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Tammy Lynn Curtis, age 44, passed away Wednesday, February 4, 2015. Born in Robersonville, she is the daughter of James Alex Curtis and Minnie Roebuck Curtis of Parmele, NC. Besides her parents, she is also survived by her sister, Janet Gail Curtis of Rocky Mount.

Braxton Lee Sherrod, age 71, passed away Tuesday, February 3, 2015. Born June 12, 1943 in Nash County, he was the son of the late Willie Sherrod and Lela Vick Sherrod.

Ophelia Horne, 93, of Rocky Mount, passed away  on February 10, 2015.

Brigette Matilda Hilton, 50, of Petersburg, Virginia, and formerly of Rocky Mount, passed away February 9, 2015.

Elsie M. Rogers passed away February 1, 2015 at Saint Agnes hospital in Clovis, Ca. She was born in Nashville in 1939.

Evelyn Lynch, age 59 of Rocky Mount, passed away  Thursday, February 5, 2015.

Donnie Taybron, age 64, passed away February 3, 2015.

Janice Faye Earp Outland, 65 Bailey passed away Saturday, February 7, 2015.

Ruby Brantley Fall, 97, of Bailey, passed away Wednesday, February 4, 2015. A memorial service was  Sunday, February 8, 2015 at Joyner’s Funeral Home,  Wilson. The Rev. Ray Wells officiated.

Salbert Lee Silver, 76, passed away Monday, February 9, 2015. A funeral service will be held Friday, February 13, 2015 at Pine Chapel Church. Burial will follow in the Pine Chapel Church Cemetery. An open visitation will be held from 6-7pm Thursday, February 12, 2015 at Richardson Funeral Home, Louisburg.

Wendy McCabe, 54, reportedly drove through the front doors of the new Emergency Department at Nash UNC Health Care in the early hours on Monday, reported Corporal Lewis with the Rocky Mount Police Department who investigated the accident.

INCIDENTS
A burglary of an occupied residence and breaking and entering was reported at 509 Golfers Lane on 2/2/15
A larceny was reported at 927 Eastern Ave. on 2/2/15
A damage to property / vandalism was reported at W. Washington Street in the intersection of First Street on 2/4/15

An obscene material / exploiting children charge was reported on 2/2/15 at 3142 Bend of the River Road
An obtain property by false pretense / financial card theft was reported on 2/2/15 at 12235 Old Raleigh Wilson Road
A common law robbery was reported on 2/3/15 at 8758 David Way
A felony possession of Heroin / maintaining a dwelling for CS was reported on 2/3/15 at 3441 Old Bailey Hwy.

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

I don’t remember the first time I heard the name “Coach Dean Smith,” but it had to be around 1974 when UNC beat Duke after trailing by 8 points with 17 seconds to go in the game.
I remember the next year I heard it a lot. My new brother-in-law John molded me into a rabid Tar Heels fan.
I remember I was about 5.

Last week a good friend, and parent of an Englewood Elementary student, notified me that the AIG students from Englewood Elementary were going to tour the Nash County Courthouse. I figured the tour would make for a good photo opportunity and I would slip across the street and take a quick picture of students admiring the restored footprints of President Harry S. Truman. I was pleasantly surprised that quite a bit more took place!

EFNEP GRADUATES –– This photo originally published in The Graphic March 24, 1977. These are some of the Nash County homemakers who received certificates for graduation under the Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program.

Nash County Commissioners met last week to approve the legislative goals of the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners. However, after some discussion, the goals were modified to reflect values more particularly held by Nash County.
One legislative goal that received intense opposition was GC4, the goal that encouraged the state to omit the requirement for counties to include press announcements in the local newspaper.

At a recent school board meeting held last week on February 2, several black community leaders reprimanded Nash-Rocky Mount School Superintendent Anthony Jackson, the first black man to hold that position, for his stance on a recent social media posting that has sparked racial debate in the community.
Ten speakers signed up to speak  during the public comment portion of the meeting, but only five of these appeared at the meeting and one waived his option to speak.

Gail Parrish Pinkham of Nash County has been named to the Dean’s List at Appalachian State University for the Fall Semester of 2015. To be included on the list, a student must either be enrolled for 12 to 14 hours of course work for which quality point are computed and attain a grade point average of 3.45 or better, or be enrolled for a minimum of 15 hours of course work for which quality point are computed and attain a grade point average of 3.25 or better.

On Thursday, January 29,  the Nash Community College Student Government Association and Alumni Association joined together for a “Day of Service” at the Frederick E. Turnage Chapter of the American Red Cross. While there, the students and staff cleaned the Disaster Assistance Vehicle and made comfort kits for individuals who find themselves in desperate situations.

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Anthony Murray of Nashville announce the engagement of their daughter, Kelsey Dail Murray, to Harry Cline Ballard, III of Tarboro.

UNC Asheville recently announced its Fall 2014 Chancellor’s List / Dean’s List.
Locals named to the Dean’s List include Everett Lee Shuford, of Nashville, and Catherine Magen Hill, of Rocky Mount.
The Dean’s List is made up of full-time students who have achieved between 3.5 and 3.99 grade point average.

Barton College named 48 students to the President’s List and 313 students to the Dean’s List for fall semester 2014. President’s List students compiled a perfect 4.0 grade point average; Dean’s List students achieved a grade point average of 3.3 or better on a four-point scale.

Timothy Johnson, Mayor of Bailey, put on his geologist’s hat to educate and inspire 6th grade Science students at Southern Nash Middle School where his three children also attend. Mayor Johnson interacted with over 250 interested students by sharing personal photos and experiences gained on trips abroad including real volcanic sites like Kilauea, Hawaii. Of specific interest to the students were the rock and lava specimens Johnson brought to share with them.