Purlear
Purlear, NC · Health
franchising.com
Husband-and-Wife Team of Healthcare Professionals Open New Synergy Homecare Location in Eastern North Carolina
October 06, 2026 // Franchising.com // Tempe, Ariz. – SYNERGY® HomeCare has announced its newest location in the Tar Heel state, SYNERGY HomeCare in Goldsboro. The company is led by the husband-and-wife team of Justin and Ashley Ange, Eastern Carolina natives who combine for nearly 25 years of experience in both nursing and healthcare administration. After decades of serving eastern North Carolina families in healthcare settings and community pharmacies, where one of the most prominent needs among patients and clients was at-home care, the Anges decided to address the need themselves by opening their own in-home caregiving agency.
The Mount Airy News
Lifespan to hold ribbon cutting Wednesday
In celebration of the grand reopening of its creative campus, Lifespan Services will host a ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the facility on Rockford Road in Dobson. Lifespan’s nearly $500,000 renovation project kicked off last fall and includes outdoor additions, new roofing, and a revamp of the creative campus. Primarily, the space is now fully accessible, including the bathrooms and the kitchen, which allows for hands-on and creative-focused experiences for all clients. Many organizations teamed up with Lifespan to help fund the renovation, including The Arc of Surry County. Paula Stanley is the treasurer of The Arc, which provides support to those with intellectual or developmental disabilities and their families by providing personal development opportunities. The organization was started in the late 1960s by parents of children looking for additional support and continues to help provide group homes, apartments, transportation and adapting homes for accessibility purposes. Stanley said long-time supporters of The Arc, Fred and Jessie Chilton, initially donated six acres of land in Dobson that became a sheltered workshop run by the organization that provided personal and workforce development for those with intellectual disabilities. When the land and workshop were sold to Lifespan, a statewide organization,
WLOS.com
New Eliada Homes counseling center brings resources to more lower-income families
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A once-unused building at Eliada Homes has a new purpose: Expanding access to trauma-informed mental health care as some western North Carolina children continue working through the effects of Helene. The Asheville nonprofit transformed the space into a counseling center for children, adolescents and families,...
wrgc.com
Rabies Vaccine Bait Drops Begin
Rabies vaccine bait distribution begins this week in western North Carolina, as federal and state agencies work to keep raccoon rabies from spreading westward. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says ground crews will distribute baits by vehicle inside Asheville city limits through October ninth. Helicopter drops are scheduled October ninth through the thirteenth in the greater Asheville area, Burnsville, Mars Hill and Waynesville.
ourlocalcommunityonline.com
Rabies Vaccination Bait Drops Start This Week
The USDA is conducting its annual oral rabies vaccination program across western North Carolina this month. Helicopters will distribute rabies vaccine baits in Burnsville, Mars Hill and the greater Asheville area from October 9th through the 13th. Then, from October 15th through the 22nd, low-flying aircraft will distribute more than...