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Eula Pridgen Brantley, 81, of Bailey passed away Sunday, July 13, 2014.  A funeral service was held Tuesday, July 15, 2014 at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson.  A graveside service will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday in Maplewood Cemetery.

Eunice Boose, 55 of Rocky Mount, passed away July 8, 2014. Funeral services were held Saturday, July 12, 2014 at Elizabeth Baptist Church, 4101 Frazier Road, Middlesex. Interment, Oakland Cemetery, Nashville.

Bettie Jean Sanders, 64, of Rocky Mount, died on July 7, 2014.  A Visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m., with the funeral service following the visitation, beginning at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, July 16, 2014, in the Rocky Mount location of H.D. Pope Funeral Home. The Interment will take place immediately following the service at Gardens of Gethsemane in Rocky Mount.  Arrangements by H.D. Pope Funeral Home in Rocky Mount.

Raymond Lewis, 67, of Rocky Mount, died on  Friday, July 11, 2014.  Funeral Services were held on Tuesday, July 14, 2014, in the chapel of the Rocky Mount location of H.D. Pope Funeral Home.  Arrangements by H.D. Pope Funeral Home in Rocky Mount.

Laura Berneece Smith Spain, 94, passed away, Tuesday, July 8, 2014. A graveside service was held Thursday, July 10, 2014  at Forest Hill Cemetery with Rev. Carlyle Hall officiating. Arrangements by Cornerstone Funeral Home and Cremations, Nashville.

A $1.5 million grant will assist Nash County in extending sewer along Highway 97, making the area more attractive for potential industries.
Golden L.E.A.F  awarded Nash County the $1.5 million grant last month for the Highway 97 sewer project. Nash County will contribute up to $1.6 million towards the project. That money will come from economic development funds.

Criminals are often depicted by Hollywood as brilliant masterminds who would probably succeed in legitimate enterprises (okay, many of them do). However, the majority of criminals is, let’s face it, not all that bright.
That’s good news for The Soapbox, as we do like to have a recurring series of columns we call Not All That Bright Criminals. Here we go:

LADY CHAMPIONS –- This photo was originally published in The Graphic August 20, 1970 of the Red and White softball team winners of the regular season and tournament softball champions.

Whitney Elizabeth Fink and Aaron Josiah Hartsell were married on Saturday, June 14, 2014 at 11 a.m. Rev. Joseph Carter of Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, officiated the ceremony.
The outdoor wedding was held at the home of the bride’s mother in Marietta, Pennsylvania on the deck of the home and was decorated with white tulle and chairs for the guests.

The popularity of Summer Night Lights, presented by the City of Rocky Mount’s Parks and Recreation Department, in conjunction with the Rocky Mount Police Department, has certainly not waned. The event has become so attractive to teens and their parents that it is continuing for a third year, and this time with organized sports, field days, inflatables, a live DJ, face painting, Bingo and much more.

Rocky Mount Council Member Lamont Wiggins attended the Castalia Town meeting held on Monday, July 1, to present the work of the NC League of Municipalities and to introduce himself as a candidate for the office of District Court Judge in the coming election.
Wiggins first spoke about the benefits offered by the NC League of Municipalities and urged board members to attend upcoming conference to be held in Greensboro in October.

4-H summer camps are continuing this week, with an Art and Drama Camp taking place at the Nash County Agricultural Center and a Cloverbud Horse Camp taking place at Circle J Farm in Nashville. Pictured above (L-R), Nora Stroud and Ivanova Herbert show off their dreamcatchers that they made on Monday morning at art camp.

INCIDENTS
A larceny after breaking and entering and breaking and entering a residential was reported on 7/6/14 at 1118 Sunnyfield Road
A driving while impaired and leaving the scene of an accident were reported on 7/7/14 at Napa Auto Parts Store, 511 W Barnes Street

The Board of Directors of the Kitty Powell Scholarship Fund recently presented $3,000 in scholarships to members of the bowling community.
Since 1989, the Kitty Powell Scholarship Fund has awarded more than $70,000 to 114 scholarship recipients to further their education.

Peyton Randolph Black, President of the Terpsichorean Club of Raleigh, recently announced that invitations have been issued to the 88th annual North Carolina Debutante Ball.  The event will be held in Raleigh on September 4th, 5th and 6th.  The formal presentation of young ladies from across the state will highlight the weekend festivities.

The North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority recently selected Hailey Askew as a recipient of a $12,000 Golden LEAF Foundation Scholarship.  Askew is a senior at Southern Nash High School and plans to attend North Carolina State University.
Askew is one of 215 students selected to receive a $3,000 scholarship each year for up to four years of study at a participating NC public university or private non-profit college or university.

The University of North Carolina Pembroke awarded Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees on May 9-10, 2014.
 Nash County residents receiving degrees include Christine Laura Jancso, of Nashville with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Birth to kindergarton, Chelsie M. Cooper, with a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Alexis Kara Cooper, of Rocky Mount, with a Bachelor Arts in Criminal Justice.

NC 4-H Poultry Competition took place last week at North Carolina State University’s Poultry Unit.  Participants came from Edgecombe, Nash and  Franklin county to make up the State winning senior team.  All 4-H’ers involved competed at the 4-H Avian Bowl (quiz bowl) competition in the morning followed by the 4-H Poultry Judging contest in the afternoon.

Last week, the shelter received a very high volume of intakes. The Nash County Animal Friends (NCAF) volunteer staff spent many, many hours photographing and promoting pets.  The shelter regularly receives animals that are in poor condition, riddled with fleas and intestinal parasites. We want to tell you about one of the pets we saw.
A female stray dog arrived at the shelter and was named Shania by the staff.

Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools recently announced three new principals for the 2014-2015 school year during the Nash-Rocky Mount Board of Education Planning Retreat meeting held June 26 and 27.
John Milliner-Williams, assistant principal at Rocky Mount High School, was named the new principal of Tar River Academy. “I am extremely pleased to have the opportunity and will focus on what I need to do to be successful,” said Milliner-Williams.

Mandy L. Bailey and Carrie W. Morningstar of Nashville Elementary School attended programs held at the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, a recognized national leader in professional development programming for our state’s teachers.
Increasing teacher effectiveness is fundamental to improving public education. NCCAT provides teachers with new knowledge, skills, teaching methods, best practices and information to take back to their classrooms.