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FRANKLINTON - Eudora “Genia” Barnes, 44, passed away on Friday, September 26, 2014.

ROCKY MOUNT - Pattie Lynch Lewis, 64, passed away on Wednesday, September 24, 2014.

Artelia Hamme-Leach, 64, of Newark, NJ, formerly of Henderson, passed away on Monday, September 22, 2014.

Randolph Macon Brantley, Sr., passed away, Monday September 29, 2014. He was born October 15, 1924 in Nash County to the late Hassell “Doc” and Blanch Wheeler Brantley. He was preceded in death by son, Randy Brantley, daughter, Mary Boone, step-daughter, Becky Wester, brothers; Pete Donald and Maryland Brantley.

Lula Curry, age 80 of Spring Hope, passed away Monday, September 29, 2014.

CASTALIA - Clark Gable Norfleet, 72, of Castalia, died September 28, 2014.

Nashville’s newest pharmacy was celebrated last week at a ribbon cutting and grand opening event.
Drugco Discount Pharmacy officially opened on May 5.
The ribbon cutting was hosted by Nashville’s Chamber of Commerce last Thursday morning.
Drugco was founded in 1987. The company has locations in Roanoke Rapids, Ahoskie, Littleton and now, Nashville.

A crime reporter with WRAL will serve as the guest speaker for a charity dinner put on by My Sister’s House.
Amanda Lamb will speak at the event, The Empty Chair, on Friday, October 17 at 6 p.m. The event will be held at Nashville United Methodist Church.
Meredith Holland, Executive Director of My Sister’s House, said the event should be informational. She added that Lamb would be a great speaker for the event.

Upset over low teacher pay? Under-funded school systems? The cost of health insurance for “everyone”? Money for police and fire departments? Roads?
There is more than enough money to fix everything that needs fixing and give every taxpayer in America plenty of money for a tax holiday.

Well, the second annual Dancing with the Arts is now behind us so local folks can now start sweating again, wondering if Amy Beasley is going to pick you to dance in the next Dancing with the Arts!
This year’s event was a huge success and I must admit, my mouth dropped a little when they announced that the event had raised over $17,000 for Nash Arts.

The first ever “Bark for Life” event will take place right here in Nashville on Saturday, October 4 from 9 am - 1 pm. The event will take place at Stoney Creek Environmental Park which is located  in the area behind L&L Food Stores and Bojangles off of Washington Street.
Bradley Leonard is organizing the event as another way to support Relay for Life and the fight against cancer.

COUNTY RECEIVES AWARD –– This photo originally published in The Graphic on August 2, 1977. An award for its efforts in developing an in-house planning program was made to Nash County by the National Association of Counties during the association’s annual meeting in Detroit.

INCIDENTS
A driving while license revoked, driving while impaired and possession of marijuana was reported on 9/22/14 on First Street Extension
A larceny was reported on 9/24/14 at Wal-Mart, 1205 Eastern Avenue
A larcey (shoplifting) was reported on 9/25/14 at Wal-Mart, 1205 Eastern Avenue

A breaking, entering and larceny of a residence was reported on 9/22/14 at 5102 Wildlife Road
A breaking, entering and larceny of a residence was reported on 9/22/14 at 4797 Duke Road
A counterfeiting was reported on 9/23/14 at 522 N Old Carriage Road
A simple assault was reported on 9/23/14 at 8667 Cedar Grove School Loop Road

The Nash County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division made several arrests last week as part of an ongoing effort targeting drug dealers in the area.
The arrests are related to previous arrests made over the past several weeks. The sheriff’s office will continue to make more arrests related to the investigations in the future.

Monday, October 13 from 3 until 7 p.m. at First Baptist Church, 200 South Church Street, Rocky Mount
Tuesday, October 14 from 2:30 until 7 p.m. at Englewood Baptist Church, 1350 Winstead Avenue, Rocky Mount
Wednesday, October 15 from 12 until 4 p.m. at Eason Corporation, 8171 Planer Mill Road, Middlesex
Thursday, October 16 from 12 until 6 p.m. at Englewood Presbyterian Church, 100 South Englewood Drive, Rocky Mount

Promising young North Carolina leaders were recognized August 7 for completing the 2014 Summer Youth Leadership Program of the N. C. Community Development Initiative.
The 23 rising seniors from 14 North Carolina counties were honored at a luncheon ceremony in Raleigh for completing the eight-week intensive internship program, where each teen worked on a community economic development project with a host organization.

Charles Douglas Johnson and Sue Ella Johnson, of Red Oak, annouce the engagement of their daughter, Shannon Jeanette Johnson, of Kansas City Missouri, to Robert Gregory Gault, of Greenville. He is the son of Greg and Becky Gault, of Greenville. She is the granddaughter of Barbara Sue Edwards and the late Grover W. Edwards, Jr. and Jeannette Worsley Johnson and the late Gerald Kent Johnson.

The Nashville Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Candidate-Citizen Meet and Greet on Thursday, October 9th from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Nash Arts Center in downtown  Nashville.
The event is free and open to the public.   Nash County voters are encouraged to attend to meet and talk with the 2014 candidates.

Luquire George Andrews (LGA), an advertising, digital and public relations agency, has hired Rocky Mount native and Northern Nash High School grad Courtney Ottelin as digital project manager in the client services department. In this role, she collaborates with all agency disciplines as the point person responsible for scheduling and managing day-to-day progress of website development and related digital programs.

Keep America Beautiful of Nash and Edgecombe counties will host its NC Big Sweep Cleanup Day on Saturday, October 4, 2014.
The Big Sweep is an annual event in which volunteers from across the state of North Carolina and approximately 100 countries clean up rivers, lakes and oceans.

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2015 Governor’s Volunteer Service Award for Nash and Edgecombe counties.
The awards program, created by the Office of the Governor in 1979, recognizes North Carolina’s most dedicated volunteers. Through the years, the award has been bestowed on thousands of North Carolinians who have shown concern and compassion for their neighbors by volunteering in their local community.

Momeyer native Stephen E. Webb, II recently returned to Nash County and has joined the Valentine Law Firm in Nashville. He is the grandson of Mildred Matthews of Momeyer and the late George Matthews.  He is the son of Natalie Webb of Momeyer and the late Steve Matthews.
After graduating from Southern Nash High School,  Stephen attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science.

Jarrett A. Moss, a senior at Southern Nash High School,  recently earned the Billy Mitchell Award, one of the Civil Air Patrol’s most prestigious cadet honors. Moss received the award on August 28th after  satisfactorily completed all requirements.
The award has been in existence since 1964 and honors Billy Mitchell who is considered by many to be the most important figure in the history of airpower.

The Labor Day holiday ushers in the start of school and football season, and signals the end of summer – marking a time many people decide to celebrate with alcohol. The N.C. Department of Transportation and the Governor’s Highway Safety Program worked closely with law enforcement officers statewide to keep drunk drivers off the road during the Labor Day “Booze It & Lose It” campaign.