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Dr. Jon Lee Wiggs, center, was the guest speaker at the April meeting of UDC Bethel Heroes 636. He spoke on the devastation of eastern North Carolina countryside during the last major War Between the States battle at Bentonville, NC.  Pictured with Dr. Wiggs, are Bethel Heroes members Donna Boykin (left) and Connie Cobb (right). Contributed photo

Rotarian President-Elect Ron Green, left and President Krista Ikirt, center, stand with John T. Capps, who spoke to the Rocky Mount Rotary Club on Monday, April 21 at the DoubleTree hotel during their 1pm meeting.

Friday, May 9 from 8 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. at Rocky Mount Preparatory School, 3334 Bishop Road, Rocky Mount
Friday, May 9 from 10:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. at Braswell Memorial Library, 727 North Grace Street, Rocky Mount
Monday, May 12 from 2 until 6:30 p.m. at Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Department, 300 Taylor Road, Sharpsburg
Tuesday, May 13 from 3 until 7 p.m. at Stony Hill FWB Church, 9649 Stony Hill Church Road, Middlesex

Air Force Airman 1st Class Jordan D. Reynolds graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.
The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.

Several public hearings are on the agenda for Nashville’s Town Council meeting next Wednesday night.
Two of the hearings are to rezone property. One of the properties being requested for rezoning is property that was the subject of a controversial rezoning request recently.
Initially, the request was to rezone property across from Kerr Drugs from residential to multi-family.

This year’s Kentucky Derby will feature a horse with ties to Nash County.
We Miss Artie will race in this year’s Derby and Hubert Vester, of Nashville, plans to travel to Kentucky to watch the race.
The horse is the offspring of a horse owned by Vester.

The Nash Central Senior High Alumni Association hosted its own version of “Dancing with the Stars” on Saturday night, with three couples competing to raise money for scholarships.
The fundraiser was the idea of Carolyn Morgan.
The Nash Central Senior High Alumni Association has been providing scholarships for around 40 years and has given over 250 scholarships. The association has hosted numerous fundraisers.

Universal Leaf North America recently announced plans to launch a new company which will focus on dehydrated and juiced fruit and vegetable products.
Carolina Innovative Food Ingredients, Inc. plans to invest around $20 million over two years and hire around 64 people. Production is expected to begin during the first quarter of 2015.

Fresh fruit and vegetables will be available at Glover Park starting on May 1, thanks to a partnership between local farmers and Nashville’s Recreation Department.
MarketFreshCSA will sell produce at the park Wednesday and Thursday nights, beginning next week. MarketFreshCSA is owned by Rob Glover and Andrew Strickland, who began a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program in 2009.

Fighting cancer will be on the minds of everyone who enters the gates at the Rocky Mount Athletic Complex Friday night, as the Nash County Relay for Life kicks off with survivor ceremonies.
Nikki Hanson, who serves as co-chair for the event, said this year’s event is looking to be a great one.
The band Runaway Cab will play at this year’s Relay for Life event, performing from 7 until 9 p.m.

The weather didn’t keep youth from coming out to show their animals at the Eastern Carolina 4-H Livestock Show and Sale last week. Over 150 youth from Nash, Halifax and Wilson Counties brought steers, lambs, goats and pigs to show at the sale.
Tanya Heath, Livestock Extension Agent for Nash and Edgecombe Counties, said the event went well.

Payton Whitley showed her goat in the Cloverbud Goat Show last Tuesday.

Bryleigh Colbert participated in the Cloverbud Show last Tuesday. (Graphic photo by Amanda Clark)

Brothers Jackson and Zack Stussie showed their lambs at the Livestock Show and Sale.

Laken Batchelor was the Reserve Champion in the lamb competition.

INCIDENTS
A damage to property (vandalism) was reported on 4/13/14 at Glover Park
A possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia was reported on 4/14/14 on Washington Street

An assault with a deadly weapon with serious injury was reported on 4/15/14 at 1544 E Castalia Road
An identity fraud was reported on 4/16/14 at 5875 Silver Court
A breaking, entering and larceny of a residence was reported on 4/16/14 at 2275 S Halifax Road
A missing person was reported on 4/16/14 at 3729 Twin Oak Way

The Rocky Mount Police Department arrested six people recently for distributing heroin.
According to a press release, the City of Rocky Mount, along with other North Carolina cities, has been battling a resurgence in the drug. The Rocky Mount Police Department has enhanced efforts to reduce the crime and damage the drug causes to citizens.

ROCKY MOUNT –– Nathan Columbus Alston, 81, of Rocky Mount, passed away Thursday, April 17, 2014.

ROCKY MOUNT –– Fred Ray Ayers, 77, passed away Monday, April 21, 2014.  He was born November 15, 1936 in Nash County, son of the late Ruffin and Lessie Matthew Ayers.  He was also preceded in death by his brother Joe Ayers and Sister Angela Smith. 

ROCKY MOUNT - Regan Leoni Battle, 6 months, of Rocky Mount, passed away  Saturday, April 12, 2014.

ROCKY MOUNT –– Raymond “Larry” Earl Brown, 57, of Rocky Mount,  passed away Wednesday, April 16, 2014.

CHARLOTTE –– Estee Boisy Bullock, Sr., 74, of Charlotte, passed away Sunday, April 13, 2014.

ROCKY MOUNT–– Catherine Silver-Cherry, 59, of Rocky Mount, died on Wednesday, April 16, 2014.