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The 41 teens who opted to spend a week at the State Highway Patrol’s summer camp learned to push their mental and physical boundaries. One student said, “I learned more in this week than I have in my 18 years in school.” The 22 nd Student Trooper Program started Sunday, June 14 and ended Friday, June 19 with a  graduation program.  Each day, the summer camp started at 5 a.m. with physical training and ended at 10 p.m. with lights out.

Graduates of Class 44 completed the 22-week resident Tar Heel Challenge Academy program and celebrated joyously during their graduation ceremony at the Sampson County Agri-Exposition Center here, June 12. “This is the happiest day of my life every time my parents told me they were proud of me, I never really believed it until now,” said Nathaniel Wilson, Class 44 Tar Heel Challenge Academy honor graduate. “I felt like I would never accomplish something, now I have something to be proud of.”

Governor Pat McCrory’s Connect NC Bond Proposal will make significant, statewide investments in public safety. “Public safety and security are essential to our quality of life in North Carolina,” Governor McCrory said. “Through Connect NC investments in National Guard facilities and training academies for the State Highway Patrol, correctional officers and other law enforcement we will enhance public safety for future generations.”

What: N.C. National Gkuard Joint Force Headquarters hosts NC STRIVE 2015: Supporting veterans, service members and their families. When: Tuesday, June 16, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Where: NCNG Joint Force Headquarters, 1636 Gold Star Drive, Raleigh Special Instructions: Media organizations are invited to cover this event. The event runs from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The North Carolina National Guard celebrated the retirement of Colonel Marc D. Axelberg here, on June 12. "It has been an honor to wear this uniform and to serve our great nation," said Axelberg.

What: 240th Army Birthday and Retirement Ceremony for Colonel Marc D. Axelberg When: Friday, June 12, 2015, 1:00 p.m. Where: NCNG Joint Force Headquarters, 1636 Gold Star Drive, Raleigh, North Carolina, 27607 Media Contact On Site: Sgt. 1st Class Robert Jordan Cell: 919-612-5061

What: Graduation Ceremony for the North Carolina National Guard's Tarheel ChalleNGe Youth Program (105 students will graduate). When: Friday, June 12, 10 a.m. Where: Sampson County Agri-Exposition Center, 414 Warsaw Road, Clinton Media Contact On Site: Staff Sgt. Leticia Samuels. Cell: (910) 303-0460

WHAT: Crime Victims Compensation Commission Meeting WHEN: Wednesday, June 17, 10 a.m. WHERE: Victims Compensation Conference Room, Room G-24D of the Archdale Building 512 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh BACKGROUND: The Crime Victims Compensation Commission reimburses victims of violent crime for medical bills, lost wages, out-of-pocket expenses and other losses related to their victimization. At this meeting, the commission will hear 38 claims totaling $780,000.

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has appointed North Carolina Community Corrections director Anne Precythe to the National Institute of Corrections Advisory Board for a three year term.  Precythe will serve on the advisory board until September 2017. Precythe has served as the state’s Community Corrections director since March 2013. She oversees a workforce of more than 2,500 probation/parole officers, managers and support staff who the supervise more than 105,000 offenders on probation, parole or post-release supervision.

Eight state police and highway patrol agencies this weekend will once again engage in Operation Border to Border, a coordinated traffic safety enforcement initiative targeting approximately 791 miles of U.S. Route 15 and 124 miles of U.S. Route 17 in the State of Georgia that parallels I-95. US Route 15, which originates in Walterboro, S.C., and ends in Corning, N.Y., is a heavily-traveled thoroughfare for summer vacationers and for those attempting to avoid congested interstates serving seven of the eight states.