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ROCKY MOUNT -- Sportsmanship, teamwork, leadership, communication, respect and work ethic are the principles that the Lucy Ann Boddie Brewer Unit of the Boys and Girls Club and the Rocky Mount Police Department would like to instill in youth during its latest collaboration, Badges For Baseball.
Badges for Baseball was a concept started by former baseball player/coach, Cal Ripken Sr., and his son, Cal Ripken Jr.
WILMINGTON, DEL. -- For the second straight game, Anthony Gallas had the big hit as the Carolina Mudcats defeated the Wilmington Blue Rocks 5-2 on Sunday to claim their first road series since winning three of four at Lynchburg from April 23-26.
Carolina (19-18, 51-56) finished the Class A Carolina League baseball road trip at 2-5.
CHAPEL HILL -- Eight more outstanding individuals in the annals of state prep athletics have been selected for induction into the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame.
By: Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
A Bailey man reported being assaulted early Saturday morning while driving down Bryant Road in Middlesex.
According to Captain Pat Joyner, of the Nash County Sheriff’s Office, 24-year-old Eric Hinton was driving down Bryant Road around 3 a.m. on July 21 when he saw a blue light behind him. When Hinton pulled over, a man walked up to his car, hit him in the face and took money from him.
By: Michele A. Cruz, Graphic Correspondent
So far, the favored attendance zone plan for Nash-Rocky Mount Schools (NRMS) middle schools is to use six campuses with a clean feeder system into the four high schools. The committee working on attendance zones met last Tuesday to discuss middle and elementary schools and took an initial mock vote to indicate which plan they are leaning toward. Only 16 of the committee’s 32 members were in attendance.
By: Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
The rain held off on Saturday for the seventh annual Nashville Athletic Youth Day.
Close to 100 youth came out to participate in a variety of activities.
Lena Sessoms, one of the organizers for the event, said she was happy the weather held up and that the numbers increased for this year’s event.
Two former Northern Nash High School students were charged with breaking into the school last week.
Deputies with the Nash County Sheriff’s Office responded to the school around 9 p.m. last Wednesday, July 18 in reference to an activated alarm.
When deputies arrived at the school, they found 20-year-old Walter Lee Shearin and 22-year-old Julie Wallace, both of Rocky Mount, inside the media center at Northern Nash High School.
By: Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
The Dortches Ruritan Club recently celebrated 60 years of service to the community at a special anniversary celebration.
The Dortches Ruritan Club is well known in the community for many things, including being the driving force behind helping to incorporate the Town of Dortches.
By: Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Glenn “Mick” Reed has just about settled in his new position as Nashville’s Interim Police Chief.
Reed was selected to serve in the interim position to give the Town of Nashville time to seek a permanent replacement for Bill Creech, who had served as the town’s chief for eight years.
Reed said he was told about the position by the North Carolina Chief’s Assocation and got in touch with Town Manager Preston Mitchell to get more information.
Sarah Carr Evans Strickland, 89, passed away Monday, July 23, 2012. She was born March 9, 1923 in Franklin County to the late Albert C Carr and Bettie Lee Breedlove Carr. She preceded death of her parents, husband James Aaron Evans and husband Albert C. Strickland. Also her son Tonnie Evans, two brothers; A.J. Carr and Eagene Carr, three sisters; Amanda Bishop, Mary Evans, and Bessie Evans.
Ruth Shearin Coppedge, 91 passed away Sunday, July 22, 2012. She was born August 11, 1920 in Nash County to the late Jimmy and Edna Shearin. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Dueard Coppedge; step daughter, Frances Stallings; step son, Fred Coppedge; step grandchild, Brandon Roberson; brothers, Raymond, Joe, Buck and Horace Shearin; sisters, Mary Etta Davis and Lula Bell Sykes.
Rachel B. Whitley passed away July 21, 2012. She was born on June 8th in Nash County to Jonah and Sallie Davis Boykin; Rachel was one of ten children.
NASHVILLE - Funeral services for Ruth H. “Edith” Arrington, 75, who died Wednesday, July 18, 2012 were Sunday, July 22 at 2 p.m. at Social Union Baptist Church with Rev. Nathaniel Bunn officiating. Burial followed at Oakland Cemetery.
ROCKY MOUNT - Funeral services for Esther Braswell Morgan, 89, who died Thursday, July 19, 2012 were Tuesday, July 24 at 1 p.m. at Union Hill Baptist Church with Rev. Thomas McCullers officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
ROCKY MOUNT -Mrs. Vivian Arrington, 66, of Rocky Mount, died on Sunday, July 15, 2012, at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount.
ROCKY MOUNT -Shante’ Denise Cotton, 24, died July 11, 2012.
NASHVILLE - Rebecca Bailey Jackson, 70, died on Saturday, July 21, 2012.
ROCKY MOUNT - Master Ja’Kari Khalil McBride, five months, departed this earthly life on Wednesday, July 18, 2012, at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount.
ROCKY MOUNT - Ms. Beatrice Parker, 95, of Rocky Mount, died on Saturday, July 14, 2012.
CASTALIA - Ms. Irene Medlin Rich, 82 passed away Saturday, July 21, 2012. She was born in Nash County, October 1, 1929 to the late James Percy and Lillian Wells Medlin. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Titus “J.T.” Rich; son, John Wayne Rich, Sr.; brother, Willard Medlin; sisters, Mabel Medlin and Alice Matthews.
NASHVILLE - C.J. Williams, 76, died on Thursday, July 19, 2012.
ARRESTS
Steve Allen Cobb - 7/16/2012 - charged with larceny
Linda Howington - 7/18/2012 - charged with simple assault
George Lee Williams - 7/18/2012 - charged with driving while intoxicated, child abuse (non-assaultive) and driving while license revoked
An assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill was reported on 7/17/2012 on the 8100 block of Seven Paths Road
A larceny of copper wire was reported on 7/17/2012 on the 5200 block on West Mount Road
A damage to personal property was reported on 7/18/2012 at 2367 N. Browntown Road
Nashville’s Youth Day was held on Saturday at Glover Park in Nashville. Around 100 youth came out to participate in a variety of activities. The event is hosted by the Brooklyn Community Watch. Pictured above, volunteers Tammy Gibson (far left) and Ron Gibson (far right) turn the rope so Kennedy Evans and Chassidy Evans can try their hand at jump rope.
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