On this holiday, Americans across the country are celebrating the legacy of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Published: Sunday, January 18th, 2015 @ 8:50 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory has invited all state employees and the public to the Annual State Employees Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Observance. The program, which will be held Friday, January 16, begins at 12 p.m. in downtown Raleigh at First Baptist Church on Wilmington Street.
Published: Sunday, January 18th, 2015 @ 12:50 am
By: Chris Downey
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Two events at East Carolina University will honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The MLK Day of Service will begin at 9 a.m. Jan. 19 in Ledonia Wright Cultural Center. Participants will listen to King's "I Have a Dream" speech, followed by remarks from Dr. Virginia Hardy, vice...
Published: Tuesday, January 13th, 2015 @ 10:48 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Luther Reynolds Burns Jr. died December 22, 2014 in Jonesboro, GA. He was born July 9, 1932 in Beaufort County.
Published: Wednesday, December 24th, 2014 @ 1:14 am
By: Announcements
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Swaying to the sounds of some of the most iconic songs in American history, Julian Bond drove home a message: when it came to race relations during some of the last century's most tumultuous years, music defied bounds.
Published: Sunday, November 23rd, 2014 @ 12:35 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Growing up in the 1960s, Freeman Hrabowski was an unlikely candidate for protesting at a civil rights march. The chunky "nerd" - as he now describes his childhood demeanor - was more interested in solving math problems and eating M&Ms than in effecting social change.
Published: Thursday, February 6th, 2014 @ 9:27 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Yep. *The civil rights movement sure has come a long way.* Tim Scott, a black South Carolinian whose life epitomizes what MLK was talking about in his famous 1963 speech, is being attacked by one of the alleged heirs of King's legacy.
Published: Tuesday, January 21st, 2014 @ 11:22 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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East Carolina University students are encouraged to use their day off from classes on Monday, Jan. 20 to participate in a day of service honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
Published: Sunday, January 19th, 2014 @ 11:46 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Governor Pat McCrory has proclaimed Monday, January 20 "Martin Luther King Jr. Day" in North Carolina, urging citizens to honor Dr. King's legacy through acts of service in their community that promote social justice and dignity for all.
Published: Sunday, January 19th, 2014 @ 10:54 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Award-winning actor, author and philanthropist Hill Harper will speak at East Carolina University's annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration at 7 p.m. Jan. 21 in Wright Auditorium.
Published: Saturday, January 18th, 2014 @ 11:59 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Mr. Luther Melton Guthrie Sr., 62, of 8680 U.S. Highway 264 East, Washington, died Monday, Dec. 9, 2013.
Published: Friday, December 13th, 2013 @ 12:36 am
By: Announcements
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One of the most famous phrases in American oratory is the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.'s statement in his March on Washington speech that he looked forward to the day when all people would be judged not on the color of their skin, but on the content of their character.
Published: Thursday, October 17th, 2013 @ 12:06 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Governor Pat McCrory issued the following statement on the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in which Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic “I Have A Dream” speech before an estimated 250,000 people.
Published: Wednesday, August 28th, 2013 @ 3:14 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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In case you are living in a vaccume, this Monday morning, June 25, 2013, the United States Supreme Court turned back the hands of time by, and may have forever changed, as we know it, the way we elect our public policy decision makers.
Published: Sunday, July 7th, 2013 @ 6:27 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Nicholas Ludwig von Zinzendorf promoted emotional religious expression and arranged for Moravians to move to the North Carolina Piedmont.
Published: Monday, May 27th, 2013 @ 2:41 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Mr. Charles Delano Cline, age 78, a resident of Live Oak Ln., Washington, NC, passed away on Sunday, May 19, 2013.
Published: Monday, May 20th, 2013 @ 11:43 am
By: Announcements
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Lawmakers agree they want to lower personal and corporate income tax rates while expanding the tax base to include a wider range of sales and service taxes, but the devil is in tax reform details.
Published: Thursday, May 2nd, 2013 @ 11:42 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Today, Governor Pat McCrory signed a proclamation declaring January 21, 2013 as "Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day" in North Carolina, urging all citizens to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through service to their communities.
Published: Saturday, January 19th, 2013 @ 8:37 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Luther Wayne Cox, age 66, a resident of 1588 Vinegar Hill Road, Aurora, died Monday, Dec. 26, 2011, at Pitt County Memorial Hospital.
Published: Thursday, December 29th, 2011 @ 12:59 am
By: Announcements
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Luther Wayne Cox, 66, a resident 1588 Vinegar Hill Road, Aurora, died Monday, Dec. 26, 2011, at Pitt County Memorial Hospital.
Published: Wednesday, December 28th, 2011 @ 3:43 am
By: Announcements
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Lona Belle Slade Cohen, 84, died Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011. Mrs. Cohen was one of 17 children born to the late Charlie A. and Dora Allen Slade.
Published: Friday, November 25th, 2011 @ 6:30 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. James E. Poth, age 78, died Sept. 12, 2011, at Woodland Country Manor in Somerville, Butler County, Ohio, after a long illness.
Published: Tuesday, November 8th, 2011 @ 4:35 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. Martin Luther Sutton, 87, a resident of Ernul, died Friday, August 19, 2011.
Published: Saturday, August 20th, 2011 @ 10:42 am
By: Announcements
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A memorial service for Mrs. Evelyn Mae Long Tucker will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 9, 2011, at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church located at 1776 N. Market St., Washington, NC. All are welcome to come.
Published: Thursday, July 7th, 2011 @ 11:21 am
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Evelyn Mae Long Tucker, age 76, a resident of 1120 Cowell Farm Road, Washington and a former resident of Chocowinity died Friday July 1, 2011 at her home. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Published: Sunday, July 3rd, 2011 @ 4:50 pm
By: Announcements
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In 1787, a group of brilliant Americans met in Philadelphia with the task of setting up a government to effectively manage a union of independent, and sovereign states.
Published: Monday, October 4th, 2010 @ 10:09 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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