Kenan Foxx has already made the playoffs in track and field, and the Northwestern Conference meet has not been run yet.
Foxx made the state 4-A Western Regional last week when he threw the discus 137 feet, 5 inches at the Tri-Cities Classic track and field meet held at Science Hill High School in Johnson City, Tenn.
It’s why he was named Watauga High School’s Athlete of the Week,… Read more »
Several Yadkin County residents will have the exciting opportunity to be a part of the proceedings in the United States Congress next week. A local pastor, Kenny Gooden, has been asked to give the opening prayer and two area students also will get a chance to address members of Congress on April 15.
Yadkin Early College senior Kerry Aguilera and Milca Jarquin, an Early College alumna… Read more »
At a time usually dedicated to last-minute Metro dashes, black coffee and the ever-ubiquitous doughnut table, a group of people gather for fellowship in the nation’s capital.
Spirits open and hearts full, they clasp hands, bow heads and pray together before starting their workday. No, this is not a daily Mass, or breakfast at a parish center. This is Capitol Hill, more specifically,… Read more »
Earlier this month, The Mountain Times reported on the Bee Aware science team’s campaign to bring awareness to the plight of the honeybee.
Just weeks later, the homeschooled High Country students found themselves in the midst of some of the best young minds in science at the fifth annual White House Science Fair.
It was only last week that the Bee Aware N.C. team members… Read more »
The Labor Department, in a move likely to be opposed by Republicans, hopes to release new standards for overtime pay for salaried workers this spring, Secretary Thomas E. Perez told House members Wednesday.
President Barack Obama instructed the department about a year ago to review the salary limit under which salaried workers must be paid overtime pay. The law was intended to prevent… Read more »
Rep. Virginia Foxx, chair of the higher education subcommittee on the House Education and the Workforce Committee, looked to witnesses for thoughts on two issues in higher at a hearing today: measuring student achievement measure in higher ed, and updating the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
Christine Keller, vice president for research and policy analysis at the Association… Read more »
In her first leadership role as a member of Congress, North Carolina’s Rep. Alma Adams on Tuesday made sure that minority students and historically black colleges were included in a debate on how to improve the nation’s higher education system.
The longtime educator led the Democrats at a House Education and Workforce Training subcommittee hearing on the reauthorization of the Higher… Read more »
Rep. Virginia Foxx, chair of the higher education subcommittee on the House Education and the Workforce Committee, looked to witnesses for thoughts on two issues in higher at a hearing today: measuring student achievement measure in higher ed, and updating the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
Christine Keller, vice president for research and policy analysis at the Association… Read more »
Virginia Foxx, who represents North Carolina’s 5th Congressional District, voted against a long-term funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday, March 3.
The legislation passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 257 to 167.
Foxx said the following about the funding bill:
“Unfortunately, this legislation does nothing to prevent President (Barack)… Read more »
When House Administration Committee Chairwoman Candice Miller retires and hands over her gavel next year, GOP leaders will be facing a familiar quandary: finding another female lawmaker to lead a committee.
Miller, a Michigan Republican, is the only woman among the 21 GOP committee chairs. And leadership — cognizant of the poor optics of a potential all-white, male lineup — will be… Read more »
