Author: Voxtrend News
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Dr. Sammie Stewart Mosier, the Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive of HCA Healthcare, passed away suddenly this week, shocking colleagues, nurses and healthcare communities across the country. Her death has sparked an outpouring of grief and appreciation for a leader whose influence reached into hundreds of hospitals and tens of thousands of caregiving professionals. Dr. Mosier wasn’t just a high-ranking executive at one of America’s largest healthcare systems — she was the heart of its nursing mission. At HCA, where more than 100,000 nurses depend on coordinated leadership and advocacy, she helped shape strategies that…
Marie Locklear should have been making her way home, perhaps thinking about dinner or a phone call with a grandchild. Instead, what began as what her loved ones hoped would be a calm Saturday in Robeson County turned into a nightmare from which her family will never fully wake. Late Saturday afternoon, Emergency Medical Services were called to a home on Chavis Road in the Maxton area for what responders believed was a medical emergency. Inside the ambulance was 36-year-old Cheyenne D. Woods of Red Springs, being transported to a hospital when everything went horribly wrong. According to the Robeson…
It was a quiet Saturday that turned unbearably heavy for a tight‑knit community when Kevin Wilson, a devoted father of seven and a man known for his boundless generosity, passed away unexpectedly on December 13, 2025, leaving those who knew him reeling. His loss has sent shockwaves through family, friends, and neighbors who admired his gentle spirit and steadfast presence. Kevin’s life was defined by love — especially the love he poured into his children. As a father, he was the anchor in his household, always putting his kids at the center of his world. Whether cheering at school events,…
SYDNEY — What was meant to be a joyful first night of Hanukkah at the famed Bondi Beach turned into one of Australia’s darkest moments on Sunday evening, as gunfire erupted near the Chanukah by the Sea celebration, leaving at least 16 people dead and dozens more wounded in what authorities are calling an act of antisemitic terrorism targeting the Jewish community. The festive shoreline was packed with families, tourists and locals by around 6:40 p.m. local time when two gunmen in dark clothing began firing indiscriminately toward the crowd from an elevated footbridge near Campbell Parade. Witnesses described a…
Just after 6:30 p.m. Saturday, what began as an ordinary drive on NC-411 east of Garland, North Carolina, ended in heartbreak for two families when a speeding SUV veered off the road and burst into flames, killing both men inside. The North Carolina State Highway Patrol says the crash was one of the most devastating they’ve seen all year. Neighbors heard the roar of an engine and then silence before emergency crews arrived to a scene that was already engulfed in fire. A 2006 Toyota Sequoia, carrying 33-year-old driver Marcedo Allen McNeil of Stedman and 39-year-old passenger Reginald K. Howard…
Pembroke, North Carolina is moving slowly these days, the air heavier than usual after a crash that took two lives and shattered countless hearts. Seventeen-year-old Caleb Woodell and Chris Tyner were killed in a devastating car accident that unfolded in the quiet hours of the night, turning an ordinary stretch of road into the scene of irreversible loss. In a town where everyone knows someone, the grief has been deeply personal, shared across families, classrooms, and front porches. According to authorities, the crash occurred when a vehicle carrying the two veered off the roadway and suffered catastrophic damage. Emergency crews…
Late Saturday evening in Greenville, neighbors in the quiet Moyewood community were shaken when 76-year-old Dessie Mae Williams was discovered dead inside her home on West Third Street under circumstances that local police are calling suspicious. Just after 7:14 p.m. on December 13, 2025, Greenville police officers responded to a welfare check at 1802 West Third Street after a concerned citizen requested help. With assistance from housing staff, officers entered the residence and found Williams unresponsive. Despite their quick response, she was pronounced dead at the scene. What began as a routine welfare check quickly turned into a grim investigation…
Ryan Victor Snyder, a 19-year-old business student at the University of Georgia, died on December 5, 2025, in St. Louis, Missouri, after an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound the day before, leaving a close-knit family and broad circle of friends in deep mourning. The circumstances surrounding his death began on December 4th when Ryan reportedly shot himself with a firearm he had rented at the Athens Gun Club off Atlanta Highway; he passed away the following day back home in St. Louis. Friends and family remember Ryan as someone with a sharp mind and kind presence who brought laughter into every…
Andy K. Starr, 59, of Bainbridge, Georgia, died on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, leaving behind a legacy that was far bigger than most headlines could ever capture. Those who knew him best describe Andy as a gentle, sincere soul whose warmth wasn’t flashy but was deeply felt by everyone lucky enough to cross his path. Born on May 1, 1966, to Edwin Kenneth Starr and Angeline Mock Starr, Andy grew up in a home where compassion was more than a word—it was lived every single day. From his earliest memories, he carried with him the lessons his parents taught: listen…
Late Saturday evening in Chattanooga, what should have been a normal night ended in heartbreak for the family and friends of 61-year-old Joe Carter, who died after being struck by two vehicles in a hit-and-run crash on Rossville Boulevard. The series of collisions unfolded just after 6:30 p.m. on December 13, 2025, setting off a frantic investigation by Chattanooga police and leaving a community stunned. Carter, who was traveling in his motorized wheelchair, was first hit by a green SUV, described in police reports as a Chevy Suburban. The force of that impact threw him into the path of another…