Q-munity Events
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The Great Holiday Giveaway
December 1 @ 8:00 am - December 18 @ 5:00 pm -
Book Drive for Smart Start
December 6, 2018 - February 23, 2019 -
Blessings in Boxes – Moved to NEW LOCATION – Living Water Church
December 14 @ 9:00 am - December 15 @ 3:00 pm
The Lightning
- Tale of Two Brave Women December 14, 2018
- U.S. marshals seek suspect in first-degree murder December 14, 2018U.S. marshals are seeking a 26-year-old man who is wanted for second-degree murder in Henderson County and considered armed and dangerous.
- Edwards appointed to state Tourism Board December 13, 2018State Sen. Chuck Edwards, who represents three tourism-rich counties, has been appointed to the North Carolina Travel and Tourism Board.
- White House drops Meadows for chief of staff role December 13, 2018Dropped as a candidate for White House chief of staff, U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows issued a statement declaring his commitment to working with President Trump and representing the N.C. mountains.
- SCHOOLS CLOSED THURSDAY December 12, 2018
- Community Foundation grant will help park build Tot Lot December 12, 2018
NCNN
- Governor Thanks Storm Responders December 12, 2018RALEIGH -- As North Carolina recovers from the season’s first big winter storm, Governor Cooper thanked responders and reminding residents to be prepared for more winter weather.
- New Effort to Connect School and Work December 5, 2018RALEIGH -- Governor Roy Cooper today announced a free, first-of-its-kind online tool to lead the way in connecting education to career. The new work-based learning tool, called “The Navigator,” brings together members of the business, education, and workforce development communities in a space where they can post, search for and measure work-based learning opportunities.
- Pendo to Locate in Raleigh December 3, 2018RALEIGH --- Pendo, a growing technology company founded in Raleigh, will more than triple its local operations over the next five years, adding 590 jobs and investing $34.5 million in Wake County, Governor Roy Cooper announced.
Today in History
- The birth of quantum theory December 14, 2018German physicist Max Planck publishes his groundbreaking study of the effect of radiation on a “blackbody” substance, and the quantum theory of modern physics is born. Through physical experiments, Planck demonstrated that energy, in certain situations, can exhibit characteristics of physical ...
- George Washington dies December 14, 2018George Washington, the American revolutionary leader and first president of the United States, dies of acute laryngitis at his estate in Mount Vernon, Virginia. He was 67 years old. George Washington was born in 1732 to a farm family in Westmoreland County, Virginia. His first direct military ...
