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Chuck Hinton, a Rocky Mount native and Major League Baseball player, passed away on January 27 from his home in the District of Columbia after battling Parkinson’s Disease. He was 78 years old.
Hinton was born to Charlie and Ada Battle Hinton on May 3, 1934 in Rocky Mount. He was the second son of seven children.
ARRESTS
Mikka Michelle Morris - 2/7/13 - charged with all other offenses
James Randolph Williams, Jr. - 2/5/13 - charged with larceny - shoplifting
Waylon Ronald Dunn - 2/5/13 - charged with larceny - shoplifting
A breaking, entering and larceny of a residence was reported on 2/4/13 at 4518 Bullhead Road
A breaking, entering and larceny to a residence was reported on 2/4/13 at 1661 Thompson Chapel Road
A fugitive was reported on 2/4/13 across from 3025 East NC 97 near the overpass
An assault on a female was reported on 2/4/13 at 3025 E NC 97
ROCKY MOUNT –– Clifton Earl Cherry, 46, of Rocky Mount, died on Thursday, February 7, 2013, at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount.
PRINCEVILLE ––Juanita McClain, 56, of Princeville, died on Saturday, February 2, 2013, at Vidant Edgecombe Hospital in Tarboro.
Rocky Mount –– Rosela Hill Turlington, 93, of Rocky Mount, died on Saturday, February 2, 2013, at Kindred Care in Rocky Mount.
Rocky Mount - Kelly Miller Lyons, 75, died February 4, 2013. Funeral services were Saturday, February 9, 2013 at Stokes Mortuary Chapel at 12:30 p.m. Rev. Dwight Johnson officiated. Burial was at Gardens of Gethsemane.
Rebecca Brooks Pridgen, 77, passed away Sunday, February 10, 2013. She was born in Nash County, November 19, 1935 to the late Paul Gordon and Rachel Leonard Brooks.
Kenneth Ray Joyner, 64, passed away, Saturday February 9, 2013. He was born June 23, 1948 in Edgecombe County to the late William Floyd and Agnes Smith Joyner. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Donald Ray and Rupert Clayton Joyner.
Steven Edward Luper Sr., 74, of Rocky Mount, passed away Friday February 8, 2013 at Nash General Hospital. He was born June 9, 1938 in Nash County to the late Richard Edward Luper and Marion Barkley Luper.
Pattie Dawn Mullins, 51, of Rocky Mount, passed away February 4, 2013 in the Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.
Benjamin Earl Winstead, Jr., age 90, passed away Sunday, February 10, 2013. Born in Edgecombe County on May 31, 1922, he was the son of the late Benjamin Earl Winstead, Sr. and Nelle Robbins Winstead. He is also preceded in death by his daughter, Alma Christine Winstead.
NASHVILLE - Helen Louise Webb House, 82, passed away Saturday, February 9, 2013. She was born in Nash County on July 27, 1930 to the late Alex and Dora Harrell Webb. In addition to her parents Helen was preceded in death by her husband, Billy House; son, Andy House; daughter, Toni Mooneyham; and brothers, Reddin Webb, Alex Webb, Thomas Webb, Phillip Webb, Leslie Webb and Clifton Webb.
Larry Burgess, son of the late Allen and Geather Sessoms Burgess from Spring Hope passed away in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
It often amazes the folks down at the Nashville Graphic when they see how much mail is addressed to the Soapbox staff. At least once a year, Publisher Jo Anne Cooper has to lug a sheet of pizza coupons, a document made from letters cut out of a magazine, a threat from the proprietors of a Chinese buffet and a note for a writer who left the paper in 1953.
In early May last year, I covered a ribbon cutting for the Special Care Nursery at Nash General Hospital.
After the ceremonial ribbon cutting, those in attendance were able to tour the nursery. I remember walking around, looking at all the fancy machines and equipment in awe, thinking how wonderful it was for our community to have something like this.
Dear Editor:
Governor McCrory’s sold-out preaching to a Chamber of Commerce choir at Nash Community College on Thursday night, Jan. 31, did little to endear him to community college transfer program supporters or dissuade him from devaluing his own coeducational liberal arts college education.
By: A PICTORIAL LOOK INTO THE PAST
This photo was originally published in The Graphic on July 26, 1973. The Nashville Drug team finished its season as season champs.
By: Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
A Spring Hope CDBG project that almost didn’t happen is coming to a close.
Davis Harris, of RSM Harris, came before Spring Hope’s Board of Commissioners last Monday evening to review the project and allow citizens to comment during a public hearing.
The CDBG project was for housing, water, sewer, street and draining improvements on West Franklin, Montgomery and Third Streets.
The annual Leadership Rocky Mount “Coats for Kids” coat drive was a success with over 400 children receiving coats at Coker-Wimberly Elementary School located in Battleboro, Edgecombe County. Coker-Wimberly Elementary School serves children from pre-K to 5th grade.
The Leadership Rocky Mount class of 2012 collected $3,800 in donations from various organizations throughout Rocky Mount, Nash and Edgecombe Counties.
By: Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Spring Hope Commissioners were delivered some good news last Monday night when Auditor John Pollard informed them of a great audit report.
“I have nothing but good news to report this evening,” Pollard said. “The records this year were in excellent shape in my opinion.”
Rocky Mount Academy was recently notified that three of its Seniors are the only finalists in the Nash-Edgecombe-Rocky Mount area for three well known college scholarships.
From the RMA Class of 2013, Will Adams is a finalist for NC State’s Park Scholarship, Tripp Andracchio is a finalist for UNC-Chapel Hill’s Morehead-Cain Scholarship, and Alex Thompson is a finalist for the National Achievement Scholarship.
Girls from Girl Scout Troops 611 and 3249 helped serve coffee, juice and cakes to the Seniors of Rocky Mount at the City of Rocky Mount’s Senior Christmas Light Tour on December 12th, 2012.
Nash County residents are among those who graduated from Pitt Community College and were named to the Dean’s List or Honor Roll for the Fall 2012 Semester.
Locals graduating include Sarah Cathleen Linnecke, of Nashville, who received a Transfer Core Diploma in Arts and an Associate in Arts degree and Andrea Shavon Bryant, of Rocky Mount, who received an Associate in General Education.
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