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The Man Keeping Tarboro Informed | Raleigh News
When Tarboro lost its newspaper, John Walker didn’t walk away—he built a digital lifeline called “My Tarboro Today” to keep his community informed. Once publisher of the shuttered Daily Southerner, he now covers town council, school sports, and everything in between, turning up to meetings most residents can’t attend and sharing the details so everyone stays in the loop. His work recently earned national attention in a documentary about North Carolina’s news deserts, sparking an outpouring of support—people calling him a “guiding light” and “local hero.” His coverage even helped stop a…
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