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CONCORD – The city is mourning the death of one of its beloved sons this week, since the death of William T.J. “Jimmy” Murphey Saturday morning.

Services for Murphey will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 14, at St. James Lutheran Church, at the corner of Union Street South and Corban Avenue.

There will be two opportunities to pay respects to Murphey on Friday, from 1 to 4 p.m. at Lamb Funeral Home, 122 Cabarrus Avenue, and from 5 to 8 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church. His family will be available to receive friends at Grace Lutheran from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday.

WASHINGTON, DC – While members were back in their districts the last two weeks, efforts to combat the opioid crisis continued to be front and center. From meetings with patients and local stakeholders to holding panel discussions about the crisis and pending legislation, Energy and Commerce Committee members continued to gain more insight into the evolving crisis.

On Tuesday, March 27, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (R-NC) hosted a roundtable discussion at Serenity House in Concord to meet with local leaders, local officials, law enforcement, health care professionals and members of the community fighting addiction to talk about ways to improve public health response efforts.

Hudson met with Alice Harrison, director of Hope Haven and Serenity House; Alan Thompson, former director of Cabarrus EMS; Maj. Keith Eury with the Concord Police Department; and residents of Serenity House.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - With April being a month of awareness for child abuse prevention, the grandmother of Kilah Davenport - whose death inspired Kilah's Law several years ago - is continuing to put a spotlight on the tough subject.

Leslie Davenport has her days, when dealing with the loss of her granddaughter Kilah nearly four years ago, is just too much to handle.

But she isn't letting that stop the fight.

U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC) notified local high schools he is now accepting entries from all interested Eighth District high school students for the 2018 Congressional Art Competition.

“Every year, I am amazed by the incredible talent of young artists in our district,” he said. “The theme is ‘Hometown,’ and I’m excited to see this year’s entries and showcase what makes our communities so great.”