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A larceny was reported on 12/8/13 at 806 S. Alston Street
A damage to property (vandalism) was reported on 12/9/13 at 961 Sunnyfield Road
A motor vehicle theft was reported on 12/10/13 at 111 W Cross

A breaking, entering and larceny of a residence and damage to real property was reported on 12/2/13 at 6125 Harrisontown Road
An arson was reported on 12/2/13 at 1869 N Old Franklin Road
An injury to real property was reported on 12/3/13 at 3957 Eastern Avenue

Edward Horace Carwell, 78, passed away, Monday December 9, 2013. He was born August 6, 1935 in Johnston County to the late Roy and Nannie Utley Carwell.  In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by one brother.

ROCKY MOUNT –– Randolph Silver, 65, of Rocky Mount, died on Thursday, December 12, 2013 at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount.

LOUISBURG – Juanita Davis Tharrington, 86, of Louisburg, passed away on December 8, 2013.

NASHVILLE –– Sylvia Brake, age 77, of Nashville, passed away on Thursday, December 12, 2013 at Universal Healthcare of Nashville.

Charlotte Bulluck Browning, 73, passed away on Friday, December 13, 2013. Charlotte was born on March 10, 1940 in Rocky Mount to the late, James F. and Eva Lee Bulluck.

Sharon Kay Hull, 72, passed away, Friday December 13, 2013. She was born August 13, 1941 in Cordell, OK to the late Arthur L. and Denola Grogan Robinson. In addition to her parents she is predeceased by a brother, Eddie Robinson and sister, Carolyn Bean.

Michael Clifton Parker, age 66, passed away Thursday, December 12, 2013. Born in Nash County on March 13, 1947, he was the son of the late Norman Clifton Parker and Rachel Bissette Parker.

Donald Royce “Boots” Watson, 82, passed away Thursday, December 12, 2013. He was born in Nash County on August 22, 1931 to the late Theodore Randolph Watson, Sr. and Pauline Todd Watson. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Howell Watson; and brother, Theodore Randolph Watson, Jr.

Brandon Clay Jones, 31, passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2013. He was born in Rocky Mount on August 12, 1982 to Ernest G. Jones and Betsy King Sanderson.

Lonie Bell Dunston, age 88 of Rocky Mount passed away on Thursday, December 12, 2013.

Cynthia Fraser D’Avanzo, 79, of Zebulon, died December 10, 2013 in Highgate, St. Mary, Jamaica.

When Patrick Ignacio read that North Carolina’s prison system was shipping more than half a million bars of soap made by inmates to the Philippines as part of the relief effort  for victims of Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), he wept. Ignacio says he hopes the same big-heartedness will be found in the people of Nashville and Rocky Mount during a local relief effort called  “A Dollar of Hope.”

The Nash-Rocky Mount Schools (NRMS) board unanimously approved the administration’s tenure transition plan at their work session last week in preparation for their January meeting. The administration will use this plan to prepare and present the list of NRMS teachers selected for four-year contracts no later than February 2014 for the board’s approval.

This Christmas season is upon us, and that means many things.
First, every single commercial this month has the theme of Christmas, and most are awful. In an era of reality TV, we can’t expect much, I suppose.
Second, we are relentlessly told that Christmas is all about the shopping and gifting.   
Third, we are told the secular “true meaning of Christmas” in all types of media and social networking and at “holiday events.”

This year, it’s been a little hard for me to get into the Christmas spirit.
I know that’s hard to believe considering I have two little ones at home but I’ve been so overwhelmed with all the things I’ve had to do to prepare for not only Christmas, but also for a first birthday party (Devin’s birthday is December 21st).

Over the past few days I’ve seen the “look” that Betsy Fuller used to describe regarding last-minute Christmas shoppers. Christmas seems to have slipped up on many of us this year as the period between Thanksgiving and Christmas was cut a bit short.
For newcomers –– Betsy was the owner of the former Valentine-Fuller Antiques store in downtown Nashville.

Dear Editor,
In the August 7, 2013 newspaper, you may have read of the search for our missing dog. Well, Maggie, a lab-mix breed dog, slipped from her collar when the Animal Control Officers were going to hold her while her owner, Richard ReWalt, was taken to the hospital.

There have been two recent articles in the local newspapers that represent the continuing dilemma with the minimum wage.  One presents the minimum wage as an entry level wage. The other presents the minimum wage as a living wage.

This photo was submitted by Daisy Parker Vick. Blanche Cockrell Parker, Oretha Cockrell Parker and Betty Ruth Cockrell Ezzell  are pictured at the Tar River near Rocky Mount Mills when during a period the river bed was dry. The photo is thought to be taken in 1934.

The deadline for receiving a free or significantly reduced water tap looms for residents in the Red Oak and Dortches areas in Nash County. For now, the Towns of Red Oak and Dortches are offering to pay the $150 tap fee for all occupied dwellings in their respective town limits as a way to encourage residents to sign on. Those living in Nash County are being offered a reduced water tap of $150 for now. However, all these incentives are expected to end on January 1, 2014.

The Nash-Rocky Mount Schools board approved numerous board policy updates at their work session last week in preparation for their January meeting. Posted on the system’s website for review, these policy changes are up for public consideration and comment until the end of December.

Nashville’s Fire Department held a Christmas celebration on Sunday, December 1 for members and their families. Santa paid a visit to the children and a hay ride was also provided. Pictured above are fire fighters with Chief Randy Goodbrod (far right) and Santa.