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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. ...
Tarboro charter school to launch remote education program
An Edgecombe County charter school is one of seven in the state slated to begin a remote education program in the fall. North East Carolina Prep School in Tarboro is accepting virtual high school students for the new school year to begin Aug. 12. Mark Cockrell, the charter school’s executive director, said a change in state law created an opportunity for the school to add an online option for new students. ...
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