Tar River Region Archives

(left to right) Durell Petway, Director Operations Boys & Girls Club of the Tar River Region; Mayor Sandy Roberson, City of Rocky Mount; Bob Lillie, Regional Vice President Suddenlink; Kirby Slade, Boys & Girls Club of the Tar River Region Board Member; Ron Green, Chief Executive Officer Boys & Girls Club of the Tar River Region. Source: Lisa M. Stokes, Altice USA – Suddenlink

Boys & Girls Club of the Tar River Region Receives iPad Donation from Suddenlink

September 23, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

Altice USA, parent company of Suddenlink, donated over $12,500 worth of iPads to the Boys & Girls Club of the Tar River Region to increase access to virtual classroom opportunities, connectivity, and online curriculum for […]

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The Strange-ness: Air Force Base Holds Annual Cattle Drive

August 26, 2016

One western US military base holds a cattle drive each year. This annual event includes cattle, cowboys, and cowgirls, making their way all around the base, with military families turning out to watch the cattle go […]

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The Strange-ness: Morpheus Bridge Spectre

October 31, 2016

For Halloween, let’s look at a local “legend”. We’ll visit the Morpheus Bridge on the aptly named Morpheus Bridge Road in Wendell, North Carolina. The story goes that a mother, father, and child — alledgedly a daughter — were driving along […]

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UFO Sightings by US State: August 2020

September 7, 2020

By Kay Whatley, Editor Across the United States each year, thousands of unidentified flying object (UFO) sightings are reported. UFO reports cover close encounters of various types, range from blinking lights in the sky to […]