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Montgomery County teacher picked to study on Frying Pan Tower
WILMINGTON, N.C. — A North Carolina teacher will get a unique experience from which to learn. A Montgomery County Early College teacher will spend part of her summer on the Frying Pan Tower. Mrs. Martin is 1 of 5 teachers out of hundreds of applications statewide picked for this...
West End student to compete at world’s largest junior high rodeo
Keara O’Connor, an eighth-grade homeschooled student from West End, has earned a position on the North Carolina national junior high rodeo team and will travel with fellow teammates to Des Moines, IA, from June 23 through June 29 to compete at the 19th annual National Junior High Finals Rodeo (NJHFR) in barrel racing and goat tying competitions.
UNC’s retreat on DEI is emblematic of a simple truth the right refuses to see
There was a time in American history, after the Revolution and prior to the Civil War, in which many white Americans — North and South — said it was unnecessary to affirmatively combat slavery or seek to restrict it because it was an obsolete institution that would eventually wither and die on its own. Thankfully, this was not a view […] The post UNC’s retreat on DEI is emblematic of a simple truth the right refuses to see first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Educators, political leaders address child hunger, free school meals in NC at town hall
CULLOWHEE, N.C. (WLOS) — Many kids get free meals at school in North Carolina. But not all of them. A statewide coalition held a town hall Thursday, May 30, at Western Carolina University to advocate for free meals and to discuss strategies to achieve that goal. Those who attended believe in the expression, "Food for thought."
Rockingham Middle claims softball title
Is it fair or is it foul? It was a moment when time seemed to slow down as a bright yellow softball soared above the third baseline at Rockingham Middle School’s softball field earlier this month. You could not have asked for a better setup. With the game tied...
Rep. Pierce commends SCS for obtaining Purple Star Award
LAURINBURG — N.C. Rep. Garland Pierce issued the following letter to Scotland County Schools Superintendent Adell Baldwin and Board of Education members commending them for the school district’s Purple Star Award designation. The letter reads as follows:. I am writing to express my deepest gratitude for your admirable...
High school baseball: Two locals vie for state titles this weekend
Two local high school baseball teams with very different resumes have reached the same point. Both could end the weekend as state champions. The 3A South Central Falcons are the No. 14 seed out of the East Region and, aside from an opening-round win against a similarly seeded team, the Falcons (24-4) have done it all as decided underdogs to this point, playing almost entirely on the road in the...
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