We had 84 in Sunday school today. Praise the Lord! The pretty flowers were given in memory of Shirley Cooper Matthews by her sisters, Bonnie Manning and Jean Green. “Thank you.”
Monday, Woman’s Auxiliary at Fellowship Center at 7 p.m., Wednesday at 7:15 p.m., Bible study by pastor. VBS Aug. 2 at night, Aug. 3 Saturday morning, Commencement program Sunday morning.
On a perfect summer Sunday, Peachtree folks gathered for worship. Graduations were held in the public schools on Saturday, so recognition was given to two of our recent graduates. Jeremy Browder completed his high school requirements a little early so he already has a job. Allison Vaughan graduated from Nash Central Senior High and plans to continue her education in nursing at Nash Community College.
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
When Nashville Elementary students return to school in August, they will return to new leadership, as Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools recently announced Sharon Huneycutt as the school’s new principal.
Current Principal Margaret Sharpe will take over as principal at Red Oak Middle School.
Sharpe, a Nashville resident, has taught for 20 years in the Nash-Rocky Mount School System.
Over 1,000 seniors graduated from Nash-Rocky Mount Schools on Saturday during commencement ceremonies held throughout the day.
Nash-Rocky Mount Schools Superintendent Dr. Anthony Jackson attended all ceremonies to personally congratulate each graduate.
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Nash-Rocky Mount Schools (NRMS) Superintendent Dr. Anthony Jackson will be moving forward with budget proposals to cut teacher positions.
Jackson told board members at a meeting on Monday night that the school system had waited as long as it could on budget deliberations in Raleigh. Jackson said it was hoped that the Governor’s proposed budget would restore the reduction in teacher assistants.
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Momeyer’s Town Council will send a resolution to Raleigh in opposition to a proposal to eliminate the franchise tax that municipalities receive.
Council members voted unanimously to approve the resolution during the board’s regular meeting on Monday morning.
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Amelia Harper, Graphic Correspondent
Castalia commissioners have spent over five hours trying to hammer out a budget for the coming year that will adapt to the pressures of decreasing revenues and increasing expenses. In a special called meeting held on June 6, commissioners dealt primarily with the general fund budget and the enterprise budget which includes water services for the town.
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
The Town of Middlesex has seen a 29 percent jump in its sewer rates over the past two years. Last year, the town absorbed the increase, passed down from Raleigh, but this year, the town will have to pass on the increase to residents.
Commissioners approved a 14 percent increase on Monday night at the board’s regular meeting.
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
As a young girl, Janice Latour wanted to learn how to cook and sew. She knew growing up, she wanted to do something to help educate others in the field of food and nutrition. Latour spent her career doing just that. She recently retired, with 10 years of service as the Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agent for Nash County Cooperative Extension.
INCIDENTS
A larceny (shoplifting) was reported on 6/3/13 at Wal-Mart, 1205 Eastern Avenue
A larceny (shoplifting) was reported on 6/4/13 at Wal-Mart, 1205 Eastern Avenue
A larceny (shoplifting) was reported on 6/5/13 at Just Save, 731 E. Washington Street
A breaking, entering and larceny from an outbuilding was reported on 6/3/13 at 7260 Schooners Road
A larceny from a residence was reported on 6/3/13 at 2110 W. Hilliardston Road
A larceny from a motor vehicle was reported on 6/3/13 at 3212 Ridgecrest Drive
A larceny from a motor vehicle was reported on 6/3/13 at 5144 S NC 58
Gladys Williams Hill, 70 passed away Thursday, June 6, 2013.
Kent Edward Curtis, 61, passed away Tuesday June 4, 2013.
Charles Lindbergh Bass, 86, of Momeyer, passed away Sunday, June 9th 2013. He was born May 15, 1927 in Nash County to the late Alvarado Hinton and Eddie Thomas Bass, Sr.
ROCKY MOUNT –– Willie Junior Batts, 84, of Rocky Mount, died on Friday, June 7, 2013 at Nash General Hospital.
ROCKY MOUNT – Robert Earl Rich, 58, of Rocky Mount, died on Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville.
Oreole Gaskill Turner passed away Saturday, June 8, 2013. She was born in Rocky Mount on May 25, 1918, the daughter of the late George Gilbert Gaskill and Anzy Lanie Gay Gaskill. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Harvey Rudolph Turner; her sister, Anzy Lanie Gaskill Turner; her brother, George Gibbons Gaskill and her grandson, Travis Grant Batchelor.
Milton Edward Stroud, 89, passed away on June 6, 2013. He was born in Lenoir County on January 18, 1924 to the late Melvin Stroud and Anna Grady Stroud. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his daughter, Carolyn Stroud Webb, and his brothers, Harold W. and Christopher Stroud.
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Jo Anne Cooper, Graphic Publisher
Coopers Elementary School first grade teacher Margaret Mincey remembers how excited she was as a young girl working in her grandmother’s garden and how much the responsibility of planting vegetables taught her. “The best memories I have are those working in her garden. She gave me two rows of my very own, I was so excited,” said Mincey.
I’ve watched more TV in the last week than I’ve watched in the previous nine months. This is due to: 1) My boys can apparently talk me into anything; 2) I’m on a break from the real world.
The choice of shows for the past week — and it changes about as often as my boys take showers — has been “Call of the Wildman.” For the uninitiated, this is a “reality TV” show about a Kentucky redneck who catches wild animal/pests with his bare hands so that he can release them into the wild.
It’s budget season and that means there are lots of meetings to attend!
I’ve covered my fair share of meetings over the past few months and still have plenty more to go. I’m not sure if my quality time with local boards has caused me to pay better attention or if it’s just a coincidence, but I sure have noticed some “interesting” things lately.
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Letters to the Editor:
Dear Editor,
The recent revelations, or astonishing disclosures, pertaining to the offensively obtrusive actions of our national government employees and elected representatives shoaled be deeply disturbing to every American citizen.
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Letters to the Editor:
Dear Editor,
Someone please explain the NC GOP’s approach to our jobless problem. Commerce Sec. Sharon Decker refers to it as “privatizing,” but includes it within the Commerce Deptartment, dependent of public financing, govvernment controls and planning.
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A PICTORIAL LOOK INTO THE PAST
WINNING TICKET –– This photo was originally published in The Graphic December 29, 1960. The Nashville Chamber of Commerce held a Christmas prize drawing. Pictured, Jim Glover is drawing the winning tickets from a box. Holding the box is Allen Hyde who was the president of the chamber. J.E. McLin is holding Glover. He was the chairman of the prize committee.
