
Pasquotank County Opens Recovery Court in Northeastern North Carolina
Pasquotank County's new recovery court held its first session Oct. 6, offering treatment instead of prison with funding from North Carolina's opioid settlement.
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Pasquotank County's new recovery court held its first session Oct. 6, offering treatment instead of prison with funding from North Carolina's opioid settlement.

Tecsys committed $5 million over five years to Prisma Health's 112-bed behavioral health hospital near Easley, South Carolina, set to open in March 2027.

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