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Recovery Court has donated 23 extra-large medication lock boxes to Raising Awareness for the Developmentally Disabled (RADD) to help prevent unintended overdoses in the community. The lock boxes are part of an outreach initiative aimed at improving medication safety in Wayne, Lenoir, and Greene counties.
This is part one of a four part series on the importance of the justice system in the recovery process of individuals, as well as in the community. The 8th Judicial District (Greene, Lenoir and Wayne Counties) is home to both an Adult and a Family Recovery Court, as well as the Recovery Together ENC Coalition. This series will explore each of these, culminating in the celebration of Recovery Court Month in May.
NC Works Career Center of Lenoir County was at The Gate to promote a resource fair to target and assist justice-involved individuals and their families to connect with community resources available to assist with their reentry.
Judge Beth Heath thought she was being interviewed by Neuse News but was presented with the Community Health Hero Award instead. The Lenoir County Alliance for a Healthy Community recognized Heath for her dedication to Drug Court.
As an integral part of the North Carolina Judicial System, the Guardian ad Litem program was established in 1983 by the General Assembly to be a voice for the children in the community. Volunteers for the Guardian ad Litem program speak up for abused and neglected children in court. The term “guardian ad litem” comes from Latin, and means “guardian for the case.”
Teens got to enjoy ice cream and hear from a retired deputy police chief about safe interaction with law enforcement.
This week’s City Council Meeting was dominated by a trio of proclamations for the area.
Local organizations teamed up on Wednesday to identify the homeless population in Lenoir County.
