A rising junior at UNC Chapel Hill, Tara Hinton has spent her summer listening to oral histories and researching how Down East Carteret County residents are responding.
The Fayetteville Observer
Inside the home of Master Sgt. Ignacio Jimenez, David Poole, Danny Delgado and Wesley Branch are the photos of Margaret “Clair” Clark riding a bicycle.
The roommates didn’t know Clark, who died in 2012, but the space is dedicated in her memory by her brother, Dr. Franklin Clark.
It is part of the Fayetteville Friendship House community, which is approaching its second year and pairs students or young professionals with special needs adults like Clair Clark.
And in December, Dr. Clark made another contribution $20,000 per year during the next three years to help subsidize the $450 monthly rent of young professionals or college students in healthcare, allied healthcare or human services fields who are willing to be housemates, mentors and friends of adults with special needs.
Unemployed Texans holding on to hope for second stimulus check
Unemployed Texans holding on to hope for second stimulus check
There’s some news that Congress could reach a deal on another stimulus check, which will bring much needed help for Texans looking for work.
DALLAS - It appears Congress could reach an economic relief bill by the end of the week.
The so-called compromise bill could provide a lifeline to the millions of Americans who are still looking for work. Extended unemployment benefits are set to expire in just a couple of weeks.
Last week, more than 90,000 Texans applied for unemployment. A week before, it was 121,000.