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Celia Stone: Rejoice Christians; Jesus has risen
“On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. “While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground but the men said to them,...
Mitchell Oakley: I'm handling daily life changes as age takes over
Earlier in my retirement years, I essentially maintained the same pace I enjoyed while at work with one huge exception. I didn’t get up early. In fact, I managed to sleep later and not leave home until about noon. For the better part of 40 years, I was used to eating lunch either in Ayden or Grifton during my days managing a newspaper. So my retirement days effectively started at lunch when I’d find a place to eat or grab a box lunch somewhere to...
High school roundup: Handful of locals beat the rain, tourney opponents
In a non-conference battle of two of the best baseball teams in the area on Wednesday, Greene Central broke a 3-3 tie with South Central with a single tally in the sixth inning and held on for a 4-3 win in the Pitt County Classic. The Falcons (9-2) emerged from the first inning with a 2-1 lead, but the Rams (11-0) rallied and took a 3-2 edge in the fourth, only to have the game knotted with an SC run in the fifth. ...
Federal grant will help HarvestBeam expand, improve service, official said
GRIFTON — A $199,000 federal grant will help HarvesBeam improve broadband service in Grifton and surrounding communities, the internet provider said during the March Board of Commissioners meeting. HarvestBeam’s Jessica Zufolo updated the board on March 12 about securing the competitive grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utility Service Broadband Technical Assistance Grant program. HarvestBeam will use the funding to conduct an in-depth local market analysis on the...
Sweet 16 goes through Tobacco Road
I have never been to Phoenix, but it appears to me that the path to the Men’s NCAA Final Four scheduled to be held there includes a trip down Tobacco Road here in North Carolina. I could go off on a tangent about how disrespected the ACC has been by the selection committee in recent years, despite decades of success. The conference has gotten a team in the Sweet 16...
Federal funds boost Ayden Police Department
AYDEN — Nearly $1 million in federal Community Project funds will go toward vehicles and technology for the Ayden Police Department, one of 15 communities in the region to receive the funds. U.S. Rep. Don Davis, the Democrat representing North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District, announced that $963,000 will make help the department make the upgrades during a visit Monday when he presented a ceremonial check for the funds. Chief David...
Greene County officials hope to open EMS facility this month
Greene County officials hope to open the county’s new EMS facility later this month following some final change orders approved by commissioners in March. The Board of Commissioners on March 4 approved change orders for work on the facility totaling about $12,000 on the recommendation of County Manager Kyle Dehaven. “Change Order One is a series of change orders,” DeHaven said. “It is the addition of wall-mounted outlet boxes for...
Greene County officials hope to open EMS facility this month
Greene County officials hope to open the county’s new EMS facility later this month following some final change orders approved by commissioners in March. The Board of Commissioners on March 4 approved change orders for work on the facility totaling about $12,000 on the recommendation of County Manager Kyle Dehaven. “Change Order One is a series of change orders,” DeHaven said. “It is the addition of wall-mounted outlet boxes for...
March 30 Birthdays and Anniversaries
BIRTHDAYS March 30: Anna Belle Blalock, Sidney Davis, Suzanne Edwards, Ann May, Eddy M. Nichols, Michelle Windham March 31: Lady Britt Aycock, Stacy Baker, Yvonne Nichols, George Tyler, John W. Spruill April 1: Bonnie Brumbeloe, Jamel Edwards, Brenda Elks, Cindy Maynard, Ryan Shirley, Mary Casey Cheek, Walter Lee Gay ...
LCC Phi Theta Kappa inducts 20
The Lenoir Community College Omicron Rho Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa recently inducted 20 new members during is spring induction. Phi Theta Kappa is the international honor society of students seeking associate degrees, bachelor’s degrees and other college credentials. It has more than 3.5 million members. Students inducted this month include Tiffany Kristen Warren of Kinston, Malachi Washington of Kinston, Antonio Blow of Snow Hill, Jessica Ballesteros of Kinston, Tamrya...
Schools piloting system to provide behavioral screening
Three schools in Pitt County are scheduled to begin a new effort this spring to identify and prevent problems with student behavior and attendance. The Board of Education March 4 agreed to purchase a universal screening tool to assess social and emotional competencies. Following a pilot program at A.G. Cox Middle School, G.R. Whitfield School and North Pitt High School, Ashley Wheeler, director of integrated academics and behavior systems, said the goal is to implement the assessment across the district as early as next school...
School board to consider five applicants to fill vacant seat
Half a dozen applicants have sought to fill a vacancy on the Pitt County Board of Education created by the departure of a member half way through her term. The board on April 8 will interview five people for the District 1 seat left open by the February resignation of representative Tracy Everette-Lenz. The sixth applicant was deemed ineligible to serve because she lives outside the district’s boundaries. Gary Davis,...
Federal grant will help HarvestBeam expand, improve service, official said
GRIFTON — A $199,000 federal grant will help HarvesBeam improve broadband service in Grifton and surrounding communities, the internet provider said during the March Board of Commissioners meeting. HarvestBeam’s Jessica Zufolo updated the board on March 12 about securing the competitive grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utility Service Broadband Technical Assistance Grant program. HarvestBeam will use the funding to conduct an in-depth local market analysis on the...
Grifton family raises concern about yard damage
A Grifton family used the public comment period at the March 12 town Board of Commissioners meeting to complain about damage to their property that they say was caused by a town contractor. Mark Jones and his mother, Joyce Jones, of 6941 Martin Luther King Drive told the board the contractor damaged the property, including a prized crape myrtle tree, while it was working on a sewer line over two years. ...
Grifton family raises concern about yard damage
A Grifton family used the public comment period at the March 12 town Board of Commissioners meeting to complain about damage to their property that they say was caused by a town contractor. Mark Jones and his mother, Joyce Jones, of 6941 Martin Luther King Drive told the board the contractor damaged the property, including a prized crape myrtle tree, while it was working on a sewer line over two years. ...
Ayden Board meets school resource officers
AYDEN — Ayden’s police chief introduced the department’s two newly certified school resource officers to the town board recently and updated the board on their performance. Chief David Dempsey introduced officers Treyven Ott and Brian Hardy-Dixon to commissioners during the board meeting on March 11. Dempsey said Ott comes from Rocky Mount and that he’s currently assigned at the Ayden Middle School. “I thought that he was going to get...
Federal indictment: Snow HIll man defrauded government of nearly $1M in COVID funds
RALEIGH — A Snow Hill man has been indicted on charges he obtained nearly $1 million from the U.S. government by submitting fraudulent applications to secure COVID-19 business loans. Tyreek Rasheed Exum, 25, of Snow Hill, and Anthony Wandland Jr., 30, of Chicago, Illinois allegedly conspired to use over 20 stolen identities and the identities of co-conspirators to apply for Economic Injury Disaster Loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration, the U.S. Attorney’s Office reported last week. ...
Ayden ... Way Back When: Holding Hands
When my granddaughter was married in October, as “Granddaddy Bill” I was invited to the rehearsal dinner and the wedding the next day. At the rehearsal dinner, I shared a table with a friend I have known for over 55 years. Sally and I are the only ones still remaining from the time that the family “I married into” used to sit down to a Sunday dinner of fried chicken with all of the trimmings surrounded by six others. It is virtually impossible for me...
Happenings: Events, activities and community announcements
Email announcements at least two weeks in advance to community@reflector.com for publication in The Standard and The Daily Reflector. Golf event The Autism Charity Golf Tournament will take place Friday, April 19, at Farmville Country Club, 3457 Bynum Drive. The event will include door prizes, a 50/50 raffle, and prizes for the longest putt, a hole in one and closest to the pin. Team registration is $400; individual is $120....
March 27 Birthdays & Anniversaries
BIRTHDAYS March 23: Shawn Harper March 24: Margaret Hobgood, Ellsie Wayne Ellis, Bree Eason March 25: Mike Windham, Jack Farrior March 27: B. J. Allen, Jr. March 29: Robert Edwards, George Hathaway, Allison Lancaster, Allie R. May, Calvin D. Fields There were no anniversaries to report this week. Please send new entries and updated information to standardnews@ncweeklies.com.
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