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Addie Coley Hill, 93, passed away Sunday March 9, 2014. She was born March 2, 1921 in Nash County to the late Andrew and Minnie Register Coley. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her husband David V. Hill.
She is survived by two sons; Charles Hill and wife Gracie, Mitchell Hill and wife Sally, one daughter, Carolyn Weeks and husband Ed, one brother, Garland Coley and wife Corine, five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.

Rebecca Snipes Coggin, 71, passed away Sunday, March 9, 2014. She was born June 1,1942 in Rock Hill, SC daughter of the late James Alexander Snipes and Rebecca Harper Snipes.

Tammy Ray Evans was born June 30, 1977 and passed away March 2, 2014.

Tracey Lynn Lamm, 33, of Bailey passed away March 7, 2014.

Wyatt Earl Williams, 66, of Middlesex passed away Thursday, March 6, 2014.  A funeral service was held Saturday, March 8, 2014 at the Middlesex Church of God. Interment followed in Hollywood Cemetery, Middlesex.

Elizabeth Ann Glover Whitley, 83, of Bailey passed away Tuesday, March 4, 2014.

Ella Horrison, 82 of Spring Hope, passed away  March 4, 2014. Funeral services were held  Friday, March 7, 2014   at the St. Hope Missionary Baptist Church, Spring Hope. Burial, Church Cemetery. 

SPRING HOPE –- Jimmie Ruth N. Bass, age 86, passed away Saturday, March 8, 2014.

Nash County Commissioners recognized the success of Project Lifesaver on Monday along with two commendations the program received.
The two commendations were for rescues made in May of last year.
Project Lifesaver is a program that was started in November 2010 that allows law enforcement to search for missing persons with cognitive impairments who are prone to wander away.

If you have any Irish in your heritage, or if you wish you did, or if you are a college student aged 21-26, then you know a significant holiday comes this weekend.
It’s known as St. Patrick’s Day, The Feast of St. Patrick, St. Paddy’s Day or St. Patty’s Day.
The holiday is also recognized by the Catholic Church, the Lutheran Church, the Anglican Church, and the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Today is March 12. To most, it’s just another day but for me, it’s a day I tend to spend in mourning.
Today marks the seventh anniversary of my best friend’s death.
She died rather unexpectedly and though my memory isn’t as good as it used to be, I can remember that day like it was yesterday.

Dear editor:
My wife and I have been through a terrible series of events since our son was harassed and threatened with bodily harm at the end of his lunch period the first week of January. The principal’s investigation, the superintendent’s review, the board’s review have all attempted to diminish the threat and change the situation.

PERFECT SUNDAY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE RECORDS –– This photo originally published in The Graphic October 4, 1956. These Sunday School members were accorded special recognition at Nashville Baptist church for perfect attendance records ranging from one to 13 years. Pins were presented to 48 members by Edgar Batchelor, secretary of the Sunday School. Youngsters far out-numbered adults in setting the perfect attendance records.

The Nash County Sheriff’s Office arrested three individuals involved in a heroin investigation on March 4.
As part of the investigation, deputies seized eight bindles of heroin after a vehicle stop. The vehicle was operated by 22-year-old Ashleigh Carole Morgan, of Rocky Mount. Morgan and her passenger, Antica Lashaye Hart, 22, of S. Charles Boulevard, Greenville, were both charged with possession of heroin.

A Whitakers and Weldon man were arrested and charged with a string of commercial break-ins that have occurred over the past year in Nash and surrounding counties.
The Nash County Sheriff’s Office were investigating 12 commercial break-ins that occurred over the past year, where numerous cartons of cigarettes were stolen.

INCIDENTS
An assault on a female was reported on 3/3/14 on Richardson Court
A breaking and entering a commercial, damage to property (vandalism), larceny after a breaking and entering, breaking and entering a motor vehicle and breaking and entering a commercial was reported on 3/4/14 at Glasgow Sign Service, 506 S. Alston Street

A larceny of a firearm was reported on 3/4/14 at 8446 Seven Paths Road
A narcotics violation was reported on 3/4/14 at Collie Street and Nashville Road
A narcotics violation was reported on 3/4/14 at Amos Street
An identity theft was reported on 3/5/14 at an online bank (Tiaa Bank)

ACDI North Carolina will be hosting its Second Annual Charity Golf Tournament on Thursday, May 1, 2014 at Birchwood Country Club. All proceeds will benefit My Sister’s House located in Nashville.
ACDI has a tradition of hosting charity events that benefit groups such as food banks, St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, and Christmas Cash for Kids. ACDI has raised in excess of $55,000 over the last four consecutive years.

Trustee Lou Uzzle Blackmon (left center) with the Allan C. Mims and Margaret L. Mims Foundation presents to Nash Community College President Bill Carver (right center), Foundation Executive Director Pat Daniels (left) and Foundation Past President Lyn Brown (right) a $50,000 gift on behalf of the Board to the Nash Community College Foundation.

Nash County will join 16 other North Carolina counties  this week as they begin accepting credit cards payments at the Clerk of Court Office.
Payments by credit card will begin on Thursday, March 13, said Nash County Clerk of Court Rachel Joyner.
“We are excited to provide this modern technology which will greatly benefit everyone needing our services in payment transactions,” Joyner said.

The legendary Percy Sledge, soul and rhythm and blues singer and songwriter, will appear in concert at the Dunn Center on the campus of North Carolina Wesleyan College in Rocky Mount, NC on Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 8 p.m.
The most popular era of Percy Sledge’s career dates back to around 1966 when his most famous recording, “When a Man Loves a Woman,” was released on the Atlantic record label. This one song launched his first national tour and he remained a sought after artist for many years following.

Red Oak Middle School earned first place recognition at the Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools Battle of the Books during the competition held at the Nash Arts Center on March 5. 
Students from all six middle schools were quizzed on characters, details, plots, settings, and quotes from the 26 novels required for this year’s competition.

Nashville’s Park Avenue Community Watch will sponsor all three candidates for Nash County Sheriff at meetings over the next few months.
Candidate Gene Braswell will be speaking at the meeting this week, which will be held on Thursday, March 13 at 6:30 p.m.

The N.C. Department of Transportation recently closed a section of Exum Road north of Nashville in Nash County so crews with S.T. Wooten Co. of Wilson could begin replacement of the bridge over Basket Creek.
A $923,782 contract was awarded in December 2013 to S.T. Wooten Co. for the replacement of the 58-year-old bridge. The new bridge is scheduled to open to traffic no later than August 15.

The beautifully preserved Cherry Hill Plantation in Inez will be part of the biannual Preservation Warrenton Homes Tour April 27 and 27.
Directors of the historic home are seeking help from volunteers who can help, perhaps in four-hour sessions, during the tour.