Candidates Forum For Tarboro City Council and Princeville Commissioners Today Tuesday, October 27, 2009

A DCN resource reported that there will be a candidates forum today at the Edgecombe County Administration Bldg. Auditorium in Tarboro NC at 6:00 PM.

I heard Yolanda Thigpen Edgecombe County NAACP and host of Your Morning With Yolanda say something about a candidates forum on her talk show for the past 2 Saturdays but I did not catch the date, time and location. I believe she said it was going to be sponsored by The Tarboro Human Relations Commission and the Edgecombe County NAACP.

This forum should be quite interesting and a continuation from the 2 previous forums I recently attended held by The East Tarboro Community Group.

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Yep I Knew I Was Going To See This Again by Curmilus Dancy II DCN Publisher

Yep I knew I was going to see this again, ‘Let’s leave race out of it.’

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It appears there was a break down in communication. This was a lesson learned and therefore this should not happen again. Greg who is new to community activism  is trying to do some great things in the community. I commend the brother for trying to educate himself and the community about what is going on around us. I will support this brother whenever I am available. C. Dancy II – DCN Publisher

Tonight’s east Tarboro community forum has been postponed.

The meeting was to be at Pattillo School, according to coordinator Greg Higgs, but school officials denied his request because they said he submitted it too late. (Daily Southerner)

 

Tarboro NC – POSTPONED: East Tarboro Community Forum

Thursday June 25, 2009 6:30 PM

POSTPONED 

Special Guest District Attorney Robert Evans

Please make plans to attend this informative meeting

For more info contact Greg Higgs @252-567-0996 or Terry Johnson @252-469-5188

Note: Greg was told today the meeting can not be held tomorrow at Pattillo A+ Elementary School because the principal Sylvia Cobb will be out of town.

So when has it become mandatory for the principal to be present? I have attended a many of events at the schools and one recently at West Edgecombe Elementary School and the principal was not present. It is only the janitor who opens up and close and the person who rents the facility pays for that person.

Okay I bet there has been a bunch of folks protesting the meeting being held at the school because of the controversy surrounding the D.A. Remember the school board chair Evelyn Wilson responded in an editorial to the local newspaper in reference to the D.A. comments at the Juneteenth in Rocky Mount recently. Oh well.

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I attended the East Tarboro meeting and I am trying to get the video uploaded so that others can see what she said at the meeting. C. Dancy II – DCN Publisher

The East Tarboro community forum last Thursday provided a platform for parent Shanelle Knight to vent about the school system, but left a sour taste in the mouths of educators with Edgecombe County Public Schools. (The Daily Southerner)

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I attended the meeting and found it to be quite interesting. I want to commend Greg Higgs for having continuous meetings in the area. The only problem I had was the meeting was too long and sometimes got out of control. It was too much information for one night. I trust that the next meeting will be shorter and cover less topics.

I was excited to see so many concerned citizens packed in the Oakland house meeting room and I hope the citizens stay involved. It is going to take community meetings like that to bring about change. C. Dancy II – DCN Publisher

A parent was upset with the schools. A man told about jobs available in neighboring Roberson County. An elected official told about her plans to help ex-offenders. The police promised to protect and serve. And the recreation director said programs would be provided but volunteers were needed to coach and youth needed to participate. (Daily Southerner)