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NASHVILLE - Harvey Taylor, 83, passed away on Friday, January 23, 2015.

HOLLISTER - Eveyln “Jean” Silver, 77, passed away on Saturday, January 24, 2015.

Jasper Thomas Davis, 85, passed away on January 24, 2015.

Agnes “Marie” Moss, 72, passed away, Thursday, January 22, 2015. She was born February 21, 1942 in Nash County to the late Austin and Claudia Barefoot Carpenter. She was preceded in death by her husband James Riley Moss, and sisters, Susie Frazier, Faye Proctor and Joyce Proctor.

Glenna Marsh Ball, 84, passed away on Monday, January 26, 2015. Glenna was born on November 20, 1930, to Creed O. and Lelah Hovatter Marsh in Nestorville, WV.

ROCKY MOUNT -  Marjorie House Davis, 84, passed away on Sunday, January 25, 2015. She was born on February 28, 1930 to the late Jesse and Julia House in Johnson County, North Carolina.

Patricia Gail Casey Joyner, 66, passed away on Sunday, January 25, 2015. She was born in Nash County, the daughter of the late Allen Jay Casey and Margaret Jackson Casey. She was preceded in death by one brother, Roy Jackson Casey.

Mamie Smith Rose, 75, passed away on Sunday, January 25, 2015. She was born in Nash County, on September 12, 1939 to the late Lummy Smith and Effie Harrell Smith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Tommie Rose; son, Jeffrey Thomas Rose; sister, Louise Pittman and brothers, John E. Smith, Roscoe Wayne Smith and Bart Smith.

Margie Woodcock Clark, 79, of Rocky Mount, died Saturday, January 24, 2015. She was predeceased by her husband, Ben Clark, Jr.; a son, Samuel Jones; sisters, Viola Thompson and Mildred Johnson; and brothers, Elbert Woodcock, Avy Woodcock and Buddy Woodcock.

ROCKY MOUNT - Dorothy Mae Hawkins, 66, of Rocky Mount, died on January 26, 2015.

Phillip William Smith, 61, passed away Saturday, January 24, 2015.

NASHVILLE - Joseph Paul Shaw, Jr., 80, passed away, Friday, January 23, 2015. He was born April 12, 1934 in Dunn to the late Mary Penny Shaw and Joseph Paul Shaw, Sr. Paul’s maternal grandparents were Mary Franks and Jesse Penny. His paternal grandparents were Naomi and Henry Shaw.

A man heavily involved in giving back to the Nashville community passed away last Friday.
 Joseph Paul Shaw, Jr., 80, passed away, Friday, January 23, 2015.
He was born April 12, 1934 in Dunn to the late Mary Penny Shaw and Joseph Paul Shaw, Sr. His maternal grandparents were Mary Franks and Jesse Penny. His paternal grandparents were Naomi and Henry Shaw.

Luther Dexter Barbee, former Nashville Councilman and a charter member of Nashville’s Birchwood Country Club, passed away on Friday, January 23. He was 87 years old.
He was born June 25, 1927 in Nash County to the late Luther Franklin and Jeanette Pridgen Barbee.
Barbee was a member of Nashville Baptist Church.

I think my seven-year-old had the right idea early last week when he realized it was almost time for the Super Bowl.
“Daddy, is there any way we can DVR the game and then just watch the commercials and skip the game parts?”
I thought it was Lowell’s best idea since he suggested we acquire a pet monkey to be our butler. Or that we instill a Blizzard machine in the kitchen.  Or that we put a flea collar on his brother to better control him.

For those of you anxiously awaiting the annual Year in Review section we normally publish the end of January –– we will include the special edition in  next week’s Graphic.
Unfortunately, due to some unforeseen issues this week, we got a bit behind –– even more so than usual!
I left the office Friday afternoon fully expecting to be back in the office Saturday to layout the Year in Review section and take care of some other things that  desperately needed my attention.

Dear editor:
Another Obama State of the Union address – another big disappointment. Obama stated …. “we need more taxes so we can help the middle class” –  that’s just more Obama BS.

LONDON MILLS GROUND-BREAKING –– This photo originally published in The Graphic February 24, 1977. Sanford Laitman, president of London Mills, and his youngest daughter, Allison, turn the first spadefuls of earth for the new London Mills plant during a ground-breaking ceremony.

A two-year-old alerted his family to an early morning fire in their home Saturday, helping the family safely get out of the home.
Nashville Firefighters responded to the fire, at 2634 Highway 58, at around 6:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 24.
Upon arrival, firefighters found smoke coming from the home.

INCIDENTS
A larceny was reported on 1/20/15 at 804 Old Wilson Road
An obtaining money/property by false pretense and possession of counterfeit money was reported on 1/21/15 at 106 West Nashville Drive

A breaking and entering was reported on 1/19/15 at 5672 Bend of the River Road
A larceny and theft of money/personal items was reported on 1/19/15 at 6096 Bones Cut Off Road
A damage to property and animal cruelty was reported on 1/19/15 at 7037 Little Creek Road
A larceny was reported on 1/19/15 at 172 Pine Street

Nash County Planning and Inspections issued the following building permits from January 19 through 23. 

A meeting hosted by the Nash County Agricultural Center on Tuesday brought in a full house as more than 150 citizens came to learn more about the their options concerning the proposed pipeline coming through Nash County. Three officials spoke at the meeting: Theodore Feitshans, an attorney and professor at North Carolina State University; Guido van der Hoeven, an extension economics specialist at North Carolina State University; and Charlie Tyson, Nash County Cooperative Extension Director.

Greg Manning, of Nashville, was elected to a three-year term on the board of directors of the North Carolina Soybean Producers Association at the 48th annual meeting in Durham on Jan. 16, 2015. Manning will represent Edgecombe, Halifax and Nash counties.

Appalachian State University recently released its graduation list for the Fall 2014 Semester.
A total of 196 graduate students and 1,003 undergraduate students received degrees during ceremonies held in December.