March 8 - 14, 2018
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Evan Pardue, who is on the autism spectrum, fits in with Boy Scout Troop 600 just fine. In fact, he’s regularly put at the front of any convoy on two feet. The Rock Castle Gorge trail gained more than 1,800 feet in elevation over the troop’s first four miles of hiking on Feb. 24.
Eagle Scout shines in outdoor ‘laboratory’ Evan Pardue, who is on the autism spectrum, leads from the front by KEVIN SPRADLIN FLOYD, VIRGINIA – It is an axiom
that has mothers across the globe shaking their heads in wonder: Farting and other bodily functions are funny to boys of just about any age. And, as it turns out, just about any condition. Just ask Evan Pardue. The 17-year-old Lionheart Academy
sophomore is a member of Boy Scout Troop 600 in Oak Ridge. Considered a high-functioning autistic young man, Evan is on the autism spectrum disorder that can include a wide range of neurobiological conditions
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Highway widening project ‘pretty much’ done NCDOT hopes to sign off on project by late summer by PATTI STOKES After NCDOT signed a contract
with Tetra Tech in March 2012, the $96.2 million project to widen a 13.2mile stretch of U.S. 220 to four lanes got underway. Initially scheduled for completion December 2016, the project has seen numerous delays but is at last “pretty much” done, Patty
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Eason, construction engineer with NCDOT, told the Northwest Observer Feb. 26. “We are open four lanes all the way through on the U.S. 220 side,” Eason said, noting the final surface of
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