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September 4, 2010

CCCC ranks in Top 50 nationwide

 
SANFORD, N.C. – Central Carolina Community College is among the top 50 community colleges in the nation, according to rankings done by Washington Monthly magazine.
 
The article reporting the rankings, “America’s Best Community Colleges: What Fifty Little-known Two-year Schools Can Teach the Rest of American Higher Education,” appears in Washington Monthly’s September/October edition.
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N.C. Wildlife Resources commissioners set local public hearing

 
PITTSBORO, N.C. – Area residents are invited to comment on proposed changes to state hunting, fishing and trapping regulations at the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s District 5 annual public hearing.
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Powell steps down as CCCC board chairman

 
Bobby Powell
SANFORD, NC - Bobby Powell will step down from his chairmanship of the Central Carolina Community College Board of Trustees on July 28, after serving the maximum number of terms allowed by the board’s bylaws.
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President’s and Dean’s lists for CCCC

 
SANFORD, NC – Central Carolina Community College announced that the following students were named to the President’s List and Dean’s List for the Spring 2010 semester.
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Rep. Bob Etheridge 'regrets' roughing up photographer

 
WASHINGTON, DC -- Hours after a video showing him roughly grabbing an unidentified photographer hit the Internet and went "viral", Congressman Bob Etheridge, a Lillington Democrat, issued an official apology through his congressional office.
 
 
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Big Lake at William B. Umstead State Park closed to fishing, boating due to algae

 
RALEIGH, NC -- Big Lake at William B. Umstead State Park has been closed to boating and fishing due to the presence of a potentially dangerous blue-green algae, according to the N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation.
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Caterpillar to signifigantly expand Sanford facility

 
SANFORD, NC — Just days after announcing plans to expand its operations in Winston-Salem, Caterpillar Inc. (CAT: NYSE) today said it would expands its Compact Construction Equipment operations in Sanford.
 
According to the company the development will provide the increased logistics and fabrications capacity required to meet growing global demand for the skid steer, compact track and multi-terrain loaders currently produced in Sanford.
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Summer water safety

Now that we are in the midst of another scorching summer, what is one thing that children love to do to keep cool? Go swimming, of course! But just because water activities are so much fun doesn't mean they can't also be dangerous.
 
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Etheridge grabs student, Ellmers grabs lead

 
RALEIGH, N.C. – With a widely publicized video of a confrontation with two students on a Washington, DC sidewalk circulating, incumbent Democratic Congressman Bob Etheridge now trails Republican challenger Renee Ellmers according to a new SurveyUSA poll released today by the Civitas Institute
 
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College offers summer camps for youth

 
SANFORD, NC – Fun and educational enrichment are on the schedule as Central Carolina Community College offers summer camps at its Harnett and Lee campuses for students of various ages. From robotics to cooking, young people will find these camps both entertaining and enjoyable.
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More job cuts following Pfizer-Wyeth merger

 
SANFORD, NC – After absorbing Wyeth just a few months ago, workers at Pfizer's Sanford facility had been waiting for the announcement that arrived today: 400 of them would be losing their jobs.
 
Pfizer said it plans to reduce its workforce by 6,000 employees globally, or 18 percent.
 
For the Sanford manufacturing plant, that means nearly half of the remaining 850 workers will be out of work sometime in the next five years – the company's timeline for instituting the layoffs.›Read More

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