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.
North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement and the State Highway Patrol worked together to present a Keys to Life Program for seniors at South View High School to make them aware of the deadly dangers of drinking and driving.
The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has named Kenneth Lassiter as deputy director for operations for the state prison system. Lassiter will work along with Deputy Director Gwen Norville, who will assume the title of deputy director for administration. Both deputy directors will report to prisons Director George Solomon.
Lassiter will be responsible for daily custody and security operations of the stat
Kenneth Lassiter has been named director of the state prison system’s Central Region Office effective June 1. In his new position, Lassiter will oversee operations of 12 male prisons located in an area from the Triangle north to the Virginia border.