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Enterprise & Weekly
Herald Staff Writer
Sarah Hodges Stalls
wishes Martin County,
happy birthday.
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how bad decisions
and management by
professional teams
can test a fan’s loyalty.
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Volume 121
No. 20
Hamilton makes adjustments
SARAH HODGES STALLS
Enterprise & Weekly Herald
HAMILTON—The town of
Hamilton has taken measures
to help its residents.
Previous billing cycles for
utility service had a short
turn-around from receipt to
payment due.
This often resulted in a high
number of shut-off notices
and a very high total in the
unpaid bill column.
Commissioners voted unan
imously Feb. 21 to support ad
justing the billing to give resi
dents more time to pay and
reduce shutoff procedures.
Meters will still be read on
the 25th day of each month.
Billing will go out by the 5th
day of the following month
and due by the 25th of that
month.
Bills will be considered late
on the fifth day of the next
month.
Hamilton commissioner
Kerry Spivey made the motion
to change the billing cycle,
which Hamilton commission
er Linda Goodrich seconded.
It passed unanimously.
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Rise
SARAH HODGES STALLS
Although not so sure about the walking and talking Cat In the Hat, Hatteras Vinson (left) enjoys Dr. Suess’ birthday celebra
tion. One-year old AamanI Anthony (center), the youngest participant, gives the Cat in the Hat a chance after all. Jacob White
brought his own Cat in the Hat to the Read Across America event.
Happy birthday.
Holly Springs UMC
leads effort to
combat hunger
SARAH HDDGES STALLS
Enterprise & Weekly Herald
Read Across America tradition continues
SARAH HDDGES STALLS
Enterprise & Weekly Herald
WILLIAMSTON—Mar
tin County’s Retired
School Personnel Orga
nization has led a cel
ebration of Dr. Seuss’
birthday for more than
20 years.
The tradition contin
ued Thursday at Mar
tin Memorial Library
as children of all ages
gathered to participate
in Read Across America
activities in celebration
on the acclaimed au
thor.
The Cat in the Hat
helped members lead
the celebration with
a viewing of “Green
Eggs and Ham,” a Hap
py birthday parade
and breakout reading
groups.
March 2 is the
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See SUESS, 7 Isabella Woolard hangs out with the Cat In the Hat before the movie at Thursday’s event.
WILLIAMSTON—Rise
Against Hunger is an
international hunger
relief agency that seeks
to end global hunger by
engaging local volun
teers.
Its mission is to end
hunger in the current
population’s lifetime
by providing food and
life changing aid to the
world’s most vulner
able and creating a
global commitment to
mobilize the necessary
resources.
Holly Springs United
Methodist Church host
ed the local 2020 Rise
Against Hunger event
March 1 at the Jimmy
Hardison Farm on U.S.
64 near Williamston.
Pastor Laura Early,
who has been at Holly
Springs United Meth
odist Church C less
than a year, was “truly
touched” by the re
newed passion the con
gregation has for this
event and the cause be
hind it, she said.
Early was also amazed
by the volunteer turn
out to pack meals.
“There were people
lined up to help,” Early
said. “1 was a little wor
ried whether or not we
would have something
for everyone to do.”
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Honoring by paying it forward
Charlie Brown Emergency Services Foundation Scholarship now available
SARAH HODGES STALLS of giving back to honor Foundation was estab- County Sheriff’s Office, emergency services
Enterprise & Weekly Herald
WILLIAMSTON—One
organization has es
tablished a tradition
one of their own who
gave his all in the line
of duty.
The Charlie Brown
Emergency Services
lished in 2010 to honor
the life and work of Cpl.
Charlie Brown.
Brown, a narcotics
officer with the Martin
was killed while on personnel who actu-
duty Dec. 8, 2009. ally knew Charlie,” said
“The foundation was Chief Travis Cowan of
formed by and con-
tinues to be run by See FORWARD, 7
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