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Edward Charles Leithead, Jr. ("Ed") of Lancaster PA, loving husband of the late Patricia ("Pat") Hunter Leithead was the son of the late Edward Charles and Veronica Bergin Leithead. Ed
The Norwin School Board is debating the cost of buying protective mats for a newly refinished gymnasium floor. The board this week spent about 40 minutes debating whether to spend $17,470 on the mats, which would be used in an auxiliary gymnasium at the high school. Mats for the main
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More than 90% of the children who live in Houston Moore on the southside of Wilmington live below the poverty line. (Port City Daily photo/Courtesy Wilmington Housing Authority)
NEW HANOVER COUNTY If you’re Black in New Hanover County, you’re likely living in poverty and receiving one or more government benefits, prompting the county to convene a task force to address the issue.
Linda Thompson, New Hanover County’s first chief diversity and equity officer, recently presented a 120-day assessment of the state of equity in New Hanover County to the county commission. After compiling the report, poverty data stuck out the most. Thompson found “more than 55 percent of the Black population received one or more NC FAST benefits – food stamps, childcare vouchers, or Medicaid compared to 33 percent of Hispanics and 13 percent of whites. Food and nutrition were the most sought-after benefits.”