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Scuppernong Reminder

Iced covered canal

THE CANAL beside Oakwood Cemetery, known as McClees or Pinner Canal, was nearly drained because of low water in the Scuppernong River and then covered ... Read more

by Ray McClees, Tuesday, January 9, 2018 10:14 am

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Snow Storm

PACK ICE on the Scuppernong River surround these sailboats in the Columbia Marina. Temperatures were below freezing for 108 hours January 4-8. Read more

by Ray McClees, Tuesday, January 9, 2018 10:11 am

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101st Birthday for Robert L. Mitchell

ROBERT L. MITCHELL of Columbia answered phone calls from well-wishers on January 2, his 101st birthday. Mitchell was in his barber shop on Main Street ... Read more

by Ray McClees, Tuesday, January 9, 2018 10:08 am

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Winter storm dumps snow in Tyrrell

A winter storm blanketed Tyrrell County in 3-4 inches of snow before dawn on Thursday, January 4. Rain began falling after sunset Wednesday. Then the thermometer ... Read more

by Ray McClees, Tuesday, January 9, 2018 9:58 am

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Sheriff’s office busy in October

The men and women of the Tyrrell County Sheriff’s Office responded to 1,026 law enforcement calls in October, Sheriff Darryl Liverman reported recently to the ... Read more

by Ray McClees, Tuesday, January 9, 2018 9:56 am

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Natural Gas Leak

  The Regional Communications Center received a 911 call at 5:12 a.m.on Friday, January 5, about a natural gas leak at the intersection of Scotsville Street and ... Read more

by Ray McClees, Tuesday, January 9, 2018 9:53 am

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Tyrrell to get $1 million disaster recovery grant

Tyrrell County has received notice of the conditional award of $1 million in disaster recovery grant funds, County Manager David Clegg reported recently to the ... Read more

by Ray McClees, Tuesday, January 9, 2018 9:50 am

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Sheriff’s Reports

August Tyrrell County sheriff’s deputies responded to 570 law enforcement and two fire calls inside Columbia during August, Sheriff Darryl Liverman reported recently to the ... Read more

by Ray McClees, Thursday, January 4, 2018 11:03 am

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Disaster Recovery Program closed by Golden LEAF Foundation

The Golden LEAF Foundation recently closed out the $55 million Disaster Recovery Program funded by the North Carolina General Assembly after last year’s hurricane and ... Read more

by Ray McClees, Thursday, January 4, 2018 10:59 am

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Tyrrell Planning Board reports to commissioners

The Tyrrell County Planning Board reported to the county commissioners in early December that one subdivision plat, creating one new lot, had been reviewed and ... Read more

by Ray McClees, Thursday, January 4, 2018 10:56 am

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