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Elections director releases voter stats

Seventy of Tyrrell County’s 2,413 registered voters had cast their ballots by mid-morning Monday, Debbie Swain, elections director, reported April 23. Early voting continues through May 5 in ... Read more

by Ray McClees, Tuesday, April 24, 2018 12:45 pm

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Tyrrell candidates meet with small group; early voting begins

Meet the Candidates Night on April 19 in Tyrrell County drew five candidates and 35 voters to Madge L. VanHorne Auditorium in Columbia. The three ... Read more

by Ray McClees, Tuesday, April 24, 2018 12:43 pm

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Overview of opioids in Tyrrell County

There were 1,699 confirmed opioid-related poisoning deaths in 2017 across North Carolina, according to data furnished by Tyrrell Sheriff Darryl Liverman. That’s a 19% increase ... Read more

by Ray McClees, Tuesday, April 24, 2018 12:41 pm

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Roadside azaleas, welcome Spring

THESE ROADSIDE AZALEAS added a splash of color to the view for Sunday afternoon drivers in Tyrrell County at the end of the first month of spring. Read more

by Ray McClees, Tuesday, April 24, 2018 12:40 pm

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Tyrrell Schools explores transporting students to BCCC in 2019

The Career and Technical Education Department and the Early College at Columbia High School are currently exploring the possibility of transporting students to Beaufort County ... Read more

by Ray McClees, Tuesday, April 24, 2018 12:35 pm

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Wild Buttercups

“For one brief shining moment” the wild buttercups reigned over this lawn west of Columbia until tidiness and routine demanded they must go away. Read more

by Ray McClees, Tuesday, April 24, 2018 12:31 pm

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Geese feeding

THIS PAIR OF CANADIAN GEESE and their seven goslings feed in a field about a quarter mile west of Scuppernong River in the second month ... Read more

by Ray McClees, Tuesday, April 24, 2018 12:29 pm

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Oath of Office

TYRRELL COMMISSIONERS TOOK THE OATH OF OFFICE recently as the Board of Equalization and Review. They set 10 a.m. May 31 as the time to hear property owners’ ... Read more

by Ray McClees, Tuesday, April 24, 2018 12:28 pm

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Irish potatoes growing in Tyrrell

ONE OF TYRRELL COUNTY’S TRADITIONAL CROPS, Irish potatoes like these growing beside Jerry Post Office Road south of Columbia will be ready for digging in ... Read more

by Ray McClees, Tuesday, April 24, 2018 12:25 pm

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Tyrrell board of education candidates make statements

Editor’s note:  The four candidates for three seats on the Tyrrell County Board of Education were invited to make brief statements for publication. Carlos Armstrong ... Read more

by Ray McClees, Tuesday, April 24, 2018 11:18 am

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