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We were saddened and shocked to hear the news that  owner and operator of WHIG-TV, Herb Greenberg, passed away Sunday.
I distinctly remember Herb excitedly starting his independently owned television station in 1997. It was very clear that his mission was to provide local community  broadcasting. He generously offered organizations and community event organizers the opportunity to promote themselves  and events to his viewers and provided many forums bringing the community together on live TV.

LUNCHROOM BEHAVIOR TROPHY –– This photo originally published in The Graphic June 8, 1972. Mrs. Adams’ third grade class at Red Oak Elementary School won the Lunchroom Behavior Trophy which went to the class with the best behavior during the last ten weeks of school.

The Nash County Sheriff’s Office has charged two individuals with breaking and entering a home off of NC Highway 97.
An activated alarm led deputies to a home on the 9000 block of Sugar Hill Road, just off of NC Highway 97, on Wednesday, May 7 around 12 p.m.
While deputies were on the way to the home, the home owners arrived and found the home had been broken into.

INCIDENTS
A damage to property (vandalism) was reported on 5/12/14 in the Food Lion parking lot.
A larceny (shoplifting) was reported on 5/12/14 at Wal-Mart, 1205 Eastern Avenue
A breaking and entering of a residential was reported on 5/13/14 at 416 Woodfield Drive

A larceny of a motor vehicle was reported on 5/12/14 at 7840 Old Bailey Highway
A disorderly conduct was reported on 5/12/14 at 1638 S. First Street
A damage to property was reported on 5/12/14 at 11416 Hedgepeth Road
A damage to property was reported on 5/12/14 at 8544 Bend of the River Road

Nash Community College hosted the American Welding Society (AWS) Tri-State Welding Competition on Friday, April 25th. Ten students competed from Nash Community College, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, Randolph Community College, Wake Technical Community College and Central Piedmont Community College. The three judges were Kevin Shaffer from Lincoln Electric, Frank Jablonski from Machine and Welding and Russell Warhman from Wake Technical Community College.

Oak Level Ruritan President Bruno Keel (at left) presented honorary membership certificates to Ethel Mae Joyner (at right) for 40 plus years of volunteer service to the Oak Level Ruritans. The presentation was made at the club’s April meeting.

Eight students from Nashville received their bachelor’s degrees from North Carolina Wesleyan College at the college’s Commencement Ceremony on May 3.

D’Aries Elysse Wilkins, 6, of Nashville, has been chosen as a State Finalist in the National American Miss NC Pageant, to be held June 28, 2014 at the Marriott in Winston Salem.
The pageant is for ages four through six. This is Wilkins’ first pageant.
Wilkins is the daughter of Regina Alston. Her activities include being a Daily in the North Carolina Coastal Pines Girl Scouts Troop 783.

On April 22, 2014, the North Carolina State Board of Certified Public Accountant Examiners approved 66 applicants for licensure as Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) in the state of North Carolina.
Applicants for licensure are required to pass the Uniform CPA Examination and satisfy the education, work experience, and moral character requirements of the Board.

Six talented musicians will join their talents to provide a special recital at Cherry Hill Plantation in  Warren County.
The event will be a preview of recital of music to be presented at the UNCG Focus on Piano Literature that scheduled for early June.

Students at Southern Nash High School were given the chance to witness firsthand how distracted driving can change a life.
Nash County Emergency Services, along with other local and State Emergency Services Responders, offered the Vehicle Injury Prevention for a Very Important Person (VIP for a VIP) program to the school on Wednesday, May 7.

Nash Community College hosted a legislative breakfast in its Science and Technology Building on Wednesday, April 30. Nash, Edgecombe, Wilson and Halifax Community College Presidents shared updates with members representing the local communities in the North Carolina General Assembly. Community college administrators, trustees and faculty explained particular challenges the respective schools face due to budget cuts and limited resources including funding for technology, restrictive budgeting and staffing needs.

During a recent recognition ceremony, Nash Community College honored 43 students for one of the most prestigious academic awards: the 2014 Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges.

Plans are underway for the 7th Annual Jack Laughery Ride for Knowledge being held on Saturday, May 31, 2014 at Rocky Mount Harley-Davidson. The event serves as a tribute to Jack Laughery, the former CEO and chairman of the Hardee’s restaurant chain along with his wife, Helen and their love of motorcycling and support of higher education. All proceeds from the motorcycle ride benefit the Helen and Jack Laughery Honorary Scholarship Fund at Nash Community College.

Lauren Elizabeth Seale, daughter of Roger and Dionne Seale, has been awarded this year’s Ann MacPherson Weaver Memorial Scholarship at Rocky Mount Academy.  Currently an eighth grader at G. R. Edwards Middle School, Seale will attend RMA in the fall on a full-tuition scholarship, valued at over $45,000 for four years.

At a special business meeting the search for a pastor was finally completed. Faith Temple Church in Momeyer unanimously voted to welcome Pastor Anthony Ray Harrison as its New Pastor, an invitation Harrison accepted.
Harrison is a native of Nash County, a product of the Nash Rocky Mount School System and a proud graduate of Southern Nash High School.

Congratulations to Butch and Phyllis Petty on the birth of their grandson, Lukas Talmer Petty, on May 4!  Parents are Tyler and Sunny Petty.  Proud great-grandmother is Aileen Davis.
Everyone’s invited to participate in the community cookbook to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. They want the whole community involved.

Sunday school began Sunday morning at 9:45 at Beulah Church of Christ. Church service followed at 10:45. Beautiful home-grown roses were placed in the church by Barbara Ricks. The Ladies Aid will be Monday, May 19, 12:00, at the fellowship hall. Hostess this month will be Frances Dunn. We still have many on our sick list. William Enroughty was in the hospital but is now out, doing a little better.

Our choir sang “When the Battle’s Over” for the call to worship. Pastor Ronnie  prayed the prayer of invocation. Algie Jones Jr. led the congregational  hymns; “The Church’s One Foundation” and “A Shelter in the Time of Storm.” Prayer concerns were shared. Bobby Farmer prayed the morning prayer and for the sick and shut-ins. Our pastor welcomed everyone to the service.

The Union Hill Missionary Baptist Church Women’s Ministry, in conjunction with Red Lobster, recently adopted the Rocky Mount Bassett Center. On Tuesday, May 6, John Ring, Manager of the Rocky Mount Red Lobster, donated $500 to Chris Battle, Executive Director of the Bassett Center. Union Hill’s Women’s Ministry collects and delivers items to the Bassett Center each quarter and will continue to do so, as well as providing for any other needs the center has.

Tunisia Bullock, professional teacher and flutist, was the guest speaker at a recent Mu Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma International Society meeting.  Although an accomplished musician, her speech was not on music, but rather on organ donation and transplantation awareness.
Tunisia spent eight years of her life fighting kidney disease caused by systemic lupus.

The Oak Level Ruritan Club made several $500 contributions at its April meeting. The contributions included the Tri County Baseball League, the American Legion Post 58 Baseball Team and the Pregnancy Care Center. Pictured above, President Bruno Keel presents a $500 check to Allen Bolin, a coach with the Tri-County Baseball League.

Wednesday, May 21 from 2:30 p.m. at 6:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 100 S. Church Street, Rocky Mount
Wednesday, May 28 from 9 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. at BB&T, 1114 Benvenue Road, Rocky Mount
Thursday, May 29 from 2 until 6 p.m. at Spring Arbor of Rocky Mount, 1251 South Winstead Avenue, Rocky Mount

ROCKY MOUNT -- When he was hired to reorganize the Louisburg College cross country program following a several-year layoff, Jay Koloseus had a special idea of the type of runner he wanted to build around.
And Nash Central’s Natalie Manning fit all of Koloseus’ criteria.
Manning, a senior standout at NC who excelled in both cross country and track and field, inked a letter-of-intent Monday to join the revamped Hurricanes’ program.