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Local brothers shoot swans while on the fly
January 16, 2012 1 Photo
Fisherman Knight
James L. Knight has served Edgecombe County for nearly 15 years as Sheriff. Not only is he passionate about being a supportive influence to the youth and elderly of the community, he also finds relief by catching the breeze as he fishes in ponds and the deep blue sea.

January 16, 2012 1 Photo
Captains Oysters Seafood Market
Oysters, oysters and more oysters!
Captains Oysters Seafood Market, located at 2106 St. Andrew St. in Tarboro, specializes in oysters and an array of seafood items that come direct from the coast of North Carolina.

February 2, 2012
Flat Screen TV Winner....
Stephanie Luchele (left) was the winner of Bryan Drugs 40th Anniversary TV Giveaway. Stephanie is presented the TV by pharmacy owner Dean Bryan (right).

February 2, 2012
Today in History Viet Nam Peace Accord
On January 27, 1973, the Viet Nam War ended. On that day, President Richard Nixon negotiated a peace settlement, ending America’s longest war. The ceasefire began at midnight on that day, with troop withdrawal beginning several months later, in March, 1973. The Viet Nam peace settlement called for the release of prisoners of war within 60 days, and for American forces to be withdrawn during that period.

January 27, 2012 1 Photo
DONATION FROM PROVIDENCE BANK
Sister Mary Ann Czaja of Tarboro Community outreach accepts a donation check in the amount of $250 from Providence Bank City Executive John Dew. Photo by: Chip Wigginton.

January 27, 2012 1 Photo
ECC Nominates Three for Undergraduate Scholarship
Edgecombe Community College has nominated the following students for the 2012 Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship:

January 25, 2012 1 Photo
FAMILY FUN
Chris Farrell and his daughter Daisy Farrell, 6, of Macclesfiled, takes the advantage of spring like temperatures Tuesday at Braswell Park in Tarboro. Forecasters predicted the temperature to rise to 59 degrees today and on Thursday to 65 degrees.
Photo/Calvin Adkins

January 25, 2012 1 Photo
Elizabethan Gardens has far MORE than gardens!
Guests from The Elizabethan Gardens and its Board of Governors highlighted the Manteo pleasure-garden, a dream of The Garden Club of North Carolina, Inc. (GCNC) at the last Edgecombe Garden Club luncheon at the Tarboro Fountains of the Albemarle on Wednesday, January 4, 2012.

January 23, 2012 1 Photo
Smiling for Relay For Life

Hobgood Academy students Caitlyn Johnson, front row, left, Mary Taylor Nicholson, Libby Harsh; back row left, Clair Nicholson, Marissa Lee and Georgianna Davis, are smiling because they are wearing pajamas at school to raise money for Edgecombe County Relay For Life. Students and teachers each paid a $2 fee to participate in the charity event. The fund raiser collected over $200. Their goal is set at $1000.
Photo/Submitted

January 23, 2012 1 Photo
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