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Day-to-day life for some senior citizens means deciding whether to buy medication or food.
The Nash County Senior Center is hoping to change that by hosting an Easter Food Drive next month.
Food, or monetary donations, are being accepted now through April 7 at the Senior Center in Nashville.

Nash Community College will host its annual 2014 Back to Work Job Fair on Monday, April 28, 2014 from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. in the Brown Auditorium.
NCC Alumni will receive VIP admission with an opportunity to meet alumni and employers and enjoy refreshments during a floating networking event from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor is being produced at Nash Arts Center in Nashville. Producers are still seeking an experienced or very enthusiastic older male actor for a large role in the play. The Merry Wives of Windsor is widely considered Shakespeare’s most hilarious and raucous of his comedies.

Members of Cub Scouts Pack 37 visited The Nashville Graphic newspaper office Tuesday, March 11, 2014. Pictured, left to right, on the front row are: Carson Cross, Bronson Harrell, and Jameson Harrell. Pictured on the back row are Blake Howell, Christopher Bardowell and Ruben Cavazos.

Rocky Mount Academy’s Odyssey of the Mind team placed first out of 8 teams in the Coastal Regional tournament held in Kill Devil Hills on March 1. The team is comprised of 5th Graders Abigail Adcock, Mary-Edith Cox, Madie Jenkins, Clara Lord, Zoey Outlaw, Porter Petruzziello, and Emory Pittman. They chose to solve, “It’s How We Rule.”  In this problem the team had to re-create a King’s Court from history and make their own Royal Court set in an original kingdom at a different time and place.

It is a significant day when the chickens leave the first egg of the season for us. Multiply that by 240 when a six-year-old finds it.
I heard the scream from Lowell all the way to the goat pasture.
“Egg! I got an egg, whoop-whoop!”

Nashville’s Chamber of Commerce honored two deserving folks at its annual Distinguished Citizen event held on March 6.
Ross Strickland was the recipient of the Distinguished Citizen Award and Nashville Police Officer Jennifer Bull was surprised with the Beyond the Call of Duty Award.
Both of them are very deserving of the award.

A proposed moderate income apartment complex is on the table to be constructed on about eight acres of land off Washington Street, across from Kerr Drug. The property juts back towards an already developed single family subdivision, Davis Farms. Members of that subdivision, and some nearby areas, have voiced their concerns about  the apartment complex and, for the most part, are  opposed to the idea.

FIRST GRADERS –– We found this photo in our 1965 archives. We believe the photo was taken at Nashville School by Graphic Photographer Jesse Smith. The teacher is Mrs. Elizabeth Robinson.

Bailey Mayor Timothy Johnson paid a visit to Middlesex last Monday evening to provide an update on the Bailey-Middlesex Park.
Johnson said the first phase of construction was scheduled to be completed by April 30.
“As they see it, as long as there is no significant weather, we should be opening the park shortly after that point,” Johnson said.

White Motors, Inc., located in Roanoke Rapids,  recently announced it has merged with LBJ Chevrolet in Nashville. “I believe this is going to be a very good venture for us and LBJ,” said Lawrence White, owner, White Motors, Inc.
According to a press release, White Motors has been looking to expand its dealership network for several years and after negotiating with several other dealers came to the conclusion that LBJ Chevrolet was the best option and the town of Nashville had the most opportunity for growth.

New laws for North Carolina public schools:  So what are they? Will they affect my family?
A forum planned for April 26 featuring Dr. June Atkinson, N.C. Superintendent of Public Instruction and a group of panelists seeks to answer these questions. They will share information about the new legislation and its impact on students, educators and our public school system.

Nashville’s Town Council and Planning Board will hold a joint public hearing on Wednesday, March 26 at 7 p.m. on a special use permit for property across from Kerr Drugs.
The property was the subject of a controversial rezoning request earlier this month. Developers are looking to put apartments on close to eight acres of property.

A Staged Reading of Out in Left Field, a short play by Lela Chesson, will be presented by PFLAG-Rocky Mount on Saturday, March 29, 7 p.m., at the Nash Arts Center in Nashville. The play focuses on the plight of a left-hander and his family “in the years of Harry Truman and the days of Dick and Jane.” The reading, to be directed by Rocky Mount Playwright Marilynn Anselmi, serves as a benefit to fund PFLAG scholarships for area youth.

Seven high school seniors will be presented to society Friday night, March 21, at a debutante cotillion held by the Beta Zeta Sigma Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority.
The cotillion begins at 8 p.m. in Brown Auditorium at Nash Community College, a release says.
The goals of the year-round cotillion program include the promotion of high moral character; development of personality, talent, dignity and pride; and provision of scholarships.

Crystal M. Jones
Navy Seaman Recruit Crystal M. Jones, a 2013 graduate of Rocky Mount High School, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.

Nash Community College has announced the following employees are recipients of the 2014 National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) award. As a member of NISOD, the College has been honoring faculty, staff and administrators with this award of recognition annually since 1992. Recipients are selected based on their proven commitment to high performance and extraordinary service to Nash Community College, its students, and the community.

Nashville joins Boys & Girls Clubs across America next week to celebrate National Boys & Girls Club Week, by hosting several events to emphasize the importance and value of the Clubs to the Nashville community. The organization invites everyone to  visit the club and see first-hand the impact being made on today’s youth.
Boys & Girls Clubs are unique in the field of child development due to five identifying characteristics.

A rabies clinic sponsored by the Nash County Health Department will be held on Thursday, April 17, 2014 at the Nash County Animal Shelter located at 921 First Street Extension in Nashville, from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
 North Carolina Rabies Law states that all cats and dogs over the age of four (4) months must be vaccinated for rabies.
 The cost of the vaccination during the clinic will be $5.00 per animal.

Are you interested in improving your soil, becoming a better recycler, and being able to create compost for your garden?  In celebration of Earth Day, the Edgecombe County Extension Master Gardener Volunteers are hosting a workshop on vermicomposting and composting on Saturday, April 26th from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. with optional worm bin workshop in the afternoon.

The Hebrew name for dog is “Kel-lev” and means “full of heart.”   You are blessed if you have a dog that is your companion, your friend, your comfort and the one that will give you unconditional love.  We get dog, many of them strays  at the Shelter that are starved till they are skeletal.  We know that times are tough, but if you need help.... ASK.

Each finalist for Youth of the Year had a different story to tell but all three had one common theme; the Boys and Girls Club had made a tremendous difference in their lives.
The Boys and Girls Clubs of Nash/Edgecombe Counties recognized its three finalists for Youth of the Year at a special celebration last Thursday at the Gateway Convention Center in Rocky Mount.

An Artist-in-Residency Grant has opened the eyes and ears of students at Nash Central Middle and Nash Central High Schools.
The John Brown Quintet visited both schools last week as part of a special grant the schools received from the NC Arts Council.

Robert Connelly’s desire to serve led him to enlist in the United States Marine Corps and now has him pursuing an Associate Degree in Nursing. After serving for eight years as a United States Marine working during combat on amphibious assault missions, Connelly returned home to pursue a career in nursing. “When I finished my military duties, I worked in a couple of corporate roles and really saw nursing as an opportunity to make a difference. My dream is to one day work in the Emergency Department in a VA hospital,” Connelly said.

Southern Nash High School senior Blake Stoddard has made his mark on Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools. Stoddard built an online registration portal that Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools will use to register high school students for their classes, streamlining the district’s high school registration process.
He was recognized by the school board for his work in February, and over the next several weeks, the benefits of his labor will become more evident.