Haywood County Cares — Roberta Harverson

Roberta Harverson started her nursing career as a CNA. After completing her LPN at AB-Tech, she began working at Autumn Care of Waynesville in 1992. In 1998, she became a Registered Nurse but continued to stay at Autumn Care, since it has always felt like home to her.

Haywood County Cares — Tammy Ensley

This year, Tammy Ensley celebrated 15 years as coach of Pisgah’s varsity cheerleading team and her first year coaching the girls’ track team.

Haywood County Cares — Gene Williamson

After a 30-year career with the North Carolina Highway Patrol, Sgt. Gene Williamson retired in 2014, but he didn’t stay retired long. In 2015, he joined the Haywood County Sheriff's Office and has been there ever since.

Haywood County Cares — Erica Bass

Trooper Erica Bass has been with the North Carolina State Highway Patrol since 2008; 10 of those years have been here in Haywood County.

Haywood County Cares — Sherry Green & Jamie Hawkins

Sherry Green and Jamie Hawkins have worked for A Better Clean as contractors cleaning the campuses of Haywood Community College for the past few months. Little did they know when they started this job back in early winter that they would be tasked with the role of keeping things clean around the county’s emergency operations center also.

Haywood County Cares — Jesse Lee Dunlap

Jesse-lee Dunlap works throughout the county in the Harm Reduction public health initiative. Their work is vital to preventing overdose in the Haywood County Detention Center and making sure that members of the community have their most basic needs met — this means connecting folks with food resources, seeking housing for unsheltered people, setting up appointments with medical providers, connecting people with job opportunities, etc.

Haywood County Cares — Roger Higgins

Roger Higgins is the maintenance foreman for the Town of Clyde. He is also the town’s safety officer and zoning administrator. His department is responsible for water and sewer services as well as street maintenance, yard waste removal, and town groundskeeping.

Haywood County Cares — Tammy Maney

Tammy Maney became a public health nurse with the Haywood County Health Department in 2001. During COVID-19 she serves as a nurse, staffing the Haywood County Covid Call Center.

Haywood County Cares — Terry Troutman

Terry Troutman has been the Chief of the Clyde Police Department for six years.

Haywood County Cares — Shanna Bellow

Officer Shanna Bellows has been with the Maggie Valley Police Department since May 2019. Like everyone these days, her daily routines have changed during COVID-19.

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