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NC Council on Developmental Disabilities voices how to have healthy independent relationships as people with disabilities
The NC Council on Developmental Disabilities (NCCDD) Self-Advocate Discussion Series focused their June workshop on relationships for people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. According to a release, the Council emphasizes the value of people with disabilities building and maintaining relationships with NC legislators and decision-makers while bridging connections and a network among NC self-advocates. The event centered around understanding what healthy relationships should feel like and featured three couples who...
Trillium preparing for new management plan
Starting July 1 the organization responsible for managing mental health care for Medicaid and uninsured patients across half of the state took on the physical health care of people with several mental health needs. Trillium Health Resources Regional Vice President Dave Peterson reviewed the organization’s work for the 2022-23 fiscal year and its efforts to implement the state’s tailored plan for mental and physical health at a recent Pitt County Board of Commissioners meeting. ...
Global TransPark breaks ground on facility slated for incoming FRCE workload
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. — Leaders and stakeholders from Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) and the North Carolina Global TransPark gathered at the Kinston facility June 25 to celebrate breaking ground for a new aviation maintenance complex set to house the depot’s incoming military aircraft workload.
Local experts weigh in as dengue cases surge across country, rise in NC
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — There is a public health emergency in the United States as cases of dengue fever soar. The World Health Organization defines dengue as a viral infection that spreads from mosquitoes to humans, most common in tropical and subtropical climates. As of May, there have been...
Power fully restored after outage affects 600 customers near Caswell Beach
CASWELL BEACH, N.C. (WECT) – Power has been fully restored in Brunswick County after an outage affected 600 Brunswick Electric Membership Corporation (BEMC) customers near Caswell Beach Thursday night. The cause was a broken pad mount, according to a Facebook post by the company. BEMC first reported the outage...
Castle Hayne man convicted of methamphetamine trafficking
BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — A Castle Hayne man will spend at least 5 years behind bars after pleading guilty to trafficking methamphetamine. According to a news release from District Attorney Jon David’s office, 62-year-old Joseph Grizzle made the plea and was sentenced in Brunswick County Superior Court this week.
Thousands attend North Carolina Fourth of July festival in Southport
SOUTHPORT, NC (WWAY) — Thousands of people came out Thursday morning to enjoy Southport’s annual Independence Day parade, which is all part of the North Carolina 4th of July festival. This is the 52nd year that Southport has held the official North Carolina 4th of July Festival, though...
From the editor: Fayetteville Observer journalists win NC Press Association awards
Let’s kick off July with some good news, shall we?. Each year, The Fayetteville Observer submits its best work for consideration by the North Carolina Press Association, and this year, we will be bringing home six awards. The Observer competes in Division E, which includes daily newspapers across the...
Elm City commissioners’ conspicuous absences
Re: “Elm City passes ‘largest tax increase in town’s history,’” front page, June 28: Over in Elm City, when the male commissioners are not present for the meetings, do they have to give a reason? Or are they afraid to vote against the mayor? Seems their votes over the last months could have made the difference on some major decisions […] The post Elm City commissioners’ conspicuous absences first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Avon Fireworks return with a bang on July 4… WITH SLIDESHOW
The annual Independence Day fireworks show at the Avon Fishing Pier returned with a bang on Thursday, July 4, wowing a big crowd of beach-going spectators. The fireworks started at around 9:15 p.m., launching from the very end of the Avon Pier. The show lasted for 20 minutes, and visitors headed to area beaches for a front-row seat for the action over the ocean.
Crews search for Goldsboro 14-year-old missing after being swept into water near N. Topsail Beach: Officials
TOPSAIL BEACH, N.C. (WNCT) — One of two brothers from Goldsboro, age 14, remains missing after being swept into the waters of the New River Inlet near North Topsail Beach on Thursday. On Friday morning, Town of North Topsail Beach said search efforts have started up again after they...
Marines and their families celebrate the Fourth of July at Camp Lejeune
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Thousands of people gathered at Camp Lejeune to celebrate the Fourth of July while honoring the Marines and their families. Attendees got to see performances by Sugar Ray and Vertical Horizon, waited in line to meet Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young and ended the evening with fireworks. Marine Corps Community Services […]
1 injured after shooting at Rocky Mount Wingstop on Fourth of July, police say
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (WNCN) — An altercation that led to a shooting at Wingstop has left one person with injuries, according to the Rocky Mount police. On July 4 around 8:42 p.m., officers responded to the Wingstop at 1569 Benvenue Road in reference to a shooting with injury. Once on the scene, officers said they found the victim at King Taco with a gunshot wound to the wrist.
Smitty Check: Mother hopes Army policy will prevent deaths like her son's
The mother of a then-Fort Bragg soldier found dead in his barracks room in January 2020 hopes service members will check on each other to prevent future deaths like her son's. Pvt. 2nd Class Caleb Smither's mother, Heather Baker, spoke to the Fayetteville Observer last June about her visit to Washington D.C. to make members of Congress and Army leaders aware of her son’s death and make changes so missteps don't happen again. ...
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