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Thursday morning a group of more then two dozen firefighters, police officers, EMS workers and members of the community came together to help a four year old young man make his life a little easier.

In October of 2016 then three year old Kaleigh Graham suffered serious traumatic injuries that left him mostly paralyzed from the waist down.

After the incident that caused his injuries the young man was rushed to meet a helicopter to be flown to a Trauma Center. According to emergency responders that were on the scene that day when the child was loaded into the helicopter there was not a dry eye among the many paramedics and firefighters that had responded to assist the young man.

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Fortunately, with time Kaleigh has been able to mostly recover from his injuries. Although he is now wheelchair bound the young man is full of energy and joy.

On a recent visit with the family some local firefighters noticed that to get him in and out of the house Kaleigh had to be lifted out of his wheelchair and carried up the stairs by hand to get inside of the house. Determined to help make a difference a plan was born to build a wheelchair ramp at the house so that Kaleigh can go in and out of the house under his own power.

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This Thursday morning a group of volunteers joined together to build this new ramp.

A wheelchair ramp that had been built by New Home Baptist Church in Vass for one of their members was sitting in storage after the church member passed away shortly after the ramp had been built.

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This ramp was removed from storage this morning and transported to the family’s home off of Midway Road. When the wooden ramp was loaded off of the truck it was almost a perfect fit. A few adjustments and the addition of supports along with rails on both sides were all that was needed to transform what had been a pile of wood into a functional and safe way for Kaleigh and his family to get in and out of the house.

Once the volunteers completed building the ramp Kaleigh’s mother went and picked him up from school to let him come see the new surprise that awaited him. The four year old was all smiles as he went up and down the ramp over and over again.

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Assisting in todays build were members of Southern Pines Fire & Rescue, Southern Pines Police Department, Aberdeen Fire & Rescue, Moore County EMS, an EMS student from Sandhills College, and members of New Home Baptist Church. Chic Filet restaurant in Southern Pines donated lunch for the people who came out to volunteer their time and skills to the project.

 

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Local News

  • Better Business Bureau Warns Consumers of the ‘12 Scams of Christmas’ +

    Raleigh, N.C. (December 21, 2017) – With consumers spending and donating money at an all time high, Better Business Bureau serving Read More
  • Boys & Girls Club of the Sandhills Receives $5,000 Grant from the Joy in Childhood Foundation +

    The Boys & Girls Club of the Sandhills announced that it has received a $5,000 grant from the Joy in Read More
  • Van Camp, Meacham & Newman, PLLC Named As One Of 10 Best Law Firms In NC +

    The Van Camp, Meacham & Newman, PLLC Has Been Nominated and Accepted as a Two Years AIOPIA’S 10 Best Law Firm Read More
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Crime Reports

  • $100,000 Bond Given After Arrest Of Robbins Man Following A Traffic Stop +

    Sheriff Neil Godfrey announced the drug arrest of Timothy W. Hussey following a traffic stop in the Carthage area of Read More
  • Beware Of Phone Scam Claiming To Be For Aberdeen Police Department +

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  • Arrest Made In Disc Golf Target Theft From August +

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Obituaries

  • Mr. Ralph Morton Cowen Obituary +

    Mr. Ralph Morton Cowen, born November 14, 1916 passed away on Tuesday, December 19, 2017. Read More
  • Shirley Honeycutt Jones of Bennett Obituary +

    Shirley Honeycutt Jones, 82 of Bennett, NC passed away after a courageous battle with Pancreatic Cancer. Read More
  • Maximina Navarro Munoz of Cameron formerly of Mexico Obituary +

    Maximina Navarro Munoz, age 78, of Cameron formerly of Mexico, passed away on Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at her home, Read More
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Accident & Fire

  • One Airlifted After Motorcycle Accident Thursday Evening +

    A 48 year old Southern Pines man was airlifted to a Trauma Center following a single vehicle motorcycle accident Thursday. Read More
  • 4 Injured In 24/27 Head-on Collision Wednesday +

    Emergency responders were called to a reported vehicle accident on NC Highway 24/27 near Eta Bell Road just before 2:00 Read More
  • 80 Year Old Airlifted After Rollover Accident Monday +

    An elderly woman was airlifted after a single vehicle accident between Robbins and Carthage Monday afternoon. Read More
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