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Fewer teachers are leaving schools in rural southeastern NC, data shows
Border Belt school districts saw lower teacher attrition rates in 2024 than in recent years, but vacancies continued to ...
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NC Innocence Commission exonerates man convicted of Robeson County murder 8 years ago
A three-judge panel voted unanimously on Wednesday to clear Clarence Roberts, who was convicted of second-degree murder in ...
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Trump’s presidential library at UNC Pembroke? NC House bill would set aside money for it
A new bill in the state House would set aside money for a presidential library in honor of Donald Trump at UNC Pembroke.
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Robeson County schools abruptly lose $14.6 million in federal funding
The U.S. Department of Education said it is terminating pandemic-era funds for three North Carolina school districts.
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PFAS found in dust of homes in Bladen and Cumberland counties near Chemours plant
Dust containing PFAS that are manufactured by the Fayetteville Works plant has been detected in homes in Bladen and ...
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Expanded well testing for PFAS: what you need to know
This story was originally published by CityView. The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) recently announced that 150,000 additional residents near Chemours’ Fayetteville Works ...
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Rural schools in NC’s Border Belt brace for federal funding cuts
Schools across the Border Belt in rural southeastern North Carolina are preparing for cuts in federal funding as President Donald Trump moves toward dismantling the U.S. Department of Education.