Dillyn's battle

Rashes on 2-year-olds are common. But this was different. Suzy Q. Hamilton knew something was off. So she did what any mother would do -- especially the mother of an infant. She took Dillyn to the doctor. * On Sept....

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Coats for Kids event delivers on warmth

Chrishonna Jones, 5, did not need any help putting on the gloves she picked out. "I can do it," she said with a big, wide grin. "Ta-da." And when she sat on Santa's lap her grin only widened as...

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Aycock tightens security

Classroom doors were kept closed and locked. Wayne County Sheriff's Office deputies patrolled the grounds. Students were, according to several who spoke to the News-Argus, required to have an escort to use the bathroom, and attendance was noticeably down...

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Rare Diamonds offer emotional and practical support to young women

Tanisha Eutsey was not always the polished, effervescent young woman she is today. Growing up in Florida, she lived a hardscrabble life -- abused as a child, she was plucked from her home and became a ward of the...

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