By:
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Those hoping to run for seats on town boards have just a few days left to file for the upcoming municipal elections.
Filing will end on Friday, July 19 at noon.
Over 30 seats are up for grabs for the upcoming election.
By:
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Corporal William Hill attributes Joe Mercer as one of the men who inspired him to stay out of trouble and ultimately enter into law enforcement so it’s fitting Hill was recently presented an award in Mercer’s honor.
Hill was recently presented the annual Joe Mercer Employee of the Year Award by Nash County Sheriff Jenkins.
INCIDENTS
A breaking and entering a commercial and damage to property (Vandalism) were reported on 7/8/13 at Murphy’s, 1185 Eastern Avenue
A trespassing and larceny were reported on 7/8/13 at Wal-Mart, 1205 Eastern Avenue
A damage to property was reported on 7/8/13 at 9560 Sage Meadows
An intentional overdose was reported on 7/8/13 at 2769 Rackley Road
A shooting into an occupied vehicle was reported on 7/8/13 at 10450 W Old Spring Hope Road
A breaking, entering and larceny to a motor vehicle was reported on 7/8/13 at 8781 Mill Branch Road
An Edgecombe County man was arrested near Oak Level Cafe after someone reported a suspicious vehicle parked near the restaurant.
The Nash County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a suspicious vehicle on Monday, July 8 and once making contact with the driver, William Pridgen, deputies discovered he had an outstanding warrant for failure to appear on charges of trafficking cocaine from Edgecombe County.
Nashville’s Police Department will host its next Coffee with a Cop at McDonalds on Thursday, July 18.
The event will be held from 7:30 a.m. until 9 a.m. at the Nashville McDonalds.
The event gives citizens the opportunity to meet with Nashville Police Officers and ask questions. Officers also have information on hand to give out.
ROCKY MOUNT ––Ernest “Fuzzy” Lee Williams, 65, died July 6, 2013.
ROCKY MOUNT ––James Fredrick Porter, 61, of Rocky Mount, died on Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville.
MONROE ––William Earl Holmes, 83, formally of Nashville, passed away Saturday, July 13, 2013 at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro.
Charles Ray Satterwhite, age 87, passed away Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Born in Franklin County on February 27, 1926, he was the son of the late John Satterwhite and Mable Wright Satterwhite. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Geraldine Kearney Satterwhite and son Jerry Satterwhite.
Lena M. “Peggy” Bass passed away Saturday, July 13, 2013. She was born on March 22, 1924 to the late Mr. and Mrs. Clarence O’Neal. Peggy was preceded in death by her husband, Charles O. Bass.
Jimmie “Jaybird” Wilson, 70, of Nashville, died July 2, 2013 in Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.
SHARPSBURG –– Mary Floretta Deloatch, 62, of Sharpsburg, died on Sunday, July 14, 2013 at Nash General Hospital.
Wednesday, July 17 from 3 until 7 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 100 S. Church Street, Rocky Mount
Wednesday, July 17 from 12 until 4 p.m. at Eaton Corporation, 8171 Planer Mill Road, Middlesex
Thursday, July 18 from 3 until 7 p.m. at Momeyer Baptist Church, 4967 Momeyer Way, Nashville
Saturday, July 20 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the House of Resurrection, 102 North King Street, Whitakers
Nellie G. Vick, of Nashville, holds the first cotton bloom found on the Vick Farm last week, just outside of Nashville. Vick is from the Sandy Cross area. She brought the bloom to the Graphic office on July 10th. The Nashville Graphic has held a long-time tradition of offering a free one-year subscription for the first bloom of the season brought to the newspaper.
A head-on collision on Sunday on Oak Level Road injured two local residents. The accident happened on Sunday afternoon on the 2100 block of Oak Level Road. Nashville’s Fire Department was on scene at the time of the accident, as fire fighters had just responded to a prior accident, which was minor.
By:
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
The Town of Nashville is hoping the rain will stay away for next week’s Outdoor Movie Series.
Nashville’s Parks and Recreation will host the first movie in the series with “Finding Nemo.”
The Outdoor Movie Series was slated to begin last month but rain forced officials to cancel the event.
Wal-Mart is sponsoring the 2013 Outdoor Movie Series.
When Howard Bozelle of South Old Carraige Road decided to plant corn this year, he switched to an open-pollinated seed using Hickory King for the first time. Little did he know the seeds would produce such tall stalks! Bozelle’s stalks currently measure 14’ 9” tall.
Dear New York Times Editorial Board,
It seems odd that you would take a day to write about the “Decline of North Carolina” in your newspaper. After all, we know your disdain for the state — except of course when you’re eating our produce or pork products, looking for a clean beach, smoking our tobacco or run out of people to tell how you did things Up North.
Nash County Commissioners went into a secret, closed-door session last week during their monthly meeting and after two hours came out and voted 4-to-3 to terminate County Manager Robert Murphy --- with NO immediate explanation to the public ––– the taxpayers.
None of the four commissioners would give any reason for their action last Monday. Not one word.
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Letters to the Editor:
In a recent article you wrote about Nan Strickland and her garden. Let me tell you about the blessing she has been to me! I moved next door to Nan on E. Green Street right after a terrible divorce. She came right over and told me she had just lost her husband and now we have to take care of each other. Every day we checked up on each other. When she was done reading the papers, she slipped them in my door.
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Letters to the Editor:
Every fisherman has a story about the one that got away. For me, it is a 1,000-pound blue marlin the crew of the “Promises Too” fought for more than seven hours and 30 miles. Just as my partners and I were finally pulling it in, the big marlin lunged and broke away. Our daylong efforts were for naught.
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A PICTORIAL LOOK INTO THE PAST
HARVEST EDITION –– Mrs. Becky Bass of Nashville poses with a leaf of tobacco for the August 18, 1960 Harvest Edition in The Nashville Graphic.
By:
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Nash County Commissioners approved a request from Nash-Rocky Mount Schools for $250,000 in additional capital funding for safety upgrades.
Dr. Anthony Jackson, Superintendent for Nash-Rocky Mount Schools, brought the request before the board last Monday, July 8 during the regular meeting.
Nash County Relay for Life is hosting a Relay Family Fun Day on Saturday, July 20 at Alliance Mazda and Kia, 940 N Wesleyan Boulevard in Rocky Mount.
Relay organizers invite Nash County residents to “come bash cancer at this family-friendly day to raise money for Relay for Life of Nash County.”
