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County officials are aware of several entities looking into whether additional internet resources may be needed in Onslow, so if you are not happy with your current options, this may be the time for you to speak out. Onslow County is partnering with the NC Department of Information Technology to gather information on areas in the county that do not have adequate internet access and speeds. The information is to help provide data to guide the further investment of funds from various programs. North Carolina has administered funds through the Growing Rural Economies with Access to Technology (...

‘This Is a Classic Defense’: Ohio Deputy Who Gunned Down Casey Goodson Has Yet to Submit to Questioning as He Claims Goodson Pointed Gun at Him It has been two weeks since a Franklin County sheriff’s deputy shot and killed Casey Christopher Goodson Jr., a 23-year-old Black man, as he walked into his north Columbus, Ohio home. In the days since, national fervor has grown over Goodson’s death, several conflicting accounts have emerged publicly, rallies and protests have stepped off, and at least one law enforcement official has walked back his initial comments about the Dec. 4 shooting....

“I don’t know if you remember me,” he wrote to her, “ … but out of the respect I have for you and how highly you used to speak of your son in class and brag about him I just wanted you to know you guys are in my prayers and I wanted to know if there’s anything I can do to raise money or anything that will help.”  The maturity and empathy shown by a then-teenager was not lost on Thomas-St. Clair, and a friendship with Goodson soon formed.  “Casey was my refuel at a time I wanted to throw in the towel. He was my reason to keep pouring my soul into my current students," she sa...

We don't anticipate having any more explosive devices. >> unclear if the fake grenade or flash bang is what police were referring to when a state device. the capital gazette is one of the nation's oldest newspaper dating back to the 1800s. an editor of the paper released a statement about the employees that reads in part "we keep doing more with less. we find ways to cover high school sports, breaking news, tax hikes, school budgets and local entertainment. we are there in times of tragedy and we do our best to share stories of people, those who make our community better. please understand we ...