Wanda Dene Brantley West, 48, passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2013. She was born on April 12, 1965.
Faith Christian Ministries held a grand re-opening on Wednesday, May 15 to celebrate the work that has been done on both the inside and outside of the building, located in Downtown Nashville.
Recently, landscaping was done on the outside and a mural was installed on the wall of the building.
A city ordinance violation and damage to property (vandalism) was reported on 5/19/13 at 802 S. First Street
A larceny (shoplifting was reported on 5/19/13 at Wal-Mart, 1205 Eastern Avenue
A possession of marijuana and driving while impaired was reported on 5/22/13 on US 64 East Business
A false bomb report and communicating threats was made on 5/20/13 at 1638 S. First Street
A found property was reported on 5/20/13 at 3170 Red Oak Battleboro Road
A larceny of a camera was reported on 5/20/13 at 4605 N. Old Carriage Road
A larceny from a business was reported on 5/20/13 at 7834 Red Oak Boulevard
Colonel Bill Grey, commander of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol and Kieran Shanahan, secretary of the Department of Public Safety presented several employees and civilians with awards from the department in a ceremony held last week at the SBI Auditorium located in Raleigh. The awards given included the NCDOT Award, Citizens Appreciation Award, Samaritan Award, Meritorious Award and Humanitarian Award.
If you’ve been alive for over 40 years, you may have thought you had flashed back to the early 1970s, Richard Nixon scandal machine in the last few weeks. The government has gotten in trouble for the IRS targeting conservative groups; investigating journalists; searching journalist notebooks; Benghazi; and other long term problems like Fast and Furious. We won’t even talk about proposed restrictions on fighting terrorism.
How in the world did I get a two-year-old? I could almost swear it was yesterday my Corbin was born and we were celebrating monumental things like his first time giggling or his first time rolling over.
But, it wasn’t yesterday.
It was two whole years ago.
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U.S. Senator Kay Hagan
I’m appalled by stories of sexual assault I hear from our service members. One woman was attacked by a fellow Marine in her barracks. No one heard her cries for help. The next day, she reported the assault to her superiors.
The military launched an investigation that lasted months. The woman was alienated by her peers, who called her derogatory names.
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A PICTORIAL LOOK INTO THE PAST
NEW FLAG –– This photo was originally published in The Graphic on June 8, 1967. Bill Joyner (center) of the American Legion Post 110 presents a new 50-star flag to John Weatherly, cubmaster of the Nashville cub scouts, for the young scouts to use during meetings. At left is cub scout Parham Mcnair.
Southern Nash High School’s FFA participated in the 2013 East Central Regional FFA Rally on Friday, April 19.
The Agricultural Mechanics team, consisting of Hannah Barnes, Brandon Bass, Seth Joyner, and Cameron Rhodes, placed fifth and will advance to State competition.
Hospira, Inc. Rocky Mount, presented a $17,000 donation to Jennifer Lichtneger of the American Heart Association (AHA), the largest voluntary health organization working to prevent, treat and defeat heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases. The donation is from the Hospira Foundation and will be used to fund programs locally.
Nash Community College Humanities Instructor Ashley Berry was named the recipient of the 2013 J. Edgar and Peggie T. Moore Excellence in Teaching Award.
The Excellence in Teaching Award nominees are chosen through a peer and a student evaluation process from all full-time faculty members each year.
The Southern Nash High School Students Against Destructive Decisions Club (SADD) has received a mini-grant from Youth Empowered Solutions (YES!) to take on the leading cause of preventable death and disability in North Carolina: tobacco use. The grant was made available with funds Wake County Human Services received from the North Carolina Department of Public Health.
The NRMPS Career Technical Education (CTE) department celebrated the accomplishments of hundreds of seniors from Nash Central High School, Northern Nash High School, Rocky Mount High School and Southern Nash High School during the 2013 National Technical Honor Society induction held IN March at the Nash Community College Brown Auditorium.
Civilian Alec J. Abbott, son of Shirley P. and Bruce H. Abbott, of Spring Hope, recently enlisted in the United States Navy under the Delayed Entry Program at Navy Recruiting District, Raleigh.
The program allows recruits to enter the Navy and take up to one year to complete prior commitments such as high school.
Amanda Pauline Carpenter and Benjamin Colby Griffin were married Saturday, May 4, 2013, at Centenary United Methodist Church, in New Bern. The officiating minister for the 4:30 p.m. ceremony was Pastor Susan Pate Greenwood.
The bride is the daughter of Jerry and Mary Carpenter of New Bern. She is the granddaughter of Everette and Maxine Carpenter and the late Alex and Rose Linko.
UNC Pembroke recently announced its Chancellor’s and Honor’s lists for the Spring Semester 2013.
Nash County residents named to the Chancellor’s List include Alexis Kara Cooper, of Rocky Mount, Christine Michelle Friedrich, of Spring Hope and Justin Ryan Sweet, of Whitakers.
Gardner-Webb University is recently announced that Hannah Mayfield of Spring Hope, was among over 700 students who recently graduated during its 2013 spring commencement exercises.
Mayfield graduated with a BA in English.
Halifax Community College has announced its listing of students who have made the President’s List and the Dean’s List for the spring 2013 semester.
David Marks, of Castalia, was named to the President’s List.
The Women of the Moose recently made a $750 donation to the Nash Health Care Foundation towards the construction of a Pediatric Emergency Department. The Women of the Moose is a fraternal organization that assists the Moose Fraternity through the principles of faith, hope, and charity. Cheri Hayes, a sonographer at Nash Health Care and member of Women of the Moose, was instrumental in facilitating the donation.
Nash Community College recently announced Nash County residents that were named to the Dean’s List or Honor Roll for the 2013 Spring Semester.
Cameron Flora, a student at Nash Central High School, recently served as a Page for the North Carolina House of Representatives. He is the son of Pat and Brenda Flora, of Rocky Mount and was sponsored by Representative Jeff Collins (Republican - Franklin, Nash). Speaker of the House Thom Tillis (R-Mecklenburg) appoints the Pages and introduces each one to Members and citizens in the House gallery at the start of each week during Monday night’s session.
The Halifax Resolves Chapter of the North Carolina Society recently honored Nash Central HS Navy JROTC Cadet Lieutenant Eric Oliveras with the award of the Society’s Bronze Outstanding JROTC Cadet Medal. The medal endeavors to foster the principle of the “citizen soldier” exemplified by the Minutemen.
I hope everyone had a safe Memorial Day weekend. I want everyone to remember all the tornado victims in your prayers. Sometimes each of us think we have problems but when that happens we should all remember those who have major problems, like the people in Moore Oklahoma and other storm areas.
