Pinetops NC – Attention G. W. Carver Alumnus And Friends, Mr. Samuel A. Gilliam Will Be Inducted In The Twin county Hall Of Fame

Mr. Samuel A. Gilliam has been accepted for induction into Twin County Hall of fame. He was nominated by Leah S. Vines and The George Washington Carver Alumni Association. The induction ceremony for him and seven other inductees will be Thursday, Nov.19, 2009 in the Brown Auditorium at Nash Community College located at 522 Old Carriage Road. The cocktail hour begins at 6:30 and the ceremony at 7:00 P.M. The dress code is semi-formal.

Tickets will go on sale in October at the Rocky Mount Parks and Recreation and The Twin County Museum and Hall of Fame. The cost of individual seating is $30. To be seated with the Carver Alumni reserved tables the cost is $37.50  (eight per table/ $300 per table) Please contact Leah Vines for reserved seating.

Thank You,
Leah S. Vines

Pinetops NC – Only one from Edgecombe among latest Hall of Fame inductees, Samuel A. Gilliam Principal

I was fortunate to be able to attend G. W. Carver Elementary School before he retired. He was a fair man and didn’t take any b.s. He was my kind of man. C. Dancy II – DCN Publisher

Eight individuals will be inducted into the Twin County Hall of Fame on Thursday, Nov. 19.

This year’s inductees include business leaders, a nationally noted novelist, an Olympic athlete, an educator and two musicians, but no one from Tarboro and only one from Edgecombe County, Samuel Gilliam of Pinetops. (The Daily Southerner)