ROCKY MOUNT - Thelma Nelson Lilly, 83, died August 7, 2012. Graveside services were Tuesday August 14, 2012 at Gardens of Gethsemane at 1 p.m.
Two Nashville men were arrested last week and face drug charges following a search of a Nashville home.
Nashville’s Police Department, along with members of the Nash County Sheriff’s Office, executed a search warrant on the 100 block of Circle Drive in Nashville last Wednesday afternoon after receiving complaints.
During the search, police found marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
The Nash County Sheriff’s Office arrested two last week on drug charges, following a joint investigation.
The Nash County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, conducted an operation after receiving information that Pernell Letroy Langley, 40, was selling drugs from his home on Horsepen Road in Rocky Mount.
ARRESTS
Walter Melvin Wells, III - 8/6/2012 - charged with resisting a public officer
Taekwon Darius Allen - 8/7/2012 - order for arrest for failure to comply with monetary portion of judgment
Jeffery Quinn Sumerlin - 8/7/2012 - charged with obtain property by false pretense and possession of stolen goods/property
We all see the stories in the papers and on the Internet and TV about the crazy parent or parents getting in fights with referees or other parents or coaches at youth sports events.
Heck, I’ve umpired youth baseball and refereed adult basketball and seen some pretty ridiculous behavior myself.
Last week we published a brief story and photos regarding two men from Nashville. A young man from Rocky Mount, Jason Hale, found photos of the two men and a newspaper clipping in an older home he was cleaning out for his grandfather. The photos of the two men, John Aster Winstead, Jr. and Roy Lee Tisdale, were taken while they were in the Vietnam War.
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Letters to the Editor:
For almost two years now the City of Wilson and the Nash County Landowners Association have been working to protect the water supply of Wilson and Nash Counties from a chicken slaughterhouse planned for the NC 97/ I-95 vicinity. Most taxpayers have not participated in the fray, but most Nash and Wilson County taxpayers will be affected.
Last week, something horrible happened to me. I turned a year older.
It all happened last Thursday.
I went to bed Wednesday night feeling pretty good for a change but around 4 a.m., woke up with a pain in my chest.
I thought I was dying.
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A PICTORIAL LOOK INTO THE PAST
This photo was contributed by John Vanhook of Nashivlle. Pictured standing, left to right, are Robert DeLooza (NY), Earl Sizemove (SC) Bill Haefnel (NY) and John Vanhook. The photo was taken at Camp Brekinridge in January of 1943.
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Michele A. Cruz, Graphic Correspondent
Last school year, the NC Department of Public Instruction began evaluating schools’ performance by Annual Measurable Objectives (AMOs) instead of Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) and now reports an annual graduation rate instead of a dropout rate.
The Nash-Rocky Mount Schools (NRMS) system met 76.4 percent of their AMOs for 2011-12, with nine of the system’s 27 schools meeting all AMO targets and six meeting 90 percent and above.
Sixteen cadets recently graduated from Nash Community College’s thirty-fifth Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) class. During the twenty-seven week training, students learned essential skills required for entry-level employment as law enforcement officers with state, county, or municipal governments, or with private enterprise.
Nash Community College Health Sciences Professor Nick Demilio is the recipient of the 2012 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. There is a well-defined set of criteria developed to identify and reward quality teaching.
Air Force Reserve Airman 1st Class Timothy Pettis graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.
Summertime didn’t exactly mean vacation for many area teens who decided to spend their time as Junior Volunteers with Nash Health Care, dedicating their time and energy to serving others during June, July and August. More than 41 Junior Volunteers logged more than 4,738 hours of service, lending a helping hand to various departments throughout the hospital.
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
When Rocky Mount High School students return to school on August 27, they’ll return to a new, state of the art building.
The new 240,000 square foot facility, which sits on 60 acres, has the capacity to hold 1,400 students.
The new high school site features all athletic facilities on site, a first for Rocky Mount High School students, who before, had to travel to access some athletic fields.
On Wednesday, August 1st, Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools had opening day for the three regional Student Registration and Welcome Centers, which have redesigned the enrollment process for students in grades Kindergarten through 8th grade in the school district. Historically, students have always registered for school in the main office or guidance office at assigned school locations.
Nash Health Care physicians Dr. Xiang Wang and Dr. Doug Harrison presented a case via Nash Health Care’s telemedicine technology to the University of North Carolina Gastrointestinal Tumor Conference. This technology allows local physicians to share information and provide patients better access to medical services, including clinical trials.
It was good to have Pastor Gene back in the pulpit on Sunday morning. [He and Marta had been away on vacation in the mountains.] His sermon topic was “Don’t Miss the Party.” It was based on another of Jesus’ parables found in Matthew 18: 12-14. It was about the lost sheep and also the lost coin. We always rejoice when we find something that has been lost.
Robert Tyner welcomed everyone to Sunday school. We had 88 in attendance. Caroline Modlin read the Bible verse for today.
Our choir sang “This is the Day” for the call to worship. Pastor Bogle welcomed everyone to worship service. Robert Tyner prayed the prayer of invocation.
Best wishes to Brandon Driver and Megan McIntyre who were united in marriage Saturday, Aug. 4!
Ladies from Red Oak Baptist Church participated in the Adopt-a-Dorm Bible Study at Fountain Correctional Center in Rocky Mount on Monday, Aug. 6. Hazel Hill led the study with Nell Boone, Sue Edwards, Marilyn Boone, Audrey Pearce, Suzy Pearce, and Marion Hawkins also attending.
Nash-Rocky Mount Superintendent Dr. Anthony Jackson continued his series of Community Office Hours with the Superintendent at Ephesus Baptist Church in Spring Hope on Tuesday, August 7. Pictured above, residents discuss many topics during the community office hours meeting in Spring Hope. More than 50 community members attended the open meeting to hear the latest on the status of student reassignment as well as the opening of school and other topics.
Emmett LaHay won a gold medal at District Activity Day. He also won a participation ribbon at state events. Pictured is LaHay (at right) with Assistant State 4-H Leader Dr. Thearon McKinney.
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GEOFF NEVILLE, Graphic Sportswriter
ROCKY MOUNT -- Bunn and Nash Central proved to be perfect dance partners for a preseason football scrimmage.
Both clubs are expected to compete for the top spot in their respective conferences, and both are loaded with returning talent on each side of the ball.
