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- Lance Martin
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In the end, it came down to taking the high road.
In the end, it came down to taking the high road.
In a county where commissioners and the three school systems are about to meet and go over a crucial report, we are more concerned about bare hands on doughnuts.
There was a National Trend in the late 1970’s and 80’s where businesses across the nation left the traditional business districts to relocate in malls and strip centers leaving behind a huge inventory of vacant buildings.
I have always felt adrift when it comes to the issue of preserving the textile history of Roanoke Rapids.
The only thing missing was the mule, the dying mule, gasping for one final breath as his farmer owner pleaded to the Almighty for the faithful beast to plow one more row before a vicious and ominous storm set in.