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James “Jimmy” Myron Becknell, Sr.,85, passed away March 3, 2015,  He was born in Nash County.  Jimmy was preceded in death by his parents, a brother,  a sister,  one step-son, and one step-daughter.

Melinda Evans Davis, age 62, of Rocky Mount passed away on March 4, 2015.

Margaret Hocutt, 67 of Middlesex, passed away on March 8, 2015.

Clifford R. Pulley, age 86, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2015.

Thelma Earp Washington, 63 of Bailey, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2015.

Velma Crocker Hall, 83, of Middlesex, passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2015. Funeral services were  Friday, March 6, 2015 at Mount Zion Free Will Baptist Church, Johnson Farm Rd., Kenly. Entombment  followed in Hollywood Cemetery, Middlesex. The Rev. Lloyd Hargus officiated.

One of the most popular Disney movies of all time is capturing hearts in a whole new way –– as a practically perfect musical! Based on the books by P.L. Travers and the classic Walt Disney film, this family friendly musical has delighted audiences around the world. Everyone’s favorite practically perfect nanny takes the stage in this Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious musical adventure.

I am now a mother of three boys. So far, it’s been an interesting experience, to say the least.
Little Brendin came into this world rather quickly on February 2 and it all started rather interestingly, as you have probably heard.
I was due to have my c-section on Thursday, February 5. I started having some interesting, and severe, pains about two weeks before. On Tuesday, February, 24, I was sitting in my doctor’s office all but begging him to induce labor.

Dear editor:
Ever since November of last year, members of the NAACP and the Rocky Mount City Council have been showing up to Nash-Rocky Mount school board meetings about a picture put on Instagram over four months ago that had KKK connotations (we all know what I’m talking about at this point, so there’s no need to describe it again). 

SCHOOL MUSICAL –– This photo originally published in The Graphic on March 17, 1977. A musical version of Mark Twain’s “The Prince and the Pauper” was given by fifth grade students at Baskerville Elementary School in Rocky Mount. Pictured left to right are Trey Reeve, Greg Frazier, Darryl Clark and Stephen Johnson who portrayed the Four Lords.

INCIDENTS
A larceny was reported on 2/22/15 at Food Lion, 1151 Eastern Avenue
A larceny was reported on 2/22/15 at LBJ Chevrolet, 815 E. Washington Street
A larceny was reported on 2/23/15 at Wal-Mart, 1205 Eastern Avenue

A damage to property was reported on 3/2/15 at 3300 Benvenue Road
A felony larceny was reported on 3/2/15 on 9742 Red Oak Boulevard
An identity theft was reported on 3/2/15 on 5486 Quail Roost Road
A simple affray and domestic violence was reported on 3/2/15 at 3519 Red Oak Road

Nash County Planning and Inspections issued the following building permits from March 2 through March 6.

Members of the Nash County Republican Party met last week for their annual convention at the Business and Industry Center of Nash Community College. The event was held on Thursday, March 5 and, despite predictions of icy weather, organizers said it was the best turn-out ever.
Skip Carney, Marketing Consultant for Carney & Co., led the festivities for the evening.

School public relations professionals across the state were honored Friday, January 30 for the products of their craft during the North Carolina School Public Relations Association’s (NCSPRA) annual Blue Ribbon Awards in Greensboro. A total of 26 school districts totaled 139 awards in 11 categories.
Included in the list of winners was the Public Information Department for Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools (NRMPS).

Air Force Airman Michael K. Harper graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.
The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.

Nashville’s Business and Professional Women (BPW) hosted its 37th annual Elsie Clark Memorial Opry Friday night at Nash Arts welcoming local artists to the stage.
The annual event is a fundraiser for scholarships the BPW gives each  year.
Pictured above, Nashville BPW President Barbara High-Tyre and Ronnie Ezzell share a few moments on stage during the annual event.

Meredith Davis performs with her father, Paul Davis, at the Opry.

Linda Ripke performs with His Gospel members at Nashville’s Opry.

Nash Community College will present the musical Working in March as both a show and dinner theatre experience. Based on Studs Terkel’s best-selling book of interviews with American Workers, Working paints a vivid portrait of the men and women the world so often takes for granted: the schoolteacher, the phone operator, the waitress, the millworker, the mason, and the housewife, just to name a few.

Sunday dawned as a beautiful spring day.  It was so welcomed after two weeks of miserably cold days of ice and snow.  Peachtree folks were glad to be out and at church for worship.  Pastor Whitehouse greeted those present.  He welcomed special guests, one of whom brought the morning sermon.  John Michael Sykes, grandson of Janice and Bobby Sykes, is at home on furlough from his mission station in Myanmar.

On Wednesday, March 4 Red Oak United Methodist Church members came together for their first Wednesday Meal. This was a time to fellowship with one another without the pressure of a meeting agenda. Look for a sign up sheet in the bulletin the Sunday before the first Wednesday of each month.

The Good News of Jesus Christ begins on a negative note because we are in need. It then reports the only answer we have. If you’ve ever had a guilty conscience, you know the problem. Guilt means violation. You’ve crossed the line. You are due a penalty. “The wages of sin is death” (Romans 6:23).

Members of UDC Bethel Heroes Chapter 636 attended the United Daughters of the Confederacy General Spring Board meeting in Richmond Virginia on March 7, 2015. Those attending are pictured (L-R): Edith Whitby, Margaret Sink, Margie Parker Brantley, Helen Sharpe and Donna Boykin.

United Way Tar River Region recently announced the continuation of the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP).  For Phase 32, Congress has appropriated $120,000,000 nationally to supplement and expand emergency food and shelter programs.  Of this amount, Nash and Edgecombe Counties have been awarded $95,243 to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in our area.