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Mayor Al Wester and Commissioner Levell Langley and Barbara Tyre were sworn into another term of service for the Town of Red Oak in a freshly remodeled town hall. The new interior of the Town Hall on Main Street was unveiled at the regular monthly business meeting held in December 2.
The town hall building was formerly divided into two main sections—an office/meeting area in the front and a large unfinished storage area in the back.

Spring Hope Commissioners amended the town’s loud noise ordinance to make it more costly for offenders.
The town changed the ordinance several years ago from a state violation to a civil violation with a $50 penalty, Town Manager John Holpe told commissioners. The change was for all violations, however, Holpe said the change is not working well for the loud noise ordinance.

Bessie Bone recently celebrated her 100th birthday by giving out handmade hot pads to family and friends who attended the celebration.
The hot pads were crocheted by Bone herself and over 75 people attended the November 16th party to celebrate Bone’s birthday, which was on Friday, November 29.

Wesley Stephen and Jeanette Bissette Ferrell celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Friday, November 29, 2013 with a special dinner hosted by their daughters. The couple were wed on November 27, 1963. They are now living in Wilson but attended school in the Spring Hope area. They have two daughters, Stephanie Gardner and her husband, Alan, and Angela Bisbee and her husband, Jeff and five grandchildren.

Leslie  Claire Harrelson and Duncan Powell Blackwell were united in marriage at half past four o’clock on Saturday, September 7th, 2013, in Powell Chapel at Second Baptist Church in Richmond, Va. The Reverend Micah Voraritskul officiated.

Columbiettes, Bonnie Kane and Ruth Gall, assist other Columbiettes, and Knights of Columbus, of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, to assemble and distribute Thanksgiving boxes.  The Knights provided enough food for 111 families to enjoy a nice Thanksgiving dinner, which included turkey and all the trimmings.

Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools received numerous honors during the North Carolina School Board Associations annual conference held at the Joseph S. Koury Convention Center in Greensboro November 18-20.
The Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools Honors Band & Dance Ensemble performed during one of the conference’s general sessions.

Member of the West Mount Ruritan Club honored community heroes, including veterans, emergency services personnel and senior citizens, on Saturday, November 16.
Following a lunch of barbeque and friend chicken with all the trimmings, the group enjoyed a POW/MIA presentation by James Ervin and Herbert Joyner, members of the Oak Level Ruritan Club who were representing American Legion Post 110, VFW Post 2057 and the Joint Veterans Committee of Nash and Edgecombe Counties.

The Special Olympics North Carolina state-level bocce tournament for Special Olympics programs in the eastern part of the state was held on Saturday, Oct. 19 at Gillette Athletic Complex in Wilson.
The SONC Bocce East Tournament consisted of more than 170 athletes and Unified Partners, 75 coaches and had 80 volunteers supporting the event, according to Keith L. Fishburne, president/CEO of SONC.

Elizabeth City State University honored area Teachers of the Year during the annual American Education Week assembly on November 21.

The Nash County 4-H Electric Club was recently invited to give a presentation to the Dortches Ruritan Club.
With club leader John Wind, president Elias Moore and vice president Jasper Cruz brought display boards and oral presentations about the club’s activities. The board Moore made included photos and newspaper articles that show how the club conducts meetings, along with the club’s main activities and projects.

Nash County Cooperative Extension hosted its annual “Farm-City Country Breakfast” last Tuesday morning at the Farmers Market in Rocky Mount.
Close to 150 came out for the breakfast, which is held each year to bring the community together to celebrate agriculture.

Nashville’s Library hosted a children’s craft time on Saturday, November 23. Children made several Christmas ornaments, with help from library staff and Nashville Community Services Officer Jennifer Bull. Pictured above, Bull helps youth work on a snowman ornament.

The Tar River Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation visited My Sister’s House just prior to Thanksgiving to donate turkeys as well as sweet potatoes for the organization to give to its clients. The organization donates turkeys and sweet potatoes each year to several local organizations. The sweet potatoes were donated by Spring Acres Farms in Spring Hope.

Nashville United Methodist Church held an Operation Christmas Child packing party on November 17. Through this mission, the children and volunteers were able to pack 150 boxes for children this year. A special prayer was prayed over the boxes, with each child placing their hand on the boxes before shipping the boxes out the next day.

Christmas will kick off in Nashville on December 7 with the annual Children’s Christmas Parade.
The Christmas Parade will start at 4 p.m. on Saturday, December 7 and will be followed by the ceremonial lighting of the tree. Santa will also stop by and listen to the wishes of children at the Nash County Administration Building.
Nashville’s Christmas Parade is all about the children.

The 4-H Electric Club will unveil its holiday light show on Friday, December 6 in a special ceremony at the Nash County Agriculture Center in Nashville.
This is the second year the club has put on the light show.
The 4-H Electric Club, dubbed the Circuiteers, is one of the newest 4-H clubs, said leader John Wind.

Peggy Winstead serves the Coopers Ruritan Club quietly. As secretary of the club, she has many responsibilities, many of which no one even knows about.
Winstead’s quiet leadership is one of many reasons members chose her as the 2013 Ruritan of the Year.
Winstead was honored last week at the Coopers Ruritan Club’s annual Appreciation Banquet.

The North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service will celebrate its centennial next year and is looking for input from the community as it prepares for another 100 years of service.
A series of listening sessions are being held across the state to give citizens in all 100 North Carolina counties a chance to offer their feedback on what the Cooperative Extension’s priorities should be.

The Nashville Graphic is introducing officers of the Nashville Police Department each month as part of an “Officer Spotlight” series.  The articles are featured the last Wednesday of each month  to help Nashville residents get to know the officers who protect and serve their communities.
Officer Name: Jeremy Guzman

There are sports teams. And then there is Courtney’s Team.
The community has come together and dubbed themselves “Team Courtney” to show support for 17-year-old Courtney Moss, who will soon be placed on a waiting list for a heart transplant.
Courtney was born with Atrial Septum Defect, or a hole in her heart. The hole was repaired in 1997 but in 1998, Courtney went into heart failure.

ROCKY MOUNT –– Ida Mae Taylor-Blount, 69, of Rocky Mount, died on Monday, November 18, 2013 in Rocky Mount.

Mary Aileen Cockrell Baker passed away November 20, 2013. She was born December 29, 1921 to the late Lee Weldon and Mae Vick Cockrell. She was also preceded in death by her brothers, Boyd and Duke Cockrell and her husband John James Baker.

Destiny Marie Raynor 23, died Tuesday, November 19, 2013. She was born September 30, 1990 in Edgecombe County.

Harding Wilson Jones passed away on November 18, 2013.