Page 3 - Wright Memorial News Today

HICKORY — The Catawba Valley Camera Club has announced the winners of its photographic competition for the Jan. 5 meeting. The competition was for projection images with the assigned topic

DAVIESS COUNTY— A Missouri teen was injured in an accident just after 5p.m. Sunday in Daviess County.The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2003 Jeep Liberty driven by Gary M. Carman, 57, Hamilton, was eastbound on MO 6 at jamestown.The driver swerved for a deer in the road. The jeep traveled off the road and overturned.Grundy County EMS transported a 14-year-old male passenger from Laredo, Mo., to Wright Memorial Hospital. Carman was not injured. Both were properly restrained, according...

The user may know that fixed licence plate reader technology (LPR) is one of the most powerful security tools available for protecting buildings and perimeters of geographical areas. Best practices...

GRUNDY COUNTY — One person was injured in an accident just before 4:30p.m. Friday in Grundy County.The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2011 Peterbilt tractor driven by Paul G. England, 52, Marshall, was northbound on U.S. 65 at Route C in Spikard.The truck struck a 2011 Lincoln MKZ driven by Samantha R. Lynch, 28, Trenton, who was making a left turn onto Route C from U.S. 65.A private vehicle transported a 4-year-old boy in the Lincoln to Wright Memorial Hospital. The drivers were not...

June 4, 2021 CALDWELL COUNTY —A Missouri man was injured in an accident just after noon Thursday in Caldwell County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2004 Chevy passenger vehicle driven by Kiah A. Price, 18, Altamont, was  eastbound on NE Meadows Lane two miles west of Breckenridge. The driver lost control on a gravel road and overcorrected. The vehicle traveled off the north side of the road, struck an embankment and overturned.  A private vehicle transported Price to Wrigh...

Holly Kozelsky The prom must go on – even if it means crossing the state line to make it possible. And that’s what groups of parents and other volunteers are doing for this year’s high school juniors and seniors. Virginia pandemic restrictions still don’t allow indoor gatherings big enough for proms, but North Carolina’s do. The first of the parent-led proms, not affiliated with any school, is the prom for Patrick County students. It will be Saturday at Luna...

February 5, 2021 GRUNDY COUNTY—Four people were injured in an accident just after 7:30p.m. Thursday in Grundy County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2011 Jeep Wrangler driven by Madison L. Searcy, 20, Trenton, was southbound on U.S. 65 one mile south of MO 6 in Trenton. The driver was using cruise-control when the vehicle struck black ice. The driver lost control of the Wrangler. It slid and struck a 2006 Jeep Compass driven by Daniel P. Burch, 29, Princeton, head-on. Mercer...

Are you still listening?

Wright Memorial Hospital to receive shipment of COVID-19 vaccine 20 Shares Wright Memorial Hospital of Trenton plans to receive doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in the next couple of weeks for staff. Marketing and Public Relations Director Jordan Ferguson reports the hospital is following guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccine distribution. The CDC recommends prioritizing health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities. Ferguson says the first doses...