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43863
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In 1811, Jerimiah Battle reported a total of 17 schools operating in Edgecombe County with 400 students. the first long-standing school in Tarboro was started in 1813. I eventually evolved into separate male and female academies. A report published by the Edgecombe County Board of Education noted construction of 14 schools for African Americans through the Rosenwald School fund.
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(F 264 T3 W4), Vol. Issue , August 2023,
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43867
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Stagecoaches provided the earliest form of public transportation in Edgecombe County. Their traverse through the county created what are todays main highway routes, including NC Highways 258, 33 and 42. A toll bridge across the Tar River was completed in 1758, before Tarboro's incorporation. the Tar River Steamboat Company was formed in 1848. Rail traffic began in 1860 with a spur line from Rocky Mount to Tarboro and more than 10 years later a completed line between Williamston and Tarboro.
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(F 264 T3 W4), Vol. Issue , June 2023,
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43868
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The Tarboro River Bandits are in their fourth season. Wayne Turnage is current owner of the team. The fan base is now at 300 per game. A new facility is being planned to increase this.
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The county is currently needing more property to offer its global client base. The county's Kingsboro business park is already well-known and will reach its capacity in 2024. The Battleboro Business Park is is situated next to the CSXNCDOT intermodal terminal. The new park named Edgecombe East will be located off US Hwy 64 East.
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(F 264 T3 W4), Vol. Issue , June 2023,
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43870
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Weldon Mills Distillery opened in 2019 in a former 1892 corn mill in Weldon. In its brief existence , it is able to boast as being among the finest bourbon distilleries in the world. In 2021, it won the International Whiskey Competition's Best Cask Strength Bourbon Whiskey Award. tours with trolley service are provided to the public.
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(F 264 T3 W4), Vol. Issue , February 2023,
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43871
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Formed in Princeville in 1876, the church boasts a monument to an early church and community leader Elder Abraham Wooten. The monument is considered one of the oldest monuments to an African American in North Carolina.
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(F 264 T3 W4), Vol. Issue , February 2023,
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43920
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The author, Monika Fleming, is contacted by Jim and Bonnie Warner who had an inquiry about an Edgecombe County Resident named Dr. William Henry Whitehead. They wanted to know more about Dr. Whitehead because his name was found on a tag attached to an antique furniture set they had just purchased. This article details Dr. William Henry Whitehead’s life and career in Battleboro, Tarboro, and Rocky Mount. Dr. Whitehead practiced medicine for over 20 years in Edgecombe County. Dr. Whitehead served as the president of the NC State Medical Society for 6 years, on the Board of Directors for NC State Hospitals and the State Board of Health as well as the State Board of Medical Examiners. He passed away in June 1909 but his son Joseph Phillip Whitehead also started a practice and treated patients as his father had.
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(F 264 T3 W4), Vol. Issue , December 2022,
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43921
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Frank Smith Wilkinson also known as “Old Man Frank” was an Edgecombe County educator known for his stern teaching and disciplinarian skills. He attended the University of North Carolina in 1857 and returned home to Edgecombe County to teach at the Tarboro Male Academy in 1858, where he would teach for over five decades. After returning home, he married Annie Stronach with whom he had five children. In 1885, the academy was destroyed by fire and Frank continued his teachings of young men at his home on the corner of Wilson Street and St. Patrick Street. Many of Frank’s students left the academy and pursued careers in healthcare, law, and politics. Frank passed away in November of 1919. Frank’s students shared their recollections of him and honor him through donations to his memorial fund.
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(F 264 T3 W4), Vol. Issue , September 2023,
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43918
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Lewis Bond moved his family to Tarboro NC around 1820. Lewis was a cabinet maker and operated his business in a tavern on the corner of Main and Pitt Streets in Tarboro. He and his wife, Siddie Nelson, parented six children. Lewis was a member of the Masonic brotherhood. His wife passed away in 1832 and Lewis passed away in 1858. His son Francis L. Bond also known as Frank took over the family business of cabinet making. Frank kept a journal filled with remedies and town happenings. That journal is now preserved in the Joyner Library Special Collections at East Carolina University. Frank went missing in August of 1890 and his body was recovered in September of 1890.
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(F 264 T3 W4), Vol. Issue , October 2022,
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43919
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In light of November being Lung Cancer Awareness month this article highlights the importance of lung cancer awareness and education. This article advises everyone to learn more about the risk factors that can lead to lung cancer. The North Carolina Radon Program through the NCDHHS is making great efforts to educate people on other causes to lung cancer other than smoking such as exposure to higher levels of radon. The article also discusses the many smoking cessation resources available to individuals in North Carolina such as the NC Quit Line. Lung Cancer screening is also mentioned as a major way to determine lung health or lung issues for those who smoke or were smokers in the past.
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(F 264 T3 W4), Vol. Issue , November 2022,
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43922
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Brenda Billington successfully built a career out of selling Mary Kay cosmetics. She started working with Mary Kay cosmetics in 2007 but at the time it was only a part-time job for her. In 2016, Brenda had to take on Mary Kay as a full time job after he husband passed away. She excelled in sales, ranked top 5 in sales, and climbed the ranks to a director position in May of 2023. Brenda has been rewarded multiple awards and honors for her work ethic in the cosmetic field. Brenda's success story highlights her determination to provide for her household by doing something she loves.
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(F 264 T3 W4), Vol. Issue , October 2023,
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44014
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The Center is located in Pine Tops and maintained by S&N Enterprises, a grower for Perdue Farms. The object is to provide business leader, schools and communities a place to experience the poultry production process.
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(F 264 T3 W4), Vol. Issue , March 2024,
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43917
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Josiah and Laura were from Tarboro, North Carolina. Josiah Pender was a Mexican War veteran who was a part of the 10th NC Regiment at Fort Macon. He was discharged from the Confederate Army and that is where he met his cousin, Laura. They soon married and left for Bermuda where Josiah was assisting in the smuggling of goods for the Confederate cause. Laura became pregnant and wished to return to Tarboro to birth the baby. She boarded a ship to Wilmington which Union soldiers later tried to capture. The captain of her ship wanted to surrender but allegedly Laura persuaded him otherwise with a pistol. Josiah passed away in 1864 from yellow fever and Laura remarried Dr. Charles Cook. Laura had four more children but sadly her son with Josiah passed away in 1881.
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(F 264 T3 W4), Vol. Issue , August 2022,
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43924
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On March 16, 1903 Dr. Julian M. Baker and Dr. Henry Turner Bass got into an altercation which led to the shooting and death of Dr. Bass. Prior to this altercation Dr. Bass accused Dr. Baker, who was the current chief of staff of the Edgecombe General Hospital, of mismanaging the hospital. On March 16, Dr. Bass walked into the post office and attacked Dr. Baker with continuous blows. This altercation led out onto Main Street where Dr. Baker pulled his gun and shot Dr. Bass in the abdomen. Dr. Bass attempted to shoot Dr. Baker as well but his shots went through a local store instead. Many physicians from all around tried to save Dr. Bass' life but to no avail. He died that same night. Dr. Baker had a major trial for which he was acquitted for in 1904.
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(F 264 T3 W4), Vol. Issue , November 2023,
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43958
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Hammonds Hill Equal rights League was established in Edgecombe County in November 1866 as an outgrowth of the Freedmen's Convention in Raleigh in October 1866. The organization sought to counter citizenship limitations on African Americans then being imposed by the N.C. legislature, which had fallen back under control of pre-Civil War political forces. Hammond's League may be one of the best documented of its kind in North Carolina. A commemorative historical marker was dedicated in November 2023.
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(F 264 T3 W4), Vol. Issue , January 2024,
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