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How Much Do Delivery Drivers Make in North Carolina? What you need to know!
Delivery driving takes many forms, from picking up crops in rural areas to delivering packages in the suburbs or bringing food to city dwellers. However, the wages for delivery drivers can vary significantly depending on location.
Registration opens for two-day regional forestry conference
Registration is open for a free, two-day conference scheduled for late October in Rocky Mount that will educate forest and farm owners about sustainable forestry practices, the role of consulting foresters and technical and financial assistance available through state and federal agencies. The Forest Landowner Conference, set for Oct. 23-24 at the Rocky Mount Event Center, is being held by the Sustainable Forestry and Land Retention Project, a nonprofit agency that Roanoke Cooperative helped establish in 2013. ...
Will longtime ‘North Carolina split’ between presidential and gubernatorial races hold?
It’s a truism of North Carolina’s politics that every four years, the Republican presidential nominee wins the state’s electoral votes while a Democrat takes the governorship. For partisans, it’s like a bowling split, when a player knocks down some pins in a set of 10 but leaves others standing — a decent score electorally but […]
Prescription for crisis: Rural pharmacies struggle to stay open
People in rural communities depend on local pharmacies for more than just prescription medicines. Many rural pharmacies offer immunizations, blood pressure testing and other services that can be difficult to get in remote places where traditional health care providers are few and far between. In some areas, a rural pharmacist “may be the only trained health professional in town,” according to Professor Delesha Carpenter of the Eshelman School of Pharmacy at UNC Chapel Hill.
Nelson receives prestigious Bowl of Hygeia Award
Wallace Nelson, RPh, has been awarded the Bowl of Hygeia Award given by the North Carolina Association of Pharmacists (NCAP). Established in 1958, the Bowl of Hygeia Award is sponsored by the American Pharmacists Association Foundation and the National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations. The award recognizes one pharmacist from each state annually for their exceptional record of community leadership. NCAP Executive Director Penny Shelton praised Wallace, noting that he...
Donald Trump returns to North Carolina to speak at Fraternal Order of Police meeting
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Donald Trump is returning to the battleground state of North Carolina Friday to address a meeting of the Fraternal Order of Police as he tries to portray himself as tougher on crime than his Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, in the campaign’s closing months.
Company on Missouri State Line Just Bought 85 Sonic Locations
Well, this is interesting. 85 Sonic locations were just purchased and none of them were in Missouri. However, Missouri is definitely a factor as the company behind the acquisition is quite literally right on the Missouri state line. I saw Restaurant Dive share the news of this big franchise purchase...
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