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Jones County receives funding boost for downtown revitalization projects

RALEIGH: The North Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) has approved 31 grant requests to local governments totaling $10,982,835, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The requests include commitments to create a total of 565 jobs, 135 of which were previously announced. The public investment in these projects will attract more than $211 million in public and private investment.

Historic Princeville spotlighted in AfroPoP Earth Day Documentary

NEW YORK — AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange, the acclaimed series from Black Public Media (BPM) and WORLD, closes out its 16th season on April 22 — Earth Day — with a documentary film exploring the urgent effects of climate change on one North Carolina community. Produced and directed by filmmaker Resita Cox, Freedom Hill debuts on AfroPoP on Monday, April 22 at 8 p.m. Eastern (7 p.m. Central) on WORLD and streams on the WORLD and Black Public Media YouTube channels.