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Tenants displaced from Holly Plaza Apartments after the public housing complex was condemned last month will have the chance to receive housing assistance vouchers from USDA, according to Holly Ridge ....
EDITOR NOTE: This story has been updated with changes made regarding how many ONWASA wells were shut down due to presence of PFAS. Two water production wells have been shut down by the county s water utility plant after information came in of the possibility of chemicals being present. Onslow Water and Sewer Authority (ONWASA) self reported the information on Friday where they shut down two water production wells in the Holly Ridge area after finding the man-made chemical per-and-polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) near Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field Camp Davis South (MCOLF Camp Davis South). According to the Environmental Protection Agency, PFAS is very persistent in the environment and in the human body. They don’t break down and they can accumulate over time and there is evidence that exposure to PFAS can lead to adverse human health effects. ....
The Holly Ridge Police Department was under hot water between May and June. On May 7, officers were accused of raiding Snap Fitness Holly Ridge during Gov. Roy Cooper s executive order which closed certain commercial activity in response to the pandemic. The gym s owner Nick Koumalatsos posted information as well as photos and videos on his business and personal social media pages explaining his concerns about the officer s actions. Captain Ewan Richards was the department s point of contact on the day Koumalatsos referred to as the raid. Chief Keith Whaley also spoke with Koumalatsos, initially taking back the original citation for having his gym open during the state s shutdown, after the gym was proved to not have received the proper warnings before hand. Snap Fitness was later shut down again for reopening several days later. ....