SPRUCE PINE â Amber Westall Briggs was delighted when The AMY regional library system was selected by the North Carolina Humanities Council last year as one of six sites in North Carolina to host âWater/Ways,â a Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition. âThe idea behind the exhibition was not only to explore waterâs environmental and cultural impact, but also inspire residents to visit our own waterways and think about what it means to become better stewards of them,â Briggs said.
Although Briggs was disappointed the exhibit was postponed because of Covid-19, she is excited to announce the colorful exhibit will open at the libraryâs Burnsville branch on March 13 and run through April 25.
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“Can’t solve all the world’s problems,” Joan Gillings once said, “But we can try.”
So reads the obituary of Joan Suzanne Heckler Gillings, who died on Feb. 18, according to an obitiuary published by her family on Feb. 28.
Ms. Gillings was married to Dennis Gillings who founded the life science company Quintiles in 1982. The Gillings were divorced in 2011.
The rise of Quintiles, which merged with IMS Health in 2016 to become Iqvia, made the Gillings very wealthy. and Ms. Gillings was a very active plilanthropist.
“She made voluntary and advisory contributions to the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center, UNC Children’s Hospital, The North Carolina Museum of Art, the North Carolina Botanical Gardens, Kenan Institute Asia, the Opera House Theater Company in Wilmington, and the Wrightsville Beach Museum, and offered ongoing support to numerous local and international initiatives with focuses on wellness, housing, literacy, and youth development programs,” the obi
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) People driving past the McLaurin parking lot at 11 South East Street on Saturday saw a solemn group gathered there. Firefighters, elected officials and history buffs heard Lift Every Voice and Sing at the start of a Black History Month Celebration that honored African American public safety pioneers.
Earl Ijames, a curator with the North Carolina Museum of History spoke during the ceremony. He explained to ABC11: The Victor Fire Company organized here in Raleigh. All Black, formerly enslaved people. Got their name because they were first in one of the early firefighter competitions that was held here in Raleigh for all firefighters in the state, Black and white.