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To The Editor:

On behalf of the Hertford County African-American History Coalition, I would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to the sponsors and vendors of the Fifth Annual Juneteenth Freedom Day Festival. This event was held on Saturday, June 14, 2025, at Riverside Park in Murfreesboro, North Carolina.

Thank you to sponsors Booker’s Cookin’, Carlton Stephenson Long & Foster Real Estate, Chowan University, Dyecasting LLC, First Baptist Murfreesboro, Hertford County NAACP, Johnson and McLean Company, Kee Builders, Lake Gaston Links Incorporated, Mount Sinai Missionary Baptist Church, Murfreesboro Baptist Church, Murfreesboro Chamber of Commerce, Murfreesboro Historic Commission, Murfreesboro Historical Association, Napoli’s Restaurant, Revelle & Lee, L.L.P., Roanoke Electric Cooperative, Town Councilwoman Mrs. Berna Stephens & Mr. Bill Stephens, and The Town of Murfreesboro.

We also thank our vendors: BB’s Tropical Treats, Black Voters Matter Fund, Booker’s Cookin’, Britney Riddick, Carolyn Wiggins, Ciera Patterson, Cynthia Gatling, Dolores Jones, Geraldine Thorpe, Ole Man Gang Smoke & Soul, Kona Ice, Lionel Williams, SAW Handmade, One Community, Priscilla Brown, Quaeshia Price, RC Chapter NCA&TSU, Roanoke-Chowan Community College, Sarah Robbins, and Sharon Jenkins, along with Sip and Snackz.

I also thank Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald Staff Writer Holly Taylor for covering this event

Cheryl Deloatch

Publicity Officer

Hertford County African-American History Coalition

Murfreesboro