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Agriculture an important part of our community

Agriculture has long been an economic staple in Washington and throughout Beaufort County. You may be asking: how is agriculture associated with the Washington Harbor District Alliance? ... Read more

by Harold Robinson, Sunday, March 12, 2017 11:05 pm

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More reasons why our downtown is important

Last week we touched on reasons why our downtown is important. Let us finish this series today with three more reasons why downtown matters. Downtown ... Read more

by Harold Robinson, Monday, March 6, 2017 12:22 am

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The importance of our downtown district

Our downtown has many names, such as uptown, Main Street, central business district, harbor district and even Main and Market — downtown stretches from the river to ... Read more

by Harold Robinson, Monday, February 27, 2017 1:06 am

Community Columns

It’s all about connections

Let us continue this week with our series on the Reinvestment Strategies of 2009 that were undertaken by the WHDA and the City of Washington. ... Read more

by Harold Robinson, Monday, February 20, 2017 3:29 pm

Community Columns

Progress made in 6 short years

We have in recent articles touched on many aspects of our city and how they have affected our central business district. They all have been rewarding ... Read more

by Harold Robinson, Sunday, February 12, 2017 12:33 pm

Community Columns

Life lessons and chilidogs

Washington is fortunate to have many fine restaurants and eateries in and around our central business district. Looking back at our history, there were two drive-ins ... Read more

by Harold Robinson, Monday, February 6, 2017 12:05 am

Community Columns

The importance of the tobacco market

Thanks for the many nice compliments about our series on the history of Washington. Reading and now writing has become a hobby, and to study ... Read more

by Harold Robinson, Sunday, January 29, 2017 10:16 pm

Community Columns

Visibility is the first step

Hope that you enjoyed the last series of articles pertaining to a brief sketch of our city’s history. With that, please let me give you my ... Read more

by Harold Robinson, Monday, January 23, 2017 1:45 am

Community Columns

Thriving during World War II

In our last articles, Washington has endured three wars, two major fires and the Great Depression. Washington has persevered through many hard times since 1776, ... Read more

by Harold Robinson, Sunday, January 15, 2017 11:33 pm

Community Columns

Washington’s Civil War history

Before we begin this second series on the topic of our downtown waterfront’s history, let me thank Ursula Loy and Pauline Worthy for their vivid explanations ... Read more

by Harold Robinson, Monday, January 2, 2017 1:00 am

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