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It was 3 a.m., in the early months of COVID. The Rev. Shannon Marie Berry sat on her stoop. Fremont, North Carolina, with a population of about 1,200, was quiet. Berry was alone and fixated on the bell tower of Fremont United Methodist Church across the street. She’d been hardly sleeping. Her Apple Watch was collecting alarming heart rate data. And she was staring at the church she was responsible for leading, worn out and defeated.
Several of the 800 events planned for the statewide 13th annual North Carolina Science Festival April 1-30 will take place on the coast.
Michael Morris, 28, was not in police custody at the time, according to the Bates County Sheriff’s Office.
At least 8 tornadoes hit Charlotte, North Carolina and the surrounding counties, the National Weather Service determined.
A sheriff with more than 50 years of law enforcement experience will be U.S. Rep. Claudia Tenney's guest for President Joe Biden's State of the Union address Tuesday.