As part of the Center for Regional and Rural Connected Communities, NC A&T will receive a $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation for up to an additional four years of support, totaling $15 million.
The N.C. House approved on Wednesday a bill that would allow six Triad school districts, including Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, to open the 2023-24 school year as early as Aug. 11.
Students from NC A&T and WSSU talk about their experience participating in HBCU Advocacy Day in Raleigh and its importance.
Cabarrus County Schools Superintendent Dr. John Kopicki announced the following personnel appointments, which were approved by the Board of Education on Monday, Feb. 6.
CABARRUS COUNTY — Weddington Hills Elementary IB World School has again been named a National Magnet School of Excellence Award winner by Magnet Schools of America — the national association for magnet and theme-based schools.
CONCORD — Concord Middle School Principal Tonya Williams has been selected as the 2023 Wells Fargo Southwest Principal of the Year.
“This is an exciting day in the history of Elon University,” President Connie Ledoux Book said Thursday. “These historic investments in an Elon education will continue to fuel excellence and our national rise in the decades ahead.”
CABARRUS COUNTY — Weddington Hills Elementary IB World School has again been named a National Magnet School of Excellence Award winner by Magnet Schools of America — the national association for magnet and theme-based schools.
A public education advocacy group is urging North Carolina lawmakers to raise salaries for teachers by 24.5% and to follow a court-ordered plan to increase funding for public schools. The Public School Forum of North Carolina put ensuring “fair and competitive compensation for educators” as the top item Tuesday on its list of education priorities for the 2023-24 session of the General ...
CONCORD — Concord Middle School Principal Tonya Williams has been selected as the 2023 Wells Fargo Southwest Principal of the Year.
The UNC Board of Governors is considering a policy that would prohibit UNC System schools from asking applicants for employment, promotion or academic admission to share their personal beliefs. The proposed policy would bar questions requiring applicants “to affirmatively ascribe to or opine about beliefs, affiliations, ideals, or principles regarding matters of contemporary political debate ...
“This is an exciting day in the history of Elon University,” President Connie Ledoux Book said Thursday. “These historic investments in an Elon education will continue to fuel excellence and our national rise in the decades ahead.”
The Kannapolis Board of Education honored outstanding representatives from around the district at its January meeting.
Read through the obituaries published today in Independent Tribune.
Kannapolis History Associates is hosting an evening with Doug Wilson and the program is called “Girls Basketball and Booster Club.”
CORNELIUS – Atrium Health broke ground Wednesday on its newest hospital, Atrium Health Lake Norman. The 170,000 square-foot facility located in Cornelius will bring access to high-quality health care with
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The man and two others who survived were thrown into the ocean after their boat hit a wave.
Authorities said that a number of eyewitnesses told them that they saw Warren yelling at the dog and beating it against the railing of the back porch.
Pygmy hippopotamuses are much smaller than their cousins, the common river hippopotamus. The species, native to West Africa, is considered endangered; fewer than 2,500 adult pygmy hippos remain in the wild.
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A Concord man is wanted in a bank robbery that occurred in Statesville on Tuesday, according to law enforcement officials.
🎧 Reporter Karen Robinson-Jacobs discusses the racial makeup of police departments in relation to the communities they serve.
The FBI has increased the rewards offered to capture individuals on the “Ten Most Wanted Fugitive” list to $250,000. Alejandro “Alex” Castillo was added to the list in October 2017.
SALISBURY — A joint investigation with several agencies has resulted in charges against a drug trafficking suspect, recovery of a stolen guns and seizure of cash, according to a news release from the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office (RCSO).
🎧 Reporter Karen Robinson-Jacobs discusses the racial makeup of police departments in relation to the communities they serve.
North Carolina’s six YWCA branches have added their voices in opposition to an abortion restrictions bill that cleared the Republican-controlled General Assembly.
State Treasurer Dale Folwell faces an uphill climb in his bid for North Carolina governor in 2024, according to two early polls, including one done by high-profile conservative groups.
As a Native American activist, Crystal Cavalier-Keck has journeyed thousands of miles to help protect the lives and lands of Indigenous communities.