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Sheriffâs deputies arrest middle school student for bringing handgun to school A juvenile was arrested at Myrtle Grove Middle School Wednesday for bringing a handgun to school. (Source: WECT) By WECT Staff | May 12, 2021 at 6:16 PM EDT - Updated May 12 at 9:31 PM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Deputies from the New Hanover County Sheriffâs Office arrested a juvenile boy at Myrtle Grove Middle School Wednesday morning for bringing a handgun onto campus.
According to public information officer Lt. Jerry Brewer, no injuries were reported and parents were informed in a phone call earlier today.
The juvenile has been charged with a felony, bringing a weapon onto educational property.
“Tragically, it s actually just a perfect metaphor for who she was because, I mean, she didn t have children, but her students were her children,” said Brianna Goodwin, one of Embry’s former students. “For the betterment of children, (she) sacrificed her time, her talents, her energy.”
Embry was an orchestra teacher at Ashley High School for nine years, and before that taught at Myrtle Grove Middle School as well as in the public schools of Robeson County.
Goodwin was in Embry’s class her first year of teaching at Lumberton High School in Robeson County. She said her class could be difficult and “devious,” but Embry remained enthusiastic. By the end of the year, she was joining in on the class’ jokes with them.
A Wilmington woman drowned Sunday afternoon near Kure Beach after helping save two children caught in a rip current.
Around 5:46 p.m., the Kure Beach fire and police departments responded to reports of multiple swimmers in distress near the North Avenue Beach Access, according to a news release from the Kure Beach Police Department.
Witnesses reported two children were caught in a rip current. At least five people on the beach and members of the Kure Beach Fire Department entered the water and successfully brought the children to shore, according to Sgt. Jamie King with the Kure Beach Police Department.
âA profound lossâ: N.C. teacher dies while trying to save two children caught in rip current Jessica Embry (Source: Ashley High School/Facebook) By WECT Staff | April 19, 2021 at 10:59 AM EDT - Updated April 19 at 4:10 PM
KURE BEACH, N.C. (WECT) - A New Hanover County teacher died while trying to save two children caught in a rip current in the waters off Kure Beach Sunday evening.
According to a news release from the Kure Beach Police Department, emergency crews were dispatched to the area of N. Avenue Beach access around 5:45 p.m. after receiving a report of multiple swimmers in distress with witnesses saying two children were caught in a rip current.