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- Governor McCrory to Deliver Commencement Addresses, Highlight Support for Community Colleges and University System
- Record Visitor Spending in North Carolina Highlights Tourism Week
- Ferry Crew Receives “Extra Mile” Award For Boater Rescue
| Posted: 07 May 2015 10:12 AM PDT Raleigh, N.C.- Governor Pat McCrory will be delivering the commencement addresses at Forsyth Technical Community College and Elizabeth City State University this week.
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| Record Visitor Spending in North Carolina Highlights Tourism Week Posted: 07 May 2015 10:11 AM PDT Raleigh, NC - Governor Pat McCrory announced today that North Carolina tourism generated record visitor spending in 2014 with a total of $21.3 billion, a 5.4 percent increase over 2013. Additionally, tourism industry supported employment topped 200,000 jobs for the first time.
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| Ferry Crew Receives “Extra Mile” Award For Boater Rescue Posted: 07 May 2015 06:26 AM PDT (Raleigh) - North Carolina Department of Transportation Secretary Tony Tata today presented the crew of the ferry Thomas A. Baum with the Department's Extra Mile Award for the March rescue of a boater from an overturned sailboat on the Neuse River. The incident occurred March 29 as the Baum was heading out on its 2 p.m. run between Cherry Branch and Minnesott Beach. Upon departing, the crew overheard a radio call to the U.S. Coast Guard from a stranded boater requesting immediate assistance. Captain Wendell Hunnings then turned the ferry toward the sailboat, and after arriving on scene crew members Jeremy Dixon and Shawn Lewis launched the Baum's small rescue boat and sped toward the sailor, Daniel Roe of New Bern. Upon arriving, Dixon and Lewis pulled Roe into the rescue boat, then attached a line onto the rigging of the sailboat and righted it. After determining that Roe was uninjured, they allowed him to climb back into his sailboat. The crew members then returned to the Baum and the ferry completed its scheduled run. "We want to thank these crew members for their quick thinking and heroic actions," said Tata. "It is my honor to present to them the Extra Mile Award for their willingness to go above and beyond the call of duty to serve and protect others." Receiving the award today were Captain Wendell Hunnings, Mate Hal Gray, Chief Engineer George Pennuell, Oiler Jeremy Dixon, and Seamen Shawn Lewis and Paul Abarre.((NCDOT))
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