North Carolina
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Relief efforts underway in western North Carolina; flooding caused by Helene devastates region
By CATHOLIC NEWS HERALD/OSV NEWS
Published October 3, 2024Relief efforts are under way to help communities across western North Carolina reeling from the impacts of Tropical Storm Helene.
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Father James F. Scherer, who served in Atlanta, dies Sept. 15
Published October 13, 2022
Father James F. Scherer died Sept. 15 at AuthoraCare Collective/Beacon Place in Greensboro, North Carolina. He was 85 years old.
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Michael McNamara, former archdiocesan chief financial officer, dies July 15
Published August 8, 2019
Michael Joseph McNamara, 80, of Hendersonville, North Carolina died, surrounded by family on Monday, July 15. He served as chief financial officer of the Archdiocese of Atlanta from 1989-2002.
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Marine veteran receives Silver Star for combat valor in Afghanistan
By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Special to the Bulletin
Published May 12, 2016CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.—When his platoon commander and another squad leader were injured in an ambush, Marine Sgt. Matthew Parker “boldly assumed control” of the forces around him in Afghanistan, leading an eight-hour struggle and bringing all of them, including the injured, back to safety. The veteran of multiple combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, Parker, […] Full Story