In-Town Deer Hunting Starts Monday

“I love to watch ’em, but there are so many of them now that they have taken over. They have eaten everything in my yard, down to the ground.”
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Kents hope pet deer survives hunting season
“He really likes Premium saltine crackers.”

New King Mackrel Tourney Set For October

TARBORO — "I have learned over the years that many Eastern N.C. fisherpersons spend a lot of time, money, and effort pursuing a fish called a Scomberomorous cavalla. Some even call them snakes and smokers, but to you and me, it’s a King Mackerel, or simply called a Kingfish, or just called a plain ole King by many."

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TARBORO! 250 Years Old

Fri Sep 24, 2010, 11:04"The heart of Tarboro is green – its Town Common, a noble nine acres of grass shaded by towering old trees, spotted with monuments to past causes and persons."
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‘Someone run the bases for Bill!’ was always heard… I do not remember having to ask any one to run the bases for me. All this happened many years ago, and today as well as then I believe that Tarboro is full of people who are more than willing to ‘run the bases’ for those who cannot, without being asked.”
Cousin Bill Bass
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Super Saturday in Tarboro

Shelton’s Statue Unveiled At Museum

Associated Press - Daily Southerner
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"A statue of a former chairman of the Joint Chiefs was to be dedicated at a North Carolina museum.

The Army’s Special Operations Command was to unveil the statue of retired Gen. H. Hugh Shelton today at the Airborne Special Operations Museum in Fayetteville. The ceremony was not open to the public.

The statue was donated by H. Ross Perot and sculpted by Paul Moore of Norman, Okla. Moore’s work has appeared in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington.

Shelton is a graduate of North Carolina State University who served in the Special Forces in Vietnam.

The native of Speed later commanded the 82nd Airborne Division and the 18th Airborne Corps at Fort Bragg before becoming the 14th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 1997.

Shelton retired in 2001."

Deputy Appreciates Gestures Of Kindness

"In these days that people think caring about their neighbors may have died, I want to let people know there are some who still care." More HERE.