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Three weeks ago, I lost one of the most important people in my life.
My grandmother, who I also looked at as my mother, passed away. She was 87 years old.
There are no words to describe what it feels like to lose someone you love so much.
I've stared at a blank document on my computer many times over the past few weeks trying to find the words to describe my feelings.
I just can't.

It has admittedly been a troubling summer. I can't remember one as scary since Son of Sam was on the loose, and many people felt he was headed straight to Nash County.
Conspiracy theorists have had a lot to work with, and the world has gone wild. It's a time in the land, as my mama seems to point out more often these days. For example:

This photo of the Nash Central Cagers boy's basketball team was originaly published in The Graphic January 8, 1981.

The new Nash County Board of Elections Board was sworn in on Tuesday, just a few days after filing ended for upcoming elections.
Nash County Clerk of Court Rachel Joyner swore in the new board, which consists of Kevin N. Lewis, Paige H. Wood and Kelly H. Shore. Wood is the only new member to the board, as Lewis and Shore have previously served.
During the meeting on Tuesday, Lewis was elected to serve as chairman for the two-year appointment. Wood was elected to serve as the board's secretary.

INCIDENTS
An unlisted felony charged was reported on 7/17/15 at 112 Circle Drive
A damage to property (vandalism)n was reported on 7/15/15 at 516 Indian Trail
An involuntary commitment and trespassing was reported on 7/15/15 on Eastern Avenue

A breaking and entering was reported on 7/13/15 at 11767 Old Raleigh Wilson Road
A felony larceny was reported on 7/13/15 at 4516 S NC 58
A larceny of a firearm and breaking, entering and larceny was reported on 7/14/15 at 15772 Old Smithfield Road
A breaking, entering and larceny was reported on 7/14/15 at 15816 Old Smithfield Road

Nash County Planning and Inspections issued the following building permits from July 13 through July 17.

Once upon a time, someone found a little dog in the middle of the road outside their home. They finally lured it into their fenced in yard. It was Winter. It was raining. They put out an email, saying they were looking for an adopter. Which, of course, is fine, but you must try to find the owner first. Pets are property and you have to go through the legal steps to consider it your own or it is theft! You start with notifying Animal Control, because the owner might be looking for it there. You also cannot assume that the condition of the dog is reflective of lack of care from the owner. It could have been lost a long time.

Nashville's Business and Professional Women recently presented its Hazel A. Valentine Schoarship to four Southern Nash High School graduates.
Alexia Lucas, Brittany Bryant, Taylor Tyson and Laney Ezzell were all awarded a scholarship from the organization. The ladies were recognized at the BPW's June 15th meeting.
Alexia Dru Lucas, of Spring Hope, is the daughter of Jesse and Paula Lucas. She plans to attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the fall and major in pre-med/biology. She hopes to be an oncologist.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Clinton will celebrate their 40th anniversary on July 26th. To celebrate, the couple went on a cruise to Aruba in May. Mrs. Clinton is the former Mary Richardson and the daughter of Nash County Commissioner Lou Richardson and the late Rev. Kermit Richardson. Mr. Clinton is the son of the late Virgil Clinton and the late Fannie Clinton. They have three children and four grandchildren.

State Employees' Credit Union (SECU) members, via the SECU Foundation, presented a $10,000 four-year college scholarship to Jordan Alyse Teachey, a recent graduate of Southern Nash High School. Teachey is the daughter of Tracy Teachey and Carmon Teachey. The scholarship was awarded for study at UNC Chapel Hill, part of North Carolina's 17-campus University of North Carolina System.

The Southern Bank Foundation awarded Nash Arts Center $5,000 to help fund a new sound and lighting system at the center. Pictured above, Amy Beasley of Nashville, Vice-President/City Executive, presents a check to Shelly Gray, Director of Nash Arts. Founded in 1996, the Southern Bank Foundation makes charitable gifts and contributions in support of not-for-profit community groups and programs in areas served by Southern Bank and Trust Company.

ITSY BITSY SPIDER? --Cameron Mizelle, 6, laughs as he sees a spider on Magician Rob Wescott's shirt during a magic show at the library last Thursday.

Sunday the beautiful flowers were placed in Beulah Church of Christ by Ellen Walker in loving honor of her parent's anniversary. They will celebrate their 68th year of marraige on July 26th. They are a very special loving couple. Even with several health problems you will always find them at church every Sunday morning. They always attend, bringing two wheel chairs with the assistance of one of their daughters, Sylvia Powell. Their other daughter, Ellen Walker, and Mrs. Lula Bell Walker are both in wheel chairs. Mr. Jim Walker uses a cane to assist him.

Peachtree folks gathered for worship at the church on a beautiful Sunday morning. Sanctuary flowers were grown by Melba Hobgood and arranged by Barbara Hardison, who gave them in memory of her late husband, "Moe" R.W. Hardison. The choir sang "I'm Standing on the Rock," under the direction of the pastor.
The sermon topic chosen by Pastor Whitehouse was "We're Going to Make It." It was based on scripture found in Genesis 50 and Hebrew 11. This is his concluding sermon on the life of Joseph.

I was down with Bronchitis last week, and one night I ran out of cough drops and toilet tissue. It was late and I was already in bed with my Vicks Vapor Rub for the night, when I saw car lights in my driveway. It was no other than my 2 BFF (best friends forever), Sue Shearin and Harriet Griffin on a cough, toilet tissue and Kleenex run. Bless their hearts; they were taking care of me, even brought Kleenex's. I got up and let these two ladies in and we sat in my back kitchen den and laughed and talked....and coughed until late.

Mavren Crawford, second from left, received the first scholarship award presented by PFLAG-Rocky Mount. The local chapter has established the program to honor area students who are working to move equality forward in their schools and communities. A graduate of Rocky Mount High School, Crawford plans to pursue studies in accounting at UNC-G. With Crawford, from left, are Marilynn Anselmi, scholarship chair; Sharieka Clifton, Crawford's mother; Teresa Herring, treasurer; and Susan Ayers, president.

Rocky Mount Rotary Club President Richard Sykes, at left, stands with Sheriff Keith Stone of Nash County, at right, who spoke at their meeting on Monday. The next scheduled meeting is July 27th featuring Sonny Foster speaking about Polio Plus worldwide.

Representatives from five area churches, First Presbyterian Church, Lakeside Baptist Church, Church of the Good Shepard, West Haven Presbyterian Church, and St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, gathered in the waiting room of the Nash Health Care Pediatric Emergency Department recently to present two large bundles of handmade blankets and a check for $629.00 to the hospital.

Chelsea Osterhoudt, daughter of Chet and Rhonda Osterhoudt of Rocky Mount, was named to the Dean's List at the College of Textiles at North Carolina State University for the Fall 2014 and Spring 2015 semesters.
A sophomore at the College of Textiles, Osterhoudt is majoring in Fashion and Textile Management. She earned a 3.7 grade point average.

The North Carolina State Board of Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Examiners recently announced that 101 North Carolina candidates successfully completed the Uniform CPA Examination during the April-June 2015 testing window.
Candidates include Nashville resident Andrew Bendict Votipka.

Hobgood Academy recently announced students named to the Principal's List and Honor Roll for the fifth six weeks of school.
Principal's List recognizes students making all A's while Honor Roll recognizes students making A's and B's.
Fourth graders named to the Honor Roll include Jordy Martinez.

NASHVILLE -- Hard to believe, but the regular season portion of the Nash-Halifax Swim League will conclude today.
Birchwood will be on the road at Westridge as part of today's finale. Last Thursday, BCC capped off its home schedule with a meeting against the Rockfish from the Roanoke Valley Swim Team.
RVST left Nashville with a 538-177 victory as the Barracudas fought hard but simply didn't have the depth to stack up against their strong opponent from Halifax County.

NASHVILLE - The Nash-Halifax Swim League couldn't offer a more appropriate finish to its 2015 regular season of action.
That's because league titans Nash Rec and Roanoke Valley will square off today at the Roanoke Rapids Aquatic Center -- with both clubs carrying undefeated team marks into the much-anticipated showdown.
The squads met two weeks ago in Nashville, but poor weather forced an early postponement of the meet. Because of that, scores were not finalized.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Since 1999, North Carolina Wesleyan College has honored 60 former athletes, administrators, teams, coaches and contributors by enshrining them in its Athletics Hall of Fame.
These individuals have created a higher standard for Battling Bishop athletics and were selected based on their outstanding accomplishments and/or contributions to the College.