Roseboro highway dedication to honor WWII hero
A stretch of highway bypassing Roseboro will be rededicated in honor of a local war hero and businessman.The soon-to-be Lt. Cmdr. R. Geddie Herring Highway is an approximately 3.5-mile stretch of N.C. 24 north of the Sampson County town.A ceremony dedicating the roadway is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at the North Carolina National Guard armory in Roseboro.Greg Butler, who helped gather community support for the dedication, said the honor is a fitting tribute for a man […]
