Honoring the Past, Building a Future
For Family and Friends Six years ago, today, March 11, 2017, the box score for the ACC Tournament read: Friday, March 10 (Semifinals)Game 12: No. 5 Duke 93, No. 1 North Carolina 83 Game 13: No. 3 Notre Dame 77, No. 2 Florida State 73 Saturday, March 11 (Finals)Game 14: No. 5 Duke 75, No. … Continue reading Bob Houghtlin: The Man at the End of the Bench in Greensboro,NC
And I will set up over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he shall feed them: he shall feed them and be their shepherd Ezekiel 34:23 ESV This is a brief reflection on a little boy who grew up and became a Parish Priest...my son (in-law) George Greer. I knew him when he was … Continue reading Father George Greer Announces Retirement – Saint Andrews Parish
You are hereby named Main Street Ambassadors during these Thanksgiving holidays. All of you who are spending time at home this year, expecting family or friends, young and old, have this opportunity to show off Main Street and surrounds. I will think of you Thursday with those you love and who love you too. A … Continue reading You Are Thanksgiving Ambassadors For Rocky Mount, NC
Stepheny's Side Garden - Home Maybe the gift of a few days strung together with lower temperatures and less humidity put me in mind of going back to school, the day after Labor Day. I got to wondering if grade-school children are still asked to write about, 'what I did over summer vacation?' I don't … Continue reading Stepheny: Traveling Beyond Rocky Mount, NC – Suggestions For Your Itinerary
MANLEY PHOTOGRAPHS FINDS STEPHENY WALKING ALONG MAIN STREET I've written that I grew up listening to my parents sing while sitting in the back seat of the car. One of those songs was The Sunny Side of the Street Click Here for Willy Nelson to put you in the right mood for this blog post. … Continue reading Walking On The Sunny Side of the Street in Rocky Mount, NC
The price of gas has curtailed a lot of plans. I have an ideal TV series to take everyone to Greece this summer. The Durrells of Corfu, is based on the autobiographical novel by Gerald Durrell, the naturalist, explorer, writer, and conservationist. It tells the story of his family settling on Corfu in 1933 until … Continue reading Visit Greece With Stepheny – ‘Down the Road A Piece’ from Rocky Mount, NC
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