I was happy to be able to be back in Sunday school and worship service today. I have recently read the book, “31 Days of Praise” by Ruth and Warren Myers. It will help you in your daily praise to God.
We had 91 in attendance for Sunday school today. Praise God. We recognized those with birthdays in February.
Acting Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services (FFAS) Michael Scuse announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will conduct a four-week Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) general signup, beginning on March 12 and ending on April 6. CRP has a 25-year legacy of successfully protecting the nation’s natural resources through voluntary participation, while providing significant economic and environmental benefits to rural communities across the United States.
The Nash Central Middle School Beta Club will be sending 38 students to the North Carolina State Beta Club Convention in February. Students from the NCMS Beta Club have competed throughout the year at the school level to qualify for the state convention. At the convention, students will be competing in several categories such as Quiz Bowl, Battle of the Books, English, Social Studies, Math, Science, Spelling, Photography, Jewelry making, Scrapbooking, Woodworking, Recycled Art and Living Literature.
Wednesday, February 8 from 12:30 until 5 p.m. at Draka Elevator Products, 2151 North Church Street, Rocky Mount
Wednesday, February 8 from 10 a.m. until 2 pm. at Edgecombe Community College in the student lounge, 225 Tarboro Street, Rocky Mount
Rocky Mount Academy Senior Emma Park has been selected as a Finalist for the Morehead-Cain Scholarship at UNC-Chapel Hill. This is the nation’s oldest merit scholarship program and fully funds a student’s undergraduate college education by paying for full tuition, books and a laptop, housing, meals, student fees, travel, and supplies.
CONTRIBUTED – Bill Leslie, an Emmy award-winning journalist who anchors the morning and noon news casts for WRAL-TV in Raleigh, recently visited the residents of Autumn Care of Nash. With over thirty years in broadcasting experience and the winner of many distinguished professional awards, he is also known as a recording artist who composes and performs traditional, as well as Celtic fusion music.
The popular Ciompi Quartet will be making a return trip to historic Cherry Hill in Warren County.
The group, founded in 1965 by renowned Italian violinist Giorgio Ciompi, will be performing in concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19.
This concert will commemorate Eugenia Williams Voorhees and will feature music by Haydn, Shostakovich and Dvorak.
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
The Boys and Girls Club of Nash/Edgecombe Counties will close two of its five units to help offset a $127,000 deficit and may be faced with more closings if funding is not found.
Doug Starr, who serves on the Board of Directors for the Boys and Girls Club of Nash/Edgecombe Counties and is also the Chair of the Finance Committee, came before Nash County Commissioners on Monday night with a funding request of $20,000.
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Nashville Town Council members continue to discuss ways to improve downtown, moving their focus to Boddie and Barnes Streets.
The town recently finished up its Downtown Redevelopment Project, which focused on improving Washington Street. The improvements included underground utilities, new street light poles as well as new sidewalks along downtown.
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
In late December, Matthew Pope received the news he’d been patiently waiting for: he’d been accepted into The United States Military Academy at West Point on Congresswoman Renee Ellmers’ nomination.
Pope said his mom, Angela, informed him of the news while he was riding down the road.
“I was in shock,” Pope said. “I had to sit there for a few minutes and let the full effect kick in.”
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
An annual report for the Town of Nashville revealed one non-compliance issue.
Scott May, of May and Place, PA, presented the audit report to council members during the board’s annual retreat January 26.
May said the non-compliance came from grants the town had received for its Downtown Redevelopment Project.
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Robbie Edwards Mills can now add published author to her list of accomplishments.
Mills released her first book, “The Church as the Surrogate Family” in November of last year.
Mills, of Spring Hope, has seven degrees under her belt, including two in nursing, one in law and four in ministry.
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
A Nashville woman approached Nashville’s Town Council on Tuesday night asking that they get off the fence and make a decision on where they stand with Sanderson Farms.
Rose Anne Shearin, who lives on Thorne Road in Nashville and operates Solaris Farms, gave a 10-minute presentation on the effect Sanderson Farms could have on Nashville if they were to locate at their proposed location on Highway 97 in Nash County.
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Amelia Harper, Graphic Correspondent
Red Oak Commissioners voted Monday to approve revised maps for the Ennis Park to add 74 new parking spaces and a new volleyball court. The move came at the regular business meeting held on February 6.
Plans for parking expansion have been under discussion for some time. The town hired Stocks Engineering to investigate the feasibility of additional parking and to draw up the new maps.
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
The Co-Chair of the Nash County Landowners Association ensured Nash County Commissioners on Monday night that the Sanderson Farms slaughterhouse project would not happen.
Con Ward spoke before commissioners during the board’s regular meeting on Monday night. Ward told commissioners that there were enough organizations and residents against the project that they would continue to fight as long as they had to.
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GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
NASHVILLE -- Nash Central Middle School couldn’t have asked for a better ending to its upbeat girls basketball campaign.
In last Thursday’s regular season finale, the Lady Trojans offered one final impressive performance as they rolled to a 54-20 victory over Tri-County Conference rival Speight Middle School at the NCMS Gymnasium.
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GEOFF NEVILLE, Graphic Sportswriter
STANHOPE -- Few things make Brian Foster happier than working with a young player -- and developing them into a strong performer for Foster’s Southern Nash High School football program.
But to Foster, it’s just as important to make sure those standouts have a future -- and that includes the opportunity to play on the collegiate level while earning an education.
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CHARLES ALSTON, Graphic Correspondent
ROCKY MOUNT -- It was just the way Christian Jones, Phillip Jones and Jalen Hendricks wanted their last regular season home game to go.
The three Nash Central seniors got a nice going-away present in the form of a 69-41 Big East Conference basketball win over rival Northern Nash on Senior Night last Friday evening.
STANHOPE -- Southern Nash High School’s 2012 Boys Golf Season will begin March 7 with a road match against Wilson Fike at Willow Springs.
Southern’s home layout will be The River Golf and Country Club in Franklin County.
Here is the complete schedule for the Firebirds, who will be coached by Scott Collie:
NASHVILLE -- After suffering their first loss in over one month the Nash Central Middle School Boys Basketball team rolled through three county opponents over the last week to claim perfect 8-0 mark in the county and win the county championship.
The Trojans ran through Southern Nash, Edwards, and Red Oak winning all three by double-digit margins.
ROCKY MOUNT -- North Carolina Wesleyan College senior Alex Murray recorded a team-high 14 points and 13 rebounds to lead his Battling Bishop men’s basketball team to an 80-70 USA South victory over Greensboro College on Saturday in Everett Gym.
The victory evens Wesleyan’s record at 10-10 on the season, 4-4 in conference action.
Javan Richardson of Nashville served as the videographer this season for the Nash Central Middle School girls and boys basketball squads.
GOLDSBORO -- Five school and two Big East Conference records were shattered last Saturday when Nash Central High School competed in the annual Class 3-A East Regional Swim Meet at the Goldsboro YMCA.
NCHS’ Girls 200 Medley Relay of Kaitlyn Beal, Kaila Billups, Neill Bunn and Lindsey Sharpe broke both school and conference marks with a time of 2:02.11, which was good enough for fourth place overall.
Southern Nash’s Tracey Coppedge signs a letter-of-intent to join the football program at Elon University. Also pictured are his parents, Tracey and Ophelia Coppedge. (Graphic photo by Geoff Neville)
Southern Nash’s Terron Huffman signs a letter-of-intent to join the football program at UNC-Pembroke. Also pictured are (back, l to r) Terron Huffman (father) and Shaquille Rivers (stepbrother); (front, right) Charlotte Riley (mother).
