Makeshift Quarters For Young Inmates At Morganton Center
About 65 inmates aged 18 awaiting transfer at Western Correctional Center Morganton face overcrowding with over 600 inmates beyond the design capacity. Foam mattresses fill closets and hallways as exhausted staff manage the shortage while morale remains high amid shared system-wide strain.
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Morganton
N.C
Western Correctional Center
Sand Hills
McCain
Burke
Western Tional Center
Mack Jarvis
Western Correctional
Jarvis
More Women In Southern Colleges See Enrollment Rise
Atlanta AP report cites Southern Regional Education Board figures showing women enrollment in the South grew 4.5 percent in the current school year while male enrollment fell 4.8 percent. Women now make up over 47 percent of Southern college students, with overall 14-state college enrollment down six tenths of a percent to 2,828,000. The board notes a leveling after the prior year’s 13 percent surge driven by recession.
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Atlanta
Southern Regional Education Board
SREB
South
Transportation revamp moves through North Carolina Senate
Raleigh AP reports Gov. Hunt’s restructuring plans gained swift committee support. A Senate bill would create a single highway board, move Ports Authority to Commerce, and abolish the Secondary Roads Council. House panels begin work on Commerce Dept. restructure.
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Raleigh
Jim Hunt
Senate
Senate Transportation Committee
Dept. of Transportation
State Utilities Commission
House State Government and Natural and Economic Resources Committees
Dept. of Commerce
Transportation North Carolina
Secondary Roads Council
J.J. Harrington
D-Bertie
DOT
Ports Authority
Commission
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Kmart
Lensine
Contr
AFRIN
Oeone
Triaminic Syrup
Triaminic
St. Patricks Day
Lowe’s
RCA
B&w
Jounde Ign
Lowe's
High Point
Prospect ST
LOWES
Igh Point Enterprise
House
Vernon White
Pitt
Jerry Popkin
D-Onslow
Judiciary Committee
Wildlife Resources Committee
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