ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, Aug. 4 (TNSfund) -- Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College issued the following news release: A-B Tech was notified by the U.S. Department of Education of continued funding for the Second Chance Pell Experimental Sites program. A-B Tech was awarded up to $175,896 to support students in these programs. A-B Tech is the first institution in North Carolina selected for participation in the program. The Second Chance Pell program allows the college to disburse Pel  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 5 -- The North Carolina Department of Commerce issued the following news release: Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) increased in 98 of North Carolina's counties in June and decreased in two. Edgecombe County had the highest unemployment rate at 8.0 percent while Orange and Buncombe Counties each had the lowest at 3.3 percent. All fifteen of the state's metro areas experienced rate increases. Among the metro areas, Rocky Mount had the highest rate at 6.5   more