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Area speedway revamps, looks to new season

Ever since 2003 the Orange County Speedway, located in Rougemont, has been on a reduced operating schedule. Rumor had it the track was shut down. But Vance Agee, the track's new owner, said the track kept on trucking all along and now is re-expanding its schedule. The track always has been a true platform for Nextel Cup Series drivers, Agee said. Many racers, such as Scott Riggs who drives for NASCAR's Valvoline team, came through the speedway. "We have sent out 650 postcards inviting race teams to renew their track licenses," he said.

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Students discuss minority issues at conference

Local students recently attended a national conference on minority achievement. The sixth-annual National Student Leadership Conference of the Minority Student Achievement Network was held Sept. 28 to Sept. 30. in Cambridge, Mass. Among its participants were six representatives from Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools. The conference is a platform for students to learn from their peers and offer recommendations to increase achievement through school intervention.

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Achievement gap focus of forum

Community members focused on bridging the minority achievement gap Tuesday night at a forum for Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education candidates. The Parent-Teacher Association held the event at Ephesus Elementary School. Pam Krakow, co-president of the school's PTA, said the forum would allow parents and community members a chance to find out who the candidates are and what is important to them. "The board usually is pretty good at listening to parents" Krakow said.

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