Our QDR Hometown Hero of the week is Jan Snipes, District Chief for Harnett County Emergency Services. Jan has served Harnett County as a paramedic since May of 1994. Jan is committed to helping others and saving lives. She is compassionate and provides excellent care to her patients and goes above and beyond to serve her community.…… Continue Reading
Our QDR Hometown Hero of the week is Marissa Delisi, an EMT working with Wilson County, Green County, and Jamesville. Marrisa was nominated by her mother Jeannie, who says, “my daughter Marissa has been an EMT for 5 years and she completed her Advanced EMT last year. She has been in emergency services since graduating…… Continue Reading
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 Gold Star Teacher of the month for May is Michelle Pitts, 6th Grade Science Teacher at North Johnston Middle School. Michelle was nominated by Tonya Sanderson who says, Michelle was my son’s 1st grade teacher and his 6th grade Science teacher. She goes out of her way to include all the children and make sure they know she cares about them as a person but…… 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 Gold Star Teacher of the month for April is Lynn Ritter, 7th grade math teacher at Falls Lake Academy Creedmoor. Lynn was nominated by her daughter Cali, who says, “Lynn Ritter is not only the best mom ever, but she is also a phenomenal 7th grade math teacher at FLA. Though my mom wasn’t…… Continue Reading