Associated Press North Carolina Daybook for Monday, Aug. 29.

The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover.

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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 10:00 AM North Carolina Gov. McCrory’s public schedule – North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory makes economic development announcement at Mebane Arts & Community Center, 633 Corregidor Dr., Mebane (10:00 AM EDT); and participates in back-to-school tour and roundtable on teacher pay at Newton-Conover High School, 338 W. 15th St., Newton (1:00 PM EDT)

Location: Newton www.ncgov.com https://twitter.com/NCdotGov

Contacts: North Carolina Office of the Governor Communications [email protected] 1 919 814 2100

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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 Georgia GOHS launch ‘Hands Across the Boarder’ DUI enforcement campaign – Georgia 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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Tuesday, Aug. 30 Martin Marietta Mtls: Q3 2016 Ex-dividend date

Location: TBD http://ir.martinmarietta.com/index.cfm

Contacts: Dana F Guzzo Martin Marietta Investor Relations 1 919 783 4540

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Tuesday, Aug. 30 Ben Jones celebrates 75th birthday – 75th birthday of Ben Jones, American actor and politician known for his role as Cooter Davenport in ‘The Dukes of Hazzard’, and for serving in the House of Representatives from 1989-1993

Location: TBD

Contacts: TBD

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Wednesday, Aug. 31 – Wednesday, Sep. 28 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers begin crossing the nation on media tour – NASCAR annual #TheChase Across America program, with the 16 drivers participating in the 2016 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup participating in events and content-gathering opportunities in race markets and other locations across the nation. Participants, including Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Joey Logano, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Brad Keselowski, and Tony Stewart visit locations including Boston, Detroit, Chicago, New York, NBC in Stamford, CT, ESPN in Bristol, CT, FOX in Los Angeles, and NASCAR Plaza in Charlotte, NC

Location: Boston Los Angeles Bristol Stamford Chicago Detroit New York City Charlotte www.nascar.com https://twitter.com/NASCAR #TheChaseAcrossAmerica

Contacts: David Higdon NASCAR [email protected] 1 704 390 3802 HigNASCAR

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