Woman accused of embezzling money from North Carolina church
May 22, 2021
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LEXINGTON, N.C. (AP) A North Carolina woman is accused of forging checks and taking more than $150,000 from the church where she worked, according to a sheriff’s office.
The Davidson County Sheriff’s Office said Betty Fowler Collins, 79, of Thomasville, was arrested and charged with one count of embezzlement and eight counts of forgery, the Winston-Salem Journal reported.
Collins, who was the church’s secretary-treasurer, is accused of forging bank checks drawn from the account of Liberty Baptist Church in Thomasville and embezzling the money from January 2009 to August 2020, according to the sheriff’s office.
Prepared text of NC Gov. Cooper s State of the State address
April 26, 2021
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The prepared remarks of North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper for the State of the State address on Monday night:
Mr. President Pro Tempore, Mr. Speaker, Members of the General Assembly, Council of State, Mr. Chief Justice and members of the Supreme Court, members of the Court of Appeals, Cabinet Secretaries, and to my family: my amazing wife Kristin and our three wonderful daughters, who are with us in spirit and watching via PBS North Carolina TV.
Good evening. I am honored to be with you tonight. We gather after a year we could not have imagined. And now we look to a future that can be even better than we imagine. Our response to an unprecedented, once-in-a-generation challenge is showing us clearly that North Carolinians are resilient and ready. The State of our State is strong.