Johnson, William (Ray)

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The Elon Student Television show is entitled Elon News Now hosted by two students, Sarah Watson and Whitney Newton, and produced on November 16, 1994 in the Black Box of the Fine Arts building. Some notable topics include: Henry E. McKoy as the first African American elected into North Carolina Senate District 14 from 1994 to 1996; shoplifting in North Carolina reported to be at $3.5 million every year; Good Sport is responding to getting people home safely from the Greensboro Coliseum; marine fisheries between North Carolina and Virginia have declining fish populations; U.S. Senate Democrats were on the losing side of the November 1994 elections; North Carolina teachers are failing to receive the reward bonus plan; union representation is being reviewed for Ford and Honda employees in Alamance County; Elon women’s basketball team playing better game in the South Atlantic Conference; Alamance-Burlington School System attempting to comply with the alcohol and drug free workplace policy; Elon College, Gibsonville, and Burlington police task force arrest of 30 people involved with drugs and drug trafficking; Burlington, North Carolina, addresses storm drainage after flooding; new Alamance Regional Medical Center will be completed in early 1995; weather reporting on Tropical Storm Gordon hitting the coastal regions of North Carolina; North Carolina Zoo received a two year old Grizzly Bear from Montana; and “Hometown Heroes” is being organized to honor hometown heroes chosen by Elon 101 classes. Some notable names include: William Ray (Ray) Johnson, Sarah Watson, Whitney Newton, Susan Semonite (Waters), Hannah Smith,...

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North Carolina Digital Heritage Center