Associated Press North Carolina Daybook for Saturday, Aug. 27.
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Saturday, Aug. 27 10:00 AM North Carolina National Guard Military Academy hosts commissioning ceremony – North Carolina National Guard Military Academy hosts commissioning ceremony and the induction of a former Officer Candidate as part of their traditional and accelerated Officer Candidate School programs
Location: John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School Auditorium, Building D-3004, Fort Bragg, NC www.nationalguard.com/nc https://twitter.com/NCNationalGuard
Contacts: Lt. Col. Matt DeVivo North Carolina National Guard 1 919 612 9712
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Saturday, Aug. 27 1:00 PM Saint Augustine’s University baseball program hosts its inaugural golf tournament
Location: Riverwood Golf Course, Clayton, NC https://www.st-aug.edu/ https://twitter.com/SAU_News
Contacts: Charles Whitaker Saint Augustine’s University [email protected] 1 757 810 1767
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Saturday, Aug. 27 – Sunday, Aug. 28 North Carolina State Parks Signature Centennial Celebration event
Location: Mount Mitchell State Park, Burnsville, NC http://www.ncdcr.gov/ https://twitter.com/ncculture
Contacts: Charlie Peek NCDNCR [email protected] 1 919 218 4622
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Saturday, Aug. 27 AC/DC and Axl Rose begin North American tour – AC/DC resume the second leg of their North American tour after being forced to cancel 10 dates in March and April when doctors advised frontman Brian Johnson to ‘stop touring immediately or risk total hearing loss’. The rescheduled dates feature Axl Rose of Guns N’ Roses in place of Johnson, who has assured fans his time with AC/DC is not at an end
Location: Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC Greensboro https://twitter.com/acdc #RockOrBustWorldTour
Contacts: Benny Tarantini BT PR [email protected] 1 646 405 7010
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Saturday, Aug. 27 Color Vibe 5K Run
Location: Greensboro, NC Greensboro http://www.thecolorvibe.com/ https://twitter.com/colorvibe
Contacts: Color Vibe 5K Run [email protected]
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Monday, Aug. 29 6:00 AM Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Clark makes first day visits – Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Ann Clark visits bus drivers, teachers, staff and students to offer her well-wishes for a great start to the 2016-2017 school year at Northpointe bus lot, 4440 Northpointe Industrial Blvd., Charlotte (6:00 AM EDT); Torrence Creek Elementary, 14550 Ranson Road, Huntersville (7:45 AM EDT); Statesville Road Elementary, 5521 Millhaven Lane, Charlotte (11:00 AM EDT); Quail Hollow Middle, 2901 Smithfield Church Road, Charlotte (2:30 PM EDT); and The Atrium, 4421 Stuart Andrew Blvd., Charlotte (5:00 PM EDT)
Location: Charlotte www.cms.k12.nc.us/Pages/default.aspx https://twitter.com/CharMeckSchools
Contacts: Renee McCoy Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Executive Director of Communications 1 980 343 0954 CMS Media Line 1 980 343 6243
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Monday, Aug. 29 3:00 PM North Carolina Committee on Actuarial Valuations of Retired Employees’ Health Benefits meeting via conference call
Location: Administration Building, 116 West Jones Street, Raleigh, NC Raleigh http://www.osbm.nc.gov/
Contacts: John Sparrow OSBM [email protected] 1 919 807 4703
Dial-in Number: (919) 981-2500
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Monday, Aug. 29 – Wednesday, Aug. 31 The Carolinas Center’s 40th Annual Hospice & Palliative Care Conference
Location: Omni Hotel, Charlotte, NC Charlotte http://cchospice.org/ https://twitter.com/tcchospice
Contacts: Yesha Bell The Carolinas Center [email protected] 1 919 459 5382
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Monday, Aug. 29 – Friday, Sep. 02 GOHS launch ‘Hands Across the Boarder’ DUI enforcement campaign – Governor’s Office of Highway Safety launch ‘Hands Across the Boarder’ DUI enforcement campaign in Georgia, Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. Any person caught driving under the influence at this time will be taken to jail
Location: TBD http://www.gahighwaysafety.org/
Contacts: Robert Hydrick GOHS Communications Manager [email protected] 1 404 463 1715
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