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The Lamar/Delta County Medical Society has announced the awarding of eight scholarships to local area students.
The society places great importance on supporting medical education for promising local students and views the scholarships as an investment in the future of Lamar County.
The $1,000 scholarships were awarded on the basis of several factors to graduates of Lamar/Delta County high schools who are seeking careers in the health care field. The recipients were:
Lauren Avery, the daughter of Scott and Shara Avery and a graduate of Paris High School. She will be attending Texas A&M University and will major in biomedical engineering.
Disability and domestic abuse: No-one knows what is happening behind those walls
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As cases of domestic abuse rise during lockdown, people are forced to spend more time with their abusers. As Sara Cincurova explores, disabled victims can face particular challenges. When you are disabled and live with your abuser, you are scared to talk, says Ebere, a disabled survivor who was abused for years. Particularly if you are trapped with him at home, or reliant on his money or care.
Ebere, not her real name, has faced abuse throughout her life.
Born in Nigeria, she contracted polio as a baby and became a wheelchair-user. Her parents considered her disabilities a curse and physically and mentally abused her.
Two women on drugs charges after police chase in Clarendon Road, Dover, ends when car crashes into fence
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Updated: 14:32, 23 February 2021
Two women have been charged with drugs offences following a police car chase which ended in a crash.
A driver failed to stop for officers when ordered to do so in Clarendon Road, Dover, on Sunday evening.
The pursuit was in Clarendon Road. Picture: Google Maps
Following a short pursuit, the vehicle was found nearby, having collided with a fence near Malvern Road, just around the corner
Lauren Avery has been charged with possession of class A and class B drugs, and a psychoactive substance, all with intent to supply.
With need higher than ever, food distribution charity worries its funds will soon run dry
A Big Island food distribution charity facing extraordinary need worries its funds will soon run dry By Jim Mendoza | February 16, 2021 at 4:37 PM HST - Updated February 16 at 6:29 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - At a public park in Waimea on the Big Island, a line of vehicles stretches past the entrance and snakes down the street. The drivers patiently wait their turn at a weekly food distribution that feeds families who need food assistance.
It’s called Grab and Go and it primarily helps Kamuela residents.