Slime the sheriff? How about the principal? Some Craven County students will get the chance. This year, the Craven County Sheriff’s Office and several community partners are looking to increase the education and resources dedicated to ensuring the number…
Adam Stanley Named New Shallotte’s Chief of Police
Stanley was a Brunswick County sheriff’s deputy for 25 years before retiring at the end of March. He spent eight of those years as a school resource officer, running programs like D.A.R.E. that made early interventions in kids lives…
Carley Keller, D.A.R.E.’s 2021 Louis “Skip” Miller National Scholarship Recipient
Each year, D.A.R.E. America International awards one member of its Youth Advocacy Board a $20,000 college scholarship. Carley Keller from North Carolina was named the recipient of the 2021 D.A.R.E. America Louis ‘Skip’ Miller National Scholarship Award…
Riverside Elementary Graduates First D.A.R.E. Class in 20 Years
NEWLAND — On Thursday, May 6, fifth grade students at Riverside Elementary became the first county student class to graduate from the D.A.R.E. program in 20 years through the efforts of the Avery County Sheriff’s Office and School Resource Officer John Hicks. The…
KARE Donation to Durham Rescue Mission
I just wanted to take some time and send you and Next Generations Solutions a thank you note for the children's Christmas Toys. Next Generation Solutions made it possible for the children at the Durham Rescue Mission to have a most excellent Christmas. It is because...
Our View: Law-Full Education
Education is the best defense against ignorance. In an era of proposing to defund the work of local law enforcement — effectively handcuffing officers and deputies from doing their jobs — Watauga, Ashe, Avery and much of the High Country get painted with the same…