ELIZABETH CITY, North Carolina, May 30 -- College of the Albemarle issued the following news release: * * * College of The Albemarle Awards 30 SECU Bridge to Career Scholarships to Workforce Students College of The Albemarle (COA) is excited to announce that all 30 scholarships available through the State Employees' Credit Union (SECU) Foundation's Bridge to Career Scholarship Program have been awarded to students pursuing workforce training in high-demand fields across northeastern North Car more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 30 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * DEQ accepting public comments on Draft Intended Use Plan and Priority Rating System for Funding for Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Systems in Helene-Affected Areas The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Water Infrastructure is accepting comments until June 30, 2025 on a draft Intended Use Plan (IUP) and Priority Rating System for  more PR

DURHAM, North Carolina, May 30 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * David Mitzi wins Cherry Award Mitzi was recognized for his significant contributions to the science and technology of photovoltaics, or the conversion of light energy into electricity. David Mitzi has been awarded the 2025 William R. Cherry Award by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for his significant work in photovoltaics -- or the conversion of light in more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 29 -- The North Carolina Department of Commerce issued the following news release on May 28, 2025: * * * North Carolina's April County and Area Unemployment Figures Released Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) decreased in all 100 counties in April 2025. Edgecombe County had the highest unemployment rate at 4.9 percent while Currituck and Camden Counties each had the lowest at 2.7 percent. All fifteen of the state's metro areas experienced rate decreases. more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 31 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * Study Finds Opening 'Off-Price' Stores Increases Online Shopping for High-End Retailers A new study finds that when high-end retailers open "off-price" stores, which sell less expensive merchandise, it reduces customer spending at their flagship "full-line" stores - but increases customer spending at their online stores. "We have recently seen an increase in high-end retail ch more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 30 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * Precautionary swimming advisory lifted for ocean site in Oak Island where floodwater pumping occurred State recreational water quality officials today lifted a precautionary swimming advisory in Oak Island. The advisory was lifted because floodwaters have receded, and pumping has ceased. The precautionary advisory was posted May 28 at the oceanfront area near Cr more PR