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Kathleen Louise Finch, 63, passed away Thursday, January 16, 2014. She was born November 5, 1950 in Sullivan County, NY.  She was preceded in death by her parents, Orville and Josephine Benton, and her husband, James C. Schriber, Jr.

Pauline Williams Ferrell, 88, passed away Sunday, January 19, 2014. She was born in Nash County to the late Richard and Lee Williams. Pauline was also preceded in death by her husband, Dolphus M. Ferrell, sisters; Annie Belle Benson and Betty Vick.

Master Jordan Javonte Defreese, 10, of Rocky Mount, died on Sunday, January 12, 2014.

Ernest Junior Richardson, II, 36, of Nashville, died on Saturday, January 11, 2014 in Whitakers.

Omar S. Foster, 35, of Rocky Mount, died on Monday, January 13, 2014.

Rocky Mount ––James F. Hinnant Sr., 79, of Rocky Mount, died on Saturday, January 18, 2014.

Odes Warren Newton, 90, passed Wednesday, January 15, 2014.

Rudolph “Rudy” Thaddeus Shearin, age 69, passed away Thursday, January 16, 2014. Born in the Aventon Community of Nash County on October 18, 1944, he was the son of the late Clarence T. Shearin and Mary Ruth Shearin.

Bethel Morgan Thorne, age 90, passed away  Friday, January 17, 2014. Born in Nash County on November 29, 1923, she was the daughter of the late John Morgan and Ida Morgan. She was also preceded in death by her husband John Martin Thorne Jr. in 2004.

Thomas Stephen “Tommy” Tuttle, age 55, passed away Saturday, January 18, 2014. Born in Nash County on June 22, 1958, he was the son of the late Harold P. Tuttle, Sr. and Martha Longest Tuttle of Rocky Mount.

Jean Ferebee Bishop died  January 19, 2014. She was born in Vance County on January 10, 1927 to Stephen Scott Ferebee and Carrie Cheatham Ferebee. She was preceded in death by her husband of sixty years, John Edward (Jack) Bishop.

Fenley Smith Pettiford of Spring Hope passed away  January 15, 2014.

Frederick “Jim” Cannady, age 72 of Spring Hope, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2013.

NASHVILLE - Funeral services for Joseph “Ted” Wilson, 84, who died on Friday, Jan. 17, 2014, will be Wednesday, Jan. 22 at 1 p.m. at Rock Hill Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Forest Hills cemetery with Rev. John Neal officiating.

The Nash County Animal Shelter is back to normal operations after temporarily halting adoptions due to illness.
Several animals in the shelter were reportedly ill earlier this month, causing the shelter to cease adoptions until the shelter was able to take necessary precautions.
The illnesses reportedly included distemper and kennel cough.

A telethon to benefit the Christian Fellowship Home for Recovering Men in Rocky Mount is being held on January 26, 2014 fom 1 until 5 p.m. on WHIG-TV.
The Christian Fellowship Home for Recovering Men in Rocky Mount serves as a temporary home for recovering alcoholics and addicts, helping to provide them with a safe environment where they can begin to put their lives back together and become self-sufficient, contributing members of the community again.

Tuesday, February 4 from 3 until 7 p.m. at Stony Hill FWB Church, 9649 Stony Hill Church Road, Middlesex
Wednesday, February 5 from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Edgecombe Community College in Rocky Mount, 225 Tarboro Street
Thursday, February 6 from 2 until 5 p.m. at Draka Elevator Products, 2151 North Church Street, Rocky Mount

As always, we collect the news every so often so you don’t have to. It may be January, but we have some good stuff in our clip file, gathered from news sources all over. Enjoy.
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The real deal with Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency “leaker” who is hiding in Russia:
According to Iran’s semi-official news agency, Fars, America is apparently being ruled by a race of tall, white space aliens who also assisted the rise of Nazi Germany in the 1930s. Fars has linked the alien invasion to Snowden.

If there’s anything worse than having one mobile little boy, it’s having two mobile little boys.
Corbin is two and a half now so mobile is probably not even the right word for him. He’s way past the mobile stage. He’s now into the know-it-all, into everything stage. But on top of being mobile, he also talks! That’s been interesting!
Devin is one. He is walking and extemely fast! He can get into trouble and be on the other side of the room before you can even get to him to tell him no!

Friday was bittersweet as we stood in front of the brand new Boice-Willis facility preparing to cut the ribbon celebrating its recent opening at Eastpointe Avenue. We had learned early Thursday morning of the passing of Dr. Joseph Liverman’s wife, Nell.
Dr. Liverman retired from Boice-Willis in 2011, but most of us still referred to the clinic on Church Street as “Dr. Liverman’s Office.”

Two Nashville residents were among those arrested last week by the Nash County Sheriff’s Office as part of an ongoing investigation into the distribution of illegal controlled substances and illegal firearm possession in the area.
Deputies arrested a total of nine individuals on January 14 as part of the investigation.
Among those arrested were Montrel A. Gardner, 26, of Brake Street, Nashville.

INCIDENTS
A breaking and entering a motor vehicle was reported on 1/13/14 at 605 Birchwood Drive
A larceny was reported on 1/13/14 at 408 Golfers Lane
A larceny was reported on 1/13/14 at Wal-Mart, 1205 Eastern Avenue

A fraud was reported on 1/13/14 at 1063 Aventon Gin Road
A flee to elude and resisting  a public officer was reported on 1/13/14 on Fountain Branch Road
A flee to elude arrest and resisting a public officer was reported on 1/14/14 at S. Big Woods Road and US-64 Alternate

Governor Pat McCrory recently appointed Virginia Brewer to the North Carolina Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service.
The commission encourages and recognizes community service and volunteer participation as a means of community and state problem-solving.