Correction Enterprises and Nash Community College have had a great relationship thanks to the school providing complimentary space and cooperation for an on-campus optical center.
On Thursday, Correction Enterprises presented the school with its first Platinum Partnership Award. The award recognizes individuals or organizations that have demonstrated a commitment to support Correction Enterprises’ mission.
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While it's too early to tell what impacts Hurricane Irma may have on North Carolina, Governor Roy Cooper is encouraging North Carolina residents and visitors to update their emergency plans and kits and stay tuned to local media. The Category 5 hurricane is 270 miles east of Antigua; the current track places the storm in the Florida Keys early Sunday.
What: Governor’s Crime Commission Quarterly Meeting
When: Thursday, September 7, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Where: Governor’s Crime Commission, First Floor Conference Room, 1201 Front St., Raleigh
Agenda:
While Gulf Coast states respond to Hurricane Harvey and many North Carolinians continue rebuilding nearly one year after Hurricane Matthew, Governor Roy Cooper today urged residents to update their emergency plans and kits during North Carolina Preparedness Month.
RALEIGH - In response to a request from Texas emergency officials, North Carolina is deploying five swift water rescue teams to assist with search and rescue efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. Carolina teams will depart Thursday morning headed to College Station, Texas. The five teams consist of 92 personnel from the following public safety organizations:
Nearly 50 law enforcement officers and support staff from state, local and federal agencies joined forces this week for Operation Hide and Seek, an enforcement operation that served outstanding criminal warrants and conducted compliance checks on high risk and violent offenders on probation and parole in Montgomery County.
Operation Hide and Seek took place on Aug. 21-22 throughout the county. Teams completed 28 searches
The operation netted:
When Hurricane Matthew flooded Princeville last fall, it marked the second time in less than 20 years that a flood nearly wiped out the town. Local, state and federal leaders vowed to work with the community to help them recover and figure out solutions to help preserve one of the country's most historically significant towns.
Department of Public Safety Secretary Erik A. Hooks has named Brian Jones to be the new director of Private Protective Services. He comes to the department from the Durham County Sheriff’s Office, where he was director of planning and development. He will assume his new duties August 21.
Inmate Richard B. Dwyer (#1327349) died this morning at Lanesboro Correctional Institution after an apparent suicide. He was found unresponsive in his cell at about 10:15 a.m. Prison medical staff and local paramedics responded and worked to resuscitate the inmate, but were unsuccessful.
Dwyer was serving a 29-year sentence for statutory rape. He was scheduled to be released in April 2035.
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What: Convocation for the start of the N.C. Field Minister Program
When: August 21, 2017
Time: 10 a.m.
Where: Nash Correctional Institution
2869 U.S. 64 Alt., Nashville, NC 27856