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Condolences Goes Out To SouthWest Edgecombe Class Of 1981 Cynthia (Bird) Barnes Tucker & The Entire Family Of The Late Clinton Gray Tucker Jr. Grimesland NC

Condolences goes out to Cynthia (Bird) Barnes Tucker and the entire family of the late Clinton Gray Tucker Jr. Grimesland NC.

Visit Rountree Family Mortuary & Cremation Service for more information.

Funeral will be livestreamed via Facebook under Tina Wiggins Rountree.

QVC Rocky Mount Job Fair at Greenville Convention Center

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Since the closure of the QVC distribution facility in Rocky Mount in January due to a massive fire that killed one person , more than 1,900 employees are now searching for work.

Now, there may be hope for the displaced workers. Through NC Works and Rivers East Workforce, the groups are coming together to reach out to those former employees of QVC for a job fair. The event will feature over 20 local vendors ready to interview prospective employees, with some ready to hire on the spot. (Read more)

Ministerial Alliance Meeting About Gang & Gun Violence Strategy

Today I received several messages asking about what meeting was held last night.

I understand there was a meeting last night to talk about gang and gun violence.

As one person stated it was some affluent leaders present. I heard it was law enforcement and pastors. I guess because of their titles they are to be considered affluent. Well I disagree.

In order for these folk to be influential they would need to do something to make them such. If one hold a title and that is all they does is just what their title consist of, then they are just doing their jobs. When they step out of their jobs and do something in the community that is when they become an influence for me.

Now back to the meeting. I have talked to several folk today and been trying to reach out to some that attended the meeting.

I was told that the meeting was suppose to be for pastors and law enforcement. No media was invited. I was told that law enforcement suppose to have come without anyone else staff nor officers or deputies. However I understand that a couple of folk attended who were not supposed to have been there. I understand because of a special guest there was not suppose to be any conversation publicly about the meeting before, during and after.

I was told that it was discussed to some degree on WNCR TV this morning and also on social media.

I have a problem with the meeting last night because when the meeting began it should have been treated just like the churches who have conference meetings although there are many who run their churches and probably don’t have conference meetings. However I would bet that every pastor is familiar with conference meetings and other meetings that know that if you ain’t suppose to be there, you are asked to leave. This definitely should have happened last night. Why would anyone want to attend a group meeting when the hosts of the meetings will not hold themselves accountable by stating who could attend and if you were not a pastor or top law enforcement officials.

When it comes to meetings anybody that know me know I don’t play. I am not in a meeting to play nor joke because we are dealing with folk livelihood. Also being a real leader come with criticism and that is why most probably don’t do anything publicly where it need to be done due to the criticism.

I ain’t got time for scared folk because scared folk are dangerous.

I will wait to see how the Alliance move forward.

Kevin Craft Mayor Conetoe Has Resigned & Butch Lynch Mayor Pro-tem Will Be The Mayor Until

Kevin Craft Mayor Conetoe has resigned his post effective February 1st. Kevin was elected during the November Election along with new members Delane Bryant and Gerry Butch Lynch. The Conetoe Town Commission was a makeup of the Republican Mayor and 2 Republican Commissioners along with 2 Democratic Commissioners a White female a Black male. Kraft said in the December meeting when he and the council members were sworn in that he was going to do some good things for the town. However the town has been operating without a town clerk for months. Kraft nor the other 2 Republicans attended the January meeting. Kraft was said to have had COVID and the other 2 just didn’t show up for whatever reason. The 1st order of business should have been to advertise and to hire a town clerk so that the clerk could handle the town business such as paying bills, overseeing the staff and other duties of the clerk. On Tuesday February 8 during the regular monthly meeting the citizens will learn how the town will move forward.