Two Edgecombe county Hall of Fame Inductees were honored recently as The Edgecombe County Veterans’ Military Museum officially returned back home. After about a year-long closure and relocation due to a bat infestation of its building at 106 W. Church St., the...
By Stephanie Forgue Houghtlin Everyone is nervous. As I visited the newly hung portraits of The Twin County Hall of Fame recipients, many asked if their hair still looked okay, were their ties straight, did their clothes look too out of date? You can’t blame them,...
Rev. Luther Barnes, 2006 inductee of the Twin County Hall of Fame, will be awarded with another major recognition later this month: induction into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame. Rev. Barnes, senior pastor at Rocky Mount’s Restoration Worship Center, will...
Rocky Mount native, famous swing music bandleader and Inaugural Twin County Hall of Fame Class Inductee, James Kern “Kay” Kyser (1905-1985), was recognized again recently in two special ways. On October 5th, the North Carolina Department of Natural and...
Can history and a building bring people together? Yes, history can. The Hall of Fame does that every day and especially on Wednesdays. The Hall of Fame comes alive with song and laugher. That is when Milton Bullock and friends come together every Wednesday from 10:00...
During this holiday season give the gift of knowledge and adventure. Edgecombe and Nash counties roots are deep in storytelling through song and words. In the Twin County Hall of Frame, we have three inductees nationally-known for their way with words as we...
