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Herald staff writer Sarah
Hodges Stalls writes
about what she has
learned from the newest
addition to her family.
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Columnist and Pastor
Johnny Phillips opines
about the wonderful
plans God has for us.
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Sports
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about the 10-part sports
documentary ‘The Last
Dance.’
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THURSDAY • APRIL 23,2020
MCC names new president
Beddard to become school's ninth leader since 1968
WILLIAMSTON - Martin
Community College
prepares for a new
chapter in their his
tory as a new chief has
been named.
On July 1, Wesley
Beddard will become
the ninth president to
lead MCC since 1968.
He was recommend
ed by the MCC Board
of Trustees to the
North Carolina Com
munity College System
State Board on April
1 and was approved
by the state board on
April 17.
Beddard, originally
from Ayden, earned
a Master’s degree in
Business Administra
tion from Campbell
University, a Bachelor’s
degree from Atlantic
Christian College and
an Associate’s degree
from Mount Olive Col
lege. He has also com
pleted 39 semester
hours in North Caro
lina State University’s
(NCSU) Ed. D program
in Higher Education:
Community College
Leadership. His certifi
cates include: “Future
Community College
Administrators Lead
ership Institute” from
the UNC-CH Center for
School Leadership De
velopment; “Planned
Giving” from the Phi
lanthropy Tcix Institute;
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Jimmy Wynne (left) picks up meals for delivery to area senior citizens as quickly as Carolyn Thomas of Trump's Restaurant can
unload them.
Helping one another
Meal service assists business, clients
SARAH HODGES STALLS
Enterprise & Weekly Herald
WILLIAMSTON - The
mission of the Martin
County Adult & Aging
Services Department/
Martin County Council
on Aging is to respond
to older adults’ needs
and interests by provid
ing resources and pro
grams that enhance in
dependence, personal
growth, health and self
esteem.
The COVlD-19 era
may have thrown the
department many chal
lenges; however, it has
not stopped services
such as meal delivery
from reaching the de
partment’s beloved cli
entele.
An area in the senior
center became a staging
area Monday morning,
as Trump’s Restaurant
from Plymouth rolled in
baring 750 pre-cooked
meals, ready for distri
bution.
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“They (Trump’s Res
taurant) have been able
to stay open and have
helped us so much,”
explained Madison Bea-
cham. Marketing and
Outreach Specialist
with the Martin County
Adult & Aging Services
See MEALS, 9
Labor of Love
Hobby provides safety
in time of necessity
SARAH HODGES STALLS
Enterprise & Weekly Herald
OAK CITY - “It’s a hobby,” explained Sue Harrell. “I
like to sew and there’s definitely a need.”
She is helping protect people during the COVID
era by using her sewing skills to make facemasks.
As a quilter, Harrell explained she regularly has
fabric on hand and made the first batch for a care
facility in Scotland Neck. Those 80 masks were in
the first 100 she made.
See HOBBY, 9
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Sue Harrell of Oak City models one of her own creations.
This mask is one of more than 600 she has already sewn
at her home.
COVID
impacts
NCDOT
Projects delayed
RALEIGH - As people
across North Carolina
have taken lifesaving
measures to stop the
spread of COVID-19,
traffic volumes have
plummeted, causing
at least a $300 million
budget shortfall for
the N.C. Department
of Transportation
(NCDOT) for this fis
cal year which ends
June 30.
Because NCDOT
revenue is fully fund
ed through the Motor
Fuels Tax, Highway
Use Tax and DMV
fees, this significant
impact has forced the
department to notify
local governments,
stakeholders and the
general public that all
but about 50 major
projects scheduled
to start in the next 12
months are delayed.
Projects moving
forward are funded
by GARVEE bonds,
BUILD NC bonds and
federal grants.
A list of the proj
ects still scheduled
to be awarded in the
next year is available
on the NCDOT web
site, www.ncdot.gov.
There are no Martin
County projects on
this list.
These changes do
not affect construc
tion projects already
underway or that
have already been
awarded.
The department
is taking other sig
nificant steps to de
crease expenditures,
including:
• Allowing only mis
sion critical purchas
es
• Laying off tem-
See NCDOT, 8
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