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FAREWELL CAKE-- This photo originally published in the 9-15-81 edition of The Graphic. The Nashville town staff were bidding farewell to Police Chief Bill Sirginson (right) with a surprise party. Sirginson resigned taking a position as chief of the York, S.C. Police Department. Pictured with Sirginson (left to right) are Town Manager Mike Ruffin and Officer Bill Creech.

Cadet Delassio McKinnon, a member of the Northern Nash HS AFJROTC unit, was presented with the Sons of the American Revolution Outstanding JROTC Cadet Medal. The medal recognizes McKinnon's high degree of merit with respect to leadership qualities, military bearing and general excellence in the performance of his duties. The award was presented by Halifax Resolves Chapter Past President Ken Wilson.

USPS FOOD DRIVE -- The U.S. Postal Service at Nashville far exceeded the annual food drive from previous years, collecting approximately 1600 pounds of food. Employees say they thank the Nashville Community for supporting the annual drive. "We must also thank the USPS employees whose dedication made this event a major success," said Samuel Benton, Postmaster at Nashville, "Thanks to everyone in The Original Nashville who made this happen," he concluded. Pictured above, left to right, are: James Mills, Tracie Thompson, Shawneequa James, Felicia Gaylord, Crystal Joyner, Onyxette Hardy, Lakisha Powell. Pictured in front are representatives from My Sister's House,Director Cynthia Kornegy and Lem Kornegay.

Tar River Orchestra and Chorus Feature a Throw Back to Popular Outdoor Concert May 30th - Chairman's Picnic and Concert
The final concert of the year is a throwback to when the Tar River Orchestra and Chorus would do outside concerts. This year the group is going back to that idea and closing out the year with their Chairman's Picnic and Concert on May 30th.
This is a special outdoor concert being presented at the Crocker Farm, 3358 Turkey Foot Road in Rocky Mount. Dr. Dan Crocker is the Chairman and one of the founding members of the Tar River Orchestra and Chorus who also performs with the Philharmonic, the Symphonic Band and the Swing Band.

Hilary Beamon Johnson and Dexter Dennis David were united in marriage on May 16, 2015 at 5 p.m. at the Lakeside Baptist Church in Rocky Mount. The ceremony was officiated by the Reverend Jody Wright.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Johnson of Rocky Mount.
The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Royal David of Rocky Mount. He is the grandson of Gayle Macaluso Ponthier.

Kenneth Moore, MD, Medical Director of the Emergency Department at Nash Health Care in Rocky Mount, was recently named Medical Director of the Year for TeamHealth's Emergency Medicine Mid- Atlantic Group. The awards ceremony was held April 15 in Dallas, Texas, during TeamHealth's National Medical Director Leadership Conference. Selected by TeamHealth's operating presidents, Dr. Moore is among nine individuals out of more than 750 clinical leaders across the country who were recognized for excellence in physician leadership.

Lester Langley, longtime resident of Rocky Mount, celebrated his 98th birthday on Sunday, May 3rd. Among those who joined the festivities were his wife, Catherine, his sister, Doris Fisher of Nashville, and his sister, Eleanor Yates of Bradenton, Florida. Nieces, nephews and neighbors visited at his home throughout the day - many with homemade desserts. Another highlight was that a stranger, at the diner where Lester ate breakfast, overheard the conversation about his birthday and anonymously picked up the tab!

Nash-Rocky Mount Public School Honor Rolls for the third nine weeks are listed below:

The 82nd Annual Coopers High School Alumni Banquet was held April 25, 2015 in the Coopers School Gymnasium. 150 former Bulldogs and their guests were in attendance, celebrating and reminicing over past high school glories. President Erma Pridgen welcomed the guests and recognized the honored alumni which included the oldest alumna present, Ruth Parker (1938) Dempsey Lindsey (1941) Roy Taylor & Eugene Bone (1945). The classes of 1955 and 1964 celebrated their 60th and 50th reunions, respectively.

Why can't that the Nash County Animal Control Shelter be open on Saturdays? How can we save the pets if we can't make them accessible for adoptions?
However, the Shelter is only open 1-4 pm, Monday through Friday. So if you work during that time and off on the weekend, like so many, that would mean you have to take time off to save a pet! We want to change that!
What is a Shelter? The word shelter means to provide cover or protection. Under that definition, in broad terms, the Nash County Animal Shelter is a shelter.

Sunday School began at 9:45 on Sunday morning at Beulah Church of Christ. Everyone was welcomed by elder, Earl Cary. This was followed by everyone singing and Wilma Enroughty at the piano. Mrs. Frances Hedgepeth usually plays and she was really missed. She attended another service to be with her grandchild who was in a program there. We know she had a wonderful time and enjoyed being with family members there. Earl gave several announcements.

Peachtree folks gathered for worship on a sunny, glorious Sunday morning. Sanctuary flowers were given in honor of David Griffin by Patricia Wood and her sons, Bill and Bart Wood. The choir sang "Lead me Lord" under the direction of the pastor.
Pastor Whitehouse chose as his sermon scripture Genesis 39. It is about the life of Joseph, as he was enslaved and living in the house of Potipher- CEO of Pharaoh, King of Egypt. The sermon recounted practical ways to avoid temptation in our own lives.

Lustful literature litters the landscape. Pornographic Internet sites lure victims into lurid acts. The objectives of the underworld are clear. X-rated sales are high. Big money is involved. The objectives of the Underworld are also clear. "When lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin is accomplished, it brings forth death" (James 1:15).
Jesus puts it this way. "I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart" (Matthew 5:28).

I had someone ask me the other day if we ever had any conflicts here in Aventon. LOL! I should have said never, NO NOT US!! I answered honestly instead. Yep, occasionally we disagree, but don't all families do that, we aren't any different. We are not perfect, we are human and full of flaws and each person with their own opinions, but just like other families, we love each other and we are there for each other. Toleration sometimes is a wonderful word! Yes, people we are only the happiest people around 99.9 % of the time lol!

The Baptist Men had their monthly breakfast and meeting on Sunday, May 17.
The Ty Tharrington Benefit Pork Chop Dinner will be on Friday, May 29 at 11 am - 2 pm and 4 pm - 7 pm at the Red Oak Fire Department. Plate are $7 each. Contact Bryant Fisher, Dwight Fisher, or Pat Griffin for tickets.
Register now for the 2nd annual Stop Hunger Now meal packing event hosted by Red Oak United Methodist Church scheduled for 9 am on Saturday, May 30.

Twenty-four North Carolina students are the first recipients of the N.C. State Fair Youth Livestock Scholarships, Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler recently announced.
The scholarships are designed for high school seniors and students currently enrolled in an institute of higher education who have participated in the junior livestock or market turkey shows at the N.C. State Fair.

Down East Radio Reading Service hosted an Annual Appreciation Dinner recently in recognition of the many volunteers who serve those in Nash, Edgecombe and Wilson Counties who are blind or vision impaired.
Board Chairman Joe Warner explained, "Our mission at DERRS is to read information from our local newspapers over the air to those in our community who cannot read printed material. The programs are broadcast from a radio station in Rocky Mount and received by our listeners over the internet or on a specially constructed radio, placed free of charge through the Social Worker for the Blind in each county."

Nash Community College student clubs recently led a food drive competition to collect snack foods for Peacemakers' Freedom School. The Math and Science Club won the competition collecting the most food.
Peacemakers is a community development organization serving the under-resourced area of South Rocky Mount to empower members of the community with the knowledge and skills necessary to lead successful and sustainable lives.

Nash Community College ranks eighth in the United States for its digital presence among Mid-Sized Colleges with 5,000 to 10,000 students according e.Republic's Center for Digital Education Digital Community Colleges Survey. The survey identified 46 of the most forward-thinking and technology-driven community colleges in the nation.
In its tenth year, the survey analyzes how community colleges use digital technologies to improve services to students, faculty, staff and the community at large.

Northern Nash's Nick Vester (with ball) executes a force play at second base during the Knights' loss to Eastern Guilford last Tuesday night in the opening round of the Class 3-A State Baseball Playoffs in Red Oak.

LOUISBURG -- Timyra Staton's work ethic and relentless perserverance helped work her way into the heart of Louisburg College women's basketball coach Shay Hayes -- and also into the Lady Hurricanes' starting lineup this past season.
After two seasons at Louisburg, Staton has signed a letter-of-intent to continue her career at North Carolina Wesleyan College.
The next two years will be a homecoming for Staton, who prepped under Coach Terri Cash at Nash Central High School.

RED OAK -- Rebekah Beal had one final dose of heroics to cap off her amazing girls soccer campaign at Northern Nash.
Only a junior, Beal scored twice and added an assist at Northern Nash, seeded 26th, upset No. 7 seed Eastern Wayne last Wednesday in the opening round of the Class 3-A Girls Soccer State Playoffs in Goldsboro.
Olivia Bunn also scored off an assist from Beal as the Lady Knights advanced into a second-round contest against Jacksonville High School.

NASH COUNTY -- Listed are recent scores from the Nash County Parks and Recreation Department's Spring Youth Baseball and Softball Leagues:

ZEBULON -- Pin-Chieh Chen's two-run home run in the eighth proved to be the difference as the Myrtle Beach Pelicans finished a three-game sweep of the Carolina Mudcats with a 6-5 victory at Five County Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
Connor Oliver hit two triples and drove in two for the Mudcats in the loss.
The Pelicans (23-12) swept the series three games to none and increased their lead to three-and-one-half games over the Mudcats (19-15) in the Southern Division, Carolina League standings.

Nash Central Middle School third baseman Drifton Padgett (right) elevates to retrieve a throw for the Trojans during last Friday afternoon's meeting with Edwards in the championship showdown of the Tri-County Conference Baseball Tournament.