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Scuppernong Reminder

Filing begins for Tyrrell County political offices

The filing period for candidates seeking election to Tyrrell County offices ends at noon Dec. 20. Three at-large seats on the board of commissioners will ... Read more

by Ray McClees, Tuesday, December 3, 2019 12:36 pm

Scuppernong Reminder

Steve Bryan died in auto accident Nov. 30

Steve Bryan of Columbia died Nov. 30 in a single-car accident south of Northwest Fork bridge on N.C. Hwy 94 in Tyrrell County. A motorist ... Read more

by Ray McClees, Tuesday, December 3, 2019 12:35 pm

Scuppernong Reminder

Knock Out roses blooming in December

These Knock Out roses, plus a bud yet to open, were photographed at a home west of Columbia on Black Friday. The sun was shining, ... Read more

by Ray McClees, Tuesday, December 3, 2019 12:25 pm

Scuppernong Reminder

Congressman Greg Murphy visited Columbia Nov. 5

Political “divisiveness is sucking all the energy out of Washington, D.C.” Congressman Greg Murphy (R-NC3) told a Columbia audience on Nov. 5. Dr. Murphy, who ... Read more

by Ray McClees, Monday, November 18, 2019 12:45 pm

Scuppernong Reminder

Columbia begins $750,000 neighborhood revitalization

The Columbia Board of Aldermen on Nov. 4 formally accepted a $750,000 Neighborhood Revitalization Program grant and took the first steps to implement it. The ... Read more

by Ray McClees, Tuesday, November 12, 2019 1:37 pm

Scuppernong Reminder

Columbia election draws little interest but big cost

Columbia’s municipal election has generated little conversation or activity, most likely because the two incumbent aldermen are the only names on the ballot. Lloyd Armstrong ... Read more

by Ray McClees, Wednesday, October 30, 2019 12:53 pm

Scuppernong Reminder

Site preparation for Dollar General

Stevenson Sand Inc. of Elizabeth City began site preparation in mid-October for the new Dollar General Store at the corner of U.S. Hwy 64 and ... Read more

by Ray McClees, Wednesday, October 30, 2019 12:51 pm

Scuppernong Reminder

Flooding on Riverneck Road

Tropical Storm Melissa caused a backup of water in Scuppernong River, which resulted in this overwash scene in the S curves on Riverneck Road north ... Read more

by Ray McClees, Wednesday, October 30, 2019 12:48 pm

Scuppernong Reminder

Disaster information sessions set for Hyde and other coastal locations

A partnership of state agencies is hosting disaster information sessions in hurricane-impacted areas of eastern North Carolina, C. J. Jordan of the state’s Office of ... Read more

by Ray McClees, Wednesday, October 2, 2019 3:23 pm

Scuppernong Reminder

Tyrrell among 8 counties receiving mass food stamp replacement

Food stamp recipients in Tyrrell and seven other coastal counties received a “mass replacement” of benefits Sept. 16 to offset losses they may have experienced ... Read more

by Ray McClees, Wednesday, October 2, 2019 3:21 pm

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