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“We had to become unlibraried”–Caroline Lloyd, Outreach Specialist for the Robeson County Public Library
I met with Caroline Lloyd in late February 2021. She has been the Outreach Specialist at RCPL for around a year. After our initial conversation, I realized that the Good News is much broader than I anticipated–so we had a second meeting. This edition of Good News from a Good Neighbor has been difficult for… Read more
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“Everybody can be great…because anybody can serve.” –Martin Luther King, Jr.
The entire quote from King actually reads, “Everybody can be great…because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.” Today, we celebrate the life and… Read more
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“We are covering their scars to heal their hearts”–Shanese Spaulding, co-owner of Carolina Hair Loss & Prosthetics
Shanese and I spoke on November 13, 2020. For the better part of two weeks now, I have felt somewhat unqualified with regards to how to fully share the Good News about Shanese Spaulding’s and Sharon Smith’s new business, Carolina Hair Loss & Prosthetics. I think I finally put my finger on it…..you’ll have to… Read more
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“If you have a thriving downtown, you have a thriving community”–Dencie Lambdin, Chair of Main Street Lumberton Committee
I spoke with Dencie Lambdin on the phone October 19, 2020. Speaking on the phone is not nearly as much fun as meeting in person, but in the days of COVID, we make adjustments. I have known Lambdin for quite a while now, when she was the Director of Communities in Schools of Robeson. Not… Read more
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“Kids Are Care Detectors”–Dr. Kenneth Bowen, Southside-Ashpole Elementary School Director
I met Dr. Kenneth Bowen on November 8, 2019 at Southside-Ashpole Elementary School in Rowland. Bowen is the Director–as opposed to the normal term we hear of “Principal”–of the school, and just with that information alone, you know that something is different at Southside-Ashpole. If you were not aware, this school became the first school… Read more
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“We allow them to make mistakes”–Brad Losh, Boy Scout Troop 301 Leader
On September 16, 2019, I met Brad Losh, Boy Scout Troop 301 leader at the “Scout Hut” which has been home to 301 for many years. Since 2001, Losh has been the Troop leader, but he says he thinks of role as more of an “advisor” as opposed to leader. With that mindset, Losh strives… Read more
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“I have learned strength from young people”–Ron Ross, Boys and Girls Club of Lumberton
On August 20, 2019, I had breakfast with Ron Ross, the Executive Director of Boys and Girls Club of Lumberton. As I listened to Ron tell countless stories, my mind wandered just a bit. Not because of boredom. But, rather, I found myself asking why I waited so long to follow-through on the idea of… Read more
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Tell Me Something Good
The idea for this blog has been incubating in my head for a while now. But it was just an idea with no follow-through. That is, until I won a Duck Race (my rubber ducky floated 100 yards down the Lumber River the fastest) sponsored by the Boys and Girls Club of Lumberton. I haven’t… Read more
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