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James Linwood Joyner was born October 22, 1962 and died November 28, 2014.  James was preceded in death by his father, James Evans Joyner. 

Jim Ervin Jenkins, Jr., age 60, died on Saturday, November 22, 2014. Born in Nash County, on September 10, 1954, he is the son of Jim Ervin Jenkins, Sr. and Barbara Hathaway Jenkins of Rocky Mount.

Floyd Cary Thompson, age 83, passed away November 27, 2014. Born January 29, 1931, to the late John James and Elizabeth Fly Thompson, he was predeceased by a son, Glenn Wayne Thompson; a sister, Rachel Batchelor; brothers, David, Earl, Lloyd, Willie, Harvey, Lester Thompson and Frank Winters.

Anna Christine Bain, age 81, passed away on Saturday, November 29, 2014. Born in Edgecombe County on March 4, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Callie B. Braswell and Mary Ann Braswell Webb. Anna was preceded in death by her husband of fifty-nine years, Robert H. Bain, Sr.; two sisters, Mary Ruth Thompson and Annie Lee Braswell; and five brothers, Paul Braswell, Lloyd Braswell, Marvin Earl Braswell, Jack Braswell and Dorsey Braswell.

Tony Pittman, Jr. passed away November 30, 2014. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Cornerstone Funeral Home and Cremations, Nashville.

Jeffrey “Jeff” Allen Rackley, 44, passed away, Monday December 1, 2014. He was born August 8, 1970 in Nash County to the late Jessie, Sr. “J.W.” and Joann Wood Rackley.

Roy Asberry Cooper, Jr. died peacefully at his home in Nashville, N.C. early Friday morning at the age of 87.  Born to Lois Clark Cooper and Roy Asberry Cooper, Sr., he graduated from Wake Forest College with a Bachelor of Science in 1949 and from the UNC School of Law with a Juris Doctor in 1956.  Roy and his beloved wife Beverly, who died last November, were childhood sweethearts who wed in September of 1952.

An injury to real property was reported on 11/17/14 at 222 W Washington Street
A damage to personal property was reported on 11/18/14 at 7253 NC 48
A fraud was reported on 11/18/14 at 3477 South NC 231
A breaking, entering and larceny were reported on 11/18/14 at 9464 Beaver Dam Road

INCIDENTS
A larceny (shoplifting) was reported on 12/1/14 at Wal-Mart, 1205 Eastern Avenue
A possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia were reported on 11/24/14 at L&L #14, 479 W Washington Street

A controversial solar farm was tabled on Monday by Nash County Commissioners, who requested more time to read over the material presented.
The request was for a conditional use permit for a solar farm in the A-1 zoning district on around 139 acres on both sides of Frazier Road between Worth Road and US Highway 64 Bypass.

The Nash-Rocky Mount Board of Education called a special meeting on Monday in order to discuss purchasing property to improve the traffic flow and safety issues at Bailey Elementary. The Board met in closed session for over an hour to discuss details of the contract before coming into open session to approve the contract contingent upon its approval by the Nash County Commissioners.

The Nash County Senior Center is partnering with Walgreens to provide gifts for senior citizens during this holiday season. The Fourth Annual Santa for Seniors program provides the community a chance to give back and brighten an older adult’s holiday.
To participate in the program, stop by the Nash County Senior Center or any of the four Walgreens stores located in Rocky Mount and Nashville and pick an ornament off of the tree.

Nash County Planning and Inspections issued the following building permits from November 24 through November 28.

Honorable. Encouraging. Tough. Loving. Fair. Grateful. Dedicated.
Those are some of the words employees of the Nash County Sheriff’s Office used to describe former Nash County Sheriff Dick Jenkins at a retirement celebration last week.
Jenkins retired last week with over 30 years in law enforcement. Nine of those years were spent as Nash County’s Sheriff. Keith Stone took over as Nash County’s Sheriff on Monday, when he was officially sworn in.

The Nash-Rocky Mount Public School System has released its Honor Roll and Principal’s List recipients.

The Nash-Rocky Mount Public School System has released its Honor Roll and Principal’s List recipients.

Reinke is excited to announce that Brock Equipment Company of Bailey, has received a Silver Reinke Pride award in recognition of the company’s 2013-2014 marketing year success. The Reinke dealership was honored during Reinke’s recent annual convention held October 23-25, 2014, in Palm Springs, Calif.
“Congratulations to Brock Equipment Company on this well-deserved recognition,” said Reinke Director of Marketing Tom Palmertree.

The grand marshal for this year’s Rocky Mount Christmas Parade will be Brian Shrader of WRAL-TV in Raleigh.
Shrader is a reporter for WRAL.com and the traffic anchor for WRAL Morning News. Prior to joining WRAL-TV in 2006, Shrader worked as a web producer for WTVD-TV in Durham, N.C. Shrader has also worked as a producer, reporter and anchor for News 14 Carolina and WPTF-AM in Raleigh, N.C.

Social Union Baptist Church recognized its Veterans on Sunday, November 9 at the church, located on Cooper Road, Nashville. NC House Rep. Dr. Bobbie Richardson spoke to the veterans and presented a Certificate of Appreciation to each veteran in attendance.

After miraculously delivering them from slavery, God led Israel on a four-decade journey through the desert. As the crow flies, the trip was only eleven days (Deuteronomy 1:2). Why this long and arduous pilgrimage?
It was a test to show the people their hearts. “God has led you in the wilderness these forty years, that He might humble you, testing you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not.

More than 40 people from Red Oak United Methodist Church gathered together on Saturday, November 22 to share a traditional Thanksgiving dinner of turkey, gravy, and all the trimmings.
St. John Missionary Baptist Church hosted the annual Community Thanksgiving Service on Sunday, November 23.  Members from Red Oak Baptist Church, Red Oak Methodist Church, and Calvary Chapel also attended.

Dr. Dewey G. Clark, a 1982 graduate of North Carolina Wesleyan College, was inaugurated as the college’s seventh president on October 24 in a ceremony in Minges Auditorium of the Dunn Center for the Performing Arts. The theme of the event was “Faith Forward. Our Foundation. Our Future.”
Clark officially assumed duties as president of the college on May 4. The inauguration, however, marked Clark’s formal induction into Wesleyan’s highest office.

Saturday, December 6 from 9:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. at Capital Ford Lincoln, 2012 Stone Rose Drive, Rocky Mount
Thursday, December 11 from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. at the Environmental Services Building on Thorpe Road in Rocky Mount
Wednesday, December 17 from 1:30 until 6 p.m. at Sunset Avenue Baptist Church, 3732 Sunset Avenue