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We Grew Up on the Isle of Wight, has broken the 5,000 members milestone this week. Launched at the end of October, the group has gone from strength to strength and has reunited people from across the globe, with many lovely comments from as far afield as New Zealand, Australia and Canada.
Scroll through our gallery of photos above to see this week s selection of pictures. People who grew up here in the 1940s, 50s, 60s and 70s have reconnected with old schoolfriends and neighbours via the group and it has been wonderful to see old pictures and read so many memories.
Crimes of the Cape Fear: FBI âColcorâ sting uncovered hotbed of corruption in Southeastern North Carolina
Undercover operation led to arrest of judge, sheriff, state lawmakers and Lt. governor
FBI Colcor sting uncovered hotbed of corruption in Southeastern NC By Ann McAdams | February 24, 2021 at 11:57 AM EST - Updated February 25 at 3:48 PM
COLUMBUS COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - It was an undercover FBI operation that went on for well over a year in the early 1980s. Dubbed âColcorâ by federal officials, the far reaching organized crime scandal shocked the community. Betweeen Colcor and Operation Gateway, a neighboring federal investigation in Brunswick County going on at the same time, about a dozen high profile government officials found themselves under arrest, along with dozens of other citizens caught up in the crime ring.
Some sailors chose to complete 37km in every discipline – that’s 1,480 lengths of a pool, before running the best part of a marathon, then rowing five-and-a-half Oxford-Cambridge boat races and doing a good hour of cycling to round things off.
‘From the start, every member of the ship’s company stepped up to the challenge, updating their distances every day on the progress board – the “small ship” close team spirit defined the week,’ said marine engineer officer Warrant Officer 1st Class Lee ‘Pat’ Paterson.
Chiddingfold sailors in the outdoor pool at the US Base in Bahrain. Photo: Royal Navy
‘For people who maintain a high level of fitness, 37km in a week is an easy target; but as the entire ship’s company were involved the idea was to allow each person to set their own goals.’
Seniors receive COVID-19 vaccine at North Dade Health Center in Miami Gardens
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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Shirley Kemp and Jimmy Green were among the seniors who received their first dosage of the COVID-19 vaccine on Friday at the Jackson Health System‘s North Dade Health Center in Miami Gardens.
Kemp, 70, said her church helped her and other seniors to get an appointment. She and Green, 83, said there is nothing to be afraid of and the process was easy.
“Get up! It’s for you! It’s for us! It’s for the nation,” Kemp said.
The supply of the COVID-19 vaccine in Miami-Dade County hasn’t been able to meet the demand for people age 65 and older who are at a higher risk of dying of the disease.