Danny Talbott, who is in the Twin County Hall of Fame and the NC Sports Hall of Fame, passed away January 19th, 2020. He was 75. He is survived by his wife and son. Talbott’s cause of death was from cancer complications while battling with multiple myeloma for nine...
He had a weekly radio show with an audience bigger than the Super Bowl’s. He received two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He led the biggest-selling band of the 1940s. And he performed more shows for the troops during World War II than Bob Hope did. But when...
Twin County Community Pride, Inc. is pleased to announce the 16th annual Class of Inductees to the Twin County Hall of Fame. This year’s class of ten includes: a Playwright- Dramatist- Wood Artisan, an early advocate for solar energy and downtown renewal, a science...
Two Edgecombe county Hall of Fame Inductees were honored recently as The Edgecombe County Veterans’ Military Museum officially returned back home. After about a year-long closure and relocation due to a bat infestation of its building at 106 W. Church St., the...
By Stephanie Forgue Houghtlin Everyone is nervous. As I visited the newly hung portraits of The Twin County Hall of Fame recipients, many asked if their hair still looked okay, were their ties straight, did their clothes look too out of date? You can’t blame them,...
Visitors to the Grand Opening of the new Rocky Mount Event Center on Thursday, October 25th, will have an opportunity to the first to check out a new permanent exhibit featuring inductees to the Twin County Hall of Fame. Crews are finishing up installation this week...
Rev. Luther Barnes, 2006 inductee of the Twin County Hall of Fame, will be awarded with another major recognition later this month: induction into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame. Rev. Barnes, senior pastor at Rocky Mount’s Restoration Worship Center, will...
Rocky Mount native, famous swing music bandleader and Inaugural Twin County Hall of Fame Class Inductee, James Kern “Kay” Kyser (1905-1985), was recognized again recently in two special ways. On October 5th, the North Carolina Department of Natural and...
On Thursday evening, November 8, 2018, the 15th class of Inductees into the Twin County Hall of Fame will be honored in the new Rocky Mount Event Center at 285 NE Main St, Rocky Mount, NC, 27801. This year’s living Inductees include: Dr. Robert Barbe, Janice Beavon...
On Thursday, Nov. 8 the new class of the Twin County Hall of Fame will be inducted. The 2018 class includes a pair of married medical doctors, an educator, two business owners, a local veterinarian, and three people who dedicated their service to community service in...
