Tri-Cities High School senior Lydia Mathis just received the exciting news that she has been selected as a Gates Millennium Scholar (GMS). She is one of 1,000 extraordinary young people who will receive a good-through-graduation scholarship to use at any U.S. based, accredited college or university of their choice. Lydia, who has been involved with […]
Black Marriage Day Couple Highlight – Chuck & Denise
How long have you been married? Chuck and Denise: We will be married twenty-three years in November. Where did you meet? Chuck and Denise: We met at a bar in Wilmington Delaware. What were your first impressions of each other? Chuck: It was love at first sight. What impressed me was her smile. I could sense she […]
Black Marriage Day Couple Highlight – Dan & Tracey
How long have you been married? Dan and Tracey: We will be married seventeen years and 10 months in April. Where did you meet? Dan: We met at DHS Elementary School. Tracey: He was the cute snack man. lol What were your first impressions of each other? Dan: My first impression of her was man […]
Black Marriage Day Couple Highlight – Richard & Emily
How long have you been married? Richard & Emily: 12 years, 11 months How did you meet? Richard &Emily: We met at Emily’s work office. What were your first impressions of each other? Richard: I was surprised that she was an African-American which is a rarity among brokers. I thought she was very organized, professional […]
Black Marriage Day Couple Highlight – Widdie & Chelsea
How long have you been married? Widdie and Chelsea: We’ve been married 23 years. How did you guys meet? Widdie and Chelsea: We met at a sweet sixteen party in 1992 What were your first impressions of each other? Widdie: She was really cute. Chelsea: I thought he was a playboy. What made you want to […]
Black Marriage Day Couple Highlight – Kendrick “Modie” & Brittany
How long have you been married? Modie and Brittany: We have been married for 5 years. June 7 will make 6 years for us! How did you guys meet? Modie: In small towns, everybody knows everybody, so we like to say we’ve known each other forever. We officially met on my birthday in 1999 when […]