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Kimberly Winstead Chappell, 47, of Rocky Mount, passed away Tuesday, June 17, 2014. She was born in Nash County and is the daughter of Troy and Loretta Winstead. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Glenn Chappell.

George Thomas Colbert, Sr., 70, of Rocky Mount, passed away Monday, June 16, 2014. He was born in Nash County to the late Joe Thomas and Gevie Hughes Colbert.

Glenn Holder age 46 of Zebulon, passed away June 20, 2014.

Dwight Wiggins, 54, passed away June 19, 2014.

A chance visit to what used to be The Funky Trunk led to the creation of another business, On a Whim.
Nicole Elliott-Taybron and Phyllis Woodley were visiting the Funky Trunk one day when they discovered the building would soon be available.
The two worked together and Elliott-Taybron said she had always had a desire to have a business.

U.S Cellular is opening a store in Nashville.
Sunshine Wireless will open on Tuesday, July 1, said Johnny Thompson, the owner of the store.
This is the fifth location for Sunshine Wireless. Others are located in Tarboro, Greenville, Farmville and Ayden.
Thompson said though he doesn’t select the location, he is thrilled to be coming to Nashville, as he has family in the area.

I will admit I was one of those people who trashed soccer a decade or so ago.
I said it would be more fun if you gave the players sticks and let them hit each other. I said it was boring. I said the field was too big. I said I’d never like it.
But as my mama has always said, “Never say what you ain’t going to do.” Mama’s context for that statement was more directed towards statements I’d made or behaviors I’d demonstrated, but it has applied to very many things.

It’s been almost two years since we ventured into the world of chicken ownership.
It’s been an interesting two years.
I’m still waiting on Allen to finish the chicken coop that the chickens were able to somehow destroy and escape from. Today, they just wander around the yard and seem pretty content with that.

Last week I received a phone call asking if I had heard that Golden East Mall was closing its doors in July. The person had seen the “official news story” link on Facebook. I responded that I highly doubted such a large retail facility would just shut down so quickly without several months of notification to its community, but I would check it out. I began searching for the link and quickly found it to be a hoax, which is not so uncommon these days. But what was very concerning was that the news link plagiarized an official news source name, ABC Media.

LIONS CLUB OFFICERS –– This photo originally published June 22, 1972.

Two seats are up for grabs for Nash County Soil and Water Conservation Supervisor and so far, two have filed for the seats.
The seats are currently occupied by Willie Harrison, of Castalia, and Bobby Joe Fisher, of Rocky Mount.
Harrison has filed for re-election.

A Rocky Mount woman was arrested and charged with insurance fraud.
Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin said that Latoya Sweet Whitaker, 28, of Rocky Mount was arrested and charged with four counts of insurance fraud, four counts of obtaining property by false pretense and one count of attempting to obtain property by false pretense.

INCIDENTS
A damage to property (vandalism), larceny after a breaking and entering, breaking and entering a residential, larceny after breaking and entering of cat, larceny of a chose in action, safecracking and financial card theft were reported on 6/16/14 at 203 Village Court
A possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia were reported on 6/16/14 on S. First Street

A breaking, entering and larceny of a residence was reported on 6/16/14 at 11202 E NC 97
A narcotics violation was reported on 6/16/14 at 1213 E Hilliardson Road
A larceny of a motor vehicle was reported on 6/17/14 at 12552 Spring Branch Lane
A breaking, entering and larceny of a business was reported on 6/17/14 at 2299 Bass Road

Nashville’s Boys & Girls Club hosted a tea party for ladies ages five to nine  on Tuesday, June 10 at the club. The tea party was the idea of Program Assistant Brenda Hagans. Pictured above, Hagans serves snacks to Tynderea Richardson.

Brittany LeeAnn Keith and Wesley Brooks Cogdell were married on May 3, 2014 at Olive Grove Baptist Church in Creedmoore, NC. Reverend Jonathan Barbee performed the double ring ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Keith of Creedmoor. She is a 2007 graduated of South Granville High School and a 2011 graduate of Barton College. She is employed with NC Mutual Drug in Durham.

Mr. and Mrs. Tony Knight of Rocky Mount announce the engagement of their daughter, Lauren Dianne Knight, to Aaron Thomas Pike. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Pike of Nashville. The wedding will take place August 2, 2014 at Sunset Avenue Baptist Church in Rocky Mount.

UNC Pembroke has announced Chancellors and Honors lists for the Fall Semester 2014. 
Nash residents named to the Chancellor’s List include Alexis Kara Cooper, of Rocky Mount.
Students are eligible for the Chancellor’s List if they achieve a minimum semester quality point average of 3.7 while passing at least 12 semester hours of course work; none of the 12 hours may be Pass/Fail.

Nashville High School Class of 1964 held their 50th class reunion  June 7th in downtown Nashville at the Nashville Exchange.

A photograph created by Angela Blankenship of AB Photography in Nashville recently earned the Distinguished Children Portrait Award and has been accepted into the Loan Collection of  Southeastern Professional Photographers of America’s (SEPPA) 2014 District Photographic Competition.  Encompassing the entire southeast of the continental United States,  SEPPA is the largest regional affiliate of the Professional Photographers of America with over 4,000 members. 

Following  graduation ceremonies, Nash Community College graduates, trustees, faculty, staff and students participated in a “beam signing” in the College’s Fenner Memorial Clock Courtyard. The beam will be used in the construction of the College’s new Continuing Education and Public Services Building. The new building is expected to open next year.

What did you do?  Why did your dog come into the Shelter?  Did you not neuter him or spay her, then your dog went  looking for love in all the wrong places?  Did you just not love your dog?  Did you think that it was OK to let your dog run around with no ID?  Did you not realize that your dog has a soul?  That their  feelings gets hurt?

Kay Turner will soon be leaving her first home in Nashville for what is becoming her second home, as she prepares for her third mission trip to Cambodia.
Turner will leave July 1 and spend over a month teaching English at the Clever Child international School (CCIS) in Kampong Thom, Cambodia.