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All CategoriesScouts picking up food beginning Saturday morningKINSTON — This Saturday, Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Venturers and Explorers will be collecting food during “Scouting for Food;” the single largest... Read more...'Bump' leads to court datePRINCEVILLE — The bell rang on round two of the confrontation between a Princeville councilman and the interim town manager Thursday with both parties taking out... Read more...Edgecombe Relay for Life seeking business partnersFresh from raising $196,312 and ranking No. 4 nationally in per capita fundraising, Relay for Life Edgecombe County is seeking business and corporate sponsors to help in the fight... Read more...Princeville commissioner, interim town manager involved in physical conflictPRINCEVILLE — The disconnect of water service at a commissioner's home led to a physical confrontation between the elected official and a town employee... Read more...Board of Education to meet in regular session Monday, Feb. 13from:Edgecombe County Public SchoolsThe Edgecombe County Board of Education will meet in regular session Monday, Feb. 13 at 6:30 p.m. in the Central Office Board Rooms. Read more...Princeville terminates town manager Appoints museum curator to fill same positionPRINCEVILLE — A contract dispute between the Princeville town manager and the town commissioners led to his termination at the close of business Monday. Victor... Read more...CRIME ROUNDUPThe Tarboro Police Department responded to a call Friday and was told a victim had been stabbed. While conducting an investigation, officers were told by the victim that Perry Lee... Read more...Significant deficiencies in county auditAuditors told Edgecombe County Commissioners on Monday night that they found significant deficiencies while compiling the 2010-2011 annual audit of county finances. Still, the... Read more...
AmericanTowns Heroes: Ariana Hargis is a Real LivesaverAriana Hargis is the kind of lifeguard you want on duty when your loved ones are in the pool. She's a quick-thinking, focused professional with eyes in the back of her head. When... Read more...Bryant declines to seek re-electionTeresa DeLoatch Bryant announced she will not seek re-election to the District 2 seat she now holds on the Edgecombe County Public Schools Board. The announcement came 91 days... Read more...W.A. Patillo receives $5,000 poetry grantW.A. Pattillo School has been awarded $5,000 from the North Carolina Arts Council for Poetry in the Classroom with Mimi Herman. The funds will be used to provide a week of poetry... Read more...New administrators at ECPSfrom:Edgecombe County Public SchoolsThe Board of Education approved two new administrators at the Jan 31 meeting. Stephanie Alston will replace retiring principal Russell Johnson at Stocks Elementary and Raymond... Read more...Pizza BowlThe biggest football game of the year brings the largest sale of the year for two area pizza restaurants. Tarboro branches of Pizza Inn and Dominos Pizza are gearing up for Super... Read more...Edgecombe unemployment up in DecemberTARBORO — Unemployment rates increased in 93 of North Carolina’s 100 counties in December. Rates decreased in four counties and remained the same in three.... Read more...ECPS in process of applying for District Accreditationfrom:Edgecombe County Public SchoolsECPS is in the process of applying for District Accreditation with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). To learn more about what this means for Edgecombe... Read more...Three ECPS campuses ahead of First Lady's nutritional guidelinesWhen First Lady Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced new guidelines for the nutritional overhaul of school meals last week, they could have... Read more...ECC Executive Named to United Way BoardJ. Lynn Cale, associate vice president of instruction at Edgecombe Community College, has been named to the United Way Tar River Region Board of Directors.... Read more...Pattillo Alumni Association on the moveThe Board of Directors (BOD) of W.A. Pattillo High School National Alumni Association, Inc. held a meeting on Jan. 21, at Pattillo School under the leadership of its... Read more...Local students selected for N.C. Eastern All-District BandThree Edgecombe County Public Schools students have been chosen to play in the All-District Band. Lillian House, an alto saxophone player and Kaitlin Driver, a French... Read more...Robbery preventionCommunity education on robbery prevention shares equal importance with the search of robbery suspects. Robbery prevention may seem unachievable, but we can not continue to ignore... Read more...George Henry White: tribute to a great AmericanWhy isn’t George Henry White a household name? If Vincent Spalding has anything to do with it, that will soon change. Long... Read more...Project SKILL UpdatesThe National Science Foundation grant proposal for Project SKILL (Supporting Knowledge with Innovative Life-long Learning) is currently in progress. This full-scale... Read more...Local Demand Drives Weekend Courses in Historic PreservationInterested in turning an old tobacco barn into a "man cave"? You can learn how this spring at Edgecombe Community College. In response to local demand, the... Read more...Deputies nab crooks with hands in cookie jarThe Edgecombe County Sheriff deputies made five arrests for breaking and entering crimes in progress Thursday in three separate incidents. In the first... Read more...Board to meet Tuesday, Jan. 31 for special meetingfrom:Edgecombe County Public SchoolsThe Edgecombe County Board of Education will hold a special meeting in closed session Tuesday, Jan 31, 2012 at 6:00 p.m.in the Central Office Board Rooms to discuss personnel... Read more...Board Appeals Committee to meet Jan. 30from:Edgecombe County Public SchoolsThe Edgecombe County Board of Education Appeals Committee will meet Monday, Jan. 30, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. in the Central Office Board Rooms to hear appeals regarding student issues Read more...Board to hold special meeting Monday, Feb. 27from:Edgecombe County Public SchoolsThe Edgecombe County Board of Education will hold a special closed session meeting Feb. 27 in the Central Services Boardroom at 6:30 p.m. to discuss the superintendent search and... Read more...Inaccurate SignsThere are several signs around town announcing free mammograms, and they are incorrect. The signs announce “free mammograms,” and give a number... Read more...Pet for VetsPets for Vets is a non-profit organization that was established 3 years ago by its founder, Clarissa Black. The goal was to connect veterans suffering from PTSD... Read more...Rotary Club hears pitch for tourism authorityIt’s not news that Tarboro Rotary Club guest speakers have a modest window of time to make their presentations, and those precious minutes can suffer further if... Read more...Third arrest made in break-inThe Tarboro Police Department detectives division made a third arrest Friday in a case that happened on East Battle Avenue where three suspects broke into a residence and stole... Read more...Family donates funds for H&R Block ScholarshipThe family of Louise Proctor Kidwell recently made a contribution to Edgecombe Community College to support an H&R Block scholarship. Read more...Webb hits a home runOn behalf of a driven SouthWest Edgecombe High School student, Taylor Webb, many local supporters gathered in October at Stocks Little League field in Tarboro to help... Read more...Down East Senior Games Announces Senior Games AmbassadorMattie Mooring from Tarboro, North Carolina, has been chosen by the Down East Senior Games to serve as a North Carolina Senior Games (NCSG) Ambassador. Ambassadors are an elite... Read more...South Edgecombe students participate in Career FairSouth Edgecombe Middle School students participated in a career fair held in the school auditorium Friday, Jan. 13. Students were able to walk to individual booths showcasing... Read more...CRIME ROUNDUPThe following people were arrested for crimes or either cited for a traffic violation during the past week by the Tarboro Police Department. Read more...Early College begins application process for 2012-2013from:Edgecombe County Public SchoolsThe application process for prospective Edgecombe Early College High School students has officially begun for the 2012-2013 school year. Read more...C.B. Martin and R-CEA awarded Flag of Learning & Liberty for Dec. 2011from:Edgecombe County Public SchoolsC.B. Martin Middle School and Roberson Center for Educational Achievement showed the highest growth in attendance for the month of December and were awarded the Flag of Learning... Read more...Pattillo to host local poet in-residencefrom:Edgecombe County Public SchoolsMimi Herman, a NC poet and author, will visit W.A. Pattillo School Feb. 6-10 to work with fourth graders on writing poetry centered around the concepts of The Leader in Me program. Read more...Vehicle AccidentTarboro patrolman Mike Robbins directs traffic Sunday on Wilson Street while the police wait for a wreck truck to pick up a Honda Accord that was involved in an accident. Photo /... Read more...Read-In at Local LibrariesFOR THE DAILY SOUTHERNER The Twin Counties Literacy Council will sponsor three Read-Ins in February. Each will be hosted by an area library on February 16 from... Read more...The heart of a community leader and the passion of a gospel singerSix-year-old Viola Harris sat on the stairs of Leggett Chapel right across the street from her house every Sunday, just to listen to the vocalists whose soulful melodies poured... Read more...Dog poop gets council attentionA concerned citizen asked the Tarboro Town Council Monday during its regular scheduled meeting to put a stop to some stinking activities going on around town. Tarboro resident... Read more...Princeville Crime RoundupThe Princeville Police Department arrested a suspect for allegedly having sex with a minor on several different occasions and charged him with nine felonies. Read more...CRIME ROUNDUPThe following people were either charged with crimes or cited for traffic violations over the past week by the Tarboro Police Department. Read more...DSS employee filed grievanceFormer Personnel Officer, Menyonn Daniels of the Edgecombe County Department of Social Services made a complaint against the department Assistant Director, Betty... Read more...Burns writes book, has much to sayDr. Del Burns, Interim Superintendent of Edgecombe County Public Schools and former Superintendent of Wake County Public Schools, spoke to the Rotary Club of Tarboro... Read more...Tarboro native leading STEM research at USFThe University of South Florida (USF) received a grant from the National Science Foundation in the amount of nearly $1.2 million to support STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering... Read more...Local business operating for more than 50 yearsThe legacy of Video T-V & Appliance Inc. began September of 1956 under the ownership of Grace and Spencer Edwards. Today, the familiar corner shop, located on 231... Read more...Americana Singer-Songwriter performs in hometownLocal Americana singer and songwriter, Anna Vaughn Creech will grace the stage 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14 at Saint Anne's Chapel in Tarboro with an acoustic guitar... Read more... |
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