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The North Carolina Highway Patrol will be launching a “distracted driving” prevention campaign this month to heighten the public’s awareness regarding the dangers associated with texting while driving. Since Dec. 1, 2009, texting while driving in North Carolina has been illegal. For drivers younger than 18 years old, any use of a cell phone – […]
Read moreAn investigation continues after a woman was killed in a golf cart accident near Spring Lake, Harnett County. According to a news article published by Wral.com, the woman died after being knocked off the golf cart by a security cable, designed to keep trespassers out. The fatal accident occurred Thursday night. Authorities reported that the […]
Read moreThe National Weather Service announced an excessive heat watch from Central North Carolina to the coast Friday through Sunday night. Temperatures are expected to reach 105 degrees over the weekend and could hit a record high of 106 degrees at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, according to Elizabeth Gardner, WRAL meteorologist. With high heats expected this weekend, […]
Read moreCritical injuries suffered on the Fourth of July by a Duke football player unfortunately illustrate the dangers of operating personal watercraft, especially when their riders have little experience and no formal boat safety training. Blair Holliday, a sophomore wide receiver on Duke’s football team, was left in a coma after his personal watercraft collided with […]
Read moreA 70-year-old Durham woman, hit by an SUV at Raleigh-Durham International Airport in June, was treated for a back injury and released from WakeMed according to a Wral.com news report. Genevee Dillard has been resting in bed, unable to stand up straight or walk, according to her daughter, Sheremy Dillard-Clanton. When Dillard-Clanton drove up to […]
Read moreKnown as a scrappy fighter for workers’ rights, Seth Rosen, 55, vice president of the Communications Workers of America (CWA) labor union, died Friday, July 27, in the Outer Banks, North Carolina, according to the Communications Workers of America. Rosen, of Westlake, and his wife Kathi, were in the water when the accident occurred around […]
Read moreClay County ranked number one in North Carolina last year, based on driving fatalities relative to miles driven. There were five fatal accidents from March through September of 2011 in Clay. The ranking was determined by a AAA Carolinas analysis. Unlike other counties, where speed caused many accidents, the older age of the drivers in […]
Read moreAbby, a friendly 4-year old pit bull mix, barked for so long at a seemingly empty Randolph County, North Carolina, barn that neighbors dialed 911. When police responded to the scene they discovered a suspected shooter inside who is thought to have wounded two North Carolina police officers several hours earlier. Thirty-six-year-old James Lee Ashley […]
Read moreAccording to the San Francisco Chronicle, a 47-year-old female drag racer entered an Alford plea Aug. 28, 2012 to involuntary manslaughter. She was reportedly charged with murder for an April 2009 accident that killed three on Highway 49 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. The defendant, Carlene Atkinson, of Lake Wylie, South Carolina, entered what is […]
Read moreDaniel Brito, 7, of Mohawk Trail was riding his bicycle in Clayton when he was struck by a pickup truck. He is currently in critical condition at Wake Medical Center. The accident occurred on May 30, 2012 at approximately 4:50 p.m. Police reports state that Brito was attempting to turn his bike around when he […]
Read more“Reggie Kelly is a fantastic attorney with fantastic paralegals. My wife and I have been using him and his firm since 1983 when we first purchased property in Harnett County 37 years ago. He offers excellent legal advice and guidance. He never gets in a hurry to get us out the door because of his next appointment. He always takes the time needed to check out all of the issues that might come up. Reggie Kelly is a proud American and he loves our country and he wants everyone to do well. Reggie Kelly is an even finer person than he is a fantastic attorney and we are very fortunate to also be able to call him and his wife Cheryl our friends. We give him a 10 STAR Review!”
