “enhanced programs” that will begin Jan. 1, 2025. Per a press release...
Mark Robinson blasts Democrats for DC anti-Israel protest ahead of Trump rally
North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson slammed Democrats after anti-Israel demonstrations erupted in Washington, D.C., and as former President Donald Trump holds a rally in his state on Wednesday. Thousands of pro-Palestinians gathered in the nation’s capital on Wednesday to protest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s address to Congress. Videos shared on social media showed demonstrators […]
Asheville Watchdog: UNC System Approves Kimberly van Noort’s Plan to Discontinue Four ACademic Departments, and Cut Others
Written by Addison Wright, Asheville Watchdog. The UNC System Board of Governors recently approved University of North Carolina Asheville Chancellor Kimberly van Noort’s proposal to eliminate the university’s drama, philosophy, religion, and ancient Mediterranean studies (classics) programs and to curtail languages and literature classes. The board also announced...
School of Nursing receives UNC System grant
To help address the critical workforce shortage in health care, nursing in particular, the University of North Carolina System initiated a call for grant proposals to distribute $40 million over a span of two years to UNC System schools. Western Carolina University submitted a detailed proposal outlining the needs and...
Swanson’s Start Sends Tourists Back into the Win Column
The Asheville Tourists snapped their six-game losing skid with an impressive 5-1 win over the Greensboro Grasshoppers. Nic Swanson matched a season-high with six innings pitched while Anthony Sherwin and Cam Fisher each belted a home run for the Tourists. Sherwin’s longball in the top of the third opened the...
Four arrested on gun charges, narcotics trafficking, officers say
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Four people have been arrested on gun charges and drug trafficking in Asheville, North Carolina, according to the Asheville Police Department. (Video above: WYFF News 4 Evening Headlines) On Tuesday, July 23, around 3:20 p.m., APD detectives encountered 34-year-old Brandon Michael Marler, near the 500 block...
Florence man killed in deadly shooting remembered as a 'gentle giant'
FLORENCE COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — A Florence man who was shot and killed Sunday outside Colonial Garden Apartments on Third Loop Road in Florence is being remembered as a 'gentle giant' and 'Superman'. The shooting claimed the life of 34-year-old Idris "Chance Ali" Cooper, according to Florence County Coroner...
Mills River farms face heavy losses as continuous rains threaten crops
MILLS RIVER, N.C. (WLOS) — Ten straight days of rain in Mills River is devastatingly impacting the growing season. Since July 1, Mills River has received 11.45 inches of rain. "I'm sure we've lost some tomatoes in some areas that have been basically underwater," said Terry Kelley, Henderson County...
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