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SALISBURY — Dignitaries, family members, coaches and players with the Rowan County Little League softball team toured the White House and met President Donald Trump on Friday afternoon in celebration of their World Series championship.
“Honestly, it’s been unreal,” said team member Kennedi Fisher in a telephone interview. “It has been really busy today and really cool. We’ve been able to tour the White House, take pictures outside, and visit different places.”
When lawmakers return to Washington after this week’s recess, one item on their to-do list could be the price of prescription drugs.
House Democratic leaders are pushing a plan, but not all North Carolina lawmakers are on board.
The proposal, crafted by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, allows the government to negotiate the price of up to 250 drugs per year. Those prices would then apply not only to Medicare patients, but to those with private insurance as well, according to a summary from the speaker’s office.
Moore County Schools has been awarded a $472,283 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to improve safety for teachers and students.
Kendt Eklund, director of technology for the school system, said most of the money will be used to “upgrade and standardize” video security systems across the district’s 24 campuses. The funding, he said, will “ensure that all campuses have video security coverage.”
Moore County Schools has been awarded a grant from the 2019 COPS School Violence Prevention Program(SVPP) to improve school safety and security.
The U.S. Department of Justice awarded $472,283 to the school district. The funding is under the bipartisan Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing School Violence Act of 2018, according to U.S. Representative Richard Hudson.
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ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) - The Rowan County All-Stars, Little League Softball World Series Champions, visited the White House to meet President Donald Trump.
After nearly 75 years, a Moore County resident finally received her late brother’s military medals. U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson presented Pfc. Raymond Vick’s lost Victory Medal and Honorable Service Lapel Pin to Jean Brady Monday at a ceremony at the American Legion Post No. 12 in Carthage.
Jean Brady was only 8 years old when her brother died in Germany during World War II.
A 19-year-old with the 89th infantry division, Pfc. Raymond Vick mailed his final letter to his family in Nash County on March 26, 1945. He was killed in action that same day.