Originated on February 3, 1997
The purpose of this site is to furnish news and related information such as event updates, meeting updates, business reviews, and any other info that I can think of. I hope this site will become a place where Tyrrell County "used to be's" can find out what's going on with the Tyrrell County "still are's". At any rate I hope it brings some enjoyment to those who come and visit a spell.
TAKE A WALK AROUND COLUMBIA (Find the links in the story) The weather has been beautiful ... and that's the way I like it. I enjoy taking my 2 mile walk around the town of Columbia in the evening after work when I can. Between 6 and 7 p.m. I put the leash on our cocker spaniel (Sadie) and set off from Green Street to the boardwalk along the river. Most evenings I enjoy the moon as it shines on the Scuppernong River as I walk along the town docks. As we walk along the boardwalk, we see people fishing, relaxing, and feeding the many ducks that make their home along the waterfront. I continue my walk along the bypass to Road street and then home. I always run into someone along the way to chat with for a minute or two. It might be Braxton and Virginia Voliva out for a walk, Carlisle Harrell on his way to a meeting, or Shelton Ludford tending to his flowers. My evening walk is not only healthy and scenic, but a good time for socializing with some fine Columbia folks. Maybe you would like to take a walk around Columbia? Well, the next best thing to strolling along with me and Sadie might just be the Virtual Columbia Walking Tour. You've got a few minutes, go ahead and take a virtual walk and visit some of the historic homes that make the town of Columbia a special place.
Check out the POCOSIN ARTS website for information about events, classes, and items for sale ... POCOSIN ARTS ... COLUMBIA, NC
FLEMZ MARKET & DELI WEBSITEIt's the next best thing to being there! Click here to visit Flemz Market & Deli Website. Recent Columbia and Tyrrell County Headlines James Earl Freeman, a resident of the Newlands community of Tyrrell County is charged with 1st degree murder in the June 18th death of his wife in Chowan County. Filing will begin on July 6th for the seats available on the upcoming town election. Tyrrell County Commissioners request meeting with Board of Education to discuss budget and walk out when the Board of Education refuses to go into executive session. Columbia Board of Aldermen announce .24 per hundred increase in taxes and draw the ire of town residents. Columbia Board of Aldermen try to secretly annex Brickhouse Circle residents and meet stiff resistance. Sue Voliva Spivey was the keynote speaker at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial Day Service held at the Tyrrell County courthouse in Columbia on May 27, 2007. The event was attended by about 50 people. Fawn College, the daughter of Pandora College, was named Best Of The Class 2007 by WITN-TV and the Sylvan Learning Center. Fawn is a graduating senior at Columbia High School and plans to attend UNC Ashville. Ty and Amanda Fleming announce the birth of their new son, Brody William Fleming. He was born on May 9, 2007 in Chowan Hospital. 40TH ANNUAL REYNOLDS FAMILY REUNION The 40th annual Reynolds family reunion was held at Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church near Columbia on May 20th. There were 36 members and guests that attended the event which reunites the descendants of William Reynolds, Jr and his sister Matilda Jane Reynolds Spencer. Both were orignially from Chelsea, England and immigrated to Tyrrell County in the 1830's. William was a preacher at Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church for 20 years and Maltilda Jane married Nathan Spencer and moved to Washington County where she ran a local store. The Reynolds Family Reunion is also the owner and caretaker of Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church (problably the oldest building in Tyrrell County ... built around 1840). The Reunion also collects money to mow and maintain the church yard and Paramore Cemetery on Rider's Creek. Next year the reunion will be on Sunday, May 18th. If you are interested in coming to the reunion, donating to the repair/upkeep of the Primitive Baptist Church, or donating to the maintaining of Paramore Cemetery ... you can contact Mark Bateman at: PABateman@aol.com or Jimmy Fleming at: jimmyfleming2@earthlink.net. LISTEN TO A SONG WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY YOURS TRULYThese are songs that I wrote about 10-30 years ago. The first song is Hometown Homesick Blues and is about living in Columbia. The second tune is called Poor Ole Elwood and is about a local fellow named Elwood Cooper that I remember as a boy. The third tune is called Country Way Of Living and I try to describe how it feels living in rural eastern NC. The songs were recorded by Molasses Creek at Madge Vanhorn Auditorium back in May 2000 during a Pocosin Arts community talent show and are included on the cd ... Pocosin Jam. Anyway, click on the links below and give them a listen ... thanks! Click here to play Hometown Homesick Blues! Click here to play Poor Ole Elwood! Click here to play Country Way O' Livin'! These songs were recorded on a cd called Homemade Pocosin Jam. The cd is a compilation of songs by local Tyrrell County musicians performed live at Madge Vanhorn Auditorium in 2000. There are 22 tracks which feature such artists as Jimmy Fleming, Ty Fleming, Jimmy Swain, Bobby West, The Happy Followers, The Carawan Brothers, Brandan Brickhouse, Bryan Owens, Marie Knotts Graham, Jack Donoghue, David Furlough, Robbie Mackey, Nikki Armstrong, and special guests: Molasses Creek. If you are interested in obtaining a copy, you can write to Pocosin Arts / PO Box 690 / Columbia, NC 27925 or call 252-796-ARTS.
Recent Columbia and Tyrrell County Headlines James Earl Freeman, a resident of the Newlands community of Tyrrell County is charged with 1st degree murder in the June 18th death of his wife in Chowan County. Filing will begin on July 6th for the seats available on the upcoming town election. Tyrrell County Commissioners request meeting with Board of Education to discuss budget and walk out when the Board of Education refuses to go into executive session. Columbia Board of Aldermen announce .24 per hundred increase in taxes and draw the ire of town residents. Columbia Board of Aldermen try to secretly annex Brickhouse Circle residents and meet stiff resistance. Sue Voliva Spivey was the keynote speaker at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial Day Service held at the Tyrrell County courthouse in Columbia on May 27, 2007. The event was attended by about 50 people. Fawn College, the daughter of Pandora College, was named Best Of The Class 2007 by WITN-TV and the Sylvan Learning Center. Fawn is a graduating senior at Columbia High School and plans to attend UNC Ashville. Ty and Amanda Fleming announce the birth of their new son, Brody William Fleming. He was born on May 9, 2007 in Chowan Hospital. 40TH ANNUAL REYNOLDS FAMILY REUNION The 40th annual Reynolds family reunion was held at Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church near Columbia on May 20th. There were 36 members and guests that attended the event which reunites the descendants of William Reynolds, Jr and his sister Matilda Jane Reynolds Spencer. Both were orignially from Chelsea, England and immigrated to Tyrrell County in the 1830's. William was a preacher at Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church for 20 years and Maltilda Jane married Nathan Spencer and moved to Washington County where she ran a local store. The Reynolds Family Reunion is also the owner and caretaker of Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church (problably the oldest building in Tyrrell County ... built around 1840). The Reunion also collects money to mow and maintain the church yard and Paramore Cemetery on Rider's Creek. Next year the reunion will be on Sunday, May 18th. If you are interested in coming to the reunion, donating to the repair/upkeep of the Primitive Baptist Church, or donating to the maintaining of Paramore Cemetery ... you can contact Mark Bateman at: PABateman@aol.com or Jimmy Fleming at: jimmyfleming2@earthlink.net. LISTEN TO A SONG WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY YOURS TRULYThese are songs that I wrote about 10-30 years ago. The first song is Hometown Homesick Blues and is about living in Columbia. The second tune is called Poor Ole Elwood and is about a local fellow named Elwood Cooper that I remember as a boy. The third tune is called Country Way Of Living and I try to describe how it feels living in rural eastern NC. The songs were recorded by Molasses Creek at Madge Vanhorn Auditorium back in May 2000 during a Pocosin Arts community talent show and are included on the cd ... Pocosin Jam. Anyway, click on the links below and give them a listen ... thanks! Click here to play Hometown Homesick Blues! Click here to play Poor Ole Elwood! Click here to play Country Way O' Livin'! These songs were recorded on a cd called Homemade Pocosin Jam. The cd is a compilation of songs by local Tyrrell County musicians performed live at Madge Vanhorn Auditorium in 2000. There are 22 tracks which feature such artists as Jimmy Fleming, Ty Fleming, Jimmy Swain, Bobby West, The Happy Followers, The Carawan Brothers, Brandan Brickhouse, Bryan Owens, Marie Knotts Graham, Jack Donoghue, David Furlough, Robbie Mackey, Nikki Armstrong, and special guests: Molasses Creek. If you are interested in obtaining a copy, you can write to Pocosin Arts / PO Box 690 / Columbia, NC 27925 or call 252-796-ARTS.
James Earl Freeman, a resident of the Newlands community of Tyrrell County is charged with 1st degree murder in the June 18th death of his wife in Chowan County.
Filing will begin on July 6th for the seats available on the upcoming town election.
Tyrrell County Commissioners request meeting with Board of Education to discuss budget and walk out when the Board of Education refuses to go into executive session.
Columbia Board of Aldermen announce .24 per hundred increase in taxes and draw the ire of town residents.
Columbia Board of Aldermen try to secretly annex Brickhouse Circle residents and meet stiff resistance.
Sue Voliva Spivey was the keynote speaker at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial Day Service held at the Tyrrell County courthouse in Columbia on May 27, 2007. The event was attended by about 50 people.
Fawn College, the daughter of Pandora College, was named Best Of The Class 2007 by WITN-TV and the Sylvan Learning Center. Fawn is a graduating senior at Columbia High School and plans to attend UNC Ashville.
Ty and Amanda Fleming announce the birth of their new son, Brody William Fleming. He was born on May 9, 2007 in Chowan Hospital.
40TH ANNUAL REYNOLDS FAMILY REUNION The 40th annual Reynolds family reunion was held at Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church near Columbia on May 20th. There were 36 members and guests that attended the event which reunites the descendants of William Reynolds, Jr and his sister Matilda Jane Reynolds Spencer. Both were orignially from Chelsea, England and immigrated to Tyrrell County in the 1830's. William was a preacher at Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church for 20 years and Maltilda Jane married Nathan Spencer and moved to Washington County where she ran a local store. The Reynolds Family Reunion is also the owner and caretaker of Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church (problably the oldest building in Tyrrell County ... built around 1840). The Reunion also collects money to mow and maintain the church yard and Paramore Cemetery on Rider's Creek. Next year the reunion will be on Sunday, May 18th. If you are interested in coming to the reunion, donating to the repair/upkeep of the Primitive Baptist Church, or donating to the maintaining of Paramore Cemetery ... you can contact Mark Bateman at: PABateman@aol.com or Jimmy Fleming at: jimmyfleming2@earthlink.net. LISTEN TO A SONG WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY YOURS TRULYThese are songs that I wrote about 10-30 years ago. The first song is Hometown Homesick Blues and is about living in Columbia. The second tune is called Poor Ole Elwood and is about a local fellow named Elwood Cooper that I remember as a boy. The third tune is called Country Way Of Living and I try to describe how it feels living in rural eastern NC. The songs were recorded by Molasses Creek at Madge Vanhorn Auditorium back in May 2000 during a Pocosin Arts community talent show and are included on the cd ... Pocosin Jam. Anyway, click on the links below and give them a listen ... thanks! Click here to play Hometown Homesick Blues! Click here to play Poor Ole Elwood! Click here to play Country Way O' Livin'! These songs were recorded on a cd called Homemade Pocosin Jam. The cd is a compilation of songs by local Tyrrell County musicians performed live at Madge Vanhorn Auditorium in 2000. There are 22 tracks which feature such artists as Jimmy Fleming, Ty Fleming, Jimmy Swain, Bobby West, The Happy Followers, The Carawan Brothers, Brandan Brickhouse, Bryan Owens, Marie Knotts Graham, Jack Donoghue, David Furlough, Robbie Mackey, Nikki Armstrong, and special guests: Molasses Creek. If you are interested in obtaining a copy, you can write to Pocosin Arts / PO Box 690 / Columbia, NC 27925 or call 252-796-ARTS.
LISTEN TO A SONG WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY YOURS TRULYThese are songs that I wrote about 10-30 years ago. The first song is Hometown Homesick Blues and is about living in Columbia. The second tune is called Poor Ole Elwood and is about a local fellow named Elwood Cooper that I remember as a boy. The third tune is called Country Way Of Living and I try to describe how it feels living in rural eastern NC. The songs were recorded by Molasses Creek at Madge Vanhorn Auditorium back in May 2000 during a Pocosin Arts community talent show and are included on the cd ... Pocosin Jam. Anyway, click on the links below and give them a listen ... thanks! Click here to play Hometown Homesick Blues! Click here to play Poor Ole Elwood! Click here to play Country Way O' Livin'! These songs were recorded on a cd called Homemade Pocosin Jam. The cd is a compilation of songs by local Tyrrell County musicians performed live at Madge Vanhorn Auditorium in 2000. There are 22 tracks which feature such artists as Jimmy Fleming, Ty Fleming, Jimmy Swain, Bobby West, The Happy Followers, The Carawan Brothers, Brandan Brickhouse, Bryan Owens, Marie Knotts Graham, Jack Donoghue, David Furlough, Robbie Mackey, Nikki Armstrong, and special guests: Molasses Creek. If you are interested in obtaining a copy, you can write to Pocosin Arts / PO Box 690 / Columbia, NC 27925 or call 252-796-ARTS.
Click here to play Hometown Homesick Blues!
Click here to play Poor Ole Elwood!
Click here to play Country Way O' Livin'!
These songs were recorded on a cd called Homemade Pocosin Jam. The cd is a compilation of songs by local Tyrrell County musicians performed live at Madge Vanhorn Auditorium in 2000. There are 22 tracks which feature such artists as Jimmy Fleming, Ty Fleming, Jimmy Swain, Bobby West, The Happy Followers, The Carawan Brothers, Brandan Brickhouse, Bryan Owens, Marie Knotts Graham, Jack Donoghue, David Furlough, Robbie Mackey, Nikki Armstrong, and special guests: Molasses Creek. If you are interested in obtaining a copy, you can write to Pocosin Arts / PO Box 690 / Columbia, NC 27925 or call 252-796-ARTS.
RECENT AREA OBITUARIES FLORENCE MARIE REYNOLDS SAWYER, 94, of the Crosslanding community of Tyrrell County died June 22, 2007. She was the daughter of the late Deward Cleveland & Emma Caroline Swain Reynolds and the wife of the late Alfred G. Sawyer. WILLIAM "BIG DOUG" CAHOON, 63, of Scotia in Tyrrell County died unexpectedly June 7, 2007. He was the son of the late Ernest & Alice Cahoon Smith. Doug was well known in Tyrrell County and always had a story to tell or something to talk about if you ran into him at Short Stop, Flemz, or Cap'n Neill's (where he worked). HILTON OTTIS CHESSON, SR, 94, of Creswell died June 5, 2007. He was the son of the late Alpheus & Eloise Swanner Chesson and husband of the late Merle Norman Chesson. RUBY MANN COLLEGE, 83, of Cemetery Road in Columbia died May 29,2007. She was the wife of the late John H. College, Sr. MARTHA RHODES SWAIN, 82, of the Riders Creek communtiy died May 17,2007. She was the wife of the late Abram Lee Swain. NANCY DAVENPORT STYRON, 58, of Chesapeake, VA died May 25,2007. She was the daughter of Rudolph and Doris Davenport. WILLIAM JAMES GIBBS,SR, 86, of the Sound Side communtiy died March 18,2007. He was the husband of Jacqueline Selby Gibbs.
FLORENCE MARIE REYNOLDS SAWYER, 94, of the Crosslanding community of Tyrrell County died June 22, 2007. She was the daughter of the late Deward Cleveland & Emma Caroline Swain Reynolds and the wife of the late Alfred G. Sawyer. WILLIAM "BIG DOUG" CAHOON, 63, of Scotia in Tyrrell County died unexpectedly June 7, 2007. He was the son of the late Ernest & Alice Cahoon Smith. Doug was well known in Tyrrell County and always had a story to tell or something to talk about if you ran into him at Short Stop, Flemz, or Cap'n Neill's (where he worked). HILTON OTTIS CHESSON, SR, 94, of Creswell died June 5, 2007. He was the son of the late Alpheus & Eloise Swanner Chesson and husband of the late Merle Norman Chesson. RUBY MANN COLLEGE, 83, of Cemetery Road in Columbia died May 29,2007. She was the wife of the late John H. College, Sr. MARTHA RHODES SWAIN, 82, of the Riders Creek communtiy died May 17,2007. She was the wife of the late Abram Lee Swain. NANCY DAVENPORT STYRON, 58, of Chesapeake, VA died May 25,2007. She was the daughter of Rudolph and Doris Davenport. WILLIAM JAMES GIBBS,SR, 86, of the Sound Side communtiy died March 18,2007. He was the husband of Jacqueline Selby Gibbs.
WILLIAM "BIG DOUG" CAHOON, 63, of Scotia in Tyrrell County died unexpectedly June 7, 2007. He was the son of the late Ernest & Alice Cahoon Smith. Doug was well known in Tyrrell County and always had a story to tell or something to talk about if you ran into him at Short Stop, Flemz, or Cap'n Neill's (where he worked). HILTON OTTIS CHESSON, SR, 94, of Creswell died June 5, 2007. He was the son of the late Alpheus & Eloise Swanner Chesson and husband of the late Merle Norman Chesson. RUBY MANN COLLEGE, 83, of Cemetery Road in Columbia died May 29,2007. She was the wife of the late John H. College, Sr. MARTHA RHODES SWAIN, 82, of the Riders Creek communtiy died May 17,2007. She was the wife of the late Abram Lee Swain. NANCY DAVENPORT STYRON, 58, of Chesapeake, VA died May 25,2007. She was the daughter of Rudolph and Doris Davenport. WILLIAM JAMES GIBBS,SR, 86, of the Sound Side communtiy died March 18,2007. He was the husband of Jacqueline Selby Gibbs.
HILTON OTTIS CHESSON, SR, 94, of Creswell died June 5, 2007. He was the son of the late Alpheus & Eloise Swanner Chesson and husband of the late Merle Norman Chesson. RUBY MANN COLLEGE, 83, of Cemetery Road in Columbia died May 29,2007. She was the wife of the late John H. College, Sr. MARTHA RHODES SWAIN, 82, of the Riders Creek communtiy died May 17,2007. She was the wife of the late Abram Lee Swain. NANCY DAVENPORT STYRON, 58, of Chesapeake, VA died May 25,2007. She was the daughter of Rudolph and Doris Davenport. WILLIAM JAMES GIBBS,SR, 86, of the Sound Side communtiy died March 18,2007. He was the husband of Jacqueline Selby Gibbs.
RUBY MANN COLLEGE, 83, of Cemetery Road in Columbia died May 29,2007. She was the wife of the late John H. College, Sr. MARTHA RHODES SWAIN, 82, of the Riders Creek communtiy died May 17,2007. She was the wife of the late Abram Lee Swain. NANCY DAVENPORT STYRON, 58, of Chesapeake, VA died May 25,2007. She was the daughter of Rudolph and Doris Davenport. WILLIAM JAMES GIBBS,SR, 86, of the Sound Side communtiy died March 18,2007. He was the husband of Jacqueline Selby Gibbs.
MARTHA RHODES SWAIN, 82, of the Riders Creek communtiy died May 17,2007. She was the wife of the late Abram Lee Swain. NANCY DAVENPORT STYRON, 58, of Chesapeake, VA died May 25,2007. She was the daughter of Rudolph and Doris Davenport. WILLIAM JAMES GIBBS,SR, 86, of the Sound Side communtiy died March 18,2007. He was the husband of Jacqueline Selby Gibbs.
NANCY DAVENPORT STYRON, 58, of Chesapeake, VA died May 25,2007. She was the daughter of Rudolph and Doris Davenport. WILLIAM JAMES GIBBS,SR, 86, of the Sound Side communtiy died March 18,2007. He was the husband of Jacqueline Selby Gibbs.
WILLIAM JAMES GIBBS,SR, 86, of the Sound Side communtiy died March 18,2007. He was the husband of Jacqueline Selby Gibbs.
THE COLUMBIA GALLERY: Featuring the paintings of Barbara Fleming
PHOTOS FROM THE 2001 SCUPPERNONG RIVER FESTIVAL
PHOTOS FROM THE 2000 SCUPPERNONG RIVER FESTIVAL
PHOTOS FROM THE 1999 SCUPPERNONG RIVER FESTIVAL
AVAILABLE TYRRELL COUNTY LITERATURE AND MOMENTOS
THE COLUMBIA CAROUSEL
A PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNEY THROUGH COLUMBIA & TYRRELL COUNTY TODAY
OLD PHOTOS OF TYRRELL COUNTY PAGE I
OLD PHOTOS OF TYRRELL COUNTY PAGE II
THE SWAMPROOTS TRIBUTE PAGE
JIMMY FLEMING'S BIOGRAPHY PAGE
THE HISTORY OF TYRRELL COUNTY PAGE
THE TYRRELL COUNTY "ENQUIRER" TRIVIA PAGE
JIMMY SPEAKS OUT: THE EDITORIAL PAGE
THE TYRRELL COUNTY "ENQUIRER" ARCHIVES 1997
THE TYRRELL COUNTY "ENQUIRER" ARCHIVES 1998
THE TYRRELL COUNTY "ENQUIRER" ARCHIVES 1999
THE TYRRELL COUNTY "ENQUIRER" ARCHIVES 2000
THE TYRRELL COUNTY "ENQUIRER" ARCHIVES 2001
THE TYRRELL COUNTY "ENQUIRER" ARCHIVES 2003
THE TYRRELL COUNTY "ENQUIRER" ARCHIVES 2004
THE TYRRELL COUNTY "ENQUIRER" ARCHIVES 2005
THE TYRRELL COUNTY "ENQUIRER" ARCHIVES 2006
THE TYRRELL COUNTY "ENQUIRER" ARCHIVES 2007
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