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Ronald Elijah Coggin, 80, passed away on Friday, June 19, 2015. He was born February 28, 1935 in Nash County,

Arbutus Alston Hilliard, 89, of Nashville, passed away on Thursday, June 18, 2015.

Luther Alton "Bud" Joyner, 83, passed away on Monday, June 22, 2015. He was born in Nash County to the late John Luther and Effie Batts Joyner of Bend of the River Road Community. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Virginia; four sisters, Fannie Pearl, Ocie, Doris Poplin and Reba Carpenter and one brother, Nurney.

Hattie Williams, 90, of Rocky Mount, passed away on June 22, 2015.

James Thomas Boone, 82, passed away Tuesday, June 23, 2015. He was born to the late Lonnie Clifton and Mattie Edwards Boone in Wilson County. James was also preceded in death by his wife, Ethel Birney Boone and a grandchild, Daniel Pridgen.

Kamela Bertrace Alston, 37, passed away Saturday, June 20, 2015. A funeral service will be held Saturday, June 27, 2015 at Social Union Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Oakland Cemetery. The Rev. Nathaniel Bunn will officiate. A wake will be held at Richardson Funeral Home in Nashville on Friday, June 26, 2015 from 7-8 p.m.

Flora "Ernestine" Bennett Dunston, 86, passed away Saturday, June 20, 2015. A funeral service will be held Thursday, June 25, 2015 at Haywood Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Haywood Church Cemetery. The Rev. Michael Richardson will officiate.

Pictured above, Kylie Rountree, 12, works on the finishing touches of her apron at sewing camp last week.

How can man be so brilliant while at the same time be dumb as dirt.
I apologize to the soil that God created to help sustain life for saying that. Dirt is not dumb. Dirt, un-scathed by man, takes natural vegetation that grows each year, and, when it falls back to the surface of the dirt as part of its life cycle, it decomposes that vegetation into nutrients to grow next year's bounty.
Dirt, unlike man, is not dumb. Dirt, I apologize to you for my errant language.

I had just began to think about taking my boys to the beach when I saw numerous stories about shark attacks on our coast.
It made me rethink my plans a bit.
Maybe we'll just skip the beach this year.
Or maybe we'll go to the lake.
Or a river.

No, you didn't dream it -- just a few weeks ago, folks around here were still wearing long sleeve shirts, hoodies, and jeans. Many heat pumps were set to "off," or at least there was a battle between "heat" and "cool."
But now, summer is upon us.
When I was younger, I had mixed feelings about summer. It meant the end of the school, but it also meant full-fledged garden work. At one point, it meant tobacco farming.

NASH CENTRAL SPIKERS -- This photo originally published in The Graphic on October 22, 1981. The Nash Central volleyball team was enjoying a winning season. The team was, (front row, left to right): Gladys Mercer, Phyllis Mills, Claudette Hales, Carol Brown and Sophia Staton. Second row: Veronica Jones, Towanda Cooper and Myra Jones. Third row: Manager Sharlene Hunter, Coach Jerry Jackson and Manager Jeryl Boddie.

A local highway patrolmen was recognized last month with a Samaritan Service Award for helping to save a man who was attempting to commit suicide.
Sergeant Timothy C. Askew was presented, along with 17 others, with department awards at a special service held on May 19.
Colonel Bill Grey, Commander of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol and Frank L. Perry, Secretary of the Department of Public Safety presented the awards, which included the State Highway Patrol Appreciation Award, Meritorious Award, Samaritan Award, Tommy Cheek Collision Reduction Award, and the Valor Award.

INCIDENTS
A larceny was reported on 6/14/15 at Food Lion, 1151 Eastern Avenue
A damage to property (vandalism) was reported on 6/16/15 at McDonalds, 501 W Washington Street
A larceny was reported on 6/16/15 at 203 Woodfield Drive

A fraud was reported on 6/15/15 at 10601 E NC 97
A felony larceny and breaking and entering were reported on 6/15/15 at 7260 Schooners Road
A breaking and entering a motor vehicle and felony larceny were reported on 6/15/15 at 534 Worth Road
A larceny was reported on 6/16/15 at 10846 Lancaster Store Road

Nash County Planning and Inspections issued the following building permits from June 15 through June 19.

The Nash County Sheriff's Office arrested an Enfield man last week on various drug charges.
The Narcotics Unit received information last Wednesday, June 17 through community relations that Nakeen Kiry Sanders, 25, would be delivering a large amount of narcotics to the Carolina BBQ parking lot in Gold Rock.
The Narcotics Team, along with the Rocky Mount Police Department Narcotics Members, were able to locate Sanders as he arrived in the parking lot.

Linda Jones recently stepped down from the Board of Directors at My Sister's House but her work with the organization will continue for many more years.
Jones' three-year-term on the board ended and she decided she didn't want to be reappointed
Jones has served in many positions on the Board of Directors since her involvement with My Sister's House began around 15 years ago. Along with serving on the board, Jones has also volunteered in many capacities.

Nash County is offering property owners along all existing county-owned water lines a reduced water tap fee until June 30.
The reduced rates include a reduced water tap fee of $750 for a 3/4" service tap and $1,000 for a 1" service tap.
Nash County has been supplying water to County residences since 2000. Connection to the system is completely voluntary for existing residences but required for new construction.

The 44th annual Independence Celebration, which is scheduled to be held from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Friday, July 3, 2015, will include food vendors, kids' activities and entertainment from East Coast Rhythm and Blues Band, as well as the Main Event Band.
Gates at the Rocky Mount Sports Complex's Bishop Stadium will open at 6 p.m. for the Independence Celebration. The East Coast Rhythm and Blues Band will perform from 6 p.m. until 7:15 p.m.

My Sister's House recently said goodbye to Graciela Macias, who served as the Latino Outreach Coordinator for five years.
Macias, who has lived in Nashville for the past 20 years, recently moved back to Texas, where she is originally from. She said her father has been ill and she needed to be closer to her family.
"Seeing the family two weeks out of the year is nothing," she said.

The 2015 Special Olympics North Carolina Summer Games concluded May 31 in Raleigh and Cary, ending a weekend of competition for nearly 1,500 athletes from across the state in aquatics, athletics, gymnastics, powerlifting, softball and volleyball, according to Keith L. Fishburne, President/CEO of SONC.

Young ladies at Nashville's Boys and Girls Club recently received skin care tips during a SMART Girls program.
The SMART Girls program is a National Boys and Girls Club program that focuses on healthy attitudes and lifestyles, eating right, staying fit and getting good health care. The program is for young ladies ages eight to 17.
RaShaunda Ashford visited the club on a Friday afternoon earlier this month to give ladies a basic skin care course.

West Mount Ruritan member Gold Joyner presents scholarships to area students. Picture with Gold, left to right, are: Jenna Greene, Kelsee Whitley and Halie Joyner. Not pictured is Amber Bissette. (Contributed photo)

Coopers Ruritan Club donated all the proceeds from selling drinks at the Coopers Elementary School Spring Fling. Accepting the check from Charles Ethridge, Coopers Ruritan President, is Michelle Bass, representing Coopers Elementary School PTO, and her daughter, Cammie.