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Troxler Announces over $1.6 Million in Specialty Crop Research
RALEIGH – Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler announced today that nine research projects that focus on helping specialty crop growers manage disease and adverse weather conditions, and that look at new plant varieties that could grow better in the state were awarded over $1.16 million in specialty crop block grant funding.
Crayons, glue, headphones…and snacks for the whole class? NC school supply lists grow longer
Inside a Walmart in Lumberton, LaToria Oxendine walks down the back-to-school aisle and checked off her daughter’s first grade school supply list. “She needs a box of tissues, headphones, a water bottle, dry erase markers, glue sticks, work box or a pencil pouch,” Oxendine read off. Then, there...
Conference aims to H.E.L.P. women
CLAYTON — The 10th annual H.E.L.P. Conference is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at The Clayton Center, 111 E. Second St. The annual conference for women focuses on health, empowerment, love and purpose. Here’s a look at this year’s workshops: • Raising the NEXT Leader. • From Side Hustle to Business. • Girl — Unplug! […] The post Conference aims to H.E.L.P. women first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Parents can help make the first day of kindergarten a great one
Over two days this week, some 2,200 youngsters will start kindergarten in Johnston County’s public schools. How they fare that day will depend on the child and his or her family, said Melissa Johnson, manager of kindergarten transition for the Johnston County Partnership for Children. “Every family and child is different,” she said in an email. Still, the most important […] The post Parents can help make the first day of kindergarten a great one first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Scammers target back to school shoppers; ABC11 Troubleshooter tips for ways to protect your money
Students are heading back to school, and it's estimated families will spend close to $900 in back-to-school shopping.With all this spending, scammers are looking to take advantage of consumers. Online shopping is one of the biggest ways scammers can catch consumers off guard, and it is important to know the red flags.When buying new school outfits, backpacks, and technology online, watch out for copycat websites that offer products for well below the typical cost. Meredith Radford, with the Better Business Bureau of Eastern Carolinas, says, "If you're on a third-party website or you see something on an Instagram ad other...
NC State releases depth chart ahead of season opener vs. Western Carolina
Game week has arrived. NC State football released its first depth chart of the 2024 campaign ahead of its showdown with Western Carolina on Aug. 29 at Carter-Finley Stadium, televised at 7 p.m. on ACC Network. Here’s a look at how the Pack will line up against the Catamounts: NC State football depth chart: Offense […] The post NC State releases depth chart ahead of season opener vs. Western Carolina appeared first on On3.
Stein touts tax-free holiday, fends criticism from the right
WINTERVILLE — N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein promoted education proposals including a tax-free weekend at Pitt Community College this week while fending off criticism from his Republican rival in North Carolina’s gubernatorial race that Stein is soft on crime. The Democratic candidate vying to replace term-limited Gov. Roy Cooper visited the community college campus Wednesday afternoon to discuss his Ready, Set, Save initiative, which he said would ease burdens on students, parents and educators by reinstituting the tax-free weekend that gave North Carolinians a two-day...
Scholarship program recognizes four distinguished young women
The Distinguished Young Women of Nash County is holding its scholarship program at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, at the Dunn Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of N.C. Wesleyan University in Rocky Mount. Tickets can be purchased at the door for $20. Founded in 1958 in Mobile, Ala., the Distinguished Young Women is the largest and oldest national scholarship program for high school girls. Last year, it provided more than $1.2 million in cash scholarships at the local, state and national levels....
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