Honoring the Past, Building a Future
Leslie O. Stone represents a way of life that is in peril. That's why his story is important in Rocky Mount, NC and in today's world. It's worrisome! The previlent sense of entitlement that now exists, politicians promising free "stuff." There's something wrong in the message to a child playing sports today, everyone gets a … Continue reading Saluting Rear Admiral Leslie O. Stone – Rocky Mount’s Dr. Stone – Part 1
Meet the team that is bringing Sweet Taters Restaurant & Brewery to life. Left to Right: Will Lewis, graphic design intern from Nash Community College. Chris Flora: Owner, Marketing Manager. Chris is working on his MBA and will be taking care of the sales and marketing. Erin Flora: Owner, Brewmaster, Greg Flora: Owner, Restaurant Manager … Continue reading GO AHEAD: Put “Sweet Taters Restaurant and Brewery on the Rocky Mount Map
"GPs are almost the only doctors these days who understand all problems, can see the whole person…spend time with the dying…see things through to the end.” Jane Wilson-Howarth’s quotation says it nicely for us when we consider the Rocky Mount doctors….way back when. Jane, is a writer who qualified as a doctor of medicine and … Continue reading Rocky Mount Memorial Hospital – Tipping Our Hats To The Doctors Who Helped Keep The Community Well – Part 2
Some of you can tick off the names of the hospitals that have been a part of the medical story in Rocky Mount. They are The Atlantic Coast Line Hospital, Rocky Mount Sanitarium (1913), Park View with its 1st patient in 1914, Memorial in 1937 and finally, Nash General. Each deserve their own story. We … Continue reading Setting the Stage: Memorial Hospital and Dr. Marvin Lee Stone – Part 1
Poinsett Hotel - Greenville, SC Recently I wrote about The Ricks Hotel in Rocky Mount, NC. I went so far as to pick, from all the rest, the Masonic Building, my choice for a new boutique hotel. (I haven't caught up with the owner to sweet talk him into becoming a Rocky Mount hotel magnet, … Continue reading FYI: An Invitation to the Followers of Main Street Rocky Mount
History buffs can tell you that the first Woman Suffrage Parade took place in Washington, D.C. in 1913. The parade was scheduled on the day before President Woodrow Wilson's inauguration…..to "march in a spirit of protest against the present political organization of society, from which women are excluded.” The thousands of women who marched advanced … Continue reading Honoring The Liberal Arts Club Formed in 1913 – Rocky Mount Ladies Make a Difference.
