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ROCKY MOUNT ––Joyce Deloris Hardy, 63, of Rocky Mount, passed away on Friday, March 7, 2014.

JACKSONVILLE, FL –– Lowanza Ratron Blue, 6, of Jacksonville, Florida, died on Wednesday, March 5, 2014 in Holly Hill, S.C.

JACKSONVILLE, FL –– Dione Denise Blue, 42, of Jacksonville, Florida, and formerly of Rocky Mount,  died on Wednesday, March 5, 2014 in Holly Hill, S.C.

JACKSONVILLE, FL – Dahana Loshema Cochise Blue, 2 months, of Jacksonville, Florida, died on Wednesday, March 5, 2014 in Holly Hill, S.C.

ROCKY MOUNT -– Elizabeth Batts, 85, of Rocky Mount, died on Friday, March 14, 2014. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Rocky Mount location of H.D. Pope Funeral Home.

ROCKY MOUNT –– Katherine Brown, 70, of Rocky Mount, died on Thursday, March 13, 2014. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Rocky Mount location of H.D. Pope Funeral Home. 

NASHVILLE - Reverend William Sherwood Walker, 74, passed away on March 13, 2014. He was born on February 4, 1940 in Whitakers, the son of William Jackson Walker and Irene Fisher Walker. He was preceded in death by both parents; his wife, Ruby Mae Coley Walker and his brother, Charles Fisher Walker.

Sidney Cole Dickerson, 68, passed away Saturday March 15, 2014. He was born January 18, 1946 in Vance County to the late Sidney Dickerson and Mary Hawkins. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Idean Dickerson, sister, Nancy Franklin, brother, Aubrey Dickerson.

Shirley Kinkead Fambrough, 73, passed away March 12, 2014. She was born July 29, 1940 in Edgecombe County to the late Harry Anderson and Alice Gaither Kinkead.  She was preceded in death her husband, Charles D. Fambrough, two daughters, Kimberly and Pamela, two sisters; Myrl Warren and Marcine Garrison. 

Hazel Parker Turner, 82, passed away March 11, 2014.

Randy Gerald Hamilton, 43, of Middlesex passed away Sunday, March 16, 2014.  A memorial service will be conducted 2 p.m. Thursday, March 20, 2014 at Gateway Christian Center, 8600 S NC 231, Middlesex.  Pastor Gerald Wiggs will officiate.

Gene Penn, 69 of Spring Hope, passed away on March 12, 2014.

Anna Pulley, 80 of Spring Hope, passed away on March 11, 2014.

NASHVILLE - Leroy Pridgen, 82, passed away on Thursday, March 13, 2014.

NASHVILLE - Nannie P. Battle, 96, died on Saturday, March 15, 2014.

NASHVILLE - Doris Elaine Brodie, 64, died on Sunday, March 16, 2014.

Darwell Griffin Daniels, age 78, passed away Wednesday, March 12, 2014. She was the daughter of the late Sidney Thomas Griffin and Katie Hunt Griffin. She was proceeded in death by her loving husband of 58 years, William “Billy” Daniels.

Day-to-day life for some senior citizens means deciding whether to buy medication or food.
The Nash County Senior Center is hoping to change that by hosting an Easter Food Drive next month.
Food, or monetary donations, are being accepted now through April 7 at the Senior Center in Nashville.

Nash Community College will host its annual 2014 Back to Work Job Fair on Monday, April 28, 2014 from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. in the Brown Auditorium.
NCC Alumni will receive VIP admission with an opportunity to meet alumni and employers and enjoy refreshments during a floating networking event from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor is being produced at Nash Arts Center in Nashville. Producers are still seeking an experienced or very enthusiastic older male actor for a large role in the play. The Merry Wives of Windsor is widely considered Shakespeare’s most hilarious and raucous of his comedies.

Members of Cub Scouts Pack 37 visited The Nashville Graphic newspaper office Tuesday, March 11, 2014. Pictured, left to right, on the front row are: Carson Cross, Bronson Harrell, and Jameson Harrell. Pictured on the back row are Blake Howell, Christopher Bardowell and Ruben Cavazos.

Rocky Mount Academy’s Odyssey of the Mind team placed first out of 8 teams in the Coastal Regional tournament held in Kill Devil Hills on March 1. The team is comprised of 5th Graders Abigail Adcock, Mary-Edith Cox, Madie Jenkins, Clara Lord, Zoey Outlaw, Porter Petruzziello, and Emory Pittman. They chose to solve, “It’s How We Rule.”  In this problem the team had to re-create a King’s Court from history and make their own Royal Court set in an original kingdom at a different time and place.

It is a significant day when the chickens leave the first egg of the season for us. Multiply that by 240 when a six-year-old finds it.
I heard the scream from Lowell all the way to the goat pasture.
“Egg! I got an egg, whoop-whoop!”

Nashville’s Chamber of Commerce honored two deserving folks at its annual Distinguished Citizen event held on March 6.
Ross Strickland was the recipient of the Distinguished Citizen Award and Nashville Police Officer Jennifer Bull was surprised with the Beyond the Call of Duty Award.
Both of them are very deserving of the award.

A proposed moderate income apartment complex is on the table to be constructed on about eight acres of land off Washington Street, across from Kerr Drug. The property juts back towards an already developed single family subdivision, Davis Farms. Members of that subdivision, and some nearby areas, have voiced their concerns about  the apartment complex and, for the most part, are  opposed to the idea.