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TARBORO, N.C. — The Annie and Sallie Ann Wheeler Memorial Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce our 2024 scholarship recipient. Kalyn Johnson was named the winner during an Awards program at North Edgecombe High School (NEHS) on May 16. Scholarship co-founder Linwood E. Hinton and Lily Wheeler Lowe, mother of scholarship co-founder Jamaal D. Pittman, announced the winner and made special presentations to all the applicants.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A local AIDS activist and author is getting into the holiday spirit early with a toy drive for local hospitalized children. The Third Annual "End the Stigma Toy Drive" will be held Saturday, December 7 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. You can drop off new, unwrapped toys at Golden Isles Olive Oil in Saint Simons, Georgia. Organizer Derek "D-Rek" Canas contracted HIV from a blood transfusion he got as a baby, so he also uses the event to raise awareness about the disease.

A shift in spending habits in the last decade has led to a different approach in determining credit worthiness. Action News Jax talked to an expert about the new tools rolling out this year that could impact your credit score. With the new UltraFICO scoring system, you agree to allow lenders to consider what’s in your checking and savings accounts and how you pay bills.