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| AACC returns for 14th year |
| Wednesday, January 21, 2015 |
| RALEIGH – The African American Cultural Celebration just keeps getting bigger and better. Now in it 14th year, the AACC will end the month of January with a bang. The family-friendly event, named a “Top 20 Event” in 2014 by the Southeast Tourism Society, will be held Jan. 31, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the N.C. Museum of History in |
| 11 NC agencies receive grants |
| Wednesday, January 21, 2015 |
| RALEIGH – Eleven North Carolina-based nonprofits will have a greater impact in 2015 thanks to The Jandy Ammons Foundation, Inc. The local family foundation is giving $234,720 to help the nonprofits fund projects that will support active lifestyles, youth development and exploration. “Charitable organizations create valuable and needed |
| ORANGE COUNTY NEWS |
| Wednesday, January 21, 2015 |
| Orange County and Free Spirit Freedom will present a two-day event titled “Rural Schools for Colored Children—Path to Freedom,” as part of Black History Month celebrations. A photography exhibit and reception will take place at the Central Orange Senior Center Jan. 31, 3 to 5 p.m., at 103 Meadowland Drive in Hillsborough. The opening |
| SCHOOL NEWS & NOTES |
| Wednesday, January 21, 2015 |
| WAKE COUNTY The Wake County school board Tuesday approved enrollment caps for 10 schools in 2015-16, but delayed a vote on capping Enloe High until more information is known about possible overflow options. Broughton High had been proposed as Enloe’s overflow school, but the number of students capped out of Enloe could significantly exceed |
| Knightdale redesign to offer student flexibility |
| Wednesday, January 14, 2015 |
| KNIGHTDALE – Knightdale High aims to be one of the best high schools in the state within just a few years. A school brimming with pride among students, teachers and families. A school where talents are cultivated and creativity is the order of the day. Walk into Knightdale in the next several years, and you might feel more like you’re on a |
| Suspension of NC A&T’s nursing program hurts students |
| Wednesday, January 14, 2015 |
| Pick another major or study nursing somewhere else. That is the harsh reality that dozens of lower division nursing students at North Carolina A&T State University face as they return to school this semester after admission to the upper division of the school’s traditional nursing program was suspended due to lackluster pass rates on nursing |
