Former teacher sentenced to 18 years for child pornography

From the Asheville Citizen-Times: A former Henderson County charter school teacher who made a sexually explicit video of an 11-year-old girl and emailed it to the school’s principal will spend 18 years in federal prison. Judge Martin Reidinger also ruled Wednesday that Deborah Lee Tipton will be on lifetime supervised probation and must register as […]

Asheville, Buncombe schools name teachers of the year

From the Asheville Citizen-Times: Asheville City and Buncombe County school systems both named their teachers of the year Tuesday night at the districts’ annual banquets. Black Mountain Primary School teacher Terry Quick was announced as the 2014 Buncombe County Schools’ Teacher of the Year, and Asheville High School band teacher, Will Talley was named for […]

Six Warren Wilson College students receive Yarbrough grant funding

Six Warren Wilson College students have received full or partial funding for proposals submitted to the Yarbrough Research Grants program of the N.C. Academy of Science (Collegiate Academy). The program supports undergraduate research at N.C. colleges and universities. The following students and their proposals were awarded full funding: – Hannah Billian, “Analysis of Berberine and […]

DHHS Encourages All North Carolinians to Prepare for Flu Season

N.C. Department of Health and Human Services encourages North Carolinians to get the flu vaccine: Raleigh, N.C. – With flu cases already appearing in our state, N.C. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Aldona Wos is encouraging all North Carolinians to protect themselves by getting the flu vaccine. While it is too soon to […]

NC News Source: Nonprofits prepare for baby boomer leaders’ retirement

From North Carolina News Source: WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Now that the economy is improving and 401(k) plans are recovering, Baby Boomers are looking to retire – including those who work for the hundreds of nonprofit organizations in North Carolina. The issue is prompting a statewide initiative to help those organizations plan for changes in leadership. […]