Record #:

44303

Author(s):

Walker, John H.

Abstract:

Locating a 32 acre parcel in the Tarboro Commerce Center, the facility is expected to employ about 50 persons. the goal is to reduce wait time for orders, even to the point of a customer similarly being able to drive to the store.

Source:

Welcome to Tarboro & Homes Magazine (F 264 T3 W4), Vol. Issue , January 2025, p15, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Amazon--Tarboro; Tarboro--Businesses; Tarboro Commerce Center Industrial Park; Carolinas Gateway Partnership (Edgecombe County)

Record #:

44302

Author(s):

Fleming, Monika

Abstract:

This article reviews some significant past winter storm events in the town of Tarboro. Earliest notation is the winter of 1848. The winters of 1856 and 1857 were particularly active. In January 1857, it was reported that the Tar River had frozen over. With some successive snow falls , the thermometer eventually reached 5 below zero. Most notorious was the 1927 blizzard that stopped all forms of traffic, including, railroad trains from the Norfolk area.

Source:

Welcome to Tarboro & Homes Magazine (F 264 T3 W4), Vol. Issue , January 2025, p33-34, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Winter storms--Tarboro