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Nancy  Currin Moody Bulluck, age 82,  passed away on Monday September 30, 2013. She was born in a farmhouse to John G. and Lucille Greene Moody at the Moody family farm in Townsville, North Carolina on July 4, 1931.

Waylon Harold Bunn, 87, of Bailey passed away October 2, 2013. Funeral services were held October 4, 2013 at White Oak Hill FWB Church, 3967 W Hornes Church Road, Bailey.   A graveside service was held October 5, 2013 in the Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey.  The Rev. Reuben Cason officiated.

ROCKY MOUNT –– Helen Cooper, 85, of Rocky Mount, died on Thursday, October 3, 2013 at Nash General Hospital.

NASHVILLE - Funeral services for Youlanda R. Morris, 86, who died Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013, will be held today (Wednesday, Oct. 9) at 1 p.m. at Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Oakland Cemetery with Rev. Milton Batts officiating.

NRMS Teachers of the Year from Spring Hope Elementary, Southern Nash Middle and Southern Nash High Schools participated in the Pumpkin Festival Parade on Saturday. Dana Williamson, the Teacher of the Year for Southern Nash MIddle School was also named the NRMS Teacher of the Year. Williamson is pictured above in the passenger seat.

The Southern Nash High School Band and Color Guard performed at the parade on Saturday. Pictured is Shannon Marlow.

T.S. Eliot said, in “The Hollow Men,” that “this is the way the world ends/not with a bang but a whimper.”
Maybe 2013 might shape up as a micro-example of that for Kristi and me.
We knew as long ago as 2007 that it might go down this way. That is when Child #3 came along, and we found ourselves outnumbered. As we told many people, we went from playing man-to-man to playing a zone.

The weather certainly cooperated for Spring Hope’s Pumpkin Festival this year but I think it cooperated a little too much.
It got up to 90 degrees on Saturday!
I’ve been to some pretty humid Pumpkin Festivals but Saturday’s was a record breaker for sure!
I suppose, however, that organizers were pleased with the weather and would much rather it be hot and humid than rainy.

Several months ago I was searching through the archives here at The Graphic trying to find some information for Lee Coppedge at Nashville Fire Department. While doing so, I began reading copies of some personal letters and newspaper clippings written by the founder of  The Graphic, Maurice W. Lincke. The copies were sent  to us by his granddaughter Chris Johnson.

VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONS –– This photo originally published in The Graphic November 20, 1973. Both the junior varsity and varsity girls teams of Nash Central had won the volleyball championships in the county.

Please read this Mr. Jones.  I have lived in Eastern NC all my life (so far) except two years when I was in graduate school.)  I remember being served by Congressman L.H. Fountain when I lived in the Wilson-Nash County areas.  And I remember Walter Jones because I grew up in Pamlico and Craven Counties.

Don’t know why it hasn’t been said before now, but it’s time for North Carolina’s Attorney General, Roy Cooper to step aside and pursue his personal objectives in other venues.
As the state’s top cop, it is his job to enforce our laws without prejudice. His lack of professionalism regarding the recently enacted election law reforms make it impossible for his office to defend the state law in federal court.

INCIDENTS
A hit and run was reported on 9/30/13 on Washington Street
A larceny and breaking and entering of a motor vehicle was reported on 10/1/13 at Kerr Drug, 703 Washington Street

A resisting a public officer and injury to personal property was reported on 9/30/13 at 3741 Sunset Avenue
A breaking, entering and larceny of a residence was reported on 9/30/13 at 2987 Batchelor Road
A breaking, entering and larceny of a residence was reported on 9/30/13 at 209 Morning View Lane
A simple assault was reported on 10/1/13 at 7827 Logans Run Lane

Jessica Anne Hobson and William Clifton Futrell III were married Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013 at Sunset Avenue Baptist Church, Rocky Mount. The officiating minister for the 6 p.m. ceremony was Pastor Mark L. Pridgen Jr.
The bride’s parents are Lennie and Karen Breedlove of Rocky Mount. She is the granddaughter of Lee and Helen Hines of Nashville, Jr. and Ruth Breedlove of Oxford, and the late Evelyn R. Hobson.

Oretha Parker, of Nashville, recently celebrated her 97th birthday on September 9 with a fishing trip with her grandson, Tim Vick. The two went to Bogue Inlet on September 14, where Parker caught a two-pound stone crab. Parker also celebrated her birthday with a special lunch at Mayflower, where she was joined by family and friends.

Twin County Community Pride, Inc. has announced the Twin County Hall of Fame Class of 2013 to be inducted on Thursday, Nov. 14 at Nash Community College. This year’s class of ten inductees includes two photographers, a pediatrician, two community volunteers, two sports figures, an educator, a broadcaster, and a state legislator.  The class was selected from over 50 nominations submitted in the spring.

The Rocky Mount Area Chamber of Commerce and the Tarboro-Edgecombe Chamber of Commerce, along with Premier Sponsor Suddenlink Communications and Host Sponsor Nash Community College, join together to host the 2013 Regional Business Expo.  Members of the region’s business community will take center stage on Thursday, October 17, 2013 at Nash Community College Business & Industry Center for the annual Business Expo.

The pieces are finally fitting into place for the Town of Castalia after a long battle to secure funding for a community park. Mayor Ellene Leonard announced last Tuesday, October 1, that the town had received a contract for the PARTIF grant and was simply waiting on the Land and Water Conservation Grant, which should be in place by the beginning of November. However, all this funding hinges on the town doing its part in raising $26,000 for the project.

Around 40 residents of the Birchwood Community joined together on Sunday afternoon for a neighborhood walk. Nashville Police Community Services Officer Jennifer Bull and Chief Thomas Bashore also participated in the walk. Among those participating were children on bikes and in strollers. There was a 10-minute break at Birchwood Country Club, where residents stopped to enjoy water and Gatorade.

The Nash-Rocky Mount Schools (NRMS) technology department announced that the delivery of digital devices to students in grades 4-12 was completed on Friday, Sept. 27, reporting that nearly 7,600 devices had been given out.
But this announced delivery completion does not include every student in grades 4-12, as “day user” devices have not been delivered, Ashley Simmons, NRMS chief public information officer told The Graphic.

The Town of Nashville hopes the addition of a new social network will build a stronger community.
The town and its police department recently started using Nextdoor, a private social network for neighborhoods. The network allows communication between neighbors.

The board of Nash Heath Care met for its October meeting at the Middlesex Powell Clinic located in Middlesex, NC.  The clinic is one of several Management Service Organizations (MSO) owned by the hospital and is one of Nash Health Care’s most recent ventures.

The Nash County Sheriff’s Office is investigating 21 incidents where cartons of cigarettes were stolen from stores throughout four counties.
In the incidents, a masked individual broke into the stores in Nash, Wilson, Franklin and Johnston Counties and took large quantities of cigarettes.

THE CASMO CITY CREW BAND
Gospel, Rhythm & Blues
October 18 -- 7 p.m.
General admission is $10