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NCDOT workers compete on heavy equipment

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By Chrissy Murphy Verified
| Wilkes Journal-Patriot Verified
The rumble of construction equipment could be heard at the North Wilkesboro Speedway on April 30 as more than 100 employees of the N.C. Department of Transportation’s Division 11 competed in an annual safety conference. The NCDOT employees tested their safety procedures and mechanical skills at the event, Nicknamed the “Roadeo,” on equipment used to maintain and repair roads.
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62 years of displays: What’s the story behind the J. Iverson Riddle Christmas lights in Morganton?

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By Chrissy Murphy Verified
| Morganton News Herald Verified
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This Burke County family has lived along the Catawba River since 1948. Helene destroyed their homes.

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By Chrissy Murphy Verified
| Hickory Daily Record Verified
This story was originally published in October 2024. With mud caked to the floor and her boots, Libby Morgan shuffled through books scattered along the wood floors of her home alongside the Catawba River in Burke County. Most of the things she and her husband, Jim, had in their home had already been thrown into a pile outside and declared unsalvageable after torrential rain from the remnants of Hurricane Helene flooded their home.
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I'm constantly inspired by the Carolina Public Press, and the Durham VOICE also never fails me.

Awards

North Carolina Press Association

2018 - Investigative Journalism

First place in Division D for investigative reporting after a series that uncovered an alleged fight club at a state mental institution. It took multiple FOIAs and interviews to get the state to confirm allegations against multiple employees.

North Carolina Press Association

2019 - Investigative Journalism

Second place award for investigative journalism on a story that unpacked the arrest and un-arrest of a detective who had been accused of assaulting his then-estranged wife.

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