RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 16 -- The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services issued the following news release: The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is offering $6.2 million in funding through a new grant program geared toward small agribusinesses and designed to strengthen the middle of the food supply chain. Grants of up to $100,000 for equipment only purchases and up to $2 million for infrastructure projects will be available through a competit  more

ELIZABETH CITY, North Carolina, April 16 -- College of the Albemarle issued the following news release: College of The Albemarle (COA) is proud to announce the receipt of substantial start-up funds to establish a dental assisting program in collaboration with East Carolina University's (ECU) Dental Community Service Learning Center. The North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS) recently allocated $239,746 to COA to address the critical need for dental education programming in Northeastern  more

FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina, April 16 -- Methodist University issued the following news release: While Methodist University has long-standing agreements with community colleges in the state and region - making for smooth transitions for students from those colleges to the opportunities and degrees available at a premier four-year institution - MU continues to walk alongside its partners to create every pathway possible. Such was the case, April 15, as Methodist University President Stanley T.  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 16 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: Today is April 15, the day federal and state income taxes are due. It's also Democrats' favorite day of the year, as Democrats in Raleigh and Washington haven't met a tax increase they didn't like or support. President Biden's proposed federal budget this year would impose the highest burden on hard-working Americans in history, calling for $5.5 trillion in tax increase  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Digital ads to run in key battleground states, targeted to Americans searching for tax services This Tax Day, the DNC is launching a digital ad buy in key battleground states -- Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin -- targeted to Google searches for tax day. The ads link to MAGATaxScam.com, a handy website showing how extreme MAGA Republicans' tax "plan" would  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, April 16 (TNSres) -- Wake Forest University issued the following WFU in the News wrap up: * * * FEATURED NEWS What O.J. Simpson and his murder trial told us about race in America (https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/04/11/oj-simpson-racial-divisions-murder-trial/) By Emmanuel Felton, Rachel Hatzipanagos | The Washington Post Assistant professor of media studies Phillip Lamarr Cunningham said many of his students view Simpson as a true-crime figure rath  more

CLAREMONT, North Carolina, April 16 -- CommScope issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: CommScope (NASDAQ: COMM), a global leader in network connectivity, announced today a collaboration with Xplore Inc. to bring new rural broadband services to Ontario, Canada. Xplore, the largest rural-focused broadband service provider in Canada, will connect more than 35,000 homes and businesses to fiber internet as part of the Government of Ontario's Accelerated High-Speed Internet Program (AH  more