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Columns

History hunting in New Jersey part two

In last week’s column, I shared how I planned a road trip to Burlington New Jersey to do some ‘history hunting’ for more information about ... Read more

by Leesa Jones, Monday, April 8, 2024 4:37 pm

Columns

On the road again: next stop Timbuctoo

Could those old local stories about enslaved people going to ‘Timbuctoo’ be true? I had to find out, so I’m on the road again, this ... Read more

by Leesa Jones, Monday, April 1, 2024 4:01 pm

Columns

Great is his faithfulness

For as long as I can remember, the Easter season has always been precious and special. I understood even as a young child what Easter ... Read more

by Leesa Jones, Monday, March 25, 2024 4:16 pm

Columns

Education is the key to success

I was asked recently if I could go back in time and have dinner with someone who made great history in Washington, who would that ... Read more

by Leesa Jones, Monday, March 18, 2024 5:00 pm

Columns

Aurora: The Eden of North Carolina

During a Black History Month program for the awesome scholars and staff at S. W. Snowden School in Aurora, we got a chance to share ... Read more

by Leesa Jones, Monday, March 11, 2024 4:38 pm

Columns

Your dinner is served, Mr. President

As we kick off our March ‘Women’s History Month’ I want to talk about someone Washington needs to know more about. But before I tell ... Read more

by Leesa Jones, Monday, March 4, 2024 4:50 pm

Columns

The Boys & Girls Club was almost a hospital

On September 20, 1958, Beaufort County native Dr. John Cordice (1919-2013) operated on Martin Luther King, Jr. in a Harlem, N.Y. City hospital. He is ... Read more

by Leesa Jones, Monday, February 26, 2024 4:58 pm

Columns

What’s love got to do with it?

As I sat in Spring Garden Baptist Church listening to our beloved Pastor Aaron Lewis share God’s word with the congregation about loving people, he ... Read more

by Leesa Jones, Monday, February 19, 2024 4:01 pm

Columns

My funny Valentine

I am on assignment this week taking the history of Washington’s involvement in the Underground Railroad across the state. So, I am re-sharing one of ... Read more

by Leesa Jones, Monday, February 12, 2024 5:28 pm

Columns

The one-armed bandit and a gumball machine

Super Bowl LV111 (58) is next Sunday, and my family members who are Philadelphia Eagles fans, are probably not only bemoaning that their beloved Eagles ... Read more

by Leesa Jones, Monday, February 5, 2024 3:59 pm

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