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Post demerger, school systems see shift in hiring needs
In about a month, staff and faculty of Edgecombe County Public Schools will be returning to the classroom to welcome students for the start of the 2024-25 school year. The district will look quite different in the upcoming school year — a result of the demerger that is bringing students who live on the Edgecombe County side of Rocky Mount into the school system. Prior to the demerger, all Rocky Mount public school students were served by the Nash County Public Schools system. Along with...
New ECC scholarship honors Norris Tolson
TARBORO — Friends, family members and colleagues gathered at a recent Carolinas Gateway Partnership event to celebrate Norris Tolson for decades of public service. A native of Pinetops, Tolson recently retired as the CGP’s president. To honor his contributions to the economic development group and the community, Edgecombe Community College has established the E. Norris Tolson Endowed Scholarship. The Partnership […] The post New ECC scholarship honors Norris Tolson first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Sorority provides items, supplies to help future college freshmen
Cye Jones is grateful for a sorority providing him with housekeeping items and educational supplies so that he won’t have to worry about paying for them on his first day as a college student. “I’m just blessed,” Jones, 18, said after the local chapter of Tau Gamma Delta Sorority’s Trunks for Success, a yearly event to help people who are entering a college or a university. Jones is a graduate of Southern Nash High School and plans to attend Barton College. ...
NCC holds enrollment event to bring in new students for fall
To make the college enrollment process as smooth as possible, Nash Community College officials held a day-long Nighthawk Enrollment Day on campus recently. Organizers said the event offered new students a one-stop shopping experience where they could enroll in courses, speak with advisors and look into financial aid options. The college’s director of marketing and strategic engagement, Kenyon “K.J.” Askew, said the event was a success, but for new students interested in enrolling for the fall semester, there is still time to enroll for classes. ...
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