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The following story was written by retired firefighter and photo journalist Bob Bartosz who is a native of southern New Jersey but now resides in Nash County. He has been photographing fires for over sixty years and served as the official fire photographer in Camden County, New Jersey from 1954 until 2010. Though retired, Bob still shows up with his camera at many fire calls in Nash County and knows first-hand of heroic efforts made by firefighters such as the one you are about to read.

Nash County Commissioners have approved an inducement agreement along with a resolution to sale a shell building in the Whitakers Business and Industry Center. The moves pave the way for a manufacturing company, Nutkao, USA, to locate to the area.
Governor Pat McCrory announced last month that Nutkao, USA had selected Nash County to locate their first United States facility.

Larry Taylor has spent all of his adult life working in public service.
On December 31, Taylor ended a 32-year law enforcement career, retiring as a Detective with the Nash County Sheriff’s Office.
Taylor served seven years with the sheriff’s office and 25 with Nashville’s Police Department as an Auxiliary Police Officer. He also worked as an Auxiliary Officer for Spring Hope for 21 years.

Nashville’s Town Council agreed that the town should fund the matching portion of an Industrial Development Fund (IDF) Grant instead of seeking financing.
The town has applied for a $504,000 IDF Grant through the North Carolina Department of Commerce. If received, the town would use the grant monies to put in road and sewer on town-owned property on Cooke Road. The town purchased the property last year with plans to develop and industrial park. 

Jerry Taylor is hoping to bring Pete’s Cafe back to the way it was when Pete and Edith Gupton first started it decades ago.
Taylor recently purchased the business and changed the name to Church Street Grill. Taylor was the first to purchase the business from the Gupton’s in the late 90’s and later sold it.
“I’m trying to get it back to when I had it and when Pete had it before,” Taylor said.

Gordon Thomas “Tommy” Cliett, 76, passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2013. He was born in Broxton, GA on August 31, 1937 to the late Gordon and Ammie Morton Cliett. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his son, Gary Thomas Cliett; grandson, Adam Thomas Wilder; and sister, Marie Cliett Anderson.
Tommy was owner and operator of Western Sizzlin Steakhouse for 40 years.

INCIDENTS
A larceny was reported on 12/23/13 at 2229 Trinity Drive
An animal abuse/neglect was reported on 12/26/13 at 410 Woodfield Drive
A hit and run was reported on 12/28/13 at 367 Washington Street

A fraud/found property was reported on 12/27/13 at 3600 EP Taylors Store Road
A larceny of a firearm was reported on 12/27/13 at 9367 Cedar Grove School Loop Road
An assault on a female and assault by pointing a gun was reported on 12/28/13 at 7149 S Old Carriage Road
A larceny from a residence was reported on 12/28/13 at 6990 Hill Road

Ginger Elaine Pate, 55 passed away January 4, 2014. She was born December 15, 1958 to the late Robert H. Pate and Hilda E. Pate.

David Chris Taylor, Jr., age 51 passed away on January 3, 2014. He is preceded in death by his mother Lorene Parker Taylor and sister Melinda Taylor Bone.

Theodore Alfred Chadwick, Jr., 68, passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2014. He was born March 14, 1945 in Nash County to the late Theodore Chadwick, Sr., and Nellie Brown Chadwick. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his loving wife, Linda Chadwick.

ROCKY MOUNT –– Mr. Wageh Rageb Awadallah, 67, of Rocky Mount, and formerly of Jerusalem, died on Friday, January 3, 2014 at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount.

ROCKY MOUNT – Donald Kenny “Kent” Hunter, age 57, of Rocky Mount, died on Friday, January 3, 2014.

ENFIELD ––Loistean Richardson, 64, of Enfield, died on Monday, December 30, 2013. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Roanoke Rapids location of H.D. Pope Funeral Home.

Judith Lee Howell Blackwell, 69, passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2014. She was born in Nash County on November 27, 1944 to the late Rev. Ernest Howell and Rosie Lee Howell. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her husband, Douglas Blackwell.

Carvie Everette Strickland passed away on January 1, 2014. He was born on September 22, 1922 in Middlesex to the late Garland Ellis Strickland and Etta Strickland. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Alene Lamm Strickland; brothers, Arthur, Jim, Thurman, Joe, and Henry Strickland, and sister, Delta Williams.

NASHVILLE - Mrs. Emma Pearl Cooper, age 81, of Nashville, died on Friday, January 3, 2014 at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount.

NASHVILLE -  Funeral Services For Erma Richardson Morris, 89, who died on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, took place at 2 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 4 at Rock Hill Baptist Church. Burial followed in Oakland Cemetery with Rev. John Neal officiating.

LOUISBURG - Funeral services for James A. “Jack” Lewis, 90, who died Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, will take place today (Wednesday, Jan. 8) at 12 noon at Allen Chapel Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with Rev. Stanley Dunston officiating.

James Earnest Jones, Sr., age 77 of Rocky Mount passed away January 5, 2014.

Richard Lucas, Sr. age 86 of Rocky Mount passed away January 5, 2014.

Nathaniel Pope, age 78 of Middlesex, passed away January 1, 2014.

Annie Montague, age 87 passed away January 2, 2014.

Well, we put another year in the books last week.
I can’t say that I’m going to miss 2013 very much. There were many challenges, including a kidney stone. If you have never had a kidney stone, I recommend you don’t grow one. Actually, it is not the growing one that is so bad, it is the harvest.

It is extremely cold outside, at least it is I as write this column. By the weekend, though, it’s supposed to be back up in the 70’s.
Apparently, it’s only in North Carolina that you will find temperatures in the single digits one day and then in the 70’s a few days later. No wonder most everyone I know can’t seem to get rid of the sniffles!