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Alicia Bailey named state’s top assistant principal
Alicia Morris Bailey, the assistant principal at Ashley IB Magnet Elementary School, has been named the 2012-2013 N.C. Outstanding Assistant Principal of the Year by the N.C. Principals and Assistant Principals Association (NCPAPA). Bailey
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New A&T program has first graduate
On Dec. 8, Kristen L. Rhinehardt made North Carolina A&T State University history by becoming the first graduate of the master’s program in nanoengineering. Rhinehardt, 24, is a High Point native who enrolled in
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Hampton Pharmacy graduate lands job
Dr. Zellena Patrice Williams, a Forsyth County native, has accepted a permanent position as pharmacist with the Target Corp. in Towson, Md. She is a 2012 magna cum laude graduate of the Hampton University
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Donald Hampton named principal of new school
Donald Hampton will be the first principal of Smith Farm Elementary School when it opens in August. He has been the principal of Middle Fork Elementary School since 2007 and will start at Smith
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Competition could land local entrepernuer thousands in start-up cash
Each month, numerous people go to the Community and Business Development Department of the City of Winston-Salem seeking help in starting a business, including assistance with the often tedious business plan preparation. In an
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Officials making big investment in Herbalife
Global nutrition giant Herbalife is slated to hire about 500 people over the next three years at the new manufacturing facility it is establishing in Winston-Salem. According to the company, the compensation for those
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WFU Law grad appointed judge
Gov. Bev Perdue has appointed Marvin K. Blount III to the Superior Court bench for the 3A Judicial District, which covers Pitt County. Blount, who currently hears cases throughout the state as a Special
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Bright Ideas grant for local teacher
A Forsyth County educator is among the winners of EnergyUnited’s Bright Ideas education grants. Mitzi Talbert, a teacher at Flat Rock Middle School, recieved a $1318.22 grant for a project called “Making History Come
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Blackwell elected head of academic officers group
Dr. Joyce Blackwell, senior associate provost of Bennett College, will serve as president of the Association of Chief Academic Officers of the Southern States (ACAOSS) for the 2013 term. Blackwell was elected at the
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Retiring chief praised for improvements
Winston-Police Chief Scott Cunningham has announced that he plans to retire at the end of June 2013. Cunningham was sworn in as Winston-Salem’s 13th chief of police on June 30, 2008. Cunningham, a 33-year
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