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Triad foundation prioritizes mental health for young girls
Marginalized groups of young people in our community are often overlooked when it comes to developing critical life skills, ...
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Woman dies outside daughter’s graduation ceremony
Jean Byrd collapses and dies outside daughter’s graduation in North Carolina Photo courtesy of Facebook MIAMI – A high school graduation in North Carolina turned ...
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Seaforth’s Charles Byrd honored as NCHSAA’s Region 5 “Difference Maker”
Chapel Hill, NC – On May 29, 2025, the North Carolina High School ... a long-time coach and respected sportsmanship advocate from Winston-Salem Parkland High School, the award highlights the vital ...
Mom Dies Unexpectedly Outside of Daughter's High School Graduation: 'I Watched Her Take Her Last Breath'
On May 23, Jean Byrd was at the Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C., ahead of her daughter Meilean’s graduation when she died "just 200 feet" from the ceremony, her family wrote in a GoFundMe ...
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‘Mommy, we love you’: Mom dies outside doors of daughter’s high school graduation
On May 23, Jean Byrd was walking through the parking lot at the Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem to see her daughter, Meilean’s, high school graduation from Parkland High School. However, she never made ...
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‘Mommy, we love you’: Mom dies outside doors of daughter’s high school graduation
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Gray News) - A mom in North Carolina died while walking ... Meilean’s, high school graduation from Parkland High School. However, she never made it inside and collapsed ...