Community-Campus Partnership
The Community-Campus Partnership blog disseminates information related to this UNC-Chapel Hill campus-wide initiative to forge effective partnerships with economically distressed communities in North Carolina.
Yanceyville Prepares Downtown Revitalization Strategy – Caswell County
John Killeen is a City and Regional Planning graduate student working in Caswell County. To plan for best use of NC STEP resources, Yanceyville is generating action plans for the STEP priority categories. Siting and developing the Artisan Gallery is a strategy that is close to yielding results, with the former Watlington’s store on Court... »
Eastern NC Trail is a State Funding Priority
Paul Winn is a Masters Student of City and Regional Planning and a graduate student assistant working with Lenoir County. A conceptual plan for the Mountains-to-Sea Trail (MST) of Eastern North Carolina was produced in 2004 by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in partnership with Greenways, Inc. While the official support of the... »
Golden LEAF’s Community Assistance Initiative (CAI) in Lenior County: An Update
Will Lambe is the Director of the Community-Campus Partnership and the Associate Director for the Community & Economic Development Program. On Monday night, November 9, community leaders from across Lenoir County came together to hear feedback on project proposals that have been submitted to the Golden LEAF Foundation. Foundation President Dan Gerlach provided an overview... »
Jason Jolley makes presentation to Caswell County Commissioners
Will Lambe is the Director of the Community-Campus Partnership and Associate Director for the Community & Economic Development Program. On Monday, November 2, Jason Jolley from the UNC Center for Competitive Economies at the Kenan Institute made a presentation on economic development to the Caswell County Commissioners. Jason provided data to illustrate a number of... »
Community Campus Connections
Kate Pearce is a graduate student assistant working in Caswell County. Over the past couple of months I have attended a couple of presentations to various campus working groups on the Community Campus Partnership. Through this “road show” I have met a number of faculty and staff interested in becoming involved in some capacity in... »
Water Policy for Caswell County
Kate Pearce is a graduate student assistant working in Caswell County. At the request of County Manager, Kevin Howard I drafted water use policy for Caswell County. The policy was drafted by surveying existing policies and procedures from counties of similar size to Caswell namely Montgomery County, Martin County, Anson County, Northhampton County and the... »
Rural Planning in Caswell County: Field Trip Nov. 13
Kate Pearce is a graduate student assistant working in Caswell County. Friday, November 13 students from the Department of City and Regional Planning will travel to Caswell County for a crash course in rural planning. The day’s agenda will include a talk on rural town planning issues and local government by Town Manager, David... »
CCP, Lenoir County Project Update: Methane Capture, STEM, and the Beech Center
Adam Parker is a graduate student assistant working in Lenoir County. The following post provides an update on three CCP initiatives in Lenoir County: (1) a potential methane gas capture facility at the county landfill, (2) Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Education, (3) a vision and plan for a community center in East Kinston. »
The Yanceyville Artisans’ Gallery is Moving Right Along!
Kate Mulvaney is a graduate student assistant working in Caswell County. The Yanceyville Artisans’ Gallery is moving right along! This post will discuss the progress of the Artisans’ Gallery over the last few weeks. The Gallery chose its downtown location and renovations are currently being made by the property owner to prepare for our rental. »
Health Professions Data — Caswell County
The Sheps Center at UNC just released the 2008 data book on health professions in North Carolina. According to the Sheps data, Caswell County has 8 physicians, 6 of whom practice family medicine and 2 are internal medicine specialists. There are 3.4 physicials per 10,000 population (NC average is 21 per 10,000). There are... »