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Martin County Special Olympics holds annual Spring Games
Martin County Special Olympics held its annual Spring Games on Wednesday, April 17 at Godwin-Coppage Park in Williamston. Schools represented during the event included South Creek Elementary, Rodgers Elementary, Jamesville Elementary and Williamston Primary, along with E.J. Hayes, Riverside Middle School, Riverside High School and Hobgood Charter School. Athletes participated in softball skills (base running, throwing, batting and fielding) and track skills (100-yard dash). Rodgers Elementary athletes Gabby Williams, Max Smith and Zachary Compton led the Pledge of Allegiance, and Gavin Bynum of Riverside High led the athletes and volunteers in the Special Olympics oath: “Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.” Tommy Purvis of Riverside High was named the top athlete during the Games. The award is given to an athlete who is graduating and has always displayed great athletic abilities.
Never fall asleep during tick season with enemy in hand
Most people have had close encounters of the bloodsucking kind with ticks. The creepy, crawly, gnarly nasties hop on and it’s our job to knock them off before they can begin any extractive mining operations. There is ample advice for avoiding ticks. One thing that goes unsaid but that every human instinctively knows is that the only good tick is an absolutely-and-for-certain-dead tick. Otherwise, the little booger is liable to regenerate and go right back to work. ...
Festival fun comes to Farmville: Dogwood celebration marks 35th season
The 35th Annual Farmville Dogwood Festival opens Thursday and organizers said that visitors can expect the same quality of vendors, rides and entertainment that have delivered Dogwood good times for years. Amy Johnson, festival director for the past 15 years, she said they will have over 100 participants this year including food vendors, arts and crafts makers, commercial and nonprofit booths as well as music and entertainment throughout the event, which continues though Sunday. ...
May is busy month at Historic Hope
Historic Hope is hosting two events in May that will captivate collectors of worn backyard trinkets and those with an eye for highly-sought-after ceramics. The first event on Saturday, May 4 is the long awaited annual yard sale where attendees and vendors mingle, strolling the grounds while hunting for a historic Roadshow Treasure. Governor David Stone’s mansion is the backdrop for those who need something and those who no longer...
A remodel for Fido
It’s interesting how much laws cost. Last week, the Bertie County Commissioners tapped the brakes on the proposed new animal shelter project that has been on the drawing board, literally, for the past two years. The decision came after Assistant County Manager David Scarborough presented facts that logically made moving forward with the project senseless. ...
WPD makes arrest following traffic stop
The Williamston Police Department made a stop on West Boulevard near Colony Tire on April 13 that led to the arrest of an individual. Cornell Freddick Brown was charged with possession with intent to manufacture, sell or deliver marijuana, felony possession of marijuana, maintaining a vehicle for a controlled substance, carrying a concealed firearm and expired registration plate. Martin County Sheriff’s OfficeIncidents ...
Little Thankful church began in as calling
In 1989, Bishop Claudie H. Wilkins heard the greater call from God to be a pastor. From there, he and his wife, Missionary Deloris Wilkins, and family moved to Williamston, where Little Thankful Holy Church was founded. It began with only five members in the living room of his aunt, Mrs. Naomi Griffin. Bishop Wilkins, following the instruction of the Holy Spirit, ventured to locate a building for worship. God...
Bishop Wilson was founder of Williamston church
Bishop Jerome Wilson founded the United Holy Church of Deliverance in Williamston in 1984. Bishop Wilson was a Pastor that was well known in the community. He was a true community leader in so many ways. He was very instrumental in the success of so many people. Down through the years he was mostly known as a giver. ...
Receive the Holy Spirit by breathing Him in
Jesus was quite busy the day He resurrected. We know early in the morning that He saw Mary Magdalene and showed Himself to Peter. We also know that He walked much of the seven-mile trek toward Emmaus with Cleopas and His friend. We also know He shows back up in Jerusalem later that same day to talk to all the disciples except Thomas. Jesus reveals some significant things in these brief meetings. ...
CBC has served Martin Co. for over a century
In 1892, God gave a group of dynamic trailblazers - under the leadership of the church’s first pastor, the Rev. Thomas Williams - a vision to help establish a place of worship; being Cornerstone Baptist Church. This church has been blessed to provide a spiritual home and faith community for thousands of people for 132 years. Because of God and former spiritual leaders, we are here today, even after fire...
Dr. Wilkins leads Back Swamp Church of Christ
Heading West on Bear Grass Road just off of U.S. 17 after passing the fifth hole of Roanoke Country Club, the Back Swamp Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ, appears on the right. The picture postcard church sits back off the road in the slightest valley rolling flatland roads offer. Vibrant green fescue, manicured as though it were a neighboring fairway, serves as the canvas for the architecturally pleasing red brick house of worship. The church has been a pillar in the Martin County community...
Roanoke River refuge will grow by 287,000 acres
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released the final land protection plan which allows for the protection of up to 287,090 acres of wildlife habitat and hardwood forest as part of the Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge. The plan will guide conservation of a wildlife habitat corridor stretching along the Roanoke River from Weldon to the mouth of the river at Albemarle Sound. Investment in, and expansion of, the National...
MCS brings their legislator to school
Martin County Schools celebrated North Carolina’s second annual Bring Your Legislator to School Day on Monday, April 15, with a visit from Rep. Shelly Willingham (D-Bertie, Martin, Edgecombe). Rep. Willingham toured the MCS Innovation Campus, home to the Martin Innovative Early College and the district’s Career Technical Education hub. During the visit, Rep. Willingham heard directly from current students about opportunities with the Martin Innovative Early College Program and Agriculture pathways involving animal science. Members of the district’s Career Technical Education Department (CTE) shared recent progress regarding nearly $200,000 in grant funding received by their department and the opportunities the funding brings to MCS students. Team members also shared more with Rep. Willingham about the growth of multiple industry and business partnerships, allowing students direct access to job shadowing, internships and pre-apprenticeships.
Strawberry season has arrived in North Carolina
It’s Strawberry Season in Eastern North Carolina! Those beautiful red jewels are glowing in strawberry patches across our region. While strawberries are delicious year-round, now is the best time to find them growing locally. Roadside stands and pick-your-own patches are great places to find the freshest berries. A fresh-picked strawberry offers a flavor explosion that is both delicious and nutritious. One cup of strawberries contains only 43 calories, but is...
Goose Nest Festival slated for May
On May 18 Goose Nest Festival T-shirt collectors will have the opportunity to add a third garment to their collection as Goose Net Festival Founder and Chair Vonetta Porter and her team of volunteers transform the tiny town of Oak City into a metropolis. Last year, over 2,000 festival-goers converged on the one-square mile town of 260 residents to watch the morning parade and partake in the day’s festivities. While this year’s festival is expected to top that, there will not be a parade. ...
Bleacher Report got the headlines exactly right
Those who know, know that the content you see on social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok, is primarily content you spend the most time looking at. They utilize an algorithm to show you what they believe you will be most likely to look at the longest. A review of my Bleacher Report headlines early this morning makes it clear they do the same thing. It informs me right away...
No change is needed
As a kid, I can always remember the ashtray in my dad’s car always being full, but not of cigarette butts. No, this is where he would put his sacred spare change. It wasn’t stored there to buy us kids penny candy and a Slurpee. No, that money was used for the toll on the Norfolk-Va. Beach Expressway. Dad had to travel the expressway every day to get to work on the naval base, so nickels, dimes and quarters were never taken for granted. ...
Important to meditate as part of prayer life
Most of us have become accustomed to living in a world of “breaking news.” Information in quantities past generations could never have conceived bombard us constantly, even when we would rather shut it out. It is not only Fox and CNN, but program interruptions, billboard assault, store signs in attention competitive fluorescent colors, Iphone games, texts, emails and television advertisements promising to solve everything from nasal drip to legal quandaries battle for our attention and, more so, our money. ...
Unchanging love regardless of detours
During your travels through hills and mountains, perhaps you noticed how the roads were constructed so passage could be made around treacherous mountain side or over a deep gully. It’s amazing how our roads offer the traveler a safe and easy way of travel. As we see highways constructed and offering access to new territory little thought is given by most travelers about the necessity of keeping the road passable. ...
Black Acres seeks tax reduction
Attorney Clay Turner made his second appearance in as many months last week, asking the Martin County Commissioners to approve a tax break for Blackacre, LLC at the board’s regularly scheduled meeting. Turner represents Jeremy Collins, CEO of Black Acres and the person behind Providence Omnistructure. Black Acre purchased the former Williamston Middle School in 2022 for $120,000 from the Martin County Board of Education. The building had been assessed on a $4 million valuation in 2017 and that assessment was scheduled for reevaluation in...
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