Ellen Ricks Bobbitt, 49, of Nashville, died on Wednesday, April 11, 2012. She was born on February 14, 1963 to Loretta Ricks and the late Robert Lee Ricks.
ROCKY MOUNT –– Randy Levon Elliott, 22, of Rocky Mount, died on Monday, April 9, 2012, at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount.
ROCKY MOUNT –– Gregory D. Freeman, 22, of Rocky Mount, died on Monday, April 9, 2012.
NASHVILLE - Milton Leon Harrison, 45, passed away on Saturday, April 7, 2012.
Frances “Bug” Pullen Warren, 83, passed away Thursday, April 12, 2012. Born in Nash County on December 17, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Zorah David Pullen and Lillie Rouse Pullen. She was preceded in death by her husband, William “Bill” Warren.
Rita Faye Inscoe, age 52, passed away on Tuesday, April 10, 2012. Born in Ozona, Texas on March 11, 1960, she was the daughter of the late Lotis Columbus Smith and Lenora Herrera Smith.
Ruby Rogers Batchelor passed away on April 13, 2012.
Jessie Lee Taylor, age 53 of Spring Hope passed away Friday, April 13, 2012.
ARRESTS
Shanika Staton - 4/2/2012 - charged with failure to appear for failing to return rental property
David Wayne Turner, II - 4/2/2012 - charged with larceny
It is hard to believe it has been a whole year since the last time I got a chance to write for the newspaper. I’ve done a few of these now, and I know from seeing you folks on the street you like them a lot better than the ones Daddy writes. Just go easy on him, he is really old (he just had a birthday, too) and he makes a lot of noise when he walks around now.
There’s some kind of bug going around and my family unfortunately were the recipients of it last week.
I don’t even know if “bug” is the appropriate word for it, as it makes it seems sort of like a casual, easy going illness. This isn’t an easy going type of deal at all.
But I’ll spare all the wonderful details of the actual virus because they aren’t pleasant.
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Letters to the Editor:
I am writing to ask the citizens of Nash County to please vote YES for the Nash Community College (NCC) bond referendum. The referendum is not about politics or a political party, it is about what NCC is trying to do for all the citizens of Nash County.
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We are a group of Southern Nash High School retired educators, who meet monthly because we are good friends, because we bonded during our years of counseling and teaching math, English, foreign languages, science, Career and Technical Education, library science, ESL, special education, and every other course taught at any top rated high school, and because teaching at Southern Nash was a positive experience.
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A PICTORIAL LOOK INTO THE PAST
This photo of the 1962 Nash County Farm Bureau Board of Directors was submitted by Greg Bunn, the current president of Nash County Farm Bureau.
The Nashville Chamber of Commerce is hosting a candidate forum for the four candidates on the May 8th primary ballots seeking a seat on the Nash County Commissioners District Four seat.
The forum is set for Tuesday, April 24 at Nash Arts. A meet and greet will be held from 6:30 until 7 p.m. with the forum slated to begin at 7 p.m.
Nashville United Methodist Church had a Butterfly Release on Easter Morning following a combined service. Approximately 300 caterpillars had been ordered weeks before and were raised and hatched by the families of the church. The butterflies were brought to church on Easter morning and released as a symbolic gesture of the transforming power of Christ and the new life into which He has called us.
Congratulations to Logan Ennis and Susan Pridgen who were united in marriage on Saturday, April 14. Logan is the son of Jim and Jackie Ennis and Susan is the daughter of Wayne and Evonne Pridgen.
Everyone had a wonderful time April 13-14 at the 16th Annual North Roanoke Baptist Association GA Mother/Daughter Overnight Camp for girls in grades 1-6 and their moms or female guardians.
Robert Tyner welcomed everyone to Sunday school. There were 80 in attendance Some of our people were gone off again.
Our choir sang “Alleluia” for the call to worship. Pastor Bogle welcomed everyone to worship service. Bobby Farmer prayed the prayer of invocation.
I hope you all had a good week! Last week in the news I mentioned the Red Oak Alumni Banquet which is held each year. I glanced at the calendar wrong and was thinking it was being held last week but I was a week ahead of schedule. Sorry about that! The annual banquet is Friday night of this week.
TEAM FUNDRAISERS
Hope t-shirts: Watson Eye’s team is selling Hope T-shirts with your choice of a black or white t-shirt with the pink ribbon on front with the “Hope’ on the back and a butterfly in the center of “Hope.” Shirts are $15 each. Watson is also selling various designs of bracelets for $6 and hair bows for $5. For more information, call 443-1006.
The Harold D. Cooley Library will host a book signing by local author Tillie Bell on Thursday April 26 at 5 pm.
The author grew up in the Corinth Community of Nash County and graduated from Nashville High School. She then began working as a reporter for The Nashville Graphic where she won first place in feature writing for two consecutive years from the North Carolina Press Association.
April is the Month of the Military Child, a time to recognize the sacrifices made by military families and their children. A number of events are scheduled across the state to honor military youth.
Children whose parents have been deployed live with uncertainty and concern for their parents on a daily basis.
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
The Nash Health Care Board of Commissioners approved a diversity plan at its last meeting earlier this month.
The plan was presented to commissioners by Leslie Hall, Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer.
Hall said the diversity plan helps the hospital fulfill its mission of providing superior quality health care service.
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Residents of the Sunnyfield Subdivision will be able to connect to the Town of Nashville’s water system at a discounted rate, the board decided at its meeting earlier this month.
The decision was made after some discussion about whether to offer the rates at a discounted price, since the Sunnyfield Subdivision is already a part of the town’s city limits.
