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unique? Sarah Hodges
Stalls says there may be
an even bigger mystery
in the annals of history.
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Sports
Michael Jordan has a
new race team. Fourth
& Long Columnist David
Friedman wonders if it
will be ‘Carolina’ Blue.
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Volume 121:
No. 52
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THURSDAY • SEPTEMBER 24,2020
Heartbreak Early
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Despite child’s murder,
family finds comfort in
life-saving organ donation
SARAH HODGES STALLS
Enterprise & Weekly Herald
JAMESVILLE - Iris Pearl Hayes will never see
her third birthday.
The child’s mother and her mother’s boy
friend face charges in her death. But Iris will
live on in the lives she saved.
On Sept. 17, the Martin County Sheriff’s Of
fice received a report from Vidant Medical
Center in Greenville regarding a two-year old
female who was being treated for “significant
and serious injuries.”
According to Chief Deputy Drew Robinson,
an investigation was then initiated by the
Martin County Sheriff’s Office.
Iris Pearl Hayes
See HEARTBREAK, A5
Pedestrian killed in Oak City
SARAH HODGES STALLS
Enterprise & Weekly Herald
OAK CITY - Details are limit
ed surrounding the death of
a 22-year old early Sunday
morning.
According to the North
Carolina Highway Patrol’s
Troop A office, troopers
were called at 2:06 a.m. Sun
day to a scene one tenth of
a mile east of Oak City.
Initial reports revealed a
vehicle driven by Ra’chelle
Sheppard of Oak City was
stopped in the roadway.
Sheppard exited the vehicle
and was struck by another
vehicle.
No Information regarding
the identity of the driver
of the vehicle which struck
Sheppard has been released
at this time.
Officials stated alcohol
Involvement is suspected,
however; test results are
currently pending.
Troopers continue to in
vestigate another Martin
See PEDESTRIAN, A7
Academy 37 starts soon at MCC
SARAH HODGES STALLS
Enterprise & Weekly Herald
WILLIAMSTON - Being a work
ing dad did not stop Jacob
Meetze from becoming a law
enforcement officer.
The accessibility of Mar
tin Community College’s Ba
sic Law Enforcement Train
ing program, also known as
BLET, was a big part of mak
ing his dream come true.
“My family has been a part
of this community since
1993,” Meetze explained.
“Williamston is where 1 grew
up, graduated high school,
got married and now (where
I’m) raising a family of my
own.”
Meetze always wanted to
be in law enforcement. In his
own career, Meetze had spent
close to 20 years working
with families from all walks
of life. When he decided to
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In May, Jacob Meetze, left, was congratulated upon his graduation from
the Martin Community College Basic Law Enforcement Training pro
gram by Cliff Hales, Program Director.
make the leap to BLET, he
looked for a program where
the instructors had been a
part of the community for a
long time as well.
“MCC offers a BLET pro-
See ACADEMY, A5
voting
slated
One-Stop
will be held in
Williamston,
Robersonville
THADD WHITE
Enterprise & Weekly Herald
The Martin County Board
of Elections has approved
One-Stop Voting times and
locations.
One-Stop Voting will open
in Martin County at 8 a.m.
Thursday, Oct. 15 and contin
ue through Saturday, Oct. 31.
Two locations have been
approved for voting. They
include the Martin County
Governmental Center (Com
missioner’s Room No. 121) in
Williamston and the vacant
East End School cafeteria in
Robersonville.
Voting times are as follows:
* Oct. 15-16: 8 a.m. - 7:30
p.m.;
* Oct. 17: 8 a.m. -1 p.m.;
* Oct. 18: Noon-5 p.m.;
* Oct. 19-23: 8 a.m. - 7:30
p.m.;
* Oct. 24: 8 a.m. -1 p.m.;
* Oct. 25: Noon-5 p.m.;
* Oct. 26-30: 8 a.m. - 7:30
p.m.; and
* Oct. 31: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Any registered Martin
County voter who does not
vote by One-Stop prior to 3
p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31 will
have to vote at his or her
polling place on Tuesday,
Nov. 3.
One-Stop Voting is open to
all registered voters in Martin
County. A voter may choose
to vote One-Stop at either of
the locations offered by the
Martin County Board of Elec
tions.
To check registration sta
tus or to learn more about
See VOTING, A5
Martin Co. Finance awarded for 29th straight year
SARAH HODGES STALLS
Enterprise & Weekly Herald
WILLIAMSTON - The streak
continues. Martin County’s
Finance Department has
been recognized for excel
lence in financial reporting
for a 29th straight year.
The Martin County Finance
Department, led by Finance
Officer Cindy Ange, recent
ly received a Certificate of
Achievement for Excellence
in Financial Reporting from
the Government Finance Of
ficers Association their 2019
Comprehensive Annual Fi
nancial Report (CAFR).
According to Ange, the in
tent of the Comprehensive
Annual Financial Report
(CAFR) is to provide a good
summary and snapshot of
the county’s finances. “Ide
ally, it is both thorough and
easy to understand,” she
added.
The CAFR is presented in
four sections: Introductory,
Financial, Statistical and
Compliance. The introduc
tory section familiarizes the
reader with the nature and
scope of services provided
by the County and a summa
ry of its financial activities.
See AWARD, A7
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