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Cuts in military tuition assistance program affecting MOC students
MOUNT OLIVE – One week after the U.S. military announced that it will no longer be accepting tuition assistance applications from soldiers, there is still a great deal of uncertainty and questions being asked. Mount Olive College President Philip P. Kerstetter said, “There has been a great deal of discussion in the press recently about the status of the Tuition Assistance (TA) program offered throughout the various armed forces. Unfortunately...
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Arrests 3/18 - Robert Noah Brock, 27, 12966 Hobbton Hwy., driving while license revoked. Bond $500; court date April 9. 3/18 - Keven Washington, 26, 1009 Haytte Road, Salemburg, failure to comply on child support. Bond $500; court date March 26. 3/18 - Jason Brown, 34, 10881 Old Mintz Hwy., Garland, possession marijuana (4.2 ounces) and possession of drug paraphernalia. No bond set; court date June 26. 3/19 - Ray Ford Howard, 62, 10...
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Members of the Vann Crossroads Fire Department accept their grant. Pictured, from left, are: Jamey Jones, chief; Anthony Thornton, assistant chief; and Mark Williams, deputy chief. (Courtesy photo)
Operation Round Up grants mean great news for community
Once again, South River Electric Membership Corporation’s foundation, the Community Assistance Corporation, is making someone’s day. The group awarded $32,588.06 in grants through the Operation Round Up program. The foundation awarded $27,344.69 to local educational institutions. Hargrove Elementary received a grant for $7,993.54; Mac Williams Middle was awarded a grant of $9,351.15; lastly, Armstrong Elementary, was the recipient of a $10,...
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Checks written for $3,875 and $4,585 appear to be legitimate - and are actually written on open business accounts - but law enforcement authorities say cashing them will only make you a victim of a crime, and not a prize recipient as some scam artists are hoping you'll believe.
Prize calls nothing but latest scam
Scam artists are hoping local residents will buy into their latest schemes, which lure victims with prizes totaling thousands of dollars and checks made out to local citizens written on legitimate accounts. But local law enforcement are hoping recipients of award-winning notifications will understand that if it seems to good to be true, it likely is. “Throw them in the trash,” an adamant Sheriff Jimmy Thornton admonished as he waved two rec...
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