Eulogy for Madison Taylor March 19, 2022 | Roselee Papandrea Taylor Fate? Destiny? Divine intervention? A mother looking out for her youngest daughter from the heavens above? I don’t know why the stars aligned in 1995 –– the year Madison and I met –– I only know that it changed my life forever. When I … Continue reading A Celebration of Life
Mr. Edwin Taylor III Obituary
MR. EDWIN MADISON TAYLOR III August 12, 1959 ~ January 6, 2022 (age 62) BURLINGTON- Mr. Edwin Madison Taylor III, 62, of Burlington died Thursday, Jan. 6, at Duke University Hospital in Durham. A native of Danbury, Madison was the son of Edwin Madison Taylor Jr. and Barbara Tuttle Taylor. He is preceded in death … Continue reading Mr. Edwin Taylor III Obituary
Elon University staff member, former Burlington Times-News editor, dies at 62
Madison Taylor, development writer for University Advancement and career journalist, is remembered by family, friends and the community he served Posted by Roselee Papandrea Taylor | Written by Kyra O'Connor | 1/8/22 12:17pm | Elon News Network Roselee Papandrea Taylor met her husband at a job interview. Madison Taylor, who worked at the Jacksonville Daily … Continue reading Elon University staff member, former Burlington Times-News editor, dies at 62
Death of Elon staff member Madison Taylor
Taylor, development writer in University Advancement, passed away Thursday, Jan. 6, after battling illness for several months. Posted by Roselee Papandrea Taylor / Written by Elon University News Bureau on January 7, 2022 President Connie Ledoux Book sent the following message to Elon faculty and staff following the death on Jan. 6 of staff member … Continue reading Death of Elon staff member Madison Taylor
Elon dedicates bench in memory of late staff member Madison Taylor
Taylor, development writer in University Advancement since 2017, passed away Jan. 6 after battling illness for several months. Posted by Roselee Papandrea Taylor | By Elon University News Bureau | June 17, 2022Friends and colleagues of the late Madison Taylor gathered outside Holt Chapel on Wednesday for the dedication of a bench in his memory. … Continue reading Elon dedicates bench in memory of late staff member Madison Taylor
Friends of the Library fall book sale returns with some safety measures
The annual Friends of the Alamance County Libraries Used Book Sale hasn't looked exactly like itself in a while. That's not too surprising in a global pandemic caused by COVID-19. The twice a year sales were closed by the coronavirus in the spring and fall of 2020 with only an outdoor sale of used CDs. … Continue reading Friends of the Library fall book sale returns with some safety measures
Downtown business reaches important milestone
When Lisa Willis left a good job finding work for others with the North Carolina Employment Security Commission to start a business in the economic desert that was downtown Burlington in 1996, even she couldn't believe it. "Talk about jumping into the deep end. I left a good job with good benefits to open a … Continue reading Downtown business reaches important milestone
An Elon Football Odyssey: The impossible became possible (includes photo gallery)
Click here to access all three episodes of the podcast ---------------------- The first time I walked into Rhodes Stadium on the campus of Elon University one thought immediately jumped into my mind. “Bill Hunter would have never believed this to be possible.” This happened in 2007, nine years after Hunter’s death in 1998 from cancer … Continue reading An Elon Football Odyssey: The impossible became possible (includes photo gallery)
The long-anticipated Burlington Food Hall is opening soon
I was in the crowd at Fourth Friday in downtown Burlington on June 28, 2019 when I first got word of a big announcement to be made during a break in the music in the amphitheater at the Historic Depot. At dusk Wellsley Robinson, president of Core Properties took the stage and told those in … Continue reading The long-anticipated Burlington Food Hall is opening soon
The joys of summer in a small town
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Reflections of summers growing up in Danbury, North Carolina in the late 1960s and early '70s. It was fun living in the country back then with little to worry about and a river to play in. I first wrote this in 2014. The Dan River in Danbury, North Carolina in a photo taken … Continue reading The joys of summer in a small town
Madison's Avenue 