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Nashville’s Lion’s Club recently installed officers for the new year. Pictured on the back row (L-R) is: Stan Miller, Secretary; Tom Hathaway, Vice President; and Steve Bradley, President. On the front row (L-R) is: Linda Funkhouser, Lion Tamer; and Jim Boehm, Director. Not pictured is Doris McBride, Treasurer.

Over 1,000 seniors graduated from Nash-Rocky Mount Schools on Saturday during commencement ceremonies held throughout the day.
Southern Nash High School kicked off the graduation events at 9 a.m. on Saturday morning, with 258 students graduating.

A total of fifty Tar River High School students marked the end of their high school careers Friday, June 13 during their graduation ceremony.  Principal Brian Hopkins had to comment on how good his students looked decorated in their royal blue and white caps and gowns.  “The relationships will be missed but not forgotten.  We feel confident that you are prepared for your future.  Make good choices and half the battle is won,” said Hopkins.

The Micajah Pettaway Chapter of the DAR in Rocky Mount recently donated two books to the Local History Room Braswell Memorial Library.  The books are:  North Carolina Wills – A Testator Index 1665-1900  by Thornton W. Mitchell and Orange County North Carolina:  Lost Deed Records (1752-1769) by Stewart E. Dunaway.  These two books will help all researchers find information for their family history.

I hope everyone had a good week. We have had a really hot weather so be cautious when being outside for a long time.
Our Sunday School Sunday morning began at 9:45 with Mrs. Frances Hedgepeth at the piano. After our opening song, Kenneth Massengale, one of our elders, spoke to us, filling us in on some of the upcoming events for the week.

Being Father’s Day, most of our service had a Father’s Day theme. I was absent again but had a CD of the service, enabling me to write this article. I am trying to get someone in the church to write the news. I have had no luck yet.
Zack Tyner made some comments about Bible Fathers; Adam was the first father; Noah, God said, was a righteous man; Abraham was the father of the Jewish nation.

Escape the summer heat with a visit to Historic Stonewall Manor, an iconic landmark of Rocky Mount’s history restored to its nineteenth-century origins. Whether your interest is the grandeur of the house and gardens, the unique antebellum lifestyle, or to learn about the history of the house itself, the Manor is the perfect destination for all ages. The summer tours open on Sunday, June 22 and will run from 2 until 5 p.m.

It was nine years ago, June 12, 2005, that Peachtree Church burned to the ground.  With the blessing of the Lord, the support of many people and under the leadership of Pastor Whitehouse, we were enabled to dedicate a beautiful new building on June 10, 2007.  ‘Praise God from whom all blessings flow.’

Infant Davis Hamilton Lyons was born on May 16, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana to J’Taime Lyons and Christian Hebert-Pryor. He passed away June 13, 2014.

PP&K WINNERS –– This photo was originally published in The Graphic October 5, 1972. Pictured from left to right, first row, are Todd Smith, Richard Bruington, Larry Bruington, Joe Williams, Stoke Suiter, and Brad Robertson. Second row: Greg Winstead, Dennis Cooper, Grant Glisson, Scott Joyner, Daniel Bass, and Shawn Bunn. Third row: Billy Chappell, Jerry Cobb, Pell Cooper, Gerald Bunn, Tommy Cartee, and Dean Daniels.

Nash County Sheriff’s candidate Keith Stone spoke at a community gathering in the Nashville Council Chambers last Thursday in order to explain his qualifications and plans for the future of the Sheriff’s Department.
The meeting was well-attended and was led by Louise Hinton, who serves as a Nashville Town Council Member and is also a member of the Park Avenue Community Watch, who sponsored the forum.

We want to thank Paul Davis for playing the piano for our Sunday Church Service. He always does a great job. Bonnie Matthews always does a great job at every service and Paul filled in for her so Bonnie and her husband, Mickey Matthews, could enjoy a few days of vacation out of town with friends. We missed them at Beulah but hope they enjoyed their time away.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Jay Koloseus has a well-earned reputation as a high-level distance runner.
But he hasn’t had to trek too far to sign a pair of competitors for his fledgling cross country program at Louisburg College.
Koloseus, who ran in college at Syracuse University, is overseeing the new running opportunity at Louisburg -- and two Nash Central High School standouts have signed letters-of-intent to work under Koloseus.

NASH COUNTY -- Once again, the Region 3 Baseball Team for the upcoming Powerade State Games of North Carolina will have a distinctive Nash County flavor.
Northern Nash’s Leonard Allen and Faith Christian’s Greg Clifton will return as part of the club’s coaching staff. Under the rotation system, Clifton will be the head coach this time around, while former head coach Allen will be an assistant, along with Wilson Hunt’s John Smith and Roxboro Community’s Pete Tuck.

ROCKY MOUNT -- The Rocky Mount Coleman-Pitt Post 58 legion baseball team is off to a strong start this summer.
Post 58 is now 4-0-1 after picking up a pair of wins last week against Pitt County Post 39 by scores of 11-2 and 6-3.
Post 58 will be in action today at 7 p.m. against Garner. The contest will be played at the American Legion Field (Old Gryphon Stadium) in Rocky Mount.

BIG NIGHT FOR THE KNIGHTS. Northern Nash High School recently handed out its top athletic awards for the 2013-14 calendar year, and senior standout Alexus Hill claimed a pair of honors. In the above photo, Hill receives the Female Athlete of the Year Award, while Tyler Jones was the Male Athlete of the Year.

NASH COUNTY -- The Big East Conference’s girls soccer strength this season was reflected in the North Carolina Soccer Coaches Association Region 3 Class 3-A All-Region Team for the 2014 campaign.
Of the 20 players selected for the prestigious squad, 16 of them competed in the Big East.
And the Coach of the Year, Wilson Fike’s Toni Varacchi, helped her club reach the Final Four of the Class 3-A State Playoffs.

ZEBULON -- Shawn Morimando gave the Carolina Mudcats 6 1/3 innings on Monday night, but it wasn’t enough as the Potomac Nationals rallied for a 5-4 win at Five County Stadium in a Class A Carolina League baseball contest.
The Mudcats (27-35) have dropped two straight one-run games after leading at the midway point. The Nationals (35-28) have won nine of their last 11.

NASH COUNTY -- Listed are updated scores from the Nash County Parks and Recreation Department’s Spring Youth Sports Leagues:

ELM CITY -- Perfect weather greeted drivers, crews, staff and spectators at County Line Raceway last weekend for the Super Stock 4 Special.
With 18 cars signed in for the $650 to win purse, this race would be a highlight of the features on tap for tonight.
John Proctor and Hunter Bailey would lead the field to green for 20 door-banging laps.

WARREN COUNTY -- Famous Kyokushin Karate World Champion Fighter and film star Willie Williams recently trained local Kyokushin Karate youth champion/competitor Christian Buffaloe in professional fighting techniques and strategies  that he used to rise to the top of the martial arts world in the 1980’s.
Willie Williams agreed to train Christian Buffaloe as a favor to Christian’s Father/Instructor Kenny Buffaloe, a former Nash County resident.