Honoring the Past, Building a Future
Rocky Mount, NC, is fascinating in all sorts of ways, and its history offers us marvelous examples of why people do what they do. One of the great questions to start with is, “why is Rocky Mount HERE?” Most of us will have automatically answered: “Because of the Falls of the Tar River,” but that … Continue reading The Rocks Under Our Feet – Guest Blogger: Rev. Peter H. Gilliland
I am writing this Main Street blog piece as we wait for the prisoner release. In the mystery of things, I hope all those who have labored over the years to bring peace to the Middle East, know of this breakthrough. Two of my heroes are on my mind. James A. Baker III and Henry … Continue reading Blessed Are the Peacemakers: A Prayer for the Middle East
CUBS WIN 6-0 WINNER TAKE ALL SATURDAY NIGHT Everyone is standing, cheering behind home plate. Another home run! As I watch the Cubs play ball, it returns me to my childhood, to my parent's into old age watching the games from their recliners, the 'W' flag flying for the commuters on the train passing Wrigley … Continue reading America’s Game: Baseball Cubs & the Braves @ Wrigley Field
Let Our Ballots Be the Prayers for Rocky Mount’s Future An election is meant to be a chorus of voices, but in Ward 3 this October, only a handful sang. Just 9.70% of registered voters turned out (570 out of 5,874) to cast their ballots. There will be a run-off in November. The outcome will … Continue reading Stepheny’s Reflection: Ward 3 Election – A Prayer Left Unspoken
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