May 17, 2021
A group of faculty and staff from Surry Community College ran in the Surry County School System’s MAD Dash 5K race held at Fisher River Park in Dobson, as well as raced virtually, in April. Several team members medaled in their age group. The race benefited the Surry County Schools Educational Foundation.
The SCC team included a variety of college employees from different departments. Members were: Stephen Best, web specialist; Tara Best, accounting instructor; Tony Martin, vice president of finance; Rebekah Tilley, systems technician, all of Dobson; Mark Tucker, athletic director, and Jason Gautier, network administrator, both of Pilot Mountain; Corey France, senior computer technician, and Seth Jackson, network technician, both of Mount Airy; and Daniel Reikowsky, director of institutional research, of Elkin.
Victim speaks out after cop who propositioned her for sex enters plea deal
Former Wrightsville Beach police officer enters Alford plea By Ann McAdams | May 6, 2021 at 4:37 PM EDT - Updated May 6 at 7:34 PM
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, N.C. (WECT) - It was a case that came as a shock to many across the Cape Fear region. A well-known police lieutenant and youth football coach, criminally charged following an investigation by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI). The accusation: that Shaun Appler offered a woman a âfree passâ to get out of trouble with Wrightsville Beach Police, in exchange for nude photos or sex.
Rev. Al Sharpton echoed the growing call for justice and new policy in the fatal shooting of the 42-year-old father, whose family continues to demand the release of the body cam footage.
“This must stop, enough is enough” said Sharpton, standing in front of a large photo of Brown at Fountain of Life Church.
“How many funerals do we have to have before we tell the Congress and the Senate that you’ve got to do something in these times? We have the
George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, this must happen in these times, just like the Civil Rights Act of ‘64 was on time, the Voting RIghts Act of 65 was on time, the times call for a policing act.”
We want the tape : Protests continue in North Carolina following funeral for Andrew Brown Jr.
By: Zak Dahlheimer
and last updated 2021-05-04 11:40:47-04
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. â For nearly a dozen nights, Josh Grooten has taken to the streets of his hometown, Elizabeth City.
âBasically, I wanted to support my community,â Grooten said. âWe re just out here making a stand. We just want the tape. That s what we want â we want the tape.â
Monday night, Grooten and others marched down Ehringhaus Street with police following closely, hours after Andrew Brown Jr.âs funeral.
Brown was shot and killed by a Pasoquotank County sheriff s deputy on April 21. His death added to the list of officer-involved deaths that have led to protests across the country, including several days of peaceful ones in Elizabeth City.