DSS employee filed grievance – The Daily Southerner

TARBORO — Former Personnel Officer, Menyonn Daniels of the Edgecombe County Department of Social Services made a complaint against the department Assistant Director, Betty Battle, and Director Marva G. Scott during the special session meeting Monday which had been called to discuss a personnel matter. During the public comment section, Daniels said that her termination was perceived to be because, "I was not a career status employee." (More)

Note: This continues to get more interesting. So if this was a personnel matter why is this being discussed openly with the public? I didn’t know that public comments were allowed during a special call meeting. Meeting called to discuss a personnel matter and to allow public comments sounds a little strange to me. The board chair says he believes Daniels is speaking for others and I am trying to figure out where this is going because it appears that this meeting is to build a case against the director/s. Will continue to follow this one to see how it all unfolds because this seems to be ugly. C. Dancy II – DCN Publisher

Homegoing for Clifton Bell “Cliff” Hickman Former Social Service Assistant Director Edgecombe County

My condolence goes out to the Hickman family on the loss of your love one Clifton Hickman.

Script.: Read Eccles. 3 and know, “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:”

Song: He Has His Hands On You – Marvin Sapp

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I used to serve on the Edgecombe County Social Services Welfare Extensions Hearing Committee and so I got to know Bro. Hickman. I use to attend the Social Services Board meetings. I also ran into him from time to time in community meetings. Cliff loved working with Social Services. I was shocked to hear of his illness and then more shocked to learn of his passing. RIP my brother.

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Perdue Farms hosts job fair here Wednesday – Source: The Daily Southerner

The Daily Southerner — There are some jobs on the horizon for some in Edgecombe County. It Starts With "U", the Edgecombe County Department of Social Services and the Workforce Development Training Center are sponsoring a job fair Wednesday with Perdue Farms in Robersonville. "We’re trying to do all that we can due to the economic condition of the county," said ISWU Project Director Taliferro Blue. (Read more)

Tarboro NC – You Damn Right It Makes Sense

It is so sad that there are some folks who don’t want to see change.

What in the hell is wrong with these folks who have a problem with the Department of Social Services moving downtown? What in the hell do they think the people are going to do destroy the town?

Hold up, wait a minute, just who in the hell do they think these people are? A bunch of animals or something? This goes to show the mentality of some folks here in Edgecombe County. C. Dancy II – DCN Publisher

County makes convincing argument

"It can’t do anything but help," Carmon said.

Board of Commissioners Chairman Leonard Wiggins said, "It might help revive downtown. The sales taxes might be increased.

"It was a good opportunity for us. The timing was good. We think we made the right decision." (The Daily Southerner)