Friendship Cemetery Grant
Courtesy of the Pocahontas Star Herald
Herron Center Has A “New” Outhouse!
The Eddie Mae Herron Center Museum received a wonderful addition this week, though it’s certainly unusual. When the African American School in the Birdell Community closed many years ago, the old school building and its associated outdoor toilet were abandoned. A few years ago arsonists burned the old school building, but the outhouse (it looks…
Herron Center Donates To Local Causes
Eddie Mae Herron Center board member and treasurer Jessie Ann Johnson presents checks for $250 each to Lesa Lewallen, chairperson of the Relay for Life fundraiser (left), and to Raul Blasini (right), local coordinator of the Men’s Prostate Screening initiative. The contributions are from funds raised at the Candidate Speaking and Pie Auction held at…
4-H Team Creates Herron Center Sildeshow
Elizabeth Bennett, right, president of the Randolph County 4-H Technology Team, presents a slidewhos of photos taken at the March 4 “Hog Killin’” to Pat Johnson, president of the Herron Center board of directors. The four-minute presentation was created by Elizabeth in honor of the Herron Center celebratio of Black History Month and Randolph County…