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Red Oak’s Tyler Polensky (left) was dominant in the paint for the Tigers during Monday’s home boys hoops decision against the Southern Nash Cobras.
(L to R) Southern Nash’s Darryl Prunty and Northern Nash’s Aaron Ware joust for possession during last Tuesday night’s basketball matchup in Red Oak.
Nashville’s Police Department is preparing to host its third Citizen’s Police Academy in February and is seeking participants. The academy runs each week from February 7 through April 4. Deadline to register is February 4, but space is limited so interested persons should call as soon as possible.
All instructors are Nashville Police Officers who will teach a variety of topics including: DWI traffic enforcement, vehicle stops, arrest, search and seizure law, investigations and CSI, firearms training and more.
Guess what happens this week! You probably guessed correct. This Friday night from 5-8 p.m. will be the monthly fish fry at the Beulah Church of Christ Annex on Reges Rd. We always look forward to seeing all our old friends there, and making new friends too! The meal includes fish, crab cakes, French fries, baked potato and hush puppies.
Nashville Lions Club President Mary Boehm (right) recently presented Nashville Elementary School Social Worker, Dawn White (left) with over a hundred pair of socks in an ongoing program to insure that no child has to attend school without socks.
By: Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
The Town of Nashville has a lot in store for 2013.
Nashville Council Members met on Monday and Tuesday for their annual retreat and discussed several community development projects, many of which will see action this year.
One project that’s been in the works for a few years is phase two of the town’s Downtown Redevelopment Project.
The Nash County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a home invasion that happened Sunday night, January 27, just before 9 p.m.
According to Captain Pat Joyner, three suspects broke into a home on the 3800 block of Old White Oak Road in Nashville reportedly shooting Latron Richardson, 21, injuring his girlfriend, 28, and a small child.
Nashville Public Utilities Director Jamey Baines happened to spot something recently that is rarely seen anymore –– people sitting on a front porch enjoying conversation and friendship. Baines took a minute to snap a photo of Mrs. Josephine Richardson, 96 (left) and Mrs. Rebecca Booth, 85. The two friends were taking time to visit on Mrs. Richardson’s front porch.
By: Amelia Harper, Graphic Correspondent
My Sister’s House is planning to hold a fund-raising gala and auction on Saturday, February 16 at the Birchwood County Club. This year’s event has special significance as it honors the memory of Cynthia “Cymp” Joyner, who was killed in 2012.
Joyner, 41, was the victim of an apparent murder-suicide on April 26, 2012, when she was shot at her workplace at the Westridge Grill on Sunset Road in Rocky Mount.
By: Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
The Spring Hope Chamber of Commerce has decided to suspend the Pumpkin Festival due to a “limited number of volunteers and financial support.”
This year’s festival would have been the 42nd year the festival has been held in Spring Hope.
Sylvia Williams, a member of the Chamber who also volunteers with the festival, said manpower was the biggest issue in not holding the festival.
By: Michele A. Cruz, Graphic Correspondent
“We’ve done a good job keeping the county stable,” John Gessaman, president of Carolinas Gateway Partnership (CGP), told the Nash County Commissioners at their retreat this month. The Rocky Mount area is fourth in the nation in terms of growth, he said, and Nash County is the bulk of that area. The state is also continually ranked near the top in business climate rankings and success in bringing new projects, he said.
By: Michele A. Cruz, Graphic Correspondent
Dr. Eric Cunningham, Nash-Rocky Mount Schools (NRMS) associate superintendent, shared the challenges of creating the system’s next capital improvement plan as well as this year’s capital outlay projects with the board at their retreat this month.
The 10-year capital improvement plan draft includes $45 million for work at elementary schools, $29.3 million at middle schools, and $14 million at high schools.
The Nashville Chamber of Commerce sponsored a holiday cash give-a-way during the downtown merchant open house that was held prior to Christmas. Audrey Scarboro (right) and Julie Lidwell were winners of the cash. Merchants offered guests of open house to register for the cash giveaway and each store also gave away prizes.
INCIDENTS
All traffic (except DWI) reported at 1151 Eastern Ave., PVA Food Lion on 1/22/13
All traffic (except DWI) reported at 220 N. Lumber Street reported on 1/22/13
Counterfeiting, possessing/concealing reported at 1151 Eastern Ave., on 1/23/13
Injury to real property / larceny of central unit was reported at Windchase Drive on 1/14/13
Narcotics violation was reported at 1126 Old Raleigh Wilson Road on 1/14/13
BEI to motor vehicle was reported at 13177 NC 98 on 1/15/13
BEI to residence was reported at 1023 E Hilliardston Road on 1/15/13
Harriett Moore Davis, 74, passed away, Tuesday, January 29, 2013. Visitation will be Friday, February 1, 2013 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Cornerstone Funeral Home. Funeral Service will be Saturday, February 2, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Cornerstone Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery.
ROCKY MOUNT –– George Lancaster, Jr., 63, of Rocky Mount, North Carolina, died on Thursday, January 17, 2013, at Vidant Inpatient Hospice in Greenville.
WILSON –– Mary Priscilla Ricks, 72, of Wilson, died on Sunday, January 20, 2013, at Avante at Wilson Nursing Home in Wilson.
SUITLAND, MD –– Doris M. Whitaker King, 61, of Suitland Maryland, died on Sunday, January 20, 2013 at Southern Maryland Hospital in Clinton, MD.
William Howard Pridgen, 82, passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2013. He was born March 10, 1930 in Wilson County to the late James and Delphia Batts Pridgen. He was preceded in death by his wife of 46 years, Ruth Vick Pridgen, a brother, James Robert Pridgen and sisters Mary McCormick, Fannie Ruth Lewis, Sue Gray Price and Elsie Joyce Pridgen.
ROCKY MOUNT -–Warren Battle, 74 of Rocky Mount, died on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount, NC.
Elbert Ervin Whitaker, 35, of Rocky Mount, died on Thursday, January 24, 2013, at University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore, MD.
Phillip “Wayne” Williams, 65, passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2013. He was born December 5, 1947 in Edgecombe County. He was preceded in death by his father Joseph Robert Williams
William Dempsey Carter, 64, passed away, Tuesday, January 22, 2013. He was born in Lenoir County.
He is survived by his daughter, Michelle Carter.
Mary Isabelle Ferguson Fowler, 85, passed away Monday, January 21, 2013. She was born December 4, 1927 in Chatham County to the late Isaac Minter “Ike” and Labaron Josephine Ferguson. In addition to her parents and husband she was preceded in death by a son, David Fowler, sister, Louise Fowler, a brother, Junior Fergerson.
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