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Everhart to attend book-signing at library
March will be a busy time at the Perquimans County Library. The library will host numerous events for both kids and adults, including a book-signing by USA Today bestselling author Donna Everhart. Everhart, author of the newly released “When the Jessamine Grows,” will be at the library at 514 S. Church St., Hertford on Tuesday, March 26, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. According to Everhart’s website, donnaeverhart.com, she was...
George Carlton "Buck" Godfrey
George Carlton Godfrey (Buck), passed away peacefully on January 30, 2024 at home in San Francisco, surrounded by family at the age of 93. Beloved husband of the late Joan Godfrey. Loving father of John (deceased), George Jr, Dan (Carla), Mary, Theresa (Barry-Deceased), Michael (Ginny). Caring grandfather of 7, Stephanie, Victor, Rachel, Dan Jr., Matt, Ben and Sophia. Great-grandfather of 4, Gram, Kiernan, Brooke and Raegan. Born in New Hope, North Carolina on October 3, 1930, raised on a farm, he was 8th of 11 children, predeceased by Lucille, JT, Braxton, Norman, Calvin, Ray, James and Hazel. Survived by sister’s...
Throckmorton column: Cornelius first gentile baptized
The story of Cornelius is quite fascinating. He was a Roman officer, a gentile, and a commander of 100 soldiers. He was a devout believer and worshiper of God but knew little about Jesus. Acts 10:1-2 describes him this way: “At Caesarea, there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was known as the Italian Regiment. A centurion was an officer in the ancient Roman army who commanded 100 legionaries. A centurion was chosen for his size, strength, swordplay abilities and discipline. In...
Tobias column: How pursuit of happiness requires the pursuit of virtue
“If the Wise be the happy man,” wrote Thomas Jefferson in 1815, “he must be virtuous too; for, without virtue, happiness cannot be.” In two years, we Americans will be celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. And we all know the opening lines: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” ...
E-Chowan board considers proposed alternative to out-of-school suspension
Local school officials say a program now in use in Pitt County could provide a blueprint for developing an alternative to traditional out-of-school suspensions in the Edenton-Chowan Schools. Virginia Jones, Edenton-Chowan Schools director of special populations, and Joy Harvill, executive director of the Edenton Educational Foundation, presented an overview of the Bridges Program now in use in the Pitt County Schools at the local school board’s Feb. 7 meeting. According...
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