Born in Williamston, NC, and educated at East Carolina University, Lela Harrell Chesson, has been a Nash County resident since 1967. She taught English in the Nash-Rocky Mount School System before serving as Community Relations Director and Public Information Officer […]

Rosa Brodie Rosa “B” Brodie’s education got off to a good start at Cedar Grove School where her principal from the first thru third grades was her mother Rosalie Andrews. She went on to graduate from Tarboro’s Patillo High School, […]

Kanawha ZeBlon Chavis Kanawha ZeBlon Chavis (1930 – 1987) was a nationally recognized innovative educator, published author, human rights activist, and NC Educational Hall of Fame inductee. He served as Principal of Bailey School and was the first principal of […]

Thomas Stith, Sr. After serving in World War I, Thomas Stith, Sr., worked for Rocky Mount schools for 20 years and 18 years for the US Post Office, but he is recognized for his dedication to the youth of the […]

Nina Walston Fountain Nina Walston Fountain taught school in Edgecombe County for 44 years during which she influenced hundreds of students in the area. She earned an AB Degree from East Carolina Teachers College and an MA from East Carolina […]

Hazel Armstrong Valentine Hazel Armstrong Valentine was born in Martin County in 1895 and died in 1997. A graduate of Guilford College, Mrs. Valentine served as a parole officer at the National Training School for Girls, taught school, and worked […]