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“It took one second. It’s all it took,” former councilman Standifer said. “I’d been dealing with it for a year and a half, and when him and Ray were in their heated discussion, it’s all I needed. I’d had enough.”

“It really does validate the twelve years of hard work, the blood sweat and tears we’ve put in, to try to make sure that our students get to see that it’s more than just a football game, it’s more than just a Friday night performance, there’s a lot more out there, so I am beyond proud of what our students here at Chapel Hill have done,” Hewitt says.

“The new constitutional carry does not cover anyone who is intoxicated. You cannot carry a gun while you are intoxicated. There’s alcohol being served out there, they’re intoxicated, how many convicted felons did we hand pistols back to?" Sheriff Smith pointed out.

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“They’re looking for harborage area. They’re like you and I. They want to be somewhere cool and comfortable or, you know, private so they’re creeping in and crawling into the cracks and crevices of their home,” Liles said.

Vista College closed all its campuses in 2021, including the campus in College Station, and now the former CEO and founder of the for-profit school is sharing more details about what led up to its closure.