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Dear Tom, My name is Pecoleia and it is a miracle that i was able to celebrate my fifty-first birthday last month. I was born with a severe form of sickle cell disease, which presented during my infancy and has put me in one health catastrophe after another. My doctors said that i would never […]
First lady Michelle Obama will speak in North Carolina on Wednesday to students and campaign supporters in Durham. The Durham event at N.C. Central University’s McClendon-McDougald Gymnasium is open to the NCCU campus community. Doors open at 11:30 a.m., with Michelle Obama’s remarks scheduled for 1:40 p.m. Tickets will be distributed to those with NCCU […]
Wake Technical Community College has been selected by the Wake County Board of Elections to host two early voting sites for the upcoming November 6 general election. The sites will be located on Wake Tech’s Main and Northern Wake Campuses and will be open from October 24 through November 3. Citizens can register and vote […]
All male and female veterans are welcome to the 2012 Bull City Stand Down, this Friday, September 14th, 2012 from 8am-3pm at Durham County Memorial Stadium, located at 750 Stadium Drive, Durham, NC.(across from the National Guard Armory). The Bull City Stand Down will provide assistance in the following areas: food, clothing, medical, legal assistance, […]
Raleigh Police have confirmed they responded to a shooting at Cameron Village shopping center. The shooting was reported at 9:35 a.m. Wake County Schools says three nearby schools have been put on lockdown as a precaution. Broughton High is on a code red lockdown, while Wiley Elementary and Partnership Elementary are on a code yellow […]
Five former high school football players from Maryland are accused of hiring three prostitutes last weekend after playing a season opener against Hillside High in Durham. The student athletes have been removed from the DeMatha Catholic High School football team. And Friday night, NBC Washington reported all five players had withdrawn from the school. School […]
Duplin Winery is the oldest and largest winery in the Carolinas and has over 42 varieties of Muscadine wines. Duplin offers FREE daily tours and tastings at their retail facility in Rose Hill North Carolina. Muscadine wines, both red and white, contain 10 times the resveratrol found in ordinary red wines. Resveratrol is a compound […]
All male and female veterans are welcome to the 2012 Bull City Stand Down, Friday September 14th, 2012 from 8am-3pm at Durham County Memorial Stadium, located at 750 Stadium Drive, Durham, NC.(across from the National Guard Armory). The Bull City Stand Down will provide assistance in the following areas: food, clothing, medical, legal assistance, substance […]
The North Carolina Asthma Program strives to reduce the burden of asthma upon the citizens of our state by: Developing and maintaining a comprehensive statewide asthma surveillance system. Developing and implementing a State Asthma Plan that effectively addresses asthma in all ages, ethnic groups, backgrounds, and in multiple settings. Increasing public awareness of the importance […]
