ARRESTS
Ashley Ganae Ford - 5/15/2012 - charged with simple assault
India Worthington - 5/15/2012 - charged with simple assault
Crystal Reene Taylor - 5/15/2012 - charged with larceny
Barbara Ann Miller Greene, 68, passed away Sunday, May 20, 2012.
Greene worked at The Nashville Graphic for many years as the newspaper’s composing room supervisor before starting a new career with the Nash County Health Department in 1995. She retired from Nash County on February 27, 2009.
ROCKY MOUNT- Grover “Pete” Jenkins, 42, died May 9, 2012.
BATTLEBORO –– Virginia Dale Warren Pittman, 52, of Battleboro, died on Friday, May 11, 2012, at Vidant Edgecombe Hospital in Tarboro.
Catherine Raynor Grice, 79, passed away on Wednesday, May 16, 2012. She was born June 16, 1932 in Johnston County. Catherine was the daughter of the late Charlie and Fisher Raynor. She is preceded in death by her husband Woodrow Grice and several brothers and sisters.
Emma Pridgen Skinner passed away on May 16, 2012. She was born on May 21, 1929, the daughter of Henry Luther Pridgen and Mollie Robbins Pridgen. She was preceded in death by her parents, her dear husband of 54 years, James A. “Billy” Skinner; her sister, Mavis Skinner; brother-in-law, Ed Skinner; her son-in-law, Vann Manning; and brother-in-law, Sam Braswell; and one child.
Christine Dew Joyner, age 81, passed away on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 . Born in Nash County on June 21, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Archibald Rice Dew and Maude McNeill Dew. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Richard “Dick” Joyner and grandson, Bradley Justin Armstrong.
ROCKY MOUNT - Lena Mae Edmonds, 76, passed away on Thursday, May 17.
BAILEY –– Marilyn Delores Cohen Levy, 79 of Bailey, died on Saturday, May 12, 2012 at LifeCare Hospitals of NC in Rocky Mount.
ROCKY MOUNT - Ms. Madeline Brantley, of Rocky Mount, died on Friday, May 18, 2012, at Nash General Hospital.
It’s been too weeks since I’ve voted, and I still have something stuck in my proverbial craw.
It has nothing to do with who won what race, or how I voted.
No, to me, it is about the fallout after the election. I’ve never seen more hissy-fits thrown in person, in public, on TV or on the Internet. If you missed it, consider yourself lucky. The whole thing weakened my faith in people and how this country gets along.
Memorial Day weekend is quickly approaching and for many, it means an extra long weekend to take advantage of. If you are fortunate enough to get an extra day off, don’t forget why we remember Memorial Day.
Memorial Day is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation’s service. It’s a day to be thankful for the families that are left behind without their loved ones.
Sunday morning brought some sad news to many of us here at The Nashville Graphic.
Barbara Greene of Spring Hope passed away Saturday after a courageous battle with cancer.
Barbara worked at The Graphic as the supervisor of our composing/production department for many years before starting a brand new career in 1995 at the Nash County Health Department.
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I enjoyed the series of courses I completed for the Nashville Police Academy. They were very friendly, which is exactly opposite from what I was expecting. I loved every moment of it. I learned so much! For example, I saw how the police spend their time, the procedure used for stopping cars not to mention how they are talked to by people they stop. Everyone should really try it, especially young people.
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Nash and Edgecombe County residents can receive scholarships from private trusts designed specifically to benefit people in this area. Here is a list of what is available:
The Helen Lancaster Minton Educational Fund provides scholarships to qualified post-secondary students.
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A PICTORIAL LOOK INTO THE PAST
This photo originally published in The Graphic on April 19, 1962. This group of Momeyer Junior 4-H’ers captured the top spot in the annual 4-H Talent Show. Seventeen clubs entered the contest with approximately 120 4-H members participating.
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
The Nash-Rocky Mount School (NRMS) System is looking at ways to make transportation more efficient for the upcoming school year.
Binford Sloan, Director of Transportation for NRMS, presented a transportation efficiently proposal to school board members on Monday evening during a work session.
Harold D. Cooley Library hosted a book signing for local author, Tillie Bell, on April 26. Bell grew up in the Corinth community and is a Nashville High School graduate. Her book “Prayer Patterns, A Collection” is a collection of manuscripts written for Woman’s Missionary Union meetings at Rock Creek Baptist Church in Nashville from August 2000 through June 2011.
The Down East Radio Reading Service recently held its annual Volunteer Appreciation Dinner and honored two for their service.
Merle Taylor was named the Volunteer of the Year for her many years of reading for Down East Radio Reading Service.
Rocky Mount Academy has awarded the Ann MacPherson Weaver Memorial Scholarship this year to Davis Richard Brown who will enter RMA this fall in the ninth grade. Brown has attended Faith Christian School for one year, and, prior to that time, was a student in the Wake County school system, most recently at Daniels Middle School for sixth and seventh grades.
Unit NC-801 at Northern Nash High School has been selected to receive the 2011-2012 Air Force Junior ROTC Distinguished Unit Award. This award recognizes Air Force Junior ROTC units that have performed above and beyond normal expectations, and that have distinguished themselves through outstanding service to their school and community while meeting the Air Force Junior ROTC mission of producing better citizens for America.
Four Nash-Rocky Mount high school seniors have been awarded the State Employees Credit Union “People Helping People” Scholarship.
Tori Parker, Southern Nash High School; Essence Henderson, Northern Nash High School; William Garrison, Rocky Mount High School; and Lesley Murray, Nash Central High School are recipients of a four-year scholarship valued at $10,000.
Civilian Salvador T. Gonzalez, son of Guadalupe and Jose B. Gonzalez of Spring Hope, recently enlisted in the United States Navy under the Delayed Entry Program at Navy Recruiting District, Raleig.
The program allows recruits to enter the Navy and take up to one year to complete prior commitments such as high school.
