Before being called to the ministry David Porter worked in law enforcement and corrections. He took a significant pay cut to accept the call as pastor of Henderson Memorial Baptist Church.
A graveside committal service for Sylvia Grace Letteney Bailey, 81, wife of Rev. Russell H. Bailey, who died February 16, 2022, will be held Friday, May 6, 2022, at 2 p.m., at North Pittston (Putnam).
Eugene Thompson, 99, was recently awarded the town's Boston Post Cane and in less than a year, plans to celebrate his 100th birthday by running a 100-yard-dash.