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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.
Three blazes burn in North Carolina, part of wildfires in swath of eastern U.S.
In the most critical of current blazes, three large wildfires are driving evacuations and are uncontrolled in North ...
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Feeding the need: YMCA of Southeastern North Carolina provides thousands of free meals to kids
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Walk through the YMCA of Southeastern North Carolina’s warehouse and you’ll find ... But, during the summer, they load up and head to more rural areas in Pender, Brunswick, ...
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Closures of EPA’s regional environmental justice offices will hurt rural America, ex-employees warn
Employees have been placed on administrative leave at the 10 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regional offices.
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Deserts for women’s health care services expand in rural NC counties
ECU Health owns eight hospitals in Eastern North Carolina. All are rural except their flagship facility in Greenville. The ...