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Keith Stone, Stanley “Big Grif” Griffin and Joseph Eugene “Gene” Braswell all filed for the Nash County Sheriff’s seat, as promised, on Monday, the first day of filing for primary elections.
Stone, Griffin and Braswell all announced their intentions to file last year. Each arrived at the Nash County Board of Elections office on Monday to make it official. Griffin and Stone each filed with supporters looking on while Braswell decided to file without any fanfare.

A Middlesex citizen complained to board members on Monday night about having to pay over $400 for copies of public records.
Becky Strickland said citizens have come before the board numerous times to request the town revisit its policy on providing and charging for copies of public records.

Downtown Nashville is now home to a photography studio.
AB Photography moved into the former Olive Tree Cafe Building, next to The Nashville Exchange, in December and celebrated its opening with an open house on February 1. Nashville’s Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting last Wednesday to officially welcome Angela Blankenship to town.

INCIDENTS
A hit and run was reported on 2/5/14 at Autumn Care, 1210 Eastern Avenue
A larceny was reported on 2/6/14 at 295 Regency Drive
A hit and run was reported on 2/7/14 in the parking lot of Wal-Mart

A narcotics violation was reported on 2/4/14 on Sunset Avenue
A narcotics violation was reported on 2/4/14 at Sunset Avenue Apartments
A narcotics violation was reported on 2/4/14 at 501 W Washington Street
A breaking, entering and larceny of a residence was reported on 2/5/14 at 5942 N Halifax Road

The Nash County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division made five more arrests as part of its ongoing campaign targeting drug dealers in the area.
The arrests stem from community complaints as well as strong working relationships with neighboring law enforcement agencies.

A Rocky Mount tax preparer was sentenced to 100 months in prison and three years of supervised release.
Senior United States District Judge W. Earl Britt sentenced Larry D. Hill, Jr., 41, in federal court last week.
“During tax filing season, return preparers and taxpayers should be aware of the serious consequences facing those who aid or assist in the filing of fraudulent tax returns,” said Special Agent in Charge Jeannine A. Hammett, IRS-Criminal Investigation.

ROCKY MOUNT - Rose Dell Edmondson, 99, passed away February 2, 2014.  Funeral services were Saturday, February 8, 2014 at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church in Enfield at 12 p.m. Rev. Ray Greene presided and Dr. Jimmy Lowe officiated.  Burial was at Cedar View Cemetery. 

Rocky Mount - David Lyons, Jr., 90, passed away February 5, 2014. Funeral arrangements to be announced.

ROCKY MOUNT - Rudolph Battle, 73, passed away February 4, 2013.  Funeral arrangements to be announced.

ROCKY MOUNT - Blanche Ellis, 88, of Rocky Mount, passed away on Wednesday, January 29, 2014.

BATTLEBORO –– Mavis Battle Arrington, 94, of Battleboro, passed away Monday, February 3, 2014.

RED OAK –– Alan Keith “Kim” Jones, 59, passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2014. Born on July 11, 1954 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Frances D. Jones, Bobby S. Jones, and Rachel C. Jones, and was the widower of Beverly R. Jones.

Donald Phillip Irwin, 83, passed away Sunday, February 9, 2014. He was born February 28, 1930 in Chicago, Ill. to the late Harold and Anna Mae Diehl Irwin.

Carl Hope Briley, Jr., 53, passed away Sunday February 9, 2014. He was born November 23, 1960 in Nash County to the late Carl Hope Briley Sr. and Irma Boyd Briley.

Wiley Lee Taylor, age 65, passed away  February 6, 2014.

Debra Klinger, 55 of Spring Hope, passed away Sunday, February 9, 2014.

Mozell O’Neal, 92 of Zebulon, passed away February 6, 2014.

Nancy Geraldine Newsome, 72 of Castalia, passed away February 3, 2014.

NASHVILLE - Funeral services for Johnny Ray Best, 62, who died on Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, will be held Thursday, Feb. 13, at 1 p.m., at Mt. Zion Holiness Church with Elder Melvin Arrington officiating. Burial will follow in the Oakland Cemetery.

NASHVILLE - Funeral services for Roberta W. Whitaker, 91, who died on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, were held on Monday, Feb. 10, at 1 p.m. at Union Hill Baptist Church with Rev. Thomas McCullers officiating. Burial followed in the Oakland Cemetery.

ROCKY MOUNT - Funeral services for Joe Ann “Jo Jo” Richardson, 57, who died on Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, were held at 2 p.m. on  Saturday, Feb. 8, at Faith Baptist Church with Rev. Linwood Richardson officiating. Burial followed in Faith Church cemetery.

Nashville’s Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting on Tuesday, January 28 for Church Street Grill, formerly Pete’s Cafe. Jerry Taylor is the new owner of the business and has brought back several former staff members to assist him in the daily operations. Pictured is Taylor with his wife and grandsons, along with Chamber of Commerce members, Nashville’s Town Council and Mayor Donald Street.

It wasn’t cliché enough to all go in one nice, neat box with a lid, to be taped and placed inside a car. There was no final trip off into the sunset. And it didn’t happen in one afternoon.
It was much stranger than that.
The day I moved out of the studio was years in the making, and days in the physical act of being completed.