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By: Amelia Harper, Graphic Correspondent
Seventh Judicial District Superior Court Judge Walter H. Godwin Jr. heard arguments on Monday, November 5, regarding the latest lawsuit filed against Nash County in relation to the proposed Sanderson Farms poultry processing plant. The suit names Nash County and Sanderson Farms as defendants and alleges that the county violated North Carolina law by purchasing the land without providing the necessary public notice or holding the required public hearing.
Cindy Hale gives a piece of candy to Alexis Edwards, 2, during trick-or-treating in downtown Nashville last Wednesday. Alexis was trick-or-treating with her older brother, who attends Nashville Elementary.
By: Michele A. Cruz, Graphic Correspondent
The Nash-Rocky Mount Schools board heard their last group of concerned citizens at the student reassignment hearing last Thursday night at Northern Nash High School. After conducting this last public hearing, the board plans to discuss all concerns that have been brought up along with the comments made on surveys at its next work session, scheduled for Monday, Nov. 19, at 6 p.m. The public is invited to attend this meeting.
By: Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Spring Hope Commissioners are reconsidering a change in zoning that would allow internet sweepstakes cafes to locate in general business zones.
At the board’s regular meeting on Monday night, Spring Hope Town Manager John Holpe told commissioners that the issue of whether the cafes are legal in North Carolina was currently in litigation in Supreme Court.
Nash Community College recently hosted a ribbon cutting to celebrate several expansions on its campus.
The ribbon cutting was held on Friday, September 21 to celebrate the start of the South Campus Connector Road, Culinary Arts and Hospitality expansion and Early Childhood Education addition.
The following results are votes cast in Nashville and Nash County
(Nashville numbers are election day only, totals were not available at press time)
The following results are votes cast in Nashville and Nash County
(Nashville numbers are election day only, totals were not available at press time)
Three members of Bethel Heroes Chapter 636 attended the 116th Annual Convention of United Daughters of the Confederacy, North Carolina Division held in Asheville, NC. Members attending were Dottie Barrett, Margaret Sink and Margie Parker Brantley.
Mrs. Dottie Barrett, President, was installed as the 2012-2014 District Director of District Viii Division, as well as the new Treasurer of the Great-Granddaughters Club.
Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Juan M. Garcia recently announced that the 2012 FSA county committee elections began on Monday, Nov. 5, with the mailing of ballots to eligible voters. The deadline to return the ballots to local FSA offices is Dec. 3, 2012.
On a chilly, blustery Sunday morning, Peachtree folks gathered for worship. Pastor Whitehouse was happy to be back in the pulpit. His sermon topic was “Teach us to Trust in the Father”. It was based on Genesis chapter 24. It was an account of the time that Abraham sent his servant from Canaan, back to his home in Mesopotamia, to seek a wife for his son, Isaac.
Bethel Heroes Chapter 636 UDC members, Margie Parker Brantley, Sarah Watson and Helen Sharpe visited the annual fall War Between the States Living History/Reenactment at Historic Stonewall Manor on October 20.
By: Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Breast cancer incidents and mortality rates are higher in this area and the Nash County Health Department is encouraging women to get mammograms.
Thanks to grant money, at-risk women can receive mammograms at no cost, said Kim Lowry, Health Educator for the Nash County Health Department.
By: Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Public hearings on Nash-Rocky Mount Schools proposed student reassignment plans will continue this week, with the final hearing on Thursday at Northern Nash High School.
Last week, public hearings were held at Rocky Mount High School and Southern Nash High School.
Around 100 people attended the two hearings but only a handful spoke at each.
The Nash County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division arrested a Castalia man after finding over 200 grams of marijuana on him during a traffic stop.
The traffic stop was made on Monday, October 29 at US 64 and Highway 58. During the traffic stop, Donnie Patterson, 22, of Castalia, was found in possession of 233 grams of marijuana.
By: Amelia Harper, Graphic Correspondent
The final 2012 North Carolina Gubernatorial Debate was held last week at the Dunn Center on the Campus of NC Wesleyan College in Rocky Mount. The event marked an historic occasion as this was the first time that Rocky Mount has been the site of a Gubernatorial Debate. The event was jointly hosted by North Carolina Wesleyan College and the Rocky Mount Area Chamber of Commerce.
By: Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
For 10 days, Nathaniel Hartsell had the opportunity to walk in the shoes of a World War II veteran and go back in time to when he was on duty in China.
Hartsell, who grew up in the Sandy Cross area, was one of 10 students chosen from the College of the Ozarks in Missouri to accompany World War II veterans to Qingdao, China and hear their stories.
By: Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Learning Adventures Child Development Center in Nashville closed its doors earlier this month but will reopen under new ownership.
Teresa Robbins, who owned the day care facility on South First Street, said she closed because of health problems of both her father and husband.
By: Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Over 60 World War II and Korean War veterans got together last week for a special luncheon in their honor.
This is the fourth year Brenda Stallings has hosted such a luncheon at her Middlesex home but Stallings said it won’t be the last. She’ll continue to honor veterans as long as veterans exist.
“Next year’s will be October 28,” she said.
NASHVILLE - Rebecca Carol Hobson Carpenter, 63, passed away Tuesday October 23, 2012. She was born December 30, 1948 in Wilson County. Carol was the daughter of the late Avery Lee and Evelyn Raper Hobson. Carol was preceded in death by her husband Luther Martin Carpenter, Jr.
Mary Etta Lindsey Vick, 93 years old, passed away on October 27, 2012. She was born in Nash County on August 13, 1919 to W. Nathanial Lindsey and Sally Winstead Lindsey. She was preceded in death by her oldest son, Grady L. Vick and her husband, Ervin T. Vick.
Ronnie Earl Griffin, 29, passed away Wednesday, October 24, 2012. He was born in Nash County December 4, 1982.
Mary Ellen Coley, 42, passed away October 26, 2012. Memorial Service was held Monday October 29, 2012 at Oakview Baptist Church.
Norma Faye Hearn Cook, 91, passed away on October 28, 2012. The daughter of Robert Lee Hearn and Minnie Leigh Jones Hearn, Norma was born in Burgaw on April 4, 1921.
Audrey E. Lancaster Sherrod passed away on October 23, 2012. She was born on April 6, 1928 to the late Richard Lancaster and Almeta Dickens of Sharpsburg. She was preceded in death by two husbands John Price, of Rocky Mount, and Redmond Sherrod of Spring Hope; one sister, one brother, and a son.
Billie “Bill” Batchlor Medlin, age 82, passed away Sunday, October 28, 2012. Born in Nash County on February 10, 1930, he was the son of the late Walter Gray Medlin and Vera Batchlor Medlin. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Thelma Mills Medlin; daughter, Ann Medlin; sisters, Catherine Hendricks, Mattie Ruth Driver, Doris Matthews, and Eunice Green; and brothers, James Medlin, Horace Medlin, John Gray Medlin, and Carl Medlin.
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