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Ed and Mary Hayes Holmes, of Pittsboro, have established the Edward S. and Mary Hayes B. Holmes Endowment with the Central Carolina Community College Foundation. The endowment will fund a $500 scholarship for the 2008-09 school year and a $1,000 scholarship in future years. Preference will be given to Central Carolina C.C. students residing in Chatham County. Ed was a long-time attorney in Pittsboro and is now a member of the CCCC Foundation Board of Directors. The Holmes have also given a generous donation to the Chatham County Community Library, a joint project of the college and Chatham County being built on the college’s Chatham County Campus.