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LEAP program builds teacher pipeline
Lenoir Community College and public school systems in Lenoir, Greene and Jones counties are collaborating with East Carolina University to help build the local teacher pipeline by offering free tuition to high school students. The schools in February signed an agreement to participate in the Lancer Educator Apprenticeship Promise, also known as “LEAP.” The program is a fellowship for high school students to gain scholarships covering tuition and fees throughout their entire educational pathway from associate to bachelor’s degree, and also to gain on-the-job training...
‘Meeting the farmers behind the food:’ Craven County Schools hosts Farm Expo
NEW BERN, N.C. (WNCT) — More than 900 fourth graders from Craven and Jones counties gathered in New Bern on Wednesday for Craven County Schools’ Farm Expo. There were 26 booths showing students where milk comes from, how crops like rice are grown, how food is harvested and transported and also letting the students try […]
Trooper resigns after charged with DWI in Jones County
JONES COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - A state trooper resigned the same day he was charged with drunk driving after a traffic stop here in Eastern Carolina. Trooper Donald Cuff, 40, from the Garner area, was charged with speeding early Sunday morning by a Jones County deputy sheriff. Cuff was stopped around 4:00 a.m. on U.S. 70.
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