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Bear Grass • Everetts • Hamilton • Hassell • Jamesville • Oak City • Parmele • Robers«affl»lje • Williamston Knights sweep Cougars... Sports, B MARTIN COUNTY $1 Life & Style Grimes Mayo Chapter of the DAR celebrates year and enjoys music by Lori Matamoros. Page A3 Opinion Contributing columnist Mark Rutledge explains why ‘Fifty Shades of Gray’ is a frustrating way to paint a house. Page A4 Education Martin County Schools honors teachers of excellence Cynthia Grimes, Pamela Cale and Justin Edwards. Page A5 GOOD MORNING, Gloria Jones Robersonville Thank you for subscribing! Inside This Edition Classified B4 Out & About A2 Opinion A4 Sports B1 6 ‘sesas 10902 ^ Volume 121: No. 11 FRIDAY - FEBRUARY 7,2020 A/C for the gym makes the budget More money designated for Gaylord Perry Park SARAH HODGES STALLS Enterprise & Weekly Herald WILLIAMSTON—An air-conditioning system for Gaylord Perry Park was once again a topic of intense discussion for town leaders. Discussed at the Williamston Board of Commissioners’ recent budget retreat, the topic resurfaced on the agenda under old busi ness as “discussion on Gaylord Perry gym air- conditioner.” With the mayor and one commissioner ab sent from the meeting, the discus sion would be pushed to a vote before the meeting’s end. Williamston manager John O’Daniel reviewed the costs that would *J CHESSON be associated with the project as discussed at the January budget re treat: •Dominion Power would do the installa tion at no cost; •Quote from Mike Taylor to upgrade elec trical system to handle the system: $26,500; •Quote from Bowen Heating and Air to in stall four/5.0 ton 14 Seer Ruud/Rheem pack age heat pumps with new overhead spiral ductwork. Warranty in cluded: five years on the compressor, one year parts, coils, labor, puron, thermostat and ductwork (not covering animal damage); Bowen’s quote was for $49,250 which brings the total estimated proj ect cost to $75,750. The specifics of a grant that would pro vide assistance on the air conditioning for the ‘5L iSf CONTRIBUTED A young Edna Andrews (left) reads the Bible. This photo hung in Hamilton’s Rosenwald School, which was iater named in honor. Andrews taught at the school for m^yiyears. • -. Honoring Edna B. Andrews She never tau# at school bearing her name SARAH HODGES STALLS Enterprise & Weekly Herald WILLIAMSTON—The pages of Martin Coun ty’s history include tremendous educators who helped mold pub lic education through out the area. Most know the name Edna Anrjrews in rela tion to the now-closed Hamilton. However, many do not realize Edna An drews never taught in the school that bears her name. Andrews, nee Mitch ell, was born in Durham May 9, 1874 and attend ed Saint Augustine in ROANOKE RIVER PARTNERS See EDNA, A6 Edna Andrews grandson George Lincoln Blackwell donates his grandmother’s bell at a 2010 Rosenwald reunion. Meeting expectations: A victim's plea National training comes to Martin County Enterprise & Weekly Herald WILLIAMSTON—Nathan Lee, the founder of the De nise Amber Lee Founda tion, visited Martin Coun ty Tuesday and hosted “Meeting Expectations: A Victim’s Plea,” a one-day training program for 911 Telecommunicators. The class focuses on les sons learned in 911 during the abduction and subse quent murder of Nathan’s wife, Denise, in January 2008 from her home in South Florida. “Martin County is hon ored to host this valuable and highly sought after training for our 911 Tele communicators,” said Ja son Steward, Martin Coun ty’s telecommunications manager and 911 director. “Nathan and his partners with the Foundation bring a unique and dynamic program that will assist in development of 911 staff in Martin County and the region.” Lee founded the park as well as a num ber of other things in the town and benefit residents individually, O’Daniel explained. Williamston was un able to complete an ap plication for the past year due to only learn ing of the grant near its closing. However, O’Daniel has been given all indications another cycle of the grant likely See GYM, A6 Exams before Christmas? Would happen with sehool proposed calendar SARAH HDDGES STALLS Enterprise & Weekly Herald WILLIAMSTON—Mar tin County Schools has been laying the ground work to prepare a 2020- 21 school year calen dar. After working with a committee formed of parents, teachers, staff and school board mem bers, Martin County Schools’ Central Office personnel brought two options before the Mar tin County Board of Ed ucation Monday. The first option pre sented held to a tradi tional calendar, which must adhere to North Carolina General Stat ute 115C-84.2 which outlines when the school year can begin and when it must end and other details. Schools on a tradi tional calendar cannot begin earlier than the Monday closest to Aug. 26 the closing date for See EXAMS, A6 fw CONTRIBUTED See PLEA, A6 Jason Steward (right), Martin County’s telecom munications manager and 911 director, welcomes Nathan Lee, the founder of the Denise Amber Lee Foundation, to Martin County. MARTIN COUNTY Ent|si», 1m Renovations continuing... The work on our office is continuing. If there is not a staff member in the office, you can call the editor at 252-747-3883 Ext 1 for news items or email aharne@ncweeklies.com For Ads call Lou Ann at 252-809-9205-cell phone For subscriptions and line classifieds call Customer Care at 252-329-9505. Thank you for being patient with us during this remodeling.
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