Columns

Memories of a heart-breaking day

 East Carolina hosted Marshall in football last Saturday and there was a group of former players that did not care which team won.  They were ... Read more

by Harold Robinson, Tuesday, September 12, 2023 8:26 pm

Columns

Remembering the Coast Guard Station

The old Coast Guard Station use to be at the foot of the bridge that crossesthe Pamlico River and runs onto Highway 17.  It was so clean and neat andgave you the appearance of a hospital.  The buoy yard was always so orderly and well organized.  For years it was the home of Carol Farrow McCracken, who grew up there and went to school in Washington up until her father retired.  They then moved to Cape Hatteras, where she finished high school and later moved to Winston-Salem, N.C. The ship was a buoy tender and it was called the Verbena. Only buoy tenders were named after a shrub or plant common to the area where it was built. There are verbenas growing in our yard ... Read more

by Harold Robinson, Monday, September 4, 2023 3:35 pm

Columns

Reconnecting through dry cleaning

Every year on the Fourth of July week, Marshall Todd Singleton and wife, Brenda, get ready for a mini-reunion.  Brenda is a cousin to Nora Lynn ... Read more

by Harold Robinson, Monday, August 28, 2023 4:41 pm

Columns

A memorable prep year thanks to Frank

At the beginning of The Skyline Drive is a town in Virginia named Front Royal where I spent a year of my life.  Billy Jarman ... Read more

by Harold Robinson, Monday, August 21, 2023 1:38 pm

Columns

Working in the lunchroom had its advantages

John and Billy Hill were not the only boys who had a mom at school.  Mrs. Hazel Hill was a mom to all of us boys.  ... Read more

by Harold Robinson, Monday, August 14, 2023 4:37 pm

Columns

Lessons learned from Coach Wagner

Before we left for an athletic trip, Coaches Wagner, Chapin and Alligood had to go by Ms. Bowen’s to get money to feed us.  Mr. ... Read more

by Harold Robinson, Monday, August 7, 2023 2:37 pm

Columns

With the temperature climbing to nearly 100 degrees and high school sports activities beginning; make sure your athletes are hydrated.  If you are a coach ... Read more

by Harold Robinson, Monday, July 31, 2023 3:00 pm

Columns

I hit the wife lottery

A man told me at one of the book signings recently that a man’s wealth is his wife.  I do not need to win the ... Read more

by Harold Robinson, Monday, July 24, 2023 3:15 pm

Columns

It takes a village to raise an author

It was a thought, then it was a dream, and you have made it a reality.  I’ve always wanted to write a book and a big thank you to those who have encouraged me to fulfill my dream. A big thank you to Washington Daily News Publisher Ashley Vansant, former news editor Vail Rumley and sports editor Steve Barnes, who have published my articles each week.  Ashley and I met in 2017 and he agreed to allow me to write an article each week about a young boy (me) growing up in a small town-my town Washington N.C. ... Read more

by Harold Robinson, Monday, July 17, 2023 2:55 pm

Columns

Skipping a beat on Friday night

In Eastern North Carolina the heartbeat of every town used to be the high school stadium.  Having coached for so many years, I used to ... Read more

by Harold Robinson, Monday, June 26, 2023 3:39 pm