“June 14, 2002 - June 28, 2002 " Sh " Thank you, Dr. Talbert O. Shaw..." Greenville, NC ---- The Pitt County Chapter of the Shaw University Alumni Association met Tuesday, June 25th, and had as special guest, the university's president, Dr. Talbert O. Shaw. Dr. Shaw, coincidentally credited with reviving the 167 year old university to prominence among institutions of higher learning. Dr. record enrollment, restoration of the football team and marching band, enhanc campus. Dr. Shaw, before meeting with students of its C.A.P.E. program is seen Mildred A. Council, Mrs. Ethelene H. Stover, Ms. Pickens, Executive Vice President of the University. YX 3 goeueege oe go AGS yb oF Gee thie b ‘ i ‘ Surprise Graduation Dinner for Bra, Decota Jerrell Thomas who graduated for D. H Conley on May 31, 2002. He is a member of the Phillippi Missionary Baptist Church of Simpson andgarticipated on the Jr. Usher Board. Decota has joined the (U.S.A.F.) United States Air Force. The dinner was given by his.mother who is a member offae P.M.B.C. of Simpson. The pastor, church family and friends attended this affair. Decota is well loved and a role model for the youth of his church and community. photo by Bro, Michael Adams Barbara Hester, and Chapter President Jeff Savage. mau ee ‘bearing the school's name, announced his retirement after 15 years of service. He has been Shaw's leadership has produced a multi-million dollar endowment, ed curriculum and spearheading the preservation of historical buildings on the Raleigh, NC here with area alumni chapter members, Ms. Pauline Anderson, Greenville City Councilman Accompanying Dr. Shaw was his cabinet, including Dr. Ernest L. 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Scott Batchelor and Cynthia Kopkowski, The Daily Reflector State and local representatives from areas hit by flooding after Hurricane Floyd met in Raleigh on Wednesday seeking to pre- serve state flood-recovery funds. "We had a kind of open, freewheeling discussion about where we are on Floyd recovery, the effect of the recent recovery and what's going to be paid and not going to be paid," David Kelly, director of the N.C. Redevelopment Center, said Thursday. The meeting with Kelly, the man who administers flood recovery funds. was called by state Rep. Edith Warren of Farmville and included Greenville — City Manager Marvin Davis and Pitt County planner James Rhodes. In order to meet a growing state budget shortfall, Gov. Mike ‘Easley last week took $150 million from a fund created by the state Legislature to help survivors of Floyd. That equated to about $11 million for the city of Greenville. Davis said. "I think that we opened the door for some discussion," Davis said. "We conveyed to Mr. Kelly that a unilateral action on his part (to eliminate) some catego- ries (Of funding) ... was not good. “Maybe the governor's office will see how important this is to flood survivors of eastern North Carolina.” he said. ‘Nearly 700 Greenville residents remain to be served by the state funds. anticipating either repair money or dollars to replace devastated homes. Many who entered contracts on new dwellings expecting to re- ceive promised funding will be left in the lurch, Davis said. - "There are a lot of horror stories, and there will be more horror stories coming up," he predicted. At least 33 Pitt County families outside Greenville will be af- fected by the defunding. The budget proposed in the Senate last week further slashes the relief fund, leaving $15 million for statewide use. "If you take another $100 million, you will effectively shut flood recovery down," Rhodes said. Rhodes shared the story of a Pitt County family whose impending move is jeopardized by the proposed cuts. Today, the family is scheduled to close the sale of their flood-damaged home, which they repaired with buyout funds. They were to move into a new home during the next two weeks, with $14,000 in state acquisition and relocation recov- ery funds paying the difference between their current home and a new, comparable home that costs more. Under the proposed cuts, reloca- tion funds would be in the greatest danger of elimination. Rhodes asked legislators what he should tell that couple and the other five families eligible for relocation funds left vulner- able by the Senate plan. Answers won't be available until the state's attorney general re- views the situation, state offi- cials told local governments Thursday. In Pitt County, about $156,000 is needed to help these families relocate, Rhodes' office esti- mated. About $1.5 million is needed to replace 23 families’ homes, and another $36,000 is needed to repair four families’ June 14, 2002 - June 28, 2002 Local ¢ Officals try saving Floyd funds homes, according to the office. "We went with a lot of ques- tions, we got some answered, but we probably came away with just as many," Rhodes said. "We knew that we weren't going to need all the money, but we need to retain - and now possibly restore - what was promised. “Everything's up in the air." As a result of the meeting, legislators instructed the local government representatives to estimate how much they need to keep the promises made to their residents. They want a report on that information sent to the N.C. Redevelopment Center by noon today. "| think we came to some consensus there that a survey would be helpful to see exactly how much money was needed and if any of the local govern- ments at this point might have surplus they can reallocate," Kelly said. 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