I love how emergency personnel can work together, no matter what.
Recently, fire departments got together to play a couple of games of softball in an annual tournament that is put on by Nashville’s Fire Department. Each year, the tournament raises money that is, in turn, given to someone in need. Typically, the money is given to one of their own, or at least someone within the emergency personnel or law enforcement family.
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Letters to the Editor:
For nearly two years now, concerned citizens of Nash and Wilson Counties have been educating their neighbors about the efforts of a few Nash County Commissioners to attempt to betray their constituents by ramming through a sweetheart deal for Sanderson Farms a company and an industry that are ill suited for our county.
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A PICTORIAL LOOK INTO THE PAST
NEWSPAPER MAN – Pictured is Edward Hendricks setting type at The Nashville Graphic in May, 1958 on a Linotype machine. He worked at The Graphic for eleven years. Hendricks is from the Macedonia Community. This photo was provided to The Graphic by his wife Ruth.
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Letters to the Editor:
The following are the reasons I will be voting, along with more than 50 million other Americans, for Barack Hussien Obama for re-election for the President of the United States of America:
The Coopers Fire Department won first place in the benefit softball tournament, which was held Saturday at Glover Park. Pictured are members of the Coopers team with their first place trophy.
Nash Community College faculty and staff travel at times internationally but it is not sightseeing. They are integrating their experiences into curriculum programs and the fulfillment of the College’s mission.
Humanities Professor Marbeth Holmes was accepted for study and research in “Transformations Within the New South Africa,” a course she attended in South Africa in May. The competitive enrollment selection included 20 students from seven universities across the United States.
Nashville’s Cooley Library hosted a book signing for Aaron Denton last Wednesday, August 15. Denton signed copies of his book, “Snowbirds,” and also spoke about how the book came to be during the signing. Friends and family members came out to show their support for Denton, including longt-time friend Harold Crumpler. Crumpler and Denton (pictured above L-R) met 80 years ago and have been friends since.
The N.C. Department of Transportation will close Home Depot Drive at Hunter Hill Road in Rocky Mount for approximately four weeks starting Monday, Aug. 20, weather permitting.
The closure is part of a project to widen 1.4 miles of Hunter Hill Road from Country Club Road to N.C. 43/48 (Benvenue Road).
Margaret Randolph has been selected as Nash County Department of Social Services Employee of the Month for July 2012. Margaret has been with the agency for 15 years and is an Income Maintenance Caseworker II in Family and Children’s Medicaid. Known for her positive attitude during adversity, Margaret always has a smile and encouraging words for coworkers and consumers.
At its annual installation of officers meeting, the Nashville Lions Club installed officers for the 2012-2013 year and also recognized members with appreciation awards.
New members for the 2012-2013 year include Mary Boehm, President; Tom Hathaway, Vice President; Doris McBride, Treasurer; Doug Whitehurst, Secretary; and James McBride, Club Director.
For anyone seeking computer whiz kids to explain the ins and outs of Microsoft Office programs, help might now be available at your nearest public high school. Twenty-seven Southern Nash High School Students as well as instructors Brandy Frazier and Claudia Jenkins were recently honored at the NCDPI’s annual Career and Technical Education Summer Conference, held July 24-26 in Greensboro.
The Nash County Sheriff’s Office hosted a Criminal Justice Camp as part of 4-H camps this summer. As part of the camp, youth visited the Nash County Jail, 9-1-1 center, Southern Police Canine and learned about bullying and many other things.
Opening the 2012 Mims Gallery Dunn Center Season at North Carolina Weslyan College is an exhibition of Abstract Expressionist Paintings by Stacey Patterson of Rocky Mount.
Inspired by the ocean, Patterson’s paintings express the dynamic power of waves crashing on the shore with bold sweeping brush stokes three to four feet in length.
Army Pfc. Nakia I. Holley has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.
During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship,
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Carol Vierela, Nash County Animal Friends
FREE PETS!!! Well…pets are not really free. Not if you take care of them! Actually, there is a $50 adoption fee at the Nash County Animal Shelter for a pet that needs to be fixed. However, the entire amount is refunded, if you have the pet fixed within a reasonable period. It is so critical that pets be fixed to stop the cycle of more pets coming into the Shelter.
Robert Tyner welcomed everyone to Sunday school. We had 88 present with one visitor. Some of our young people did a type of fashion show. A recent mission project of the Women’s Auxiliary had been making little dresses for use by our mission department whenever there is a disaster need. Our youth held these dresses up so the church could see the result of a mission project.
The Brooklyn Community Watch and The Youth Day Committee would like to thank all the volunteers, parents and their kids for making our 7th Annual Youth Day our most successful one yet. The fellowship with the parents was great and the kids enjoyed a variety of activities such as basketball, face painting, the No Grind No Shine football camp given by Quinton Beale was on hand to enhance the young men football skills.
On a stormy Sunday morning Peachtree folks gathered for worship. They were grateful that the storm had passed by with no serious damage. Pastor Whitehouse chose as his sermon topic “How to Live Without Anxiety.” It was based on mark 4: 26-29. He reiterated that ‘Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but it empties today of its joy.’ He also said that God’s work done without God’s power depletes God’s people.
Congratulations to Ellen Moore on the birth of her grandson, George Alvin Faulkner Vinson! His parents are Steve and Anne Graves Whitaker Vinson.
Women in Action met at Red Oak Baptist Church on Tuesday, Aug. 14.
Sunday School began on Sunday morning at 9:45 followed by church at 10:45, at Beulah Church of Christ. Frances Hedgepeth played the opening song to begin Sunday School. Bonnie Matthews is the piano player for church services. They both do a great job and we thank them for this at each service at Beulah. The song service was led by Chris Matchem.
The C.C. Spaulding Alumni Association will host its 38th annual reunion on Friday, August 31 through Sunday, September 2.
The weekend will be packed full of events, with a fish fry on Friday night at 7 p.m. in the Spaulding Gymnasium in Spring Hope, a dance on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. at the O.D. Moore Building in Nashville and a family fun day on Sunday, beginning at 4 p.m. at the home of a former teacher.
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CHARLES ALSTON, Graphic Correspondent
TARBORO -- Last season, Nash Central opened its football season with a major upset of two-time defending 2-A state champion Tarboro High School.
The now three-time defending 2-A champ wasn’t in the mood for another loss to Central in this year’s season opener.
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GEOFF NEVILLE, Graphic Sportswriter
BUNN -- During his 19-year tenure as Bunn High School’s volleyball coach, Henry Jones had never dropped a match against a foe from Nash County.
Never.
That two-decade streak ended Monday as the Ladycats fell to Northern Nash in BHS’ regular season opener at the Bunn Dome.
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GEOFF NEVILLE, Graphic Sportswriter
ROCKY MOUNT -- Bunn played the villain’s role to perfect last Friday, and in the process spoiled the grand opening of the new Rocky Mount High School Football Field.
The Gryphons were hoping for a celebration, but instead Bunn gained a measure of revenge from last year’s shutout loss at the hands of RM.
WILSON -- Northern Nash’s boys soccer squad kicked off its 2012 campaign last week with a strong 1-0 decision on the road against Wilson Beddingfield.
Freshman Tyler Jones collected the lone goal of the match as he took a feed in the box from William Moore and found the back of the net at the 35-minute mark.
