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Justice and the emergency responding community was in mourning this week after a firefighter was killed in the line of duty.
According to authorities, Justice Firefighters John Gupton and Kyle Horton were responding to a fire call at Lake Royale at about 5 p.m. on Tuesday when the tanker they were riding in rounded a curve on Sykes Road.

Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools honored teachers and principals on Tuesday night, naming its 2014-2015 Teacher and Principal of the Year.
Superintendent Dr. Anthony Jackson said the night was about honoring the school system’s teachers.
“Tonight we are here to celebrate you, the best of the best, our bright and shining stars,” he said.

Last Monday morning, Nash County Finance Director Lynne Hobbs attended her final County Commissioner meeting.
It was her 232nd meeting since joining Nash County’s Finance Department in 1994.
On September 30, Hobbs will retire.
Hobbs began as the Assistant Finance Director for Nash County in 1994.  In 1997, Hobbs was named the county’s Finance Director.

Nashville’s Stoney Creek Environmental Park will play host to Nash County’s first ever Bark for Life event.
The event is a part of Relay for Life and like Relay, is a fund raising event for the American Cancer Society.
The event honors the contributions of canine caregivers. Canine caregivers include canine companions, guide dogs, service dogs, rescue dogs, therapy dogs, police dogs, cancer survivor dogs and diagnostic dogs.

William Edward Hunt, 71, passed away September 13, 2014. He was born in Halifax County to the late Eugene Hunt Sr. and Elizabeth Lindsey Hunt. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by brothers, Wilson, Harvey and Eugene Hunt Jr.; sisters, Alice Virginia Smith, Jackie Walker, Helen Chalker and Frances Hunt.

Bessie Johnson Page passed away September 8, 2014. She was born on September 28, 1932.  She is preceded in death by her spouse Thomas Franklin Page, and her three daughters Pam Sturgil, Debbie Swick, and JoAnn Hughes.

Lue Ella Parks, age 85 of Spring Hope, passed away  September 10, 2014.

Shirley Ann Whitehead Merritt, 68, of Chesapeake, Virginia, died on September 12, 2014.

NASHVILLE - James E. Rogers, 88, died on Sunday, September 7, 2014.

Mary Richardson Perry, 87, of Mt. Vernon, NY, formerly of Warrenton, died on Friday, September 5, 2014.

ROCKY MOUNT –– Clorine Williams Egerton, 73, of Schertz, Texas and formerly of Franklin County, died on September 12, 2014 in New Braunfels, Texas.

ROCKY MOUNT –– Orene Brown, 88, of Rocky Mount, died on September 11, 2014.

ROCKY MOUNT - Elaine L.R. Boddie, 82, died on Tuesday, September 9, 2014.

Annie Belle Bovake, 67, of Rocky Mount, died on September 14, 2014.

NASHVILLE - Henrietta B. Clark Brake, 93, died on Wednesday, September 10, 2014.

LOUISBURG - Mary “Ma Rosa” Elizabeth Williams, 91, died on Friday, September 5, 2014.

Danny Arnold Brantley, 54, of Bailey passed away Saturday, September 13, 2014. He was born May 28, 1960.

Ruben Gerial Proctor, age 88 passed away on September 12, 2014.

ROCKY MOUNT - Mrs. Annie Mae Whitaker, 84, of Rocky Mount, died on September 15, 2014.

SPRING HOPE - Richard Evans, Sr., 59, died on Saturday, September 13, 2014.

Julius Jarrad Wiggins Williams, age 2, passed away on September 12, 2014.

Dr. Thomas Carlton Pierce, 78, passed away Monday, September 15, 2014.  He was the son of the late Thomas Reggie Pierce and Annie Mae Smith Pierce. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Edsel Pierce, Hardy Pierce and Franklin Pierce and by one sister, Nina Pierce Bethune.

Charlotte Bailey MacRae, 97, passed away on Sunday, September 14, 2014. Born in Plymouth, NC, she was the daughter of the late I.B. Gailey and Kate Loane Bailey.

The rain held off for runners Saturday at the Third Annual Warren “Sneak” Lewis 5K Memorial Race.
The race brought out over 300 runners to raise money for the Warren “Sneak” Lewis Law Enforcement Foundation.
Miste Strickland, one of the organizers of the event, said she was pleased with festivities on Saturday.
“Everything went great and the rain held off so that made it even better,” Strickland said.

I think Baltimore Ravens fans who are out wearing Ray Rice jerseys have lost their minds.
The insane comments I heard them make on television and radio regarding the player and the incident with his wife were disturbing, to say the least. The things said by the male fans were awful, but were certainly trumped by the women.