THANK YOU to all of our Police Officers, Fire Fighters, healthcare workers, EMS Workers, and other Fearless First Responders!
We are so grateful for all of your hard work, dedication, and willingness to risk life and limb for others.
Listen each Wednesday at 7:11 am and 9:11 am as the Q Morning Crew features and says thank you to a local Hometown Hero.
The featured Hometown Hero will win a gift card from Smithfield’s Chicken ‘N Bar-B-Q.
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Hometown Hero of the Week

Hometown Hero of the Week: Tara Gehring, December 28th, 2022
Our QDR Hometown Hero of the week is Tara Gehring, Firefighter and EMT from Lillington.
Tara was nominated by Teresa Murphy who says, “Tara is only beginning her career in Emergency services but she is passionate about her job. She is the first female fire fighter at her station in Lillington and she goes above and beyond the call of duty. She has worked hard to get certified and her friends and family are super proud of her. Tara is super bright and will help anyone she comes in contact with. Her father was a fire fighter in New York during his 9/11 and is proud of Tara for following in his footsteps.”
Thank you, Tara, for your service! As a token of our appreciation, we’re sending you a gift card to Smithfield’s Chicken ‘N Bar-B-Q to thank you for all you do!
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