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Voter guide shows candidates’ stand of family issues

The North Carolina Family Policy Council unveiled its 2020 General Election Voter Guide website on Sept. 22. “This website is a great resource for voters ... Read more

by Ray McClees, Wednesday, September 30, 2020 2:01 pm

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Census ends Sept. 30. Have you been counted?

As of August 31, North Carolina was ranked 37th nationally in census response. So what? The census determines the number of representatives North Carolina will ... Read more

by Ray McClees, Tuesday, September 22, 2020 8:59 am

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Local historian chronicles Rehoboth Church

Local author, educator and historian Chris Barber investigates the eighteenth-century beginnings of the evolution of faith and culture that laid the foundation for Washington County’s ... Read more

by Ray McClees, Tuesday, September 22, 2020 8:57 am

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Wild hogs are in Tyrrell and other northeastern counties

(Adapted from a report by Jason Allen, NC Wildlife Resources Commission.) Feral swine, also referred to as wild boar and feral hogs, are defined as ... Read more

by Ray McClees, Tuesday, September 22, 2020 8:54 am

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Leroy Spivey display at John A. Holmes High School

Leroy Spivey of Columbia was among 11 former East Carolina University football players enshrined recently in the John A. Holmes High School Wall of Fame. ... Read more

by Ray McClees, Tuesday, September 22, 2020 8:43 am

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Celebrating a century

Shelton S. Ludford will celebrate his 100th birthday on Tuesday, Sept. 29. The Tyrrell County native was in the retail hardware business for over 50 ... Read more

by Ray McClees, Tuesday, September 22, 2020 8:42 am

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Another COVID-19 case confirmed in Tyrrell

A total of 115 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Tyrrell County over the past five and a half months, Martin-Tyrrell-Washington District Health ... Read more

by Ray McClees, Tuesday, September 22, 2020 8:39 am

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Farming is a risky business

The farmer planted corn on April 11 in a field on Travis Road west of Columbia, and, after much cultivation and spraying, he harvested the ... Read more

by Ray McClees, Wednesday, September 16, 2020 2:42 pm

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Two new COVID-19 cases in Tyrrell last week

Tyrrell County has had 112 positive tests for COVID-19 since the spring outbreak. Two infected individuals died and 108 of those cases have recovered, Wes ... Read more

by Ray McClees, Wednesday, September 16, 2020 2:39 pm

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Seafood aid program announced

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced Sept. 9 that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide approximately $530 million to support the U.S. ... Read more

by Ray McClees, Wednesday, September 16, 2020 2:39 pm

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