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44502
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The recent advances to the hospital's Labor & Delivery unit were contributed by donors and community support..
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Welcome to Tarboro & Homes Magazine
(F 264 T3 W4), Vol. Issue , June 2025,
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43869
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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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Welcome to Tarboro & Homes Magazine
(F 264 T3 W4), Vol. Issue , June 2023,
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44249
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In September 2024, Edgecombe County Commissioners approved a $4, 925,444 contract for a new facility on3005Anaconda Road with A.R Chesson Construction in Williamston, N.C.
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Welcome to Tarboro & Homes Magazine
(F 264 T3 W4), Vol. Issue , October 2024,
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44007
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Among the many developments that transpired in Edgecombe County was Carolina Telephone and Telegraph in 1896. County native Elias Carr was elected North Carolina governor in 1892. Tarboro's grand city hall opened in December of 1890. The structure was built by local craftsmen, including George Mathewson, an African American building contractor. a summary of the decade is given, including two 1890s vintage photos from the files of Edgecombe County Library.
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Welcome to Tarboro & Homes Magazine
(F 264 T3 W4), Vol. Issue , February 2024,
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44484
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The facility replaces the old shelter located on 209 N. Main Street in Tarboro. With approximately 13,000 square feet, the new location will employ three animal control officers. Expected to be completed near the end of 2025, the project was approved by Edgecombe commissioners through a contract with A.R. Chesson Company in Williamston at a cost of $4.9 million.
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Welcome to Tarboro & Homes Magazine
(F 264 T3 W4), Vol. Issue , July 2025,
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44586
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In 1905, Edgecombe was divided into 14 townships with a population of around 26,600 people. The county seat, Tarboro had a population of 3,800. The county had access to two hospitals, Pittman Sanatorium and the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Hospital.
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(F 264 T3 W4), Vol. Issue , October 2025,
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44050
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Over 400 women in Edgecombe County served as either a member of the army or the navy during World War II. Fortunately much information about them was recorded in a locally published newsletter, "The Home Front News". Of the group, three women have particularly interesting stories; namely, Beverley Bridgers, Mary Howard and Westry Battle. Bridgers met Eleanor Roosevelt on the day before the war began. Howard set up Red Cross centers and by the end of the war , Westry had become the highest woman officer in the U.S. Army.
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Welcome to Tarboro & Homes Magazine
(F 264 T3 W4), Vol. Issue , April 2024,
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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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Welcome to Tarboro & Homes Magazine
(F 264 T3 W4), Vol. Issue , August 2023,
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44639
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This article is a follow-up to a previous article written by the author reviewing weather in the area of Tarboro for the past 50 years. The current article touches on weather events for 2025.
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Welcome to Tarboro & Homes Magazine
(F 264 T3 W4), Vol. Issue , January 2026,
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43959
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A structure associated with early textile manufacturing in Tarboro has been restored and moved to a location in rural Edgecombe County. In it final stages, Burlington Mills employed over 600 workers in Tarboro.
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Welcome to Tarboro & Homes Magazine
(F 264 T3 W4), Vol. Issue , January 2024,
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44166
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The women's apparel store, located on 409 N. Main in Tarboro was founded in 2014. The owner is a previous visual merchandising specialist with Belk's
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Welcome to Tarboro & Homes Magazine
(F 264 T3 W4), Vol. Issue , August 2024,
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44102
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Campbell has been a resident of Tarboro since 1998. His service began in the Merchant Marines, where he attended navigation school and then going with the Navy. After World War, he served with American Airlines and was later involved with N.A.S.A. and the Lunar Module.
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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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Welcome to Tarboro & Homes Magazine
(F 264 T3 W4), Vol. Issue , January 2024,
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44273
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Founded in 1935, the company moved from it original location on Main St. in Tarboro to its current sit in 1958. then owners, Rob and Carolyn Pigg positioned the business for further expansion and growth along with their involvement with local suburb developments and the Tarboro Shopping Center. A recent renovation and inventory expansion began in May 2024.
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Welcome to Tarboro & Homes Magazine
(F 264 T3 W4), Vol. Issue , December 2024,
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44722
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Quigless was a noted African American physician in the town of Tarboro. He first arrived there in 1936 and soon after built a clinic and hospital bearing his name.
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Welcome to Tarboro & Homes Magazine
(F 264 T3 W4), Vol. Issue , April 2026,
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