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DEFENSE RULES. Rocky Mount High School’s defense came up big during this segment against Southeast Halifax at last Thursday’s Nash County Football Jamboree on the RM campus.

Southern Nash High School head football coach Brian Foster (center) will take his club to Pinetops this Friday for the annual Sweet Potato Bowl Game against SouthWest Edgecombe. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. for the regular season opener.

A century-old organization has announced its strategic plan for restructuring, a plan that will limit its focus to three areas to better serve Nash County and the state.
The North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service at N.C. State University released the strategic plan last week.
Dr. Joe Zublena, the Director of the Extension Service, announced the plan to employees across the state during a webinar.

Hugh Tilson, Executive Vice President of the NC Hospital Association (NCHA) was on hand at the Nash UNC Health Care Board Meeting August 7 in order to present his impressions of the most recent actions by NC state legislature. He also discussed the impact he felt that these actions would have on the financial health of NC hospitals across the state.
Tilson said that the NCHA had several goals for the recent  NC legislative session and had hoped to influence the legislature in these areas.

When Craig Arrington signed up for the reality television show, “The Biggest Loser,” he had three people in mind: his wife and his two daughters.
Arrington was one of 15 selected to compete in the 15th season of the show, which ended in February. Arrington was voted off the show during the fifth week but went on to lose a total of 162 pounds.

A former Nash County resident and the daughter of a longtime Nashville attorney recently announced her candidacy for the North Carolina Court of Appeals.
Elizabeth Davenport Scott filed for the seat vacated by John Martin.
Scott is the daughter of John Edwin Davenport and Mary Lip Pope Davenport. Ed Davenport practiced law in Nashville for over 50 years and served in the NC House of Representatives from 1973 to 1978.

Nashville’s Town Council will receive comments on two separate public hearings at the board’s next meeting next week.
One hearing is for an annexation request for .72 acres. The annexation is for property at 2386 East Old Spring Hope Road. The annexation was requested by property owners Susan and Jeffrey Lucas.
Nashville Planning Director Brian Hassell said the Lucas’ request was so that they can receive town services.

Investigator Jason Bryant helps Dusty Hall (far right) document a crime scene during the 4-H Criminal Justice Camp that was held August 4 through 8. On the final day, youth were able to look at a mock crime scene and take steps investigators take to solve the crime. The Nash County Sheriff’s Office hosts the camp each year.

ROCKY MOUNT –– Suzette Ann Mercer, 50, of Rocky Mount.

Herbert Spencer Williamson, 74, of Rocky Mount, died on August 12, 2014.

NASHVILLE - Gerald Carlett Coggin, Jr. 66, died Monday, August 18, 2014. He was born August 11, 1948 in Nash County, son of the late Gerald and Myrtle Coggin.  In addition to his parents, Gerald was preceded in death by his wife, Jackie Sykes Coggin.

Gail Parker Tucker, 63, passed away Friday, August 15, 2014.  Gail was born on January 9, 1951 in Nash County to the late Woodard Lonzie Parker, Sr. and Maggie Langley Parker.  Along with her parents, Gail is preceded in death by her husband Eli Tucker, son Tony Pridgen, and two sisters, Barbara Ann James and Linda Rose Groover.

Bertha Lindsey Pridgen, 100, passed away August 15, 2014. Bertha was born September 1, 1913 in Nash County to the late Nick and Della Gordon Lindsey. Along with her parents, Bertha is preceded in death by her husband, William “Willie” Vernon Pridgen, several brothers and sisters, her son, William Hardy Pridgen, and grandson, Scottie Ricks.

Dennis “Pops” James Outlaw, 59, of  Rocky Mount, passed away Thursday, August 14, 2014.  He was born in Nash County to the late Floydie and Bertha Outlaw. In addition to his parents he is predeceased by a sister, Doris Lewis.

Randy Ray Narron, 62, passed away, Thursday August 14, 2014. He was born June 23, 1952 in Nash County. He was preceded in death by his father, Roland Narron and brother, Gilbert Narron.

John Francis Comerford, 55, of Rocky Mount, passed away Tuesday, August 12, 2014.

Mable Odell Boone Joyner, 87, passed away Tuesday, August 12, 2014. She was born August 12, 1927 in Nash County to the late Jack and Susie Carpenter Boone. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Roy Joyner, brothers, Bill and Rudolph Boone, sister, Marie Carpenter.

Marvin “Earl” Bottoms, Jr., 58, passed away, August 12, 2014. He was born October 10, 1955 in Nash County. Earl was preceded in death by his father, Marvin Earl Bottoms, Sr., maternal grandparents, Geneva and Harold Joyner, nephew, Matthew Bottoms, special aunts, Doris and Janice.

Mollie Deans of Rocky Mount, passed away  Tuesday, August 12, 2014.

Gilbert Winstead Williams, age 81, passed away on Thursday, August 14, 2014.

Carrie Pittman, 90, of Pinetops, died on August 16, 2014.  Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Rocky Mount location of H.D. Pope Funeral Home.

NASHVILLE –– Robert J. Barry, 75, passed away on Thursday,August 14, 2014.  Memorial services will be held at a later date.  Arrangements by Richardson Funeral Home in Nashville.

ROCKY MOUNT –– Mavis A. Knight, 90, died August 16, 2014.  Funeral arrangements to be announced. Arrangements by Stokes Mortuary, Inc.

HOLLISTER –– Clinton Richardson, 90, died on Sunday, August 17, 2014.