Ruthie O’Brien GBS Recovery Update: 17-Year-Old MPHS Senior Returns to ICU as Family Holds on to Hope

Ruthie O’Brien GBS Recovery Update 17-Year-Old MPHS Senior Returns to ICU as Family Holds on to Hope

Ruthie O’Brien’s Recovery Update Updated August 10, 2026 — 2:30 p.m. EDT MOUNT PLEASANT, NORTH CAROLINA — Seventeen-year-old Ruthie O’Brien, a rising senior at Mount Pleasant High School in Cabarrus County, has returned to the intensive care unit at Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital in Charlotte as she continues her recovery from severe Guillain-Barré syndrome … Read more

Ava Claire Hageman Remembered: Texas Community Unites to Honor a Young Life

Ava Claire Hageman Remembered Texas Community Unites to Honor a Young Life

Mount Pleasant, Texas – The community of Mount Pleasant, Texas, is mourning the death of Ava Claire Hageman, a young girl remembered for the warmth, energy, and joy she brought into the lives of those around her. Her family announced that funeral services will be held at First Baptist Church on Thursday, December 11, at … Read more