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Update on Sugar Cove Fire Near Marion
NEBO, NC (January 30, 2017)...The Sugar Cove Fire near Marion is now approximately 180 acres with 10 percent containment.
The fire is burning northeast of NC Highway 80 and backing downslope in the Singecat Branch and Burgins Creek…
Appalachian secures funding for community-wide suicide prevention training
BOONE, NC (January 23, 2017)...The North Carolina Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) has awarded $19,150 for training in an innovative suicide prevention program to the Counseling and Psychological Services…
State pilot bonus programs reward CCS teachers
LENOIR, NC (January 27, 2017)…In the expanse of the NC General Assembly’s budget, there is always room for public education salaries, but there were bonuses of a different sort placed in the state budget for the 2016-17 school year that…
Dementia Education Program: Effective Communication Strategies
LENOIR, NC (January 27, 2017)...Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care has partnered with the Alzheimer’s Association to help those caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease or a related memory disorder through a FREE education program…
Until There Is a Cure…Take the Tour
LENOIR, NC (January 27, 2017)...Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care is excited to offer the Virtual Dementia Tour® to our community on Tuesday, March 14, 2017, from 1 to 3 p.m., at the McCreary Family Professional Center, 526 Pine Mountain…
Hibriten District hosts school board walk through
LENOIR, NC (January 27, 2017)…Board of Education members enjoyed visiting with students, teachers and administrators during their second scheduled Walk Through this school year, which gives them an opportunity to move about as a group and…
Sugar Cove Fire Burning near Marion
NEBO, NC (January 29, 2017)...The 150-acre Sugar Cove Fire is burning on the Grandfather Ranger District of the Pisgah National Forest and private land near Marion, NC.
The fire is burning in leaf litter and underbrush along the Haines…