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SECU Foundation provides grant to Institute for Emerging Issues for Digital Inclusion Initiative
RALEIGH — SECU Foundation is continuing its long-standing support for the Institute for Emerging Issues at N.C. State University with a $225,000 grant to assist with the expansion of IEI’s statewide digital inclusion program, Building a New Digital Economy in NC.
UNCP alumna, graduate student present at National Indian Education Association Convention
PEMBROKE — Two participants in UNC Pembroke’s First Americans’ Educational Leadership program were among presenters at the 2021 National Indian Education Association Convention in Omaha, Nebraska held Oct. 13-16.
McLeod Health Foundation receives grants totaling $1.225M from The Duke Endowment
FLORENCE, S.C. — The McLeod Health Foundation has received two grants from The Duke Endowment totaling $1,225,000 to provide home-based primary care to patients in rural communities through nurse-facilitated telehealth as well as expand school-based telehealth programs in five rural counties in South Carolina.
Lumber River Council of Governments, member counties' broadband demand study response deadline extended to Sept. 17
PEMBROKE — The Lumber River Council of Governments in conjunction with its members Bladen, Hoke, Richmond, Robeson and Scotland counties, and the municipalities therein have been working on a broadband (internet access) demand study aimed at improving broadband availability within the five-county region.
OPINION: Opportunity in crisis
It has been said in different times, in different ways, under different circumstances: Crisis brings opportunity, if you are willing to seize it.
North Carolina rural hospitals receive more than $4M for COVID-19 testing and mitigation
RALEIGH — North Carolina received more than $4.9 million federal funds for small rural hospitals in the state to provide COVID-19 testing and mitigation, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced today. The program will provide increased COVID-19 testing to rural populations ensuring an equitable distribution across the state.
Richmond County announces campaign to promote broadband speed tests and survey
ROCKINGHAM — High-speed broadband internet access is critical to the growth of the local economy in both community and business development.
Alumna Kennedi Henry to begin dental residency at ECU
PEMBROKE — UNC Pembroke alumna Kennedi Henry recently passed the North Carolina State Dental Board examination and will soon begin her residency at East Carolina University.
NCDHHS to host live fireside chat on COVID-19 vaccines and rural communities
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will host a live fireside chat for rural communities on COVID-19 vaccines on Tuesday, May 25, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
OPINION: Solving the digital divide
When people were asked to shelter in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic last year, it was taken for granted that modern broadband technology could serve as a bridge to normalcy.
