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Wednesday, 22 February 2012 12:44 |
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RALEIGH, (AP) - Gov. Beverly Perdue says she's shifting money to enroll another 2,000 at-risk 4-year-olds in a state program that helps them catch up to their peers before entering kindergarten.
Perdue's office said Wednesday it has identified $9 million from child care subsidy funds to pay for an extra 2,000 slots in the North Carolina Pre-Kindergarten program.
A state judge overseeing North Carolina's long-running school funding lawsuit ruled in July that no eligible child can be turned away from the free preschool education. The budget designed by the
Republican-led Legislature required most families who qualified for the program to make a co-payment to participate.
GOP lawmakers have resisted putting more money into the program for the estimated 67,000 eligible children. The service is now available to nearly 25,000 children. |
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Wednesday, 22 February 2012 06:47 |
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DURHAM - Richard B. Hays has been appointed to a full term as dean of Duke Divinity School.
Hays, the George Washington Ivey Professor of New Testament, is a scholar of the letters of Paul and on New Testament ethics. His work has bridged the disciplines of biblical criticism and literary studies, exploring the innovative ways in which early Christian writers interpreted Israel's Scripture.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 22 February 2012 12:47 |
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Friday, 10 February 2012 14:18 |
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RALEIGH, SGRToday.com - Stunning video of Wednesday's Charlotte/Mecklenburg school bus inferno, as well as the charred bus itself, are likely to be studied by a Freightliner inspector who's heading to Charlotte in the wake of the fire. The inspector will arrive Monday, according to the Charlotte Observer.
The Charlotte/Mecklenburg bus driver is credited with safely evacuating the six children who were aboard bus No. 295. No one was injured. Video of the incident has made national news. It shows smoke and flames pouring out of the bus windows. Sirens can be heard, signaling the arrival of firefighters. One firefighter can be seen climbing aboard the bus to douse the flames. White smoke then engulfs most of the bus.
The newspaper reports that state Department of Public Instruction transportion chief Derek Graham told the paper one out of 10 buses are inspected by the state each year and that local systems are expected to check out their buses every month.
To read the entire story, visit charlotteobserver.com.
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Last Updated on Friday, 10 February 2012 14:43 |
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Friday, 03 February 2012 15:38 |
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RALEIGH, SGRToday.com - TW Garner Food Company, the maker of Texas Pete hot sauce, has been honored as Exporter of the Year by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Steve DeCorte, general manager of sales for the Winston-Salem-based company, received the award from Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler during the Ag Development Forum Feb. 2 at the State Fairgrounds.
TW Garner sells hot sauces, wing sauces, seafood sauces, salsas, and tortilla chips. The company began its export business five years ago by shipping Texas Pete to Finland. Sales have grown and now the company exports to nearly 20 countries. Among them are China, Costa Rica, Dubai, Russia, South Africa, and the United Kingdom.
“TW Garner is a perfect example of a company that continues to manufacture its products locally and still flourishes on the global stage,” said Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler in a news release. “In addition, TW Garner has shared its experience with other North Carolina companies and formed partnerships to help those businesses expand internationally.”
TW Garner is in its fifth generation of family ownership. |
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Last Updated on Saturday, 04 February 2012 06:52 |
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