Diane Day and Janet Pridgen’s second grade classes at Nashville Elementary School visited the Nashville Post Office on Tuesday, April 17. Students had a wonderful time touring the post office. Sales Associate Wanda Coleman and City Carrier Tracie Thompson talked to the students about the daily process of the postal service.
The Keynote speaker for the Rocky Mount Kiwanis Club meeting recently was Eva Maria Feucht, Director of Park Scholarships, North Carolina State University. Joining her were two Nash-Rocky Mount Public School District Alumni and the mother of a third.
The Nash County Master Gardners will hold their annual plant sale at the Nash County Agriculture Center, 1006 Eastern Avenue in Nashville on Saturday, May 5 from 8 a.m. until 12 p.m.
Plants, annuals, ferns, herbs, heritage tomatoes, perennials, Master Gardener grown plants and much more will be for sale.
The 30th annual Distinguished Young Woman Scholarship Program of Nash-Rocky Mount will be held at the Keihin Auditorium this year on the Edgecombe Community College Campus near Tarboro. The program will be Sunday, April 29th at 2:00 and tickets are on sale by participants or at the door. We are excited abou the six intellectual, talented, and beautuful young girls vying for the prestigous title of Distinguished Young Woman of Nash-Rocky Mount.
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Name: William Duke Hancock II
Age: 53
Profession or background: 20 + years US Marine Corps aviator.
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Name: Rep. Angela R. Bryant
Age: 60
Profession or background: Attorney and Diversity and Organizational Consultant
Hobbies: Politics, Community Empowerment, Walking, Advocacy on issues of justice and fairness
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Name: Bert Daniel
Age: young 67
Profession or Background: Retired after a 32 year career as a sales professional with Jostens Inc
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Name: Gerald Lee Harris (Jerry)
Age: 63
Profession or Background: Retired Abbott Lab
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Name: Lisa Stone Barnes
Age: 45
Profession or Background:self-employed in agribusiness.
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Age: 57
Profession or Background: Retired Abbott Labs/Hospira
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Name: Colonel Dennis Nielsen
Age: 63
Profession: Retired military officer, owner and operator of a small business
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Name: Buck Newton
Age: 43
Profession or Background: Attorney - Newton & Lee, PLLC
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Carol Vierela, Nash County Animal Friends
Mutt - The mutt represents the best of all worlds.
A mixed-breed dog is a testament to nature. Without any input--some might say interference--from humans, the mixed breed defies description. Available in all sizes, shapes, colors, and patterns, he might have a long snout or a short nose.
The Red Oak High School Alumni Banquet was held at the Rocky Mount Shriners. It was the 94th year this great event had taken place. The last graduating class from Red Oak High School was in 1966 and it then became an elementary school only. The children today really miss out on the great friendships that we had back then.
The weather kept me at home this morning. Therefor I don’t have the Sunday school report. I did hear the we had a good attendance. One of the deacons gave me a CD of the morning message and service. I got my information for this article from that CD and the bulletin. Our choir sang “Nothing is Impossible” for the call to worship. Pastor Bogle welcomed everyone.
On a wonderfully rainy Sunday morning, Peachtree folks gathered to worship. Pastor Whitehouse’s sermon title was “How to Know the Will of God.” It was based upon the parable found in Matt. 21: 28-32. He said that we need to not only verbalize our obedience to God but to obey, in the small daily decisions that we make.
The Red Oak Community Club met in March with 11 members present. Sharon Jeffries, secretary, presided over the meeting in the absence of president, Betty Melton. The devotion was given by Nell Boone reading from Ephesians, chapter 4. She told the story of Cathy Rigsby, Olympic gymnast, and her struggles before she became a gold medalist.
Nashville Elementary School held an Instrument Petting Zoo on Monday night. Middle and High School students demonstrated instruments to the elementary school students in a “petting zoo” style. The event gave students the opportunity to see and hold instruments from the orchestra. Pictured above, Nash Central High School students John Sloop and Lucas Pressley (L-R) perform a jazz number for students on Monday night.
Debbie High was selected as the Nash County Department of Social Services Employee of the Month for March 2012. Debbie has been with the agency for 33 years and is an Adoptions Social Worker. Described as compassionate and caring, Debbie is dedicated to assuring what is in the best interest of the children and families in her caseload.
Local resident Roger G. Taylor, a financial professional with AXA Advisors, LLC and affiliated with the Raleigh office, has earned the company’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Taylor was presented with the award during a national recognition conference.
A youth council-on-economic-development event was hosted by Carolinas Gateway Partnership at the Gateway Technology Center on April 14. The “Student C-O-E-D Think Tank” attracted 34 students from 10 public high schools in Nash and Edgecombe counties.
Nash Community College held its annual Green Day celebration recently including a presentation by Keep America Beautiful Coordinator of Nash and Edgecombe Counties Cornelia McGee-Anthony, followed by a tree planting and litter pick-up on Old Carriage Road. (Contributed photo)
eLogHomes in Middlesex will be providing free firewood for all who stop by the company’s manufacturing and distribution center. This will be an ongoing effort by eLogHomes to provide a service for individuals to save $150-to- $250 a cord of wood. The company will be offering eastern white pine. The doors will be open to the public Monday thru Thursday between the times of 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Members of the Nashville Lions Club welcomed guest Keith Smith to its April 18th meeting. Smith presented the plan to take Nash Community College into the next decade financed by the voters on the May bond referendum. Pictured above, left, Mary Boehm, President of the Nashville Lion’s Club and Keith Smith, Associate Vice President of Community & Governmental Affairs, Nash Community College.
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GEOFF NEVILLE, Graphic Sportswriter
STANHOPE -- Two years ago, Southern Nash used a crew of strong sprinters and timely distance and pole vault finishes to score an unlikely boys team victory at the Big East Conference Track and Field Championships.
For Southern to repeat that fate this time around, a similar formula will be needed.
