[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Marilynn Barner Anselmi”][vc_column_text]There is Marilynn Barner Anselmi the educator, the play write and the artisan. Making Rocky Mount, NC her home in 2007, she has brought acclaim to the area in all three...
John Sykes After earning his music degree from East Carolina University, John Sykes spent thirty years directing junior high or high school bands in Rocky Mount. His bands competed in state and national events and earned Superior ratings 22 times. His outstanding...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Allan Gurganus Rocky Mount native Allan Gurganus studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts as a painter before serving in the US Navy. It was during his time in the service during the Vietnam war that he began writing. After...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Cyrus Edson Although Cyrus Melvin Edson was born in Norfolk, Virginia, he spent his entire career in Edgecombe and Nash counties between 1930 and 1973. Mr. Edson began his career at West Edgecombe School in 1930 as a teacher, coach,...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Earl Lynn Roberson Earl Lynn Roberson was born to Mamie Lee Bunting and John Edwards Roberson in Conetoe in Edgecombe County, June 10, 1935. He was educated in Edgecombe County and Tarboro Public Schools. After earning his Bachelor...
