FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: With 2024 being a presidential election year, the U.S. Army is encouraging Soldiers and civilian employees to review guidance regarding political activities. "As citizens, we exercise our right to vote and participate in government," said Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks in a memorandum dated Feb. 15, 2024. "As public servants, we uphold (the Department of Defense's) longstanding tradi  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. The Army Reserve recognized the Best Squad Competition winners during a ceremony held at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Sept. 7, 2024. The event, which was hosted by Command Sgt. Maj. Gregory Betty, the 15th command sergeant major of the Army Reserve, named the winning squad, the Soldier and noncommissioned officer of the year.  more

NEW BERN, North Carolina, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Atlanta Division issued the following news release: Christian Ricardo Arce-Cazares, a 36-year-old resident of Las Vegas, Nevada, illegally present in the United States has been sentenced to 150 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and aiding and abetting the distribution of methamphetamine and fentanyl in the Nash Cou  more

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, North Carolina, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune issued the following news: By Victoria Long, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Marines and civilians assigned to Headquarters and Support (H&S) Battalion, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, tested their response capabilities through a series of drills focused on an active threat to the installation. During the multi-faceted drill, H&S Battalion, along with the Provost Marshal's Office (PMO) and   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: The North Carolina Coastal Federation(link is external) (NCCF) is preparing science students from the North Carolina State University's Center for Marine Sciences and Technology(link is external) (CMAST) and North Carolina Central University(link is external) (NCCU) to take on the country's conservation and coastal resilience challenges. NOAA's Office of Habitat Conservation is funding this in  more

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, Sept. 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: Russel Edward Hester, 72, of Rutherfordton, N.C., appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge W. Carleton Metcalf yesterday and pleaded guilty to federal charges for embezzling $374,807.10 from the Alcohol Beverage Control Board of Rutherfordton, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Donald "  more

NEW BERN, North Carolina, Sept. 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued the following news release: Christian Ricardo Arce-Cazares, a 36-year-old resident of Las Vegas, Nevada, illegally present in the United States has been sentenced to 150 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and aiding and abetting the distribution of methamphetamine and fentanyl in the Nash County ar  more