AG honors 2 locals with Dogwood Awards for devotion to fix opioid crisis

SOUTHEASTERN NC (WWAY) — North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein Tuesday awarded eleven North Carolinians who have helped in battling the opioid crisis with Dogwood Awards, including two from our area.

Judge Ola Lewis from Brunswick County has served as an assistant district attorney, district court judge and superior court judge throughout her career and was a driving force behind the Brunswick County Opioid Addiction Task Force. Sen. Bill Rabon (R-Brunswick Co.) accepted the award on behalf of Judge Lewis, who could not attend the ceremony.

Cindy Patane lost her son to opioids in 2016 and has since devoted her time to helping fix the opioid crisis founding Sneads Ferry Heroin Opioid Prevention Education.