Record #:

39951

Author(s):

Griffin, Deborah

Abstract:

This article features the Northampton County Museum, founded in 1986 in Jackson, NC. It was one of the first in the State that allow's visitors to touch and interact with the many displays.

Source:

North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine (NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 11 Issue No. 1, January 2019, p14-16, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Northampton County--Museum

Record #:

34383

Author(s):

Griffin, Deborah

Abstract:

Earl Bailey has dedicated much of his life to the art of printmaking at the Martin County Enterprise and Weekly Herald in Williamston. When Bailey began his career in the 1960s, the newspaper used letterpresses to print type on newsprint. Though the newspaper is no longer printed in Williamston, Bailey still does a lot of press work on stationary, letterheads and business cards.

Source:

North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine (NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 10 Issue 3, June/July 2018, p20-25, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Printing industry; Prints--Technique; Newspaper layout and typography

Record #:

42894

Author(s):

Griffin, Deborah

Abstract:

"At 100 year's old, Greenville's Rotary building is the first of its kind in the world--and members are working to maintain it for years to come. The building was dedicated on March 14, 1921. The building has undergone several renovations recently at a cost of $30,000. Exterior painting costing around $13,000 will be done a in 2021.

Source:

Greenville: Life in the East (NoCar F264 G8 G743), Vol. Issue , Spring 2021, p12-15

Subject(s):

Rotary Club--Greenville; Architecture--Greenville

Record #:

42877

Author(s):

Griffin, Deborah

Abstract:

At All Souls Catholic Mission in Columbia, the Gonzalez family hares its musical ministry to a growing Hispanic community in Tyrrell County that is changing demographics in the area as immigrants seek work in the fish and crab industry.

Source:

North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine (NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 12 Issue 6, December 2020, p30-32 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Catholic missions-- Tyrrell County; Hispanic Americans--faith-based ministries--Tyrrell County

Record #:

42893

Author(s):

Griffin, Deborah

Abstract:

Various spokespersons associated with divisions of the Greenville Rotary Club speak on challenges for maintaining community service projects. the club started over 100 years ago. There are currently about 185 members. Women started becoming members in 1986 with the establishment of the Greenville Morning Rotary.

Source:

Greenville: Life in the East (NoCar F264 G8 G743), Vol. Issue , Spring 2021, p4-9

Subject(s):

Rotary Club--Greenville; Rotary Club

Record #:

43332

Author(s):

Griffin, Deborah

Abstract:

Smith's Red & White has been serving the Dortches community of Nash County since 1954. Particularly known for their sausage, the produce over 10,000 pounds of this customer favorite each week, using the same recipe they have maintained for sixty years.

Source:

North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine (NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 14 Issue 2, March 2022, p50-52 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Dortches community (Nash County); Dortches community (Nash County0-- Smith's Red & White

Record #:

43328

Author(s):

Griffin, Deborah

Abstract:

Bear Grass native Donna Shaw is owner of Ivy Garden Designs in downtown Plymouth. The business was previously associated with Clark's Pharmacy in Williamston.

Source:

North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine (NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 14 Issue 2, March 2022, p38-39 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Florists--Plymouth

Record #:

39385

Author(s):

Griffin, Deborah

Abstract:

Larry Stephens, a native of Jacksonville, NC, is now the singing pastor of Piney Grove Baptist Church in the farm Life community in Martin County. Being naturally talented, he had no formal training in playing guitar or singing. With a background in Rock music, he listens to music that is Christ centered now, and many times incorporates a song in his sermons to highlight a certain point.

Source:

North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine (NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 9 Issue No. 2, April-May 2017, p42-43 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Stephens, Larry (Singer/Pastor); Onslow County--People; Martin County--Farm Life Community

Record #:

42695

Author(s):

Griffin, Deborah

Abstract:

In 1979, brothers Harry and Thomas Spruill started Spruill Brothers Farms. In 1992, the brothers split the business, Harry renaming his portion Scuppernong Farms. Annual crop acreage for Scuppernong Farms is about 4,500 acres.

Source:

North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine (NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 12 Issue 5, Sep. 2020, p24-26 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Tyrrell County--People; Tyrrell County--Farming; Spruill Family

Record #:

44031

Author(s):

Griffin, Deborah

Abstract:

Hughes, a resident of Windsor was a former editor with the Scotland Neck Commonwealth and the Enfield Progress. Her son, Thadd White is Group Editor for the Bertie Ledger-Advance. A seasoned home cook, who enjoys experimenting with new ideas, She currently authors the column "Grandma's Kitchen" for "Eastern North Carolina Living".

Source:

North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine (NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 16 Issue 1, January 2024, p18-21, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Hughes, Sylvia (columnist); Food writers

Record #:

39416

Author(s):

Griffin, Deborah

Abstract:

The camps held in the Martin County Arts Council building, taught kids to paint, cut paper, do origami and make crafts.

Source:

North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine (NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 9 Issue No. 5, October-November 2017, p30-32, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Martin County--Arts Council

Record #:

42839

Author(s):

Griffin, Deborah

Abstract:

Washington, North Carolina was originally formed in 1776 from a river settlement known as "Forks of the Tar". It was named in honor of George Washington 14 year before the creation of the nation's capitol. In 1969, the town began a major urban renewal project that included the present Stewart Parkway.

Source:

North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine (NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 12 Issue 4, July 2020, p10-12 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Washington (N.C.)--History; Washington (N.C.)--Description and travel

Record #:

42859

Author(s):

Griffin, Deborah

Abstract:

Don Sadler finished a 32=year career in the Beaufort County Sherriff's Office before becoming Washington's mayor in August 2020. In 2019, Sadler received The Order of the Long Leaf Pine award from North Carolina governor Ry Cooper.

Source:

North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine (NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 13 Issue 2, March 2021, p8-10 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Washington (N.C.)--People

Record #:

42789

Author(s):

Griffin, Deborah

Abstract:

Tyrrell County's Bob Waters traces his interest in music back to elementary school in Hagerstown, MD. Last year Waters received a North Carolina Arts Council Artists Support Grant to write a one-act, one-person musical docu-drama on the life and songs of Stephen Foster, Father of American Folk Music

Source:

North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine (NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 13 Issue 1, January 2021, p54-56 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Musicians; Musicians--Tyrrell County

Record #:

43907

Author(s):

Griffin, Deborah

Abstract:

Massachusetts native and now Martin County resident Don Grady applies his strong work ethic derived from many years as a mariner to his interest in woodworking and in particular the handcrafting of wooden bowls that he produces in the county's Farm Life Community.

Source:

North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine (NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 15 Issue 5, September 2023, p8-10, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wood--carvers--Martin County; Woodworking--bowls