Henrietta News

Clark-Robbins Mr. and Mrs. Cecil David Clark of Forest City announce the engagement of their daughter, Cynthia Diane Clark, to George Arthur Robbins.

I feel sad about the dialogue that isn't happening concerning choices that have lasting, detrimental effects on our children and the planet.

Rocky Mount once again became a nesting ground for more than 700 former graduates of Rocky Mount Senior High School.

“You ask a woman to wear a crown, what is she going to say? . . . . Actually, my first reaction was, 'I have three children, how am I going to pull this off?' But I was extremely honored”

Published: Thursday, April 10, 2008 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at 7:33 p.m. Mike Spencer Barbara Alyn Woods is crowned the 61st Annual North Carolina Azalea Festival Queen Wilmington ... via StarNewsOnline.com

Henrietta "Chick" McMullen Dimmock died peacefully on March 5, 2008, at Highland Farms in Black Mountain, with family at her side. via Asheville Citizen-Times

“No matter how much we work to ensure children and parents are ready (for student entry to kindergarten), we need to make sure that schools have what they need to educate every child that comes through their doors - regardless of developmental level”

Down East Partnership for Children Executive Director Henrietta Zalkind and coordinator Patti Allen divvied up award checks Monday totaling more than $35,000 among representatives of G.W. Bulluck, G.W. Carver ... via Daily Southerner

“It's important to remember that although we may be ready for students, they may not be ready for us”

That's one of the questions a gathering of more than 100 early childhood educators from 26 school districts around northeast North Carolina faced at Edgecombe Community College's Mobley Atrium on Wednesday. via Daily Southerner

“Man I had a time getting accustomed to that job”

During World War II, cameras were not allowed aboard the destroyer USS Conway . If loose lips sink ships, then a picture is worth a thousand words. via StarNewsOnline.com