Central North Carolina Voice

09/20/2023

A desperate plea for friends turned a boy's life around in an unexpected way.

Shayden Walker, 12, from Amarillo, Texas knocked on a neighbor's door looking for possible friends. "I just wanted to see if you knew any kids around like 11 or 12," he asked into the doorbell camera. "I need some friends like, really bad."

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Strangers raised $40,000 for a 12-year-old boy from Texas who was looking for new friends after being bullied by others.

08/16/2023

A district south of Paris is rediscovering how it is like to become a good neighbor. With millions of people living in the City of Lights, many suffer from social isolation and loneliness. This occurs in many urban areas, but especially in Paris, where tourists go in and out of the city, people always moving and going somewhere and not making connections with others.

The République des Hyper Voisins aims to counter some of the disadvantages of living in the city such as urban loneliness and isolation.

07/20/2023

A mother offered $50 for any truck driver willing to bring her son for a ride in their truck on his eighth birthday on July 9. She noticed that his boy who loves trucks was feeling lonely and a truck ride might cheer him up on his special day. Little did she know, not only one truck driver would heed her call, but over 60!

Young Oliver Johnson from Hamilton, New Zealand is obsessed with trucks.

A mom's call on social media brought the community together to celebrate her lonely son's birthday.

07/20/2023

A father-and-son duo is making waves in the sports industry and they got noticed by one of its luminaries.

Jeff and Johnny Agar from Rockford, Michigan got the surprise of their lives when they got an invitation to join the 2024 Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii. A prestigious tournament, this ultra-triathlon is by-invitation only and is joined by the very best triathletes in the world.

An athlete with cerebral palsy and his dad are now training for their toughest challenge yet---IRONMAN World Championship 2024 in Hawaii.

07/13/2023

An unfortunate mix-up put an embarrassing blemish on the 54th annual Fourth of July Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta, the world’s largest 10K. In the women’s elite division, defending champion Senbere Teferi led much of the race, but on the final approach to the finish line, sprinting behind three police motorcycle escorts, Teferi followed a policeman who, unexplainably, turned onto a side street.

An unfortunate mix-up put an embarrassing blemish on the 54th annual Fourth of July Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta, the world’s largest 10K.

07/06/2023

Most Floridians are familiar with Henry Flagler, the notable 19th-century American industrialist, but few outside of the state are aware of the feats he accomplished or the foundation of faith that fueled much of his direction and many of his decisions.

To prepare to tell the story of Henry Flagler, we started with a tour of the Henry Morrison Flagler Museum (Flagler

Most Floridians are familiar with Henry Flagler, the notable 19th-century American industrialist, but few outside of Florida are aware of the feats he accomplished or the foundation of faith that fueled much of his direction and many of his decisions.

06/30/2023

Poverty can lead people to crime, to lose hope in life or give up on their dreams, but not Rehan Staton. His circumstances in life didn't prevent him from aiming high and reaching his goals.

Rehan endured a lot of hardships that may cripple many. Abandoned by his mother at 8, his father solely raised him and his older brother.

Poverty didn't stop a former trash hauler to pursue his dream of becoming a lawyer.

06/23/2023

By Julie Warnock Adams:

The oxygen is gone.

Those are the words that showed up on my phone this morning. The Titanic submarine with 5 people, had 96 hours of oxygen.
A man named Stockton Rush is one of the 5 aboard this sub. He is the CEO of OceanGate which operates this vessel. Stockton is a billionaire.
Stockton’s wife is the great- great granddaughter of Isidro and Ida Strauss; the well known couple who died on the Titanic in 1912. Isidor is known for making sure all women and children were first in reaching safety. Ida, refused to leave his side.
While there are lots of emotional stories that can be taken from all of this; my first thought is the unknown of how our lives will end. None of these people decided to leave the planet this way. They were explorers, adventurers, researchers.
All of that being said, one thing is true…money will never be your greatest investment. It will never be your last thought to have wished for more. Rather, your relationships will now be front and center. The people you love and who have loved you- are the investments. And even greater, is your investment with Jesus.
So while you are reading this, and have the oxygen to comprehend your life, make sure you have a life-line with Jesus.

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06/22/2023

The UK has an ageing population and it is estimated that by 2040, nearly one in seven people is projected to be aged 75. Senior living concepts are evolving to cater to the diverse needs of elderly people in Britain. Today, seniors can choose whether to live their sunset years in communities that provide a high level of independence or those that provide a greater level of support.

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06/20/2023

A Missouri teenager walked 6 miles to attend his eighth-grade graduation and his drive to experience the commencement exercises secured his future.

Xavier Jones, 14 years old, didn't have a ride at that time, so he made a plan to make it to his graduation.

A broken vehicle didn't hinder an 8th grader to attend his graduation.

06/15/2023

A local resident of Meridian, Mississippi celebrated another huge milestone in her life recently. Family and close friends surrounded Julia Mae Hunter-Rice as she turned 107 years old on June 2.

Born in 1916, Ms. Rice danced and smiled as her loved ones sang happy birthday to her. Dorothy Dickson, her daughter, shared with WTOK-TV that, "Her secret is smiling and being fair.

A woman from Mississippi celebrated her 107th birthday and she shared her secret to having a long life.

06/12/2023

Prominent Christian evangelist Pat Robertson died in his home in Virginia on June 8 at the age of 93. Robertson founded the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) and tried a run for president.

Robertson used cable television to push a conservative and fundamentalist interpretation of the Bible. "He shattered the stain glass window," TD Jakes, a Dallas pastor said in CBN's statement.

Prominent Christian evangelist Pat Robertson died in his home in Virginia on June 8 at the age of 93.