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Harold Powell

Harold Powell is the owner of Phantom Pen Media, offering multimedia services to individuals and organizations across the Blue Water Area. He is a current board member for the Blue Water Area Chamber of Commerce and the most recent Chamber Choice recipient at the Eddy Awards. Harold is an avid volunteer for the YMCA of the Blue Water Area as well as Bridge Builders Counseling & Mentoring, and in his spare time, enjoys spending time with his son, writing and listening to music, playing video games, and not folding laundry. 

Harold Powell's Latest Articles

The BWIA was formed to make the annual Pow-Wow events more structured, and to continue to revive and uplift the culture in the region.
Honoring the past and building a future with the Blue Water Indigenous Alliance

“Educating our community on diversity and culture to provide a healthy and meaningful prosperous future is something we value a lot here,” says Josh Greer, a member of the Blue Water Indigenous Alliance.

People often think of nurses as the doctor’s sidekick, or as a lesser position. Watkins clarifies the differences and the dynamic relationship between the two: “It’s a partnership.”
A man on a mission: Kevin Watkins works to bring health and wellness to the community

“I've been charged by God to do this. It's time to give back, and the way to give back beyond empowering my peers is to educate the next generation of nurses. That's what I do now,” says Kevin Watkins, a nurse, president of the Port Huron chapter of the NAACP, and instructor at SC4.

”I'd describe him like a bull seeing red. When he saw the basketball he was always drawn to it, always aggressive, never backed down from anyone no matter how big you were,” says coach Clifford Thomason.
From Port Huron playgrounds to the Sweet 16: Eric Williams and the people who helped him get there

If you are a fan of college basketball, you understand the significance of having a hometown basketball star go on to compete on such a huge stage as the 2021 NCAA March Madness tournament. For the Blue Water Area, that hometown star is Eric Williams Jr.

Tony Miller is director of Hope And A Future Blueprint and Unity For Youth.
‘Our goal is to help kids find what they’re passionate about’: A blueprint for a better community

Unity is a big deal to Tony Miller. He believes that greater goals can be achieved when the community works together. “I’m always trying to find ways to highlight and bring people together,” says Miller.

Meet Tim and Matt Browning, owners of the new Riverside Sports Academy in Port Huron

Through all of life's lessons, Matt and Tim Browning have studied and beat the odds to achieve a success that few find in life, and continue to inspire others to reach new levels as well. They are true champions in their community.

Alphonso Amos is aware that if he stops or falters, others may go without, says community correspondent Harold Powell.
A man on a mission: Port Huron’s Alphonso Amos fights for those left behind

Alphonso Amos works tirelessly with multiple organizations and nonprofits; and not just in our community, but others as well. Driven by passion and the desire to serve, Amos is aware that if he stops or falters, others may go without.

The Port Huron Museum’s Carnegie Center
A mission of awareness: The story behind the permanent Black History exhibit at the Carnegie Center

The project seeks to highlight the stories of resilience and success experienced by the Black community in Port Huron, through a variety of views and perspectives.

Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church‘s history can be traced back to the 1800s
Port Huron’s historic Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church is alive with stories to tell

The community of South Park, and the city of Port Huron in general, would likely be a lot different had it not been for the men and women who have and continue to pass through the doors of Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church.

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