Thursday, March 28, 2024

Beekeepers of the Neuse receives N.C. AgVentures grant for education initiatives about sustainable beekeeping practices

GOLDSBORO — Beekeepers of the Neuse (BKOTN), a local advocacy group for beekeeping education, has been awarded a $2,900 grant through the N.C. State University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ N.C. AgVentures Grant Program.

Exhibits, career exploration, and music all part of UMO AgFest 2024

Over 2,500 high school students, advisors, exhibitors, and volunteers from the N.C. mountains to the coast, as well as some from S.C., attended the University of Mount Olive’s Annual AgFest event last week.

Prep roundup: North Duplin softball routs Lakewood; Gators fall in baseball

SALEMBURG — Reigning Carolina 1A softball champion North Duplin launched its 2024 league campaign with a 24-4, mercy-rule conquest of Lakewood.

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Hatchery supported trout waters open April 6

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will open approximately 1,000 miles of Hatchery Supported Trout Waters at 7 a.m. on April 6. The season will run through Feb. 28, 2025.

Exhibits, career exploration, and music all part of UMO AgFest 2024

Over 2,500 high school students, advisors, exhibitors, and volunteers from the N.C. mountains to the coast, as well as some from S.C., attended the University of Mount Olive’s Annual AgFest event last week.

Prep roundup: North Duplin softball routs Lakewood; Gators fall in baseball

SALEMBURG — Reigning Carolina 1A softball champion North Duplin launched its 2024 league campaign with a 24-4, mercy-rule conquest of Lakewood.

Hinnant receives Academic Excellence Award

GOLDSBORO – Wayne Community College student Gracie Hinnant is the recipient of a 2024 North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS) Academic Excellence Award.

UMO holding open house to show off cutting edge simulators

In a significant stride toward advancing nursing education, the University of Mount Olive has recently acquired three cutting-edge high-fidelity simulators, thanks to the Golden LEAF Foundation Grant. University officials will have those new advances on display during an open house Monday, April 15, 3 to 6 p.m., in the UMO Nursing Simulator lab, located on the second floor of the Communications Building. Attendees will have the opportunity to talk with current nursing students and faculty, see simulator demonstrations, and find out how these simulators are improving the educational nursing landscape.

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