An assignment as senior pastor of Swansboro United Methodist Church, which began on Sept. 1, was a homecoming of sorts for the Rev. Laura Thompson.

St. Paul UMC in Falls County celebrated legendary local coaches on Monday for their decades of impact on the community and student-athletes.

I was teaching and felt like I needed to take a break, and the next thing I know I wake up in the ICU six hours later," said Rich Anderson.