Merry Hill Meet And Greet

The Oxley Hill Missionary Baptist Church put on a warm and hospitable event for the Merry Hill community last night. The event was enthusiastically created by Reverend Vonner Horton. After meeting Reverend Horton, I cannot imagine she would do anything less than enthusiastically. She is a very charismatic person with an energy level that is impressive.

Merry Hill Crowd Gathers

The purpose of the event was for the Merry Hill Community to meet and get to know the elected public officials of Bertie County who represent Merry Hill. The event was a very relaxed and comfortable environment where the people from the community and the county officials were able to mingle and talk. The people of Merry Hill were very warm and welcoming to all of us who were visiting.

The Oxley Hill Baptist Church Provided A Great Meal

From Left, Greg Atkins, Ricky Freeman, Rick Harrell And Kelvin Outlaw

Reverend Horton was the hostess, and talked with great passion about Merry Hill and her feelings about the service the public officials invited were providing to the community.

Reverend Vonner Horton, Oxley Hill Missionary Baptist Church

The Reverend then introduced the public officials who each spoke to the community and answered questions.

Rick Harrell, Chairman, Bertie County Board Of Commissioners

Ricky Freeman, Member, Board Of Education From Merry Hill

Gregg Atkins, Sheriff, Bertie County

Two local citizens also spoke to the group about the campaign to save the community's local school, John Paige Law Elementary.

Kelvin Outlaw, Merry Hill

John Davis, Merry Hill

It was a great evening. This is exactly the kind of event that more of our communities Here in Bertie County need to conduct. Thank you Reverend Horton!