Our QDR Hometown Hero Of The Week Is David Hawkins, First Sergeant For The Highway Patrol. David Hawkins has served with the North Carolina State Highway Patrol since September of 1997. During his time on the patrol, he has served in many different capacities; such as the Highway Patrol Motor Unit, Criminal Interdiction Unit Sergeant,…… Continue Reading
Our QDR Hometown Hero Of The Week is Richard Sykes, Captain at Orange Grove Volunteer fire Department in Efland. Richard has been in Fire Service for 30 years, and he does a lot for the fire department, his church, and his community. He is a great husband, dad, grandfather, and great grandfather. He’ll go out of…… Continue Reading
Our QDR Hometown Hero of the Week is Mary Elizabeth Johnson, a Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department at UNC Johnston Health Smithfield. Mary was nominated by Victoria Parrish who says, “Mary has been a Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department at UNC Johnston Health Smithfield for 4 years. She entered her passion in the height of the…… Continue Reading
Our QDR Hometown Hero of the week is Chris Lynch, police officer with the city of Roxboro. Chris has been in law enforcement for 10+ years. He has also been on the local fire department since he was 16. Chris also served in the Marine Corps. He is a loving father of two and is…… Continue Reading
Our QDR Hometown Hero of the week is Joey Eason, firefighter with the Garner Fire Department. Joey has spent a large portion of his life serving the people of his community and surrounding towns and communities. He is a Lieutenant for the Garner Fire Department. On his days off, he continues serving communities by doing…… Continue Reading
Our QDR Hometown Hero of the week is Marshall Smith, Firefighter with the Clayton Fire Department. Marshall is a full-time firefighter for Clayton Fire Department. He has multiple years of experience with other departments including Smithfield, Eastern Wake, and he also volunteered at Hillcrest in Raeford while serving six years in the US Army 82nd…… Continue Reading
Our QDR Hometown Hero of the week is Mindy Rouse, Occupational Therapist with Wayne County Public Schools.” Mindy was nominated by Diana Soles who says, “Mindy is a home town hero as she wears many capes. She works with Wayne County Public Schools as an Occupational Therapy Assistant, working with Special Needs children. She has been…… Continue Reading
Our QDR Hometown Hero of the week is Jimmy Covington, Sergeant for the Aberdeen Police Department. Jimmy was nominated by Lynne Womack who says, “Jimmy has been in law enforcement for 19 years, and he just got a promotion to Sergeant a few months ago with the Aberdeen Police Department. He is also involved with…… Continue Reading
Our QDR Hometown Hero of the week is Scott Holder, Assistant Fire Marshall for the City of Durham. Scott was nominated by his friend Kaitlyn, who says, “Scott has worked for the Durham Fire Dept for 26 years. He has worked his way up from the Academy to now being an Assistant Fire Marshall for…… Continue Reading
Our QDR Hometown Hero of the week is Deputy Tyler Pope from Smithfield. Deputy Tyler Pope was nominated by Jenny Parris, who says, “Tyler has been with the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office for over 5 years. During his time with the Sheriff’s Office, he has exhibited selfless dedication to his job and the community he…… Continue Reading