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Ivanka Trump, daughter of and adviser to President Donald Trump, paid a visit to the NASCAR Technical Institute in Mooresville on Wednesday to lend her support to the organization's mission.
The NASCAR Technical Institute provides students with training in the automotive and computer numerical-control machining industries. It opened in 2002.
Trump participated in a tour and program demonstrations while visiting the institute.
The 2020 Republican National Convention will be held Aug. 24-27 in Charlotte, officials announced Monday, giving organizers less than two years to raise $70 million for the event and prepare the city for tens of thousands of visitors.
The convention will take place at the Spectrum Center in uptown Charlotte, where the Republican Party is expected to nominate President Donald Trump for a second term. Other events tied to the convention are expected to be held throughout the region, possibly at venues such as Charlotte Motor Speedway, as organizers show off the Charlotte area.
Monarch of Stanly County has been awarded a $1.6 million federal grant to help combat mental illness and drug addiction. If successful, the award could nearly double next year.
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. House approved more than billion dollars in federal assistance for the Carolinas following Hurricane Florence.
- The Tar Heel state will receive roughly $1.1 billion
- North Carolina lawmakers say they will likely be back asking for more
- Senate still needs to approve the funding
Of the $1.68 billion, North Carolina's senators estimate the Tar Heel state will receive roughly $1.1 billion.
Tropical Storm Florence left a trail of flooded roads and destroyed property in the wake of its ruinous lurch through Robbins.
The small community was still reeling from the storm when U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson toured some of the affected areas on Saturday. The congressman was joined by state Rep. Jamie Boles and county Commissioner Otis Ritter.
Moore Montessori Community School has been awarded a $400,000 grant from a U.S. Department of Education program for new charter schools.
Moore County’s third charter and first public Montessori school opened last month in Southern Pines with about 90 students in kindergarten through second grade. The school plans to serve grades K-6 by 2022.
This week, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) traveled across the eighth district to meet with Emergency Management officials and other local leaders, learn more about response and recovery efforts, and talk with constituents in shelters about the impact of Hurricane Florence.
On Tuesday, Rep. Hudson met with Cabarrus County Manager Mike Downs and spoke with and thanked emergency management officials for their efforts.
As the state’s death toll from Florence climbed to 27 on Wednesday, residents in waterlogged Stanly County pushed forward.
CABARRUS COUNTY, N.C. - State inspectors are assessing bridges that flooded as Hurricane Florence devastated North Carolina, but the North Carolina Department of Transportation says it's too early to provide a timeline for repairs.
Channel 9 found inspectors at bridges in Cabarrus County Tuesday who said they've worked 50 hours in four days.
In some cases, bridges are opened immediately after inspection, if road workers determine they're safe. But officials are asking drivers to be patient with bridges that were damaged by floodwaters and remain closed.