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| NCCU researcher advances in NBC’s ‘Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge’ |
| Monday, June 19, 2017 |
| DURHAM – North Carolina Central University professor and research scientist Jodie Fleming is advancing in the second season of NBC’s “Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge” airing weekly on Monday nights. Fleming is part of the five-member team Little Giants. During the season’s premier episode on June 12, the Little Giants made it |
| Chapel Hill honors employees with top award |
| Friday, June 16, 2017 |
| CHAPEL HILL – Town Manager Roger Stancil selected Joseph McMiller, assistant operations manager at Chapel Hill Transit, and Heather Robinson, master firefighter, as the 2017 W. Calvin Horton Service Award winners. The awards were announced June 9 at an employee awards ceremony as part of the Employee Appreciation Day at the Friday Center. The award |
| NCCU grads get help with unpaid fees |
| Thursday, June 15, 2017 |
| DURHAM – North Carolina Central senior Tia Mitchell couldn’t wait to walk down the aisle at O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium to receive her mass communications degree. There was just one hitch in her plans. Mitchell owed over $1,000 in unpaid tuition fees that needed to be paid before she could get her diploma. “I ran out of financial aid, |
| Joint bank accounts should be a matter of trust |
| Wednesday, June 14, 2017 |
| When I draft wills for older clients, they often ask about "adding a name" to their bank account – in other words, setting up a joint account. Joint accounts can make perfect sense for seniors who depend on family members for help paying bills and other day-to-day tasks. Joint accounts can also help avoid the need for probate, an often-complex process |
| Duke Energy partners with CCS to bolster childhood literacy |
| Saturday, June 10, 2017 |
| PITTSBORO — Duke Energy district manager Indira Everett announced a $40,000 educational grant for Chatham County Schools this week at Pittsboro Elementary School. “Chatham County Schools is encouraging more students to read through the use of technology,” Everett said. “We’re proud to strengthen our partnership with CCS to |
| Camp Celebrate: play with a purpose |
| Thursday, June 8, 2017 |
| For 35 years, Camp Celebrate – the country’s longest running camp for pediatric burn survivors – has started with a swim. Michele Barr, pediatric aftercare coordinator at the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center, said it’s the first important step in the healing that occurs here. “Kids who arrive self-conscious about their |
| Warm winter increased tick population |
| Monday, June 5, 2017 |
| RALEIGH – After a weekend outdoors, you may want to check yourself, your kids and your pets for ticks. The Center for Disease Control is predicting an increase in ticks and the diseases they carry this summer because of a warmer winter. Experts say in most cases, if you can remove the tick within 36 hours of a bite, you're protected from any illness. |
| Grant to bring 'stories to life' for DPS students |
| Wednesday, May 31, 2017 |
| “Stories Come to Life,” a grant-funded language arts workshop, will expand this year to reach more than 600 Durham students at Neal, Lowe’s Grove and James E. Shepard middle schools. Organized by the Durham Arts Council, this interactive program is designed to help underperforming students improve their writing, reading and communication |
