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Cushing ISD collects relief donations for North Carolina
CUSHING, Texas (KTRE) – “Here at my school, we do have a lot of students that do help and that is one thing I like about Cushing is that students do help others”
Cushing ISD is joining other organizations and businesses that are sending relief donations to North Carolina.
“We’re trying to love our neighbors; we’re trying to love our brothers,” Julie Rawlinson, with teacher at Cushing ISD, said.
It’s called “Operation M.A.G.I.C Hands.’ It stands for Making A Way for God in a Crisis. Rawlinson initially brought the idea of collecting donations to staff at the school, but wanted to make sure students were involved.
“Here are at Cushing, kids are always into helping people, stepping outside of yourself. So I had the idea we should really get together, get some kids together, collect donations and send to North Carolina,” Rawlinson said. So far, they have already had a good response from the community.
“In our community faith is very important, here at Cushing ISD faith is important, service, helping those around you,” Rawlinson said.
They will accept a wide range of items like non-perishable foods, cleaning supplies, and baby products. They have also asked for items that are not so common, like can openers, flashlights, batteries, and blankets.
“Our contact there; these are things he said that not everyone thinks about. So, they’re a little bit different, but like I said, we are trying to think outside the box of different items,” Rawlinson said.
They have also seen a huge response from students. After the idea was introduced, 137 students attended the first meeting.
“If somebody needs help, I’m going to help them because I would want help, too, if I was in trouble or needed help,” Miley Jackson, a student at Cushing ISD, said.
Now they are all working together to help ease the need those impacted by Hurricane Helene are facing.
“They are going to need help and assistance for quite some time. We’ll collect donations, take a load and collect donations again, so anybody in the community is welcome to drop off donations at the school,” Rawlinson said.
The district’s assistant superintendent will take the items to North Carolina.
Donations can be dropped off at the Cushing Middle and High School building until Oct. 23.
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Virginia 3, North Carolina 0 | Q1 8:19
After a faceoff win by Henry Metz, Brendan Millon finds Truitt Sunderland to give the Hoos a 3-0 lead. Timeout North Carolina.
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Brendan Millon gets the scoring started for the Cavaliers with a question mark style goal. On the defensive end, Jake Marek opens the game with three early saves with his third save setting up a transition goal by Tommy Snyder.
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UVA owns a 59-33 advantage since the series began in 1938.
The 59 wins are UVA’s most against any opponent in program history (followed by 51 against Duke).
In Chapel Hill last year, the Tar Heels defeated the Cavaliers 18-9, snapping UVA’s six-game series win streak.
UVA has won nine of the last 11 meetings, dating back to 2018.
The Hoos have won the last two meetings with Carolina at Klöckner Stadium, 11-4 in 2022 and 14-6 in 2024.
The Tar Heels’ four goals in 2022 marked the fewest goals in a game under Joe Breschi, who was named UNC’s head coach in 2006.
The last time the Tar Heels knocked off the Cavaliers at Klöckner was a 16-13 decision during the first of three games between the two teams in 2021.
Later that year, UVA claimed back-to-back meetings against the Heels, including in the NCAA semifinals on the way to capturing the 2021 national title over Maryland.
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HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Fire crews are responding to a brush fire near Howard Gap Road in Hendersonville on Friday evening.
The fire is across the street from the Ebenezer Baptist Church and near the Highlands Square Shopping Center.
Henderson County Fire Marshal Glen Gillette said crews are fighting “blowdown from Helene.”
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Around 11 p.m., the fire appears larger than it did an hour ago because crews are backburning, which refers to using fire to help control the wildfire.
Dana Fire Department Chief Jimmy Womack said that what was a 3-acre fire an hour ago will be an 8-acre fire due to back burning. He said the fire is 80% contained.
Womack said the cause of the fire is unknown, but one of the conditions contributing to the blaze is the Helene blowdown.
“There’s a lot of blowdown in these woods behind us. That’s what creates most of the problem,” said Womack.
Womack said there has been no property damage and no injuries have been reported for this fire in the woods that 24 personnel are fighting. They got the call to arrive at 6:05 p.m.
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Dana Fire and Rescue and Henderson County Fire Department are supporting the U.S. Forest Service with this fire.
Glen said no structures are threatened at this time and Howard Gap Road is closed.
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