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The Tar River Times is dedicated to bringing Edgecombe County residents local news through a published weekly newspaper that is distributed on Thursday. Our staff is very dedicated about featuring stories on local people who are making a difference in our county. We want to make a difference in our community and we want our readers to know what is happening with their hometown's government and whe

n events are taking place. We are going to pride ourselves to be the best newspaper in Edgecombe County and as we grow and expand, we are going to bring you more editions each week as time goes on. But for us to do that, we are going to need the community's help by keeping us informed about what is going on in their neighborhood.

12/22/2024

Tarboro brings home another football title

The Tarboro Vikings made their 8th consecutive appearance in the North Carolina High School Association’s State Championship Game on Saturday at Carter-Finley Stadium and won 45-24, ending a two-year title game losing streak.
The Vikings (14-1) built an early lead against the Corvian Community Cardinals and never relinquished. The Vikings led 18-3 at halftime thanks to rushing touchdowns from Caiden Everette, Kamerin McDowell-Moore and Mason Satterfield.
Corvian Community found the end zone first after halftime to pull within eight points at 18-10 thanks to a three-yard rush by Alan Jackson Jr. Satterfield added his second score later in the third but the Cardinals came right back with a Noah Best touchdown to make the score 24-17. Best was named the West Most Outstanding Offensive Player and finished the game with 60 rushing yards.
McDowell-Moore took the game over from there, scoring three fourth-quarter touchdowns on runs of 60-, 7- and 40-yards. McDowell-Moore was named the Carolina Panthers Most Valuable Player for the game as he finished with 233 yards and four scores on 20 carries.
Satterfield ended the game with 146 yards on 13 carries and was named the East Most Outstanding Offensive player. Tarboro Senior Cole Craddock was the East Most Outstanding Defensive player as he had 8 solo tackles, two for a loss and nine assisted tackles.
Jackson was named the West Most Outstanding Defensive Player as he had 10 total tackles. He also threw for 213 yards going 18-for-28.
Tarboro finished the year 14-1 and is now 9-6 in NCHSAA Championship Games. The Cardinals ended 2024 15-1 and made their debut in the Championship Game this year.

The NCHSAA is committed to recognizing outstanding sportsmanship in each of our State Championship events. The Association has partnered with the North Carolina Farm Bureau to award a pair of Sportsmanship Awards at each championship event, recognizing players who have demonstrated the ideals of outstanding character and sportsmanship throughout the 2024 season. The winners of the 1A Football NC Farm Bureau Sportsmanship Awards were Chris Gunter from Tarboro and Jayden Summers from Corvian Community.

10/05/2024

Sheriff: SWE game postponed for concerns of violence

Edgecombe County Public Schools announced Friday on social media that the football game between the SouthWest Edgecombe Cougars and North Pitt Panthers had been postponed due to a concern of violence that could have possibly put hundreds of people in danger.
Edgecombe County Sheriff Clee Atkinson told The Tar River Times on Friday that his main concern above everything else was - everyone’s safety.
He said his agency has a concern for violence that had allegedly been mentioned since several shootings had taken place over the course of 24 hours.
“No athletic event of any type is more important than a large group of people’s lives being in danger,” Atkinson said. “I want everyone to remain safe. And that’s the reason I advised Superintendent Dr. (Andy) Bryan it would be in the best interest of everyone to postpone the game.”
The 2A Eastern Plains Conference showdown between the Panthers and Cougars (4-2, 1-1) will be played at a later date.
The newspaper learned about the school district’s decision shortly after it was made, and several people the newspaper spoke with wanted to speak on the condition of anonymity and didn’t want to be identified. The sources said there had been several comments made by certain individuals that was a cause for concern.
There has been multiple shooting incidents that could be linked to the concerns of violence but the Sheriff said he didn’t want to speculate because nothing had actually been reported to his deputies as of 7 p.m.
Sheriff Atkinson was asked about the shooting incidents and the concern of violence, and he explained he couldn’t go into too much detail.
There was a murder in Greenville on Thursday and sources have confirmed that the victim has ties to Edgecombe County. And the person responsible for the crime is from Tarboro.
Since the murder in Greenville was solved, two residences in Edgecombe County have been struck by gunfire. And according to reliable sources a concern for violence is tied to those two incidents and retaliation could have possibly taken place at SouthWest Edgecombe High School on Friday night during the homecoming football game. So to be safe about everything surrounding the concern for violence, the Sheriff decided the homecoming game should not be played for safety reasons.
“When we have concerns of violence with the possible use of fi****ms, as Sheriff, I am responsible for everyone in the county and I’m not allowing anyone to be in harms way if I can prevent it,” the Sheriff said. “Putting hundreds of people in position to possibly be hurt is not the solution. We are about safety in Edgecombe County and we’re gonna make sure everyone is safe.”

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The Tar River Times is dedicated to bringing Edgecombe County residents the local news they deserve through a published weekly newspaper that is distributed on Thursday. Our staff is very dedicated about featuring stories on local people who are making a difference in our county. We want to make a difference in our community and we want our readers to know what is happening with their hometown's governmental agency, as well as when events are scheduled to take place. We pride ourselves to be the newspaper Edgecombe County citizens can rely on for up-to-date information as the Tar River Times moves forward and continues to build relationships with its readers, subscribers and most certainly our advertisers. We want to grow and eventually expand so we can bring our readers multiple editions each week.

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