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39941
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The article gives the background of how E. T. Taylor, of Farm Life, NC, created the outdoor drama 'The Message of Easter. The outdoor drama is located beside Piney Grove Baptist church in the Farm Life community of Martin County.'
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43838
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Chartered in 1785, Blountville seems to have disappeared from the record before it ever started. It's chief promoter was Whitmel Hill, a Revolutionary War officer and large landowner in the western section of Martin County.
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43187
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Consolidation of Martin County's smaller schools beginning in the second decade of the 20th century brought forward the creation of the Asa J. Manning Farm Life School in the Griffins Township district in 1921. The author recounts it history until its closure in 1987.
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43115
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Featured is Laura Casas. Previously coordinator of Pocosin Arts Summer Art Camp,, she completed a short-term residency with Pocosin Arts in August 2019 and is now the new Americorps staff member in charge of the Smith Digital Fabrication Lab. Additionally featured is Taehyun Bang., a metal smithing artist in residence at Pocosin.
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42960
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The original Kehukee Primitive Baptist Church was organized in 1742. The Kehukee Baptist Association was formed in 1769. It si the fourth oldest association of Baptist churches in America behind Philadelphia (1707), Charleston (1751) and Sandy Creek, N.C. (1758). Baptists in North Carolina finally split into to separate groups in 1827. The final meeting was held in Kehukee Church. No longer active today, the current building housing Kehukee is its second structure, built in 1902.
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42846
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Williamston was first settled as a shipping point along the Roanoke River in the 1730s.The town was incorporated in 1779 and named for William Williams, a colonel in the Revolutionary War. The town suffered much loss in a devastating fire in 1883. Zack Dickerson is Williamston's Downtown Marketing Coordinator. Businessmen Johnny Miller, Lon Moore and Mayor Joyce Whichard-Brown share thoughts about the town's current situation.
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42780
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The Martin County Ramblers made their first appearance between 2008 and 2009. the group plays a mix of country, blues, jazz and roots rock music. Justin Edwards of the Bear Grass community has been with the group since its inception.
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43120
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Martin County native Joey Griffin teaches theater at South CreekMiddle and High Schools. He credits community arts leaders; namely, Loretta Gurkin, Allan Osborne,, E.T. Taylor and Lisa Davis for his career interest.
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Record #:
42691
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The VanStaalduinen family left Holland for Hamilton, Ontario Canada in 1938. In 1943, they purchased a 240-acre in Terra Ceia in Beaufort County. Bill VanStaalduinen ran Terra Ceia Farms for 20 years after military service in the Korean War. Today, the business continues to be operated by his nephews. In 2000, Bill and son Tom opened Petals and Produce in Yeatesville. A second branch of this business was started in Washington, N.C. four years later.
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42698
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Potter Oil & Tire Company began operating on Main Street in Aurora in 1954. On Dec. 28, 1968, a tragic fire occurred that killed the owner, a secretary and a truck driver. The owner's son Curtis and later sons Brian and Brad have continued the business with the good blessing and strong support of the community.
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Record #:
43033
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"The Love of the game has carried one Williamston native through a 40-year career as a player and coach in professional baseball." Better known as "Butch" Davis attended St. Augustine College before transferring to East Carolina University. In 1980, he was drafted into Kansas City's Royals.