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October 17, 2006

Anonymous The Daily Southerner Tue Oct 17, 2006, 12:28 PM EDT

New Edgecombe County Public Schools superintendent has delivered on one of his early promises

KeyNotes, an electronic newsletter, is on the ECPS Web site (http://www.ecps.us). It went up on Friday and will be updated each Friday with news and information. It is aimed at parents and employees, to keep them informed about what's going on in the district, in the state and even nationally.

Dr. Craig Witherspoon promised the addition to the Web site when he started to work in late August.

"KeyNotes is a weekly Web publication produced to summarize and highlight some of the major events taking place across the district," according to the Web site. "In addition, there will be a section reserved for links to wider discussion from across the state and nation on topics associated with current local issues."

It's part of complete makeover of Web site by Ashley Newton Sierant in the Community Relations office. Sierant celebrates her two-year anniversary with ECPS this week. She produces promotional material, writes news release and takes photos. Much of her work has appeared in this newspaper. She and her boss Diane LeFiles, the director of community relations, do a good job.

Also in a few months, we can expect to see a new motto and logo as Witherspoon puts his stamp on the school district.

Witherspoon, LeFiles and Sierant compile the items in the KeyNotes.

The previous motto, "The Key to Success: Home, School and Community" and the skeleton keys logo are history.

"We want to move into the 21st century, and we want an image and logo that reflects that," Witherspoon said. "I think those skeleton keys reflect my grandmother's time."

Although the Board of Education reportedly has discussed hiring a public relations firm to help it come up with a new motto and logo, Witherspoon said he was looking "to explore what can be done with our business partners."

The new motto and logo should show “a district headed toward the 21st century and moving forward," the superintendent said.

KeyNotes is a welcome addition to the Web site. We did not see anything wrong with the old motto and logo, but maybe it’s time for an update.

But there are too many resources available within the school system and even at Edgecombe Community College to warrant spending taxpayers' money on a new motto and logo.

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Happening a special event
My first Happening on the Common was one to remember, perhaps in part because it included a wide variety of music, arts and crafts and food.
And while you wouldn’t be able to tell by looking if someone liked either music or arts and crafts, there is no such uncertainty when it comes to food.
My favorite of the day was from the Hispanic Youth Group from Tarboro’s First Baptist Church. Their tamales were, as the Campbell Soup Kids used to say, “umm, umm. good!”

May 21, 2012
Did you ever lose your vehicle?
Have you ever found yourself in the middle of a parking lot, knowing in yiour heart that you remembered where you parked but faced with the realization that you didn’t?
I think many of us have been down that path, sheepishly realizing that the reason your automatic door opener isn’t working is because it’s not your vehicle.
Then, sheepishly, we walk away and begin our wandering and wondering as we try to find our wheels.

May 14, 2012
Who looks after our parks?
To the Editor:
There are so many wonderful aspects of living in a small town like Tarboro; we have opportunities to participate in improvement programs in gardening, home restoration courses, weight loss, summer recreation, wholesome weekend events, some of which are free, and many more that meet the interests of our residents, such as the upcoming free concert on our Town Common by the North Carolina Symphony. There’s a “Trap, Neuter, Return” organization to keep the feline population in-check. Check out the calendar page of the Daily Southerner and you will be informed of opportunities for all ages.

May 14, 2012
Thanks from United Way
To the Editor:
A remarkable group of more than 175 citizens came together recently to celebrate a major accomplishment for the communities in Edgecombe and Nash Counties. The joy was palpable at the Champions’ Luncheon as the United Way Tar River Region affirmed that the ambitious goal of raising more than $1.26 million has been reached! There was a collective sigh of relief in knowing that funds will be available to continue support for the growing number of needs in our local neighborhoods.

May 14, 2012
Economic growth a must
I give credit to Rich Karlgaard, a regular contributor to Forbes magazine, for many of the statistics I use in this column.
As we all know our economy is extremely sluggish to put it mildly. It’s just growing at somewhere between 1 percent and 2 percent and at this rate the economy can only get worse. In comparison, our economy has grown, on average, at a rate of 3.3 percent since the end of World War II. And even during this time frame we had two big recessions.

May 9, 2012
Rest of week just gets busier here in Tarboro
Just the other day, as the community was making final preparations for Relay for Life, we heard someone complaining about how there is “never anything to do around here.”
We beg to differ.

May 9, 2012
And we continue to walk ...
As a cancer survivor — and on behalf of other cancer survivors — thank you to everyone who has taken even the most minute role in the Relay for Life effort.
That effort continues this week when the Rocky Hock Opry rolls into town for a couple of Saturday performances at Edgecombe Community College.
Please, continue your support.

May 7, 2012
Early voting over; Go to the polls and vote Tuesday
Tuesday is election day.
It is a time when we, as Americans, go to the polls and make decisions that affect the course our communities, our counties, our states and, ultimately, our nation, will take.
But while many will spend time discussing their “right” to vote, we would like to point out that it is also the responsibility of a citizen of this great land to participate in the electoral process.

May 7, 2012
Your Views
May 7, 2012
Do you remember where you were?
I would be willing to bet there won’t be a person at the Tarboro High School football field and track today and tonight who can’t tell you exactly where they were and what they were doing when they learned they had cancer.

May 4, 2012
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