| Subscribe/Access |
|
|
| Advertisements |
|
| Sections |
|
| Member Options |
|
|
| Youth Links |
|
|
| Promotions |
|
|
| Polls |
|
|
|
Back
MORNING FIRE - A Nash County historical home on Pleasant Grove Church Road was lost to fire during an early morning fire Monday. |
|
Fire destroys home
A historical home on Pleasant Grove Church Road was totalled during an early morning fire on Monday. The family was not at home during the fire and the family's pet Shih Tzu was rescued from the front porch. More ...
By Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer |
Relay for Life Ambassadors
Three Nash County residents will be among thousands selected to serve as ambassadors to the American Cancer Society's Celebration on the Hill in Washington, D.C. More ...
By Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer |
DOT studies town's need for stoplight
The Department of Transportation is currently studying whether a stoplight is warranted in front of Lowe's Foods on Washington Street in Nashville. More ...
By Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer |
Speaker series to feature world business leader
ROCKY MOUNT – "Business on the Move," a speakers series celebrating North Carolina Wesleyan College's 50th anniversary and featuring top corporate leaders, will get underway September 29 with guest Tom Long, president and CEO of Miller Brewing Company. More ...
|
Local teacher attends seminar
CULLOWHEE—Doris T. Funchess of Rocky Mount, seventh-grade mathematics teacher at Nash Central Middle School, recently attended a seminar, "Young, Black and Male in America" held at the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching. More ...
|
Military News
Army National Guard Sgt. James D. Jones III has returned to the U.S. after being deployed to an overseas forward-operating location in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. More ...
|
Opening Sweep
CORINTH - Whether this will be a season to remember for the Nashville Hornets' football team is yet to be determined.
But the start sure was nice. More ...
By Geoff Neville, Graphic Sportswriter |
Unbeaten clubs set to tangle
ROCKY MOUNT -- Maybe it's not a natural rivalry game, but there is still a huge buzz surrounding Friday's prep football showdown between Nash Central and Bunn. More ...
By Geoff Neville, Graphic Sportswriter |
Nash Central rolls to victory over Beddingfield
ROCKY MOUNT -- How impressive was Nash Central High's girls tennis dominance Monday afternoon?
So much so that the host Lady Bulldogs lost only 14 total games while rolling to a 9-0 decision over Wilson Beddingfield at the NC Courts. More ...
By Geoff Neville, Graphic Sportswriter |
Wesleyan suffers a tough loss
EMORY, VA. -- In Saturday afternoon football action, host Emory & Henry came out on top in the game's final seconds against North Carolina Wesleyan, driving 94-yards in three minutes to steal a 24-21 victory over the Blue & Gold. More ...
From Staff Reports |
Explosion girls claim crown
CHARLOTTE -- The WYSA 96 Explosion girls went undefeated and won the U10 Championship at last week's Carowinds Charlotte Invitational Soccer Tournament. More ...
From Staff Reports |
RM's Gryphons get past Hertford Co.
ROCKY MOUNT -- Seems like the pollsters got it right when it came to these two teams.
The Associated Press' No .4- and No. 5-ranked 3-A teams met at the Rocky Mount Athletic Facility last Friday night -- Rocky Mount and Hertford County, respectively. More ...
By Charles Alston, Graphic Correspondent |
LARRY NEIL BAINES
ROCKY MOUNT - Larry Neil Baines, 56, died Monday, September 18, 2006. He was born February 6, 1950 in Edgecombe County, son of the late William Roy and Dumie Whitley Baines. Along with his parents, which preceded him in death is his wife, Judy Macklin Baines, and his brother, Willie Baines. More ...
|
WILLARD STRICKLAND
ROCKY MOUNT – Willard Glen Strickland, 73, died Sept. 16, 2006. Funeral services were held Sept. 18 at Johnson Funerals and Cremations. Burial followed in Rocky Mount Memorial Park. More ...
|
ROOSEVELT RICHARDSON
Roosevelt "Spike" Richardson, 75, died Sept. 13, 2006. Funeral services were held Sept. 19 at Union Hill Baptist Church with the Rev. Thomas Richardson officiating. Burial followed in the Tilman-Lynch cemetery. More ...
|
John Gilliam Hardy
John Gilliam Hardy, 87, passed away Friday, September 15, 2006. He was born September 28, 1918 in Halifax County, son of the late William Robert and Georgianna Gardner Hardy. He was preceded in death by five brothers and sisters, Betty Hale and husband Bonnie, William Hardy and wife Margaret, Leo Hardy, Leah Clark and husband Claude, Gertrude Morris and husband Thurman and brother-in-law, Dave Benton. He was a long time farmer in the North Nashville Community and in later years a long distance truck driver for Hardee's Food System. He served in the US Army during WWII for four years in the Rhineland Theatre and was a charter member of the original North Nashville Ruitan Club. More ...
|
|
|
|
