When a student missed a day of school, teachers used to send home books and papers for make-up work. But at Macedonia Middle School, they may instead send a small, flexible bracelet with a computer file that contains the day’s lesson from the teacher’s Smart Board. Chris Matthews, Macedonia Middle’s media specialist, said one end of the SMART Notebook SE bracelet has prongs that hook into a computer’s USB port
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Two Republican state lawmakers say they’ll attempt to overturn a new admissions policy that allows illegal immigrants to attend North Carolina’s community colleges, arguing it’s unfair to legal residents in a tough economy. Reps. Wil Neumann and Pearl Burris-Floyd of Gaston County held a news conference Tuesday to announce they’ll introduce a bill in the spring that would block enrollment of undocumented immigrants, the Gaston Gazette reported Wednesday. The State Board of Community Colleges approved a policy Sept
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First lady Jenny Sanford will not attend Saturday’s First Ladies Walk for Life, an annual event she attended last year and has attended sporadically in the past. The popular event, which attracts thousands of participants, is named for Columbia first lady Beth Coble, Mayor Bob Coble’s wife. Beth Coble helped organize the first walk, and the first lady of South Carolina has been an invited guest.
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Starting today, North Carolina residents need to be more careful about what goes in the trash and what goes in the recycling bin. Under a new state law, plastic bottles are banned from landfills as a way to encourage recycling, build the state’s green industry and reduce trash that winds up in the ground. “It’s not at all about penalizing people,” said Chris Frazier with the Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance, which has been leading a statewide education effort to get the word out about the change.
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Lawsuits against Freestyle Music Park for nonpayment are starting to stack up, with two more filed this week. A two-man band filed a $9,450 lawsuit Wednesday for unpaid performances, while Thomas Supply Co. of Myrtle Beach filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the park for $3,997.40 in unpaid supplies. Freestyle officials are tight-lipped about the financial situation of the park, but say they’re good for coming up with the money.
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Gov. Mark Sanford has asked the S.C.
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Despite expectations that fewer bikers will be making their way to the Grand Strand for this year’s Fall Bike Rally, one business remains hopeful about rally sales.
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