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Locals earn degrees and academic honors
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Many area students have recently earned college and graduate degrees plus academic honors from campuses across the United States. Below are students from the Poway and Rancho Bernardo area those whose schools have announced their achievements.
Steve Johnson of Poway was among the more than 300 graduates recognized during the virtual commencement ceremony at the University of Kentucky College of Arts & Sciences in December. Johnson received a Bachelor of Liberal Studies degree. The campus is in Lexington, Kentucky.
Morgan Turpin of the Rancho Bernardo area qualified for the Fall 2020 Dean’s List at Belmont University. Eligibility is based on a minimum course load of 12 hours and a quality GPA of 3.5, with no grade below a C. Approximately 55 percent of Belmont’s students qualified for the honor. The campus is in Nashville, Tennessee.
NHC Sheriffâs Office arrests man who was a passenger in hit and run that injured deputy
Meeks was a passenger in the vehicle driven by 21-year-old Maggie Amdur that fled the scene
Second arrest made in hit-and-run that injured NHC Sheriff s deputy. By WECT Staff | December 30, 2020 at 10:21 PM EST - Updated December 31 at 8:17 AM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Jimmie Dearl Meeks was arrested Wednesday and charged with Accessory After The Fact by State Highway Patrol in the hit-and-run that injured a New Hanover County Sheriffâs deputy Friday December 4 around 9 p.m.
Meeks, who is 32 years old, was the passenger in the vehicle that fled the scene New Hanover County Sheriffâs Office Lieutenant Jerry Brewer says.