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31296
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A Madison County native, Jerry Plemmons has worked with French Broad Electric Membership Corporation since 1982. He divides his time about equally between energy conservation and economic and community development. In this article, Plemmons discusses his work in rural communities, and how these communities can endure.
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31667
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The women of North Carolina’s electric membership corporations are meeting the challenges for service in rural areas of their state. Since organizing into local cooperative women’s committees in the late 1960s, the ladies have volunteered to keep interested women aware of the importance of and the problems facing the rural electric program. This article highlights their leadership, accomplishments, and some of the projects they have been involved in.
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31709
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The Franklin County community of Concord consists of about fifty families who have been working on improving life. Since 1955, Concord has implemented community self-improvement projects focused on increasing income, home improvement, youth development, and general community improvement. Concord recently won awards in the small rural category of the Capital Area Development Association’s Community Contest.
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31737
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The communities of Goldston, Drake, Cofield and Newfound have come together to solve problems in rural water systems, rural housing development, litter, and other local needs. These “community resource development” programs are becoming more prevalent across North Carolina, as citizens organize to improve their communities.
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31981
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Community development is making a difference in rural North Carolina. This is a report of a workshop at which specialists discussed how to create more jobs in rural areas of North Carolina and explained what assistance, grants and loans are available to help provide better housing, water systems, waste disposal, and meet the other needs of rural communities.
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31982
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Governor Bob Scott honored Belhaven by presenting the Beaufort County town the Governor’s Award for exceptional achievement in community and industrial development. It was the 63rd presentation of the award since the program began. The Governor’s Award is the result of Scott’s desire to see greater assistance provided for North Carolina’s smaller cities and towns.
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31986
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One of Governor Bob Scott’s goals is to encourage smaller communities to participate in the economic development of North Carolina. So far, the North Carolina Governor’s Award Program has awarded twenty-seven communities which have successfully achieved steps in attracting industrial and economic growth. This article highlights those communities and discusses five categories in the award program.
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32013
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Ten years ago, the rural Cofield community in Hertford County was poor and making little progress in development. With the help of the Farmers Home Administration and others, Cofield is moving forward in community development. They have expanded educational opportunities, installed a water system, promoted home improvement and employment programs, and initiated a garbage pick-up service.
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32171
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The North Carolina Division of Commerce and Industry has an effective program, but greater participation is needed from communities, counties and local organizations. Herman Anderson, president of the North Carolina Industrial Developers Association, discusses setting up industrial development programs in rural communities and offers examples of successes in Lenoir County.
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32222
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Low-income people in Watauga County showed that by sharing the expenses of a community-owned vehicle, they could save money and get to places more efficiently. This led to the development of a rural transportation system called the Green Eagle Community Transportation Cooperative. The transportation system includes six buses and has enabled an increase in jobs, income, and economic growth.
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32227
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Harkers Island Electric Membership Corporation, the island’s only electric system, is promoting the development of a water system treatment plant and the creation of more jobs. This article discusses industries on Harkers Island, and what the community is doing to enhance development.
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35515
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The Coastal Plain Development Association's mission: to improve industrial relations; community development; home economics development; youth, and travel and recreation development. To some, this was perceived in the award programs and publications such as New East. Others, like CPDA's president, Sylvia Wheless, measured it by the connections people in the community make with each other through the association's endeavors.
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36972
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By blending together anthropology, folklore, and science, Garrity-Blake created her own blend of research, policymaking, and community activism in eastern North Carolina.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 63 Issue 1-2, 2016,
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42608
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A triennial festival, LEAF, promotes connecting cultures and creating community through arts and music. It operates in ten countries around the world to encourage youth to be confident within their own cultures.
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43606
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In this article the author is discussing that there are many different cities and communities in Craven County that are not well known. Before the Civil War, post offices could be miles apart which caused mail delivery and pickup for individual in these small communities to be infrequent. After the civil war and the expansion of the railroad system post offices became more abundant because they followed the railroads and communities that were founded because of the railroad. The communities affected the most by this are Ernul, Caton, Askins, Wasp, Honolulu, Maple Cypress, Fort Barnwell, Cobton, Perfection, Jasper, Tuscarora, Thurman, Croatan, Pine Grove, North Harlowe, Bachelor, and Blades. These communities were the few that had a formal post office whereas many small communities did not which caused their residents to have infrequences in their mail.
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