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CMS saw up and down numbers in end-of-year performance review

[ad_1] For Allenbrook Elementary, the lyrics of a Drake song has become a mantra entering into the new school year. “Started from the bottom, now we’re here,” the school’s principal, Kimberly Vaught, recited to reporters at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ end-of-year review press conference. It’s a song Vaught has heard her students sing throughout the campus.

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Charlotte Mecklenburg Library to give away 20,000 free laptops

[ad_1] Between now and next summer, 20,000 adults in Mecklenburg County will get free laptop computers, courtesy of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library. The giveaway is a part of the MeckTech Computer Kit Program, an initiative to help county residents access digital resources. The Emergency Connectivity Fund will pay for the refurbished computers. Interested residents can apply

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Livingstone College is set to christen its new football stadium

[ad_1] In a game dubbed the West End Classic, Livingstone College will kick off its football season on Saturday by christening its remodeled Alumni Memorial Stadium. The $2.8 million sports complex includes a new and extended track, a video scoreboard and a football field with distinctive blue turf. Kimberly Harrington, a Livingstone spokeswoman, said this

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Take a Second Look – Q City Metro

[ad_1] When Amber and DeMontez first met, no sparks were flying. Things heated up when they came together a second time. Bride: Amber White, 35, governance control and strategy program manager- Meta, native of Charleston, South CarolinaGroom: DeMontez Jones, 32, certified personal trainer and massage therapist, native of Spartanburg, South CarolinaCurrent Residence: Charlotte, North CarolinaVenue:TBD

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Minority students at Covenant Day School are celebrating their cultural differences

[ad_1] Sponsored by: Covenant Day is a TK-12 school where our students thrive in an educational environment built on academic excellence and infused with a biblical worldview. Located in Matthews, NC, Covenant Day provides an authentic and holistic Christian education that fosters lifelong learning, critical thinkers, and problem solvers who actively engage in the world

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The Montreal-New York Ambassador at the train station in White River Junction on Aug. 27, 1951.

[ad_1] Bill Schubart, Contributor Traces of opalescent light emblazon the western horizon as we drive south along Route 100 with the car radio tuned to WDEV. The evening edition of the Trading Post, a kind of radio lawn sale, absorbs us. A jovial announcer details the items offered: a freshened Guernsey—a PTO pulp saw, “needs a new

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