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A lack of access to high-speed internet service is an ongoing complaint among North Carolinians, especially in rural areas and smaller communities. Rural sections of the state are often bypassed by the larger cable providers--one reason being that they don't bring in enough revenue. Sixty years ago electric cooperatives brought electricity to these same areas. Now they are working to bring fast, reliable cable services to these areas. Miller describes a fiber-optic cable network that's going up across the state to bring \"the network to the unserved and underserved.\"
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In the late 19th century tugboat-pulled barges carried train cars two-at-time across the Albemarle Sound. This was a slow, all-day process that improved in 1899 when John W. Garrett steamer came into service. This train ferry could carry twenty-three loaded freight cars at a time. However, by 1906, railroad officials concluded that building a second railroad ferry was not practical. The solution--build a bridge. Built at a cost of $1 million and completed in 1910, the Norfolk & Southern Railroad Bridge stretched five miles over the sound and was the longest one of its kind in the world. It would last seventy-six years.
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The Stoneybrook Steeplechase, now in its 60th year, moved to the Carolina Horse Park in Hoke County in 2001. It is the cornerstone event there and attracts the best horses and jockeys around the nation to compete for top honors and part of the over $50,000 purse. Last year's event topped 7,500 visitors and the event organizers hope to top that this year.
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Children's and science museums nationwide now number over 243 and provide opportunities for learning. Forty-one states and the District of Columbia participate in a reciprocity program which means a year's membership at one museum allows free or reduced entry fees at others taking part. NC museums that participate in this program are The Health Adventure in Asheville and the Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium in Gastonia. The article also provides a URL for NC museums that emphasize interactivity and hands-on learning.
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While many native plants elsewhere on the continent were wiped out during the Ice Age glaciers, North Carolina's huge variety of plants survived They range from lady slippers to rhododendrons to the overpowering, hold-your-nose ramp. With development spreading in the mountains, forestland habitats for these hardy Ice Age descendants are disappearing. Miller describes how grassroots efforts, some pushed by mountain-area electric cooperatives, are working to protect and perpetuate the plants.
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Invasive plants come in many categories, from trees to grasses. Once in they can take over a landscape and push out the native plants. They can be very difficult and costly to remove. Ney suggests ways to know and grow a native landscape and keep the invasive out.
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The Russell Rosenwald School, built between Rougemont and Durham in the 1920s, served children in the African American community. It was one of 813 built in NC, the most in any state. It has been restored and is owned by the neighboring Cain's Chapel Missionary Baptist Church of Durham. The church makes the historic school building available as a community building.
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22582
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This article details the work of a woman's father, who had an affinity for fixing cars.
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22583
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Over 8,000 representatives of the nation's electric cooperatives were present at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association's 73rd Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida in February 2015. North Carolina participants were in the spotlight on multiple occasions as board members, sponsored students, and prize winners.
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22585
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The 1964 graduating class of East Bend High School in Yadkin County, North Carolina endured a lot in their years together. The assassination of President John F. Kennedy began the year while in April the school building burned to the ground during the middle of the night. The school was not fully rebuilt until January of 1965 and the last class of East Bend High School graduated in 1967.
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Jay Hutchins grew up working on gas-powered vehicles in Davie County, North Carolina but after a tour in Kuwait with the National Guard, Hutchins realized electric vehicles were the way of the future. Hutchins developed the Lektron Stelth R electric motorcycle as a start and continuing to develop motorcycles that save money in gas and do not pollute the environment.
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For admission purposes, most higher education institutions require students to take standardized tests. Rural North Carolina students often do not have ready access to test preparation as urban students do. Since 2012, a program called ASPIRE--ACT Supplemental Preparation in Rural Education--has successfully prepared students for standardized testing at a fraction of the price.
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The community of Snow Camp, located in Alamance County, is known for its Quaker heritage. Beginning in the mid-1700s, Quaker residents established a variety of businesses, including theaters, mills, and stores. These businesses, as well as the Quaker culture, left their mark on this small community, providing an interesting local history.
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As coyotes become a more prominent threat to livestock in North Carolina, a variety of guard animals--including dogs, goats, and llamas--now protect herds of cattle and sheep.
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Figs have grown on Ocracoke Island for over two-hundred years. The fruit is an important part of island history as well as family memories for Ocracoke residents.
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