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- Mark Plemmons
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- From staff reports
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- Cabarrus County Schools
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- From staff reports
Cabarrus County Schools officially opened its new Mary Frances Wall Center at Beverly Hills with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday, celebrating a major investment in early childhood education and a program that has served the county's youngest students for more than 15 years.
- Mark Plemmons
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- Cabarrus County Schools
Cabarrus County Schools officially opened its new Mary Frances Wall Center at Beverly Hills with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday, celebrating a major investment in early childhood education and a program that has served the county's youngest students for more than 15 years.
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