April 28 - May 4, 2017
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Terry Sharpe’s fifth walk to Washington is intended to raise awareness of veteran suicides by JOE GAMM
Terry Sharpe, a Marine who served in Vietnam, is taking steps to bring awareness to the high number of veterans who commit suicide — about 600,000 steps. Roughly 22 U.S. veterans from all branches of the armed forces commit suicide each day, according to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs reports. Sharpe, a 66-year-old Summerfield
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man, is scheduled on May 4 to begin a 300-mile trek to Washington to help remind people of that statistic.
A traffic shift in Summerfield will force drivers to make right turns onto U.S. 220
“It’s amazing, so many people don’t know how many veterans commit suicide,” he said. “I just know the more people who know it, the better the chances of preventing a suicide.”
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The most recent Veterans Affairs report indicates veterans accounted for
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Terry Sharpe, the Walking Marine, steadies a silhouette he made to bring attention to issues surrounding U.S. military veteran suicides.
Deputy recovering from February shooting The Northwest High School graduate was shot while responding to a 911 hang up by JOE GAMM Photo by Joe Gamm/NWO
Guilford County sheriff’s Deputy Matthew Logan Self is recovering after being shot Feb. 27. Another deputy used a tourniquet to stop bleeding from Self’s left arm after the incident.
SUMMERFIELD – The index finger on his left hand won’t bend down. And movement in his left thumb is limited. But, Deputy Matthew “Logan” Self knows he’s fortunate to be alive. Self — who attended Summerfield Elementary, Northwest Middle and Northwest High — said a near-death experience on Feb. 27 helped him realize how short life can be and has made him think a lot more about his family and his faith.
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SUMMERFIELD – Drivers on U.S. 220 will soon have to turn right when pulling onto the highway and make U-turns to reach some of their destinations. The N.C. Department of Transportation recently sent a memorandum out to local businesses, explaining the upcoming and permanent traffic pattern shift that was expected to happen along the highway from the southern end of Summerfield Road to its
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