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Green Awarded D.A.R.E. Officer of the Year

Jul 1, 2019

Stanly County resident Todd Green was awarded D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) Officer of the Year at the North Carolina D.A.R.E conference in Beaufort.Green, who has been a D.A.R.E. officer since 2000, also serves on the North Carolina D.A.R.E. board as...

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Todd Green, North Carolina D.A.R.E. Officer of the Year 2019

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