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Except for a few afternoon clouds, mainly sunny. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. High 93F. Winds SSW at 10 to 15 mph..
Partly cloudy skies. Low 76F. Winds SSW at 10 to 15 mph.
Updated: July 8, 2025 @ 1:01 am
From left, Brian “Moose” Whitfield, Sandy Bottom Volunteer Fire Department president, Gracie Bradshaw, Brooklyn Tripp, and Sandy Bottom VFD Chief Daniel Chewing.
From left, Brian “Moose” Whitfield, Sandy Bottom Volunteer Fire Department president, Gracie Bradshaw, Brooklyn Tripp, and Sandy Bottom VFD Chief Daniel Chewing.
The Sandy Bottom Volunteer Fire Department awarded two students with college scholarships based on academic merit and community involvement.
The scholarship recipients are Gracie Bradshaw, a student from South Lenoir High School, and Brooklyn Tripp, a student from North Lenoir High School, said Brian “Moose” Whitfield, Sandy Bottom VFD president.
“They’ve got to be a graduating senior of a Lenoir County high school, or they can attend Lenoir County Early College at Lenoir Community College,” Whitfield said.
Each student received a $3,000 scholarship, he said.
Bradshaw is the recipient of the Ashton Rhodes Memorial Scholarship, which is awarded annually by the Sandy Bottom VFD and the family of Ashton Rhodes, a young firefighter who died in 2006. To be eligible, the applicant or a parent has to be a member or employee of a local emergency services department, such as fire, Emergency Medical Services, law enforcement, or 911 Communications.
She was eligible based on her father, Josh Bradshaw, being a firefighter with the Deep Run Volunteer Fire Department, Whitfield said.
Tripp is the recipient of the George Fisher Memorial Scholarship, which is awarded annually by the fire department and the family of George Fisher, a firefighter who was killed in the line of duty in 2011. To be eligible, the applicant has to be a member in good standing of a Lenoir County Volunteer Fire Department.
Tripp is a member of the Sand Hill Volunteer Fire Department, Whitfield said.
“These ladies were academically strong and active in their communities,” he said.
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