NORTH CAROLINA, USA — A North Carolina state trooper and five employees with the North Carolina Department of Transportation have been honored with the Governor’s Award for Excellence due to their work during Hurricane Helene.

The honorees are as follows: • Scottie Coggins — Division 14 Assistant Roadside Environmental engineer • David Hall — Division 14 Roadside Environmental Transportation Supervisor • Sgt. Joe Henderson with the State Highway Patrol • Garett McFalls — Western North Carolina Incident Management Assistance Patrol senior responder • Austin Phillips — Division 14 Roadside Environmental engineer • Christopher Strader — Western North Carolina IMAP senior responder

“These employees used their training and followed exactly what their natural instincts instructed t

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