Relay for Life postponed
Published 5:09 pm Friday, April 10, 2020
- Squirrel Park on the campus of Chowan University in Murfreesboro will be silent on Friday, April 17 as the 20th annual Hertford-Gates Relay for Life scheduled for that date has been postponed This photo shows the Survivors Lap at the 2019 Hertford-Gates Relay for Life. File Photo by Cal Bryant
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MURFREESBORO – Officials with Hertford-Gates Relay for Life have postponed the 20th annual event, which was slated for Friday, April 17.
They cited the health and safety concerns related to COVID-19.
While no date has been chosen at this time, they plan to hold Relay for Life in the fall of this year. An announcement on those future plans is forthcoming, they said.
Since its inception, Hertford-Gates Relay for Life has been held in Squirrel Park on the campus of Chowan University in Murfreesboro.
About Cal Bryant
Cal Bryant, a 40-year veteran of the newspaper industry, serves as the Editor at Roanoke-Chowan Publications, publishers of the Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald, Gates County Index, and Front Porch Living magazine.
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