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Larry D. Taylor
Age: 61
Profession or background: Retired Fed employee, currently employed, Nash County Sheriff’s Office, Investigator
Family: Wife, Netha, Sons Arnez and Antwan
Hobbies: Camping RV style and Harley rider

Patricia Rogers
Age:  66
Profession or background: Retired: Prev. was Pharm Tech at Almonds Pharmacy
Family: son, Grant and wife, Lovey and son, Patrick and wife, Amber; grandson Miller Rogers and granddaughter McKenna Rogers
Hobbies: Reading

Jerry Harris
Age: 64
Profession or background: Retired from Abbott Lab
Family: wife: Barbara, son: Digit, daughter: Michele, four grandchildren and two step grandchildren
Hobbies: Hunting, fishing, golf, time at the beach, anytime spent with family

Brian Hinkle
Age: 41
Profession: Manufactory Plant Maintenance Technician
Family: Wife Melissa Hinkle and stepdaughters, Sophia and Phoebe Atkins
Hobbies: Hunting, fishing and hiking

Debra Ann Sjoberg
Age: 54 years old
Profession or background: Mental Health Tech, AA degree, St. Petersburg College, St. Petersburg Florida
Family: 4 children, Joshua, Jesse, Rebekah and Hannah, 1 grandchild, Nevaeh
Hobbies include, advocating special needs as well as adoption related issues. Former president of SNAP (Special Needs Adoptive Parents) Northern NJ Chapter, former foster parent. Animal rescue, with emphesis on elderly and special needs animals. I enjoy reading and listening to music.

Dale A. Bachmann
Age:  60
Profession or background: Self-employed for 30 years, current Middlesex Town Commissioner and Supervisor of Public Works
Family: Wife Deb and daughter A.J.
Hobbies: Fishing, boating, collecting antiques

Vennie Brock
Age: 57
Profession or background: Chief of Police for Middlesex from 1984-2000, currently work part-time for Middlesex Police
Family: I am single
Hobbies: I collect thrown away bicycles and fix for the kids in town

Stacey E. Meek
Age: 34
Profession or background: Licensed massage therapist, small business owner
Family: husband, two children
Hobbies: cooking, reading, gardening, providing a healthy lifestyle for my family

Harold Meacombs
Age: 64
Profession or Background: 
16 Years as a Middlesex Commissioner; I have an Associate’s Degree in Electronic Technology; I worked with NC Highway Patrol from 1970-2008 as a Telecommunications Analysis where I engineered and managed projects with multimillion dollar budgets; I continue to work with NC Highway Patrol from 2009 until now as a Telecommunications Contractor;

Ann Mitchell Lewis
 Age: 65
Profession or Background: Retired Fawn Industries Materials Manager - 36 years
Family: Married to Warren B. Lewis, Jr.;  Son Warren “Sneak” Lewis, III (Deceased 6/9/11); two Granddaughters Lauren and Ashley Lewis.

Brandie Holt
Age : 35
Profession: Registered Nurse
Family: Wife and mother
Hobbies: Research, gardening and painting

Daryl Emig
Age: 54
Profession or background: 17 years at Stock Building Supply, currently Vice President of Information Technology; Southern Nash class of 1977; UNC-CH  BS Mathematics
Family: Wife, Mary and three children that I am proud to say are all products of the Nash county public school system.

The NRBA WMU Leadership Team met on Saturday, Oct. 12 at the Associational Center in Dortches.  They continue to make plans for missions in the association.  Audrey and Suzy Pearce, Children’s Missions Consultants, and Marilyn Boone, Area Director, attended.       
The Red Oak Fire Department will host a Blood Drive on Wednesday, Oct. 16 from 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM and on Thursday, Oct. 24 there will be a Flu Shot Clinic from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM.

STANHOPE -- During the teams’ earlier-season meeting, Southern Nash wasn’t able to put away Northern Nash until a strong second half that propelled the Birds to a two-goal victory in Big East Conference boys soccer action.
Southern was much more efficient from the get-go during last Thursday’s rematch on the SNHS campus.
The Firebirds were methodical and effective from the beginning and never gave the Knights any hope that they could escape Stanhope with a conquest.

With the new state law kicking in regarding teacher tenure and contracts, the Nash-Rocky Mount School (NRMS) system is faced with the task of developing proficiency standards to evaluate all teachers. Along with these standards, the administration is putting a new program in place to groom internal candidates for leadership positions in the school system beginning in January 2014.

More than one hundred people attended a meeting held last Thursday, October 10, where Nash County representatives gave a two hour presentation on the newest plan to extend water lines into the Red Oak-Dortches area. The purpose of the meeting was to encourage residents of that area to commit to becoming water customers in order to judge the economic feasibility of utility extension.

The Nashville Chamber of Commerce is hosting a candidate forum for the three candidates seeking seats on the Nashville Town Council. The event will be held   Wednesday, October 23 at 7 p.m. at Nash Arts Center in downtown Nashville.
The three candidates competing for the two open seats are Patricia Rogers, Larry Taylor and Jerry Harris.

The Nashville Lions Club celebrated its 75th birthday last week hosting a dinner for members and guests at Oak Level Ruritan Club.
Lions President Mary Boehm opened the event acknowledging the many contributions the club had offered in the past year which included projects at Nashville Elementary, purchasing eyeglasses, sending people to Camp Dogwood and to the VIP Fishing Tournament.

A Middlesex resident’s public comments were cut short on Monday night during the board’s regular meeting.
Mayor LuHarvey Lewis interrupted resident Edna Mount during her comments, asking her to move on from discussing the mosquito problem in Middlesex because it’s a controversy that’s already been brought to the board’s attention. The issue was discussed at the board’s meeting last month and has been discussed at several meetings prior.

The Town of Nashville is offering a fun-filled, safe place for parents to bring their children this Halloween.
For those looking for a spookier Halloween, Nash Arts is offering its Haunted by the Arts Ghost Walk.
The ghost walk will be held this Saturday, October 19 from 7 until 9 p.m., said Shelly Gray, Nash Arts Director.
The first “Haunted by the Arts” Ghost Walk was held in 2008 and was a success, Gray said.

Nash Produce Company was one stop during a two-day tour of Eastern North Carolina by newly hired professors, researchers and administrators of N.C. State University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Richard Linton, Dean of the N.C. State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, led the two-day tour, which included stops in Merry Hill, Plymouth, Pinetown, Greenville, Edgecombe County and Research Triangle Park, along with the stop Friday in Nashville.

INCIDENTS
A larceny (shoplifting) and simple assault was reported on 10/6/13 at Wal-Mart, 1205 Eastern Avenue
A hit and run and driving while impaired were reported on 10/8/13 at Wal-Mart, 1205 Eastern Avenue
A larceny of a cell phone from a vehicle was reported on 10/9/13 at Braswell Milling, 105 E Cross Street

A financial card fraud was reported on 10/8/13 at 197 Brandywine Lane
A breaking and entering of a residence was reported on 10/8/13 at 1200 NC 48
A breaking and entering of a residence and damage to property was reported on 10/8/13 at 10860 NC 48
A carrying a concealed weapon and resisting a public officer was reported on 10/8/13 at Universal Leaf

ROCKY MOUNT –- Edward Lee Batts, 74, of Rocky Mount, passed away on Sunday, October 13, 2013.