Store Prints Paper Pennies To Fight Penny Shortage
In Houston Eagle Grocery Stores print paper pennies redeemable at all locations to ease a copper coin shortage. Five slips equal a nickel, customers accept them as change as banks and the Mint struggle with low penny returns and rising price rounding.
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Water board approves 12.5 million in grants for North Carolina towns
The North Carolina Board of Water and Air Resources approved requests totaling 12.5 million dollars for clean water construction in 17 communities. Wilson led with 5.19 million, Raleigh followed at 4.12 million, with federal and state funds funding the projects. Inflation and scope changes pushed bids above estimates. final federal grant decisions go to the EPA.
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Lenoir
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Stoneville
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