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Sexual Assault Alliance receives grant
The 30th Judicial District Domestic Violence-Sexual Assault Alliance, Inc. hasA been awarded a grant to further its work on elder abuse and victims with disabilities in the region.
New NC bill ties corporate break, private schools
Tens of thousands of North Carolina public school students would leave for private classrooms if they got tuition help of up to $4,000 a year funded by corporations able to donate their money instead of paying state taxes, an analysis showed for legislation introduced Wednesday.
After several years of work, the entire French Broad River paddle trail and campsites are complete.
From the Riverkeeper's website: Join the Western North Carolina Alliance for the grand opening tour of the French Broad River Paddle Trail! For over two years the Alliance has working with landowners, businesses, and hundreds of volunteers to build campsites in order to connect over 140 miles of the French Broad River from the headwaters, near ... (more)
Postal service strategy has local effects
A new strategy by the U.S. Postal Service to keep small, rural post offices open could affect Craven, Pamlico and Jones counties.
Durham, Wake merge mental health agencies
The local agencies that manage public mental health, substance abuse, and intellectual/developmental disability services in Durham and Wake counties have merged to create a multi-county area authority.
Helen Frances Lundy - Joseph Edward Mayo
Helen Frances Lundy and Joseph Edward Mayo, both of Reelsboro, were united in marriage on April 14, 2012, at Word Fellowship Church in Reelsboro with the Rev.