Press Releases
– The House and Senate of the North Carolina General Assembly will pass resolutions today honoring the 100th Anniversary of the 30th Infantry Division “Old Hickory”.
The 30th Infantry Division was officially established and activated on July 18, 1917, as an Army National Guard division drawing units from North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee. The 30th was nicknamed “Old Hickory” in honor of President Andrew Jackson, who was born near the borders of North and South Carolina and Tennessee, where the vast majority of its soldiers resided in.
Members of North Carolina Helo-Aquatic Rescue Team, known as NC HART, airlifted an injured hiker tonight from the area near Hunt Fish Falls in Avery County. The 70-year-old man suffered an injured hip and was unable to hike out. Deep in the woods, with darkness nearing and facing an extended hike carrying the injured man, local rescue crews requested assistance from the NC HART program. The HART crew hoisted the injured hiker into the aircraft, along with a local paramedic who was already providing treatment.
A Sanford Correctional Center inmate who left his work assignment on Sept. 14 is back in custody after being captured today.
Members of the McDowell County Sheriff’s Department captured inmate Micahel D. Clark (#1114140) in Marion at approximately 2:34 p.m.
Clark, 51, was on a work assignment as part of the inmate construction crew at Harnett Correctional Institution in Lillington when he was discovered missing.
For the first time since it was created in 1987, the state’s Crime Victims Compensation Commission soon will have a new chairperson. Dick Adams, who has chaired the Commission for the past 30 years, retired after today’s quarterly meeting.
The Crime Victims Compensation Commission reimburses victims of violent crime for medical bills, lost wages, out-of-pocket expenses and other losses related to their victimization.
What: Crime Victims Compensation Quarterly Commission Meeting
When: Wednesday, September 20, 10 a.m.
Where: Victim Compensation Conference Room, Ground Floor, G-24D of the Archdale Building, 512 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh
Background: The Crime Victims Compensation Commission reimburses victims of violent crime for medical bills, lost wages, out-of-pocket expenses and other losses related to their victimization. At this meeting, the commission will hear 54 claims totaling $1,344,425.
As the search for escaped inmate Micahel D. Clark (#1114140) continues, the Department of Public Safety reminds the public that Clark is originally from western North Carolina and may try to head to that area.
The Department of Public Safety is encouraging the public to continue to be on the alert for escaped inmate Micahel D. Clark (#1114140). Clark was on a work assignment at Harnett Correctional Institution on Thursday morning when he escaped.
Prison emergency response teams and local law enforcement are continuing to follow leads regarding Clark, who is originally from western North Carolina. He spent time in McDowell and Yancey counties.
Prison emergency response teams and local law enforcement are searching for escaped inmate Micahel D. Clark (#1114140). Clark was on a work assignment at Harnett Correctional Institution.
Clark, 51, is a minimum custody inmate serving a sentence at Sanford Correctional Center for felony breaking and entering. His projected release date was February 2020.
Contact: Jerry Higgins, communications officer, Gerald.Higgins@ncdps.gov
North Carolina is beginning to clean up from Hurricane Irma, with trees down and power out in parts of the state. Irma’s rains will continue across the state today, but significant flooding is not expected as North Carolina was spared the full force of the storm.