Weldon News

“Everyone in Japan knows who I am”

Soldier who spent years in N. Korea spends his days glad-handing and gabbing Charles Robert Jenkins bows to the mostly Japanese media gathered in front of his sister's house in Weldon, N.C., during a visit in ... via News Observer

“My advice to folks if they are unfamiliar with the river is to just launch their boat and be really careful around the boat ramp area, as there are a lot of rocks and boulders that the current will push you into right there below the ramp”

I glanced up the other night from my fly tying desk and noticed that the calendar which hangs on the wall above still showed the month of December. via HendersonvilleNews.com

Seniors from area high schools will play in an all-star basketball doubleheader Friday night at Weldon High School. via IHigh

“You have paved the way for many people and you may not realize it, but there are many people who have observed you. They're already in the process of trying to emulate you and they are going to be great because of you.”

DAILY HERALD Honored with Lifetime of Achievement awards by Halifax Community College during this week's celebration of Black History Month were, left, Stanley Edwards, the chairman of the college's board of ... via Roanoke Daily Herald

Editor's note: Every Thursday during Black History Month, the Today section will profile a historic figure who shaped the future of the Cape Fear region. via StarNewsOnline.com

“The way we did it (better) up North.”

As the daughter-in-law of a woman whose lineage would qualify her to be a member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, I am one Yankee gal who respects the admonition: Keep your powder dry! But who ... via News Observer

“We're a whole lot busier and have expanded our menu. "We're still serving the favorites curry chicken, jerk chicken and oxtails, which are one of our main sellers.”

A Rocky Mount family restaurant is prospering at its new location. A Taste of Paradise, formerly located at 103 Marigold St., has moved to a larger facility at 101 Atlantic Ave. via Rocky Mount Telegram

Ticket purchase and contact information for select Twin Counties venues, page 2B. via Rocky Mount Telegram

“This clears up the wastewater issue”

Board approves landmark deal with sanitary district HANK DEWALD, HERALD STAFF WRITER HALIFAX - A major impairment to economic development has been erased with the Halifax County Board of Commissioners' approval ... via Roanoke Daily Herald

“I Do! I Do!": 8 p.m. Feb. 8-9 and 2:30 p.m. Feb. 10; play follows a married couple from their wedding day through 50 years; adults $15, children and students $8. "The Wizard of Oz”

Ticket purchase and contact information for select Twin Counties venues, page 2B. via Rocky Mount Telegram

“I Do! I Do!": 8 p.m. Feb. 8-9 and 2:30 p.m. Feb. 10; play follows a married couple from their wedding day through 50 years; adults $15, children and students $8. "The Wizard of Oz”

Ticket purchase and contact information for select Twin Counties venues, page 2B. via Rocky Mount Telegram

Chief Warrant Officer four James B. Herring of Roanoke Rapids was awarded the Silver Star during a ceremony at The Centre on the campus of Halifax Community College in Weldon, NC Saturday. via WITN

“With complete disregard for his personal safety and under constant well-aimed small-arms and machine-gun fire and a volley of rocket-propelled grenades, CW3 Herring exited the relative safety of the vehicle for a second time”

CW3 exposed himself to machine-gun fire, RPGs to save injured driver By Michelle Tan - Staff writer Posted : Friday Jan 4, 2008 18:39:25 EST The insurgents started firing as the soldiers searched the Iraqi ... via Army Times

The State Board of Community Colleges met at Halifax Community College in Weldon this week. via Lincoln Tribune

“When I first started the class, it was kind of hard to express myself, but now, it's easy”

Students at three Halifax high schools are learning about healthy relationships in a course educators hope will reduce the rates of divorces, single-parent households and domestic violence. via Wral.com