We had a really great celebration at Beulah Fellowship Hall on Saturday night. There was a large turn out of family and friends to celebrate the 65th anniversary of Lula Bell Daniels Walker and Jim Walker. They were married in July, 1947. They are a really great Christian couple who have set a good example for a lot of friends.
Shelia Lloyd has been selected as Nash County Department of Social Services Employee of the Month for June 2012.
Lloyd has been with the agency for 13 years and is a Public Information Assistant IV for the Services departments.
Laura Keith Thompson, of Kinston, graduated from Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond, VA in June 2012. Laura received her Masters of Divinity and was awarded “The James D. Simpson Memorial Faithful Servant Award.”
Vera Morris, of Cary, was recently promoted as the new Property Manager at Phillips Swift Creek in Cary. Morris has served the last eight months as the Assistant Property Manager and has worked in property management for over 12 years.
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Kevin R. Covington, son of Patricia C. Covington of Rocky Mount and Donnie R. Covington, of Rocky Mount, and fellow Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) formed a Coalition of Sailors Against Destructive Decisions (CSADD) committee.
Jamie Lee Thompson of Kinston graduated from Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond, VA in June 2012 with a Masters of Theology. Jamie will be serving as pastor of Brooks Frizzell United Methodist Church and Mount Herman United Methodist Church, both located in Maury.
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GEOFF NEVILLE, Graphic Sportswriter
NASHVILLE -- Nash Rec’s long-time dominance in the Nash-Halifax Swim League will be put to the test Saturday.
Nash Rec is expected to compete with Roanoke Valley and Westridge for the team crown at the annual N-HSL Championships, which are slated to begin at 8:30 a.m. at the Harrison Family YMCA in Rocky Mount.
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GEOFF NEVILLE, Graphic Sportswriter
NASHVILLE -- Roanoke Valley is expected to be a contender this weekend for the Nash-Halifax Swim League Championship -- a fact that was accentuated last Thursday night in the regular season finale.
That’s when Roanoke Valley surged to an impressive victory in a tri-match against Benvenue and host Birchwood Country Club.
ELM CITY -- Due to the rainout from last Saturday, the schedule has been changed for July 28 at County Line Raceway.
Armbands are only good for July 28.
No armbands will be honored after this date.
The Barnes Equipment Late Model division will return running their Twin 20s.
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Graphic photos by Geoff Neville
Among the competitors during last Thursday’s swim meet between Benvenue Country Club, Roanoke Valley and host Birchwood Country Club was (above) Birchwood’s Sara Joyner.
Among the competitors during last Thursday’s swim meet between Benvenue Country Club, Roanoke Valley and host Birchwood Country Club was (above) Birchwood’s Rocco Catalano.
An excited Maddie Girouard is getting close to the finish line for Birchwood during its home swim match last Thursday evening in Nashville.
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Graphic photos by Geoff Neville
Among the Nash Rec performers from last Thursday’s home swim meet against Westridge was (above) a Nash Rec swimmer.
Among the Nash Rec performers from last Thursday’s home swim meet against Westridge was (above) Lydia Warthin.
A Nash Rec swimmer speeds to the conclusion of an IM event as part of last Thursday afternoon’s home meet against Westridge in Nash-Halifax Swim League action.
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CHARLES ALSTON, Graphic Correspondent
NASH COUNTY -- Last summer, former Rocky Mount High School baseball player Brian Goodwin signed with the Washington Nationals as the 34th pick (supplemental round) of the Major League Baseball Draft.
As a reward, he received a signing bonus worth $3.8 million.
The upstart National League East leaders seem to have most of their young talent performing well ahead of schedule.
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CHARLES ALSTON, Graphic Correspondent
WINTERVILLE -- Rocky Mount Coleman-Pitt Post 58 head baseball coach Hank Jones was hoping its game 1 loss to Pitt County 39 in their Area I East semifinal playoff series would be a wake-up call to play better.
But Post 58 seemed to have slept right through a ringing alarm as Post 39 posted a sweep of Post 58 in a 12-3 loss at Pitt Community College last Tuesday evening. Pitt County won the series 2-0.
FERRUM, VA. -- For more than 40 years, Ferrum College has honored the memory of the “Marshall 8,” who include seven members of the College’s 1968 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) National Championship Team, as well as late Marshall University Head Coach Rick Tolley, who previously served at the College as Hank Norton’s assistant football coach.
ZEBULON -- The Carolina Mudcats stumbled out of the gates, allowing six runs over the first five innings, and fell to the Lynchburg Hillcats 7-4 in front of 2, 876 on Sunday afternoon at Five County Stadium in a Class A Carolina League baseball showdown.
Carolina drops to 17-13 in the second half, and 49-51 overall.
HOLIDAY SPECIAL. Keith Joyce, Tommy Joyce and Chuck Murray caught this 43-pound Blue Catfish out of Lake Gaston over the July 4th weekend. This is their largest to date. Each July 4th, they try to break their record, and they brought in an impressive haul this time around.
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Amelia Harper, Graphic Correspondent
At a time when many towns are cutting economic commitments and vying for state funds, two towns in Nash County are working together to improve the community as a whole. The Towns of Dortches and Red Oak have worked together in the past to establish the W.B. Bill” Ennis, Jr. Memorial Park in Red Oak. Now they are working together more than ever to improve service at the Red Oak Fire Department.
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Two teens have been charged with two counts of first degree murder in the shooting deaths of a Whitakers couple at their home.
Whitakers Police initially arrested 17-year-old Jacob Whitfield and charged him with allegedly shooting his father, Brian Whitfield, 44, and stepmother Charisma Whitfield, 31, late Saturday night.
Nashville’s Police Department partnered with Cooley Library for a special Identakit program, where officers took fingerprints and photographs of children 12 and under to help parents keep up with important information on their child in the event of an emergency. Pictured, Community Services Officer Steve Glover (at right) gets a fingerprint from four-year-old Bryanna Daniel (at left) for her profile card.
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Nash County Commissioners denied a request last Monday that would prohibit employees from working second jobs while out on leave.
The request came from Sheila Freeman, Human Resources Director for Nash County. Freeman requested that language be added to Nash County’s Family Medical Leave, Worker’s Compensation and Leave Without Pay policies that prohibited employees from working second jobs while out on leave.
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Michele A. Cruz, Graphic Correspondent
The Nash-Rocky Mount and Edgecombe County school boards met Monday night to receive an update from the Strategic Twin-Counties Education Partnership (STEP) on their work toward increasing student achievement.
STEP is a non-profit group newly formed by area leaders in Nash and Edgecombe counties and the city of Rocky Mount.
