WASHINGTON.– Students in the 7th Congressional District, which includes a small part of Robeson County in the Parkton and Lumber Bridge areas, have until Oct. 31 to contact the office of U.S. Rep. David Rouzer and apply for a nomination to a United States Service Academy for the 2016 academic year.

Rouzer can make nominations to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Air Force Academy and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.

For information o the application process, call Carol Armstrong at (919) 938-3040, or email [email protected]

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