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Ten years ago, Brenda Stallings decided to do something for women in the community.
Stallings said since she was retired, she wanted to give back.
“I was inspired to do something for senior ladies,” she said.
Stallings contacted a few friends to help and the group put together a luncheon for senior widows in December of 2004.
“We started with four servers,” Stallings said. “We now have 16.”

To celebrate Earth Day, Nash Community College’s Student Government Association hosted Green Day activities on Tuesday, April 22. Students, faculty and staff wore green attire, held a tree planting ceremony and picked up litter along Old Carriage Road. The Nash Community College campus comes together annually to acknowledge Green Day by planting trees and hosting a guest speaker.

The Nash Breast Care Center was recently honored by being named a Pink Ribbon Facility. The award is given to digital imaging centers for providing excellence in breast health care coupled with the latest technological innovations. It also recognizes the center’s exceptional commitment to the women of its community. The award was presented by Hologic, a health imaging company.

The Rocky Mount/Nash Girl Scouts celebrated their annual Girl Scout Leader Appreciation on April 10th, 2014. They celebrated with a meal from Doug Sauls, which was served by several members of the Rocky Mount/Nash Girl Scouts Older Girl Advisory Board. Several local businesses gave items or gift cards to be used as door prizes, thanks to those businesses for their support.

James Vaughan, of Red Oak, has been named by the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice as the new superintendent at Caledonia Correctional Institution. The prison employs a workforce of about 325 employees and houses about 560 male inmates in medium and minimum custody.  It is the home of Correction Enterprises farming operations and cannery.

Rossie and Margaret Williams, of Rocky Mount, announce the engagement of their daughter, Brittany Lauren Williams, of Rocky Mount, to James Christian Reuter, of Raleigh. He is the son of James and Andrea Reuter, of Rocky Mount. A July 19, 2014 wedding is planned at Nashville Baptist Church.

David Earl Cooke of Momeyer celebrated his 80th birthday Saturday with family and friends. He turns 80 on April 30, 2014.

Chancellor Linda P. Brady has announced the names of Summer and Fall 2013 graduates, and of students who attained Deans’ List and Chancellor’s List honors at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro during the Fall 2013 semester.

East Coast Talking Talk Show (ECT) is continuing its series of health awareness seminars titled “Health Matters to You and Me” between now and December.
The next series will be held on Wednesday, May 7 and will focus on Hepatitis, HIV, Melanoma and Lupus.
The seminars will take place each month at the Booker T. Theatre, at 170 East Thomas Street in Rocky Mount.

Alumni of Red Oak High School’s Class of 1964 met last Saturday to reminicse over the past 50 years.
Twenty-six students attended the reunion event, which was held at the Red Oak Community Building on Saturday, April 19. Another event was held on Friday, April 18 at the Rocky Mount Shrine Club.
Students were given engraved tea glasses and an up-to-date book with names, addresses and birthdates of all classmates and teachers.

Rocky Mount Academy Pre-K teacher Amanda Baker helps student Emma Batchelor with a jelly bean project. Students sorted and graphed jelly beans by color. The activity incorporated hands-on math and fine motor skills.

The Country Doctor Museum, in collaboration with Woodmen of the World, local Bailey chapter #1097, will be showing the movie, “Free Show Tonight” at The Country Doctor Museum on Saturday, May 3, 2014 at 7:30pm.
 The Country Doctor Museum is located at 6642 Peele Road, Bailey.

The NC Shelter Project invites the public to join the Jim Haywood Ride to Stop Puppy Mills from 11 am - 2 p.m. on May 15 at the Raleigh Legislative Building at 16 W. Jones Street. A fee of $10 per person is required, all proceeds will go towards Promoting Animal Welfare of NC, a group supporting the Nash County Animal Shelter where Jim volunteered.

The choir sang “Amazing Love” for the call to worship. Pastor Ronnie welcomed everyone and prayed the prayer of invocation. Robert and Amy Tyner & Friends provided music for today. Amy does most of the singing. The guys all play guitars. There are four of them. Songs they chose today were “Our God,” “10,000 Reasons,” “Roof Tops,” and “Lord I Need You.”

On a wonderfully warm spring morning, Peachtree folks gathered for worship.  The sanctuary flowers were given by Catherine Gupton in memory of her husband, G.B., and her parents, Ned and Kate Wester.
The worship began with a solo by Marta Whitehouse.  She sang a beautiful arrangement of “In the Garden”.  The observance of the Lord’s Table was administered by the pastor, with the assistance of the deacons.

Women in Action missions group met at Red Oak Baptist Church on Thursday, April 24.  They enjoyed supper, fellowship, program, and planning missions projects.  Those attending were Robin and Julie Kelly, Maureen Williams, Marion Faulkner, Audrey and Suzy Pearce, and Karen Girona.

The Park View Hospital Nurses Alumnae Association is celebrating the 100th Commemorative Anniversary of the hospital, and 25 years of the Park View Hospital Nurses Scholarship at Nash Community College. To celebrate both occasions, a luncheon with entertainment will be held June 28, 2014 at the College.

Dr. Jon Lee Wiggs, center, was the guest speaker at the April meeting of UDC Bethel Heroes 636. He spoke on the devastation of eastern North Carolina countryside during the last major War Between the States battle at Bentonville, NC.  Pictured with Dr. Wiggs, are Bethel Heroes members Donna Boykin (left) and Connie Cobb (right). Contributed photo

Rotarian President-Elect Ron Green, left and President Krista Ikirt, center, stand with John T. Capps, who spoke to the Rocky Mount Rotary Club on Monday, April 21 at the DoubleTree hotel during their 1pm meeting.

Friday, May 9 from 8 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. at Rocky Mount Preparatory School, 3334 Bishop Road, Rocky Mount
Friday, May 9 from 10:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. at Braswell Memorial Library, 727 North Grace Street, Rocky Mount
Monday, May 12 from 2 until 6:30 p.m. at Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Department, 300 Taylor Road, Sharpsburg
Tuesday, May 13 from 3 until 7 p.m. at Stony Hill FWB Church, 9649 Stony Hill Church Road, Middlesex

Air Force Airman 1st Class Jordan D. Reynolds graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.
The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.

Several public hearings are on the agenda for Nashville’s Town Council meeting next Wednesday night.
Two of the hearings are to rezone property. One of the properties being requested for rezoning is property that was the subject of a controversial rezoning request recently.
Initially, the request was to rezone property across from Kerr Drugs from residential to multi-family.

This year’s Kentucky Derby will feature a horse with ties to Nash County.
We Miss Artie will race in this year’s Derby and Hubert Vester, of Nashville, plans to travel to Kentucky to watch the race.
The horse is the offspring of a horse owned by Vester.

The Nash Central Senior High Alumni Association hosted its own version of “Dancing with the Stars” on Saturday night, with three couples competing to raise money for scholarships.
The fundraiser was the idea of Carolyn Morgan.
The Nash Central Senior High Alumni Association has been providing scholarships for around 40 years and has given over 250 scholarships. The association has hosted numerous fundraisers.

Universal Leaf North America recently announced plans to launch a new company which will focus on dehydrated and juiced fruit and vegetable products.
Carolina Innovative Food Ingredients, Inc. plans to invest around $20 million over two years and hire around 64 people. Production is expected to begin during the first quarter of 2015.