The 2017-2018 academic year saw Fayetteville State University celebrating its 150th anniversary! Founded in 1867, FSU is the second oldest university in the 17-campus University of North Carolina System, and is consistently ranked one of the best educational values in the nation. FSU offers its more than 6,000 students 60 degrees at the baccalaureate, master’s, […]
Live, grow, thrive! That is the motto the Durham County, North Carolina government keeps in mind as it strives to provide the county’s 300,000 residents with an outstanding place to live, work, and play. Durham County is ideally situated halfway between the Great Smoky Mountains and the beaches of the Atlantic, and is the heart […]
Duplin County is located in the Coastal Plain region of eastern North Carolina. The County enjoys a friendly, rural environment as well as ready access to the beaches of the Atlantic and some of North Carolina’s major cities. Residents there are proud of many things about their community, and they are especially proud of their […]
Edgecombe Community College in eastern North Carolina recently celebrated a milestone—50 years of service to its students and communities! Since its founding in 1967, ECC has been actively committed to equipping the people of Edgecombe County and surrounding areas with the knowledge and skills that will help them improve their quality of life and the […]
Durham, North Carolina is booming! Recognized as America’s eighth leading high-tech metro area and one of the best cities in which to begin a career, the city is growing in population, area, and prestige. This overall growth is paralleled by growth in K-12 school enrollment. The Durham Public Schools district has 53 schools, more than […]
Hoke County is a small, mostly rural county in south-central North Carolina. One of the biggest things about Hoke County is that part of it is within the Fort Bragg military reservation. Fort Bragg is the largest military installation in the country, with more than 53,000 troops and 14,000 civilians working at the post, and […]