Bonnie Zell Hilton, age 86, passed away on Sunday, November 27, 2011. Born in Tifton, Georgia on October 05, 1925, she was the daughter of the late David Eddie Hilton and Pearl Smith Hilton. She was also preceded in death by her sisters, Thelma Brownlee, Bertha Jones and Lena Munroe.
Claudia Proctor Whitley passed away on Friday, November 25, 2011. She was born on September 5, 1932 in Baltimore, Maryland to the late Paul Dewey Proctor, Sr. and Mae Penn Proctor. Claudia was preceded in death by her brother, Paul Dewey Proctor, Jr. and his wife Frances Yost Proctor.
David Lee Garrett, 88, passed away November 25, 2011. Born in Laurens, SC in 1923, he was the son of the late Hosee Lee and Aileen Garrett.
William Hugh “Billy” Shearin was born on November 19, 1947, and passed away on November 26, 2011.
Alice Cade Fuller Crozier Hamilton passed away Thursday, November 24. She was born September 28, 1919 in Rocky Mount, one of nine children, born to Beulah and William C. Fuller.
Charles Adron “Pete” Holmes, Sr., 79, passed away Thursday, November 24, 2011. He was born June 15, 1932 to the late Albert “Dule” Holmes and Addie Winders Holmes. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by three brothers, John, Melvin and Albert Holmes; one grandchild, Charles Allen Clemmons; one great grandchild, John Thomas Carroll; one step-daughter, Veronda “Rhonda” Carroll.
Lora Kusel Jones, age 52 of Nashville passed away at her home on November 27, 2011.
Shirley Brantley Medlin, 73, passed away November 27, 2011. She was born January 8, 1938 in Nash County daughter of the late Gurley and Mendie Morris Brantley.
I wish I could tell you about an old church just down the road from my house, a place that has a history that stretches back to the War of 1812. I wish I could tell you to ride by that place, pull over, look in the windows and use your imagination to think about another time, another era.
Forget Black Friday. I’m doing my holiday shopping this year right here in Nashville.
Downtown businesses have joined together and decided to open especially for their customers in a special open house on Sunday. There will be special events to go along with the day too.
I, for one, am excited.
I couldn’t believe it. I sat down at my computer reading a message which gave me the same knot in my stomach I remember getting several years ago when I got the phone call that the Joyner family was closing their grocery store here in Nashville due to changes in the market.
This photo was shared with us by Harriet Moore Davis. Pictured is Bill Joyner’s old service station in Nashville. This photo was taken in the early 1950s.
By:
Michele A. Cruz, Graphic Correspondent
Through federal grant funds, Nash-Rocky Mount Schools (NRMS) is making major purchases in the latest technology: 330 iPads and 30 power sync charging carts for students and staff, and 1200 laptops for all teachers of grades 3-12.
By:
Michele A. Cruz, Graphic Correspondent
For the first time, Nash-Rocky Mount Schools (NRMS) has reached an acceptable level for exceptional children. In spite of only meeting five of 14 federal exceptional children (EC) objectives for North Carolina, NRMS was given a good evaluation by the NC Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) for the 2009-10 school year.
The Red Oak Community Building was named to the National Registry of Historic Places in 2006 and just recently received the signage for the building indicating its placement on the registry. Pictured above are members of the Red Oak Community Club with Red Oak Commissioner Barbara High Tyre (far left) and Red Oak Mayor Al Wester (second from right).
The Nash County 4-H County Council inducted its officers for 2012 at the annual Achievement Program. Pictured (L-R) is: Maryanna Bennett, Emmett LaHay, Brittany Bryant, Taylor Tyson, John Wind and Rebecca Peede.
Community Home Care & Hospice awarded Nashville resident, Joyce Cobb, as the 2011 Caregiver of the Year. Joyce is a Hospice Aide in the Rocky Mount office of Community Home Care & Hospice and has been with the company since 2005.
Nash Health Care recently honored its 2011 new graduate nurse residents during a luncheon. Throughout the year, Nash Health Care offers multiple residencies for new nurse graduates. These residencies focus on areas such as critical care, medical-surgical, emergency services, women’s & children’s services, surgical services, rehabilitation services and psychiatric services.
Alexandra Humphreys of Rocky Mount, and Laura Brown and Sarah O’Berry of Nashville have been awarded the Girl Scout Silver Award by Girl Scouts – North Carolina Coastal Pines, which is the second highest achievement in Girl Scouting. This award symbolizes outstanding accomplishments and a commitment to excellence, and helps girls build skills, explore careers, gain leadership skills, and make a commitment to self-improvement.
North Carolina Coastal Pines has awarded Victoria “Tori” Parker of Spring Hope the Girl Scout Gold Award, which is the highest achievement in Girl Scouting. The award symbolizes outstanding accomplishments and a significant time investment in the areas of leadership, career planning, personal development, and community service.
Brian Diaz, Josh Whitehead and Jonathan Vlasak (L-R) rehearse a scene on Monday night at Nash Arts. Diaz and Vlasak are playing the role of businessmen and Whitehead is palying Ebenezer Scrooge in “A Christmas Carol.” The production is performed every year at Nash Arts. (Graphic photo by Amanda Clark)
Rocky Mount City Manager Charles W. Penny announces the appointment of James C. Moore as Chief of Police for the City of Rocky Mount. Moore will assume his new role with the Rocky Mount Police Department on January 2, 2012.
The City Manager’s Office conducted a thorough recruitment and selection process for the position of Chief of Police.
The Ladies Auxiliary Veteran of Foreign War, Post 2057’s Stars in Uniform Christmas Tree went up on November 18 at Golden East Mall in Rocky Mount. There are over 1,000 heroes on the tree including military, the sheriff’s department, firemen, EMT’s, doctors, nurses and more. The tree is next to Santa’s Sleigh in the mall.
A group of middle school students were sitting at the Gateway Technology Center on the campus of Wesleyan College in Rocky Mount after school designing and creating their own straw rockets.
They couldn’t wait to test them.
“Their enthusiasm for building straw rockets was infectious. They were like sponges,” said Cyndi Carpenter, the instructor for the program. “Anything I asked them to do, they couldn’t wait to try.”
By:
Carol Vierela, Nash County Animal Friends
Quite often I say...please help us save our pets. Normally we do not discuss the method of death in our group, since our group’s focus is on the front door, not the back door. We want the pets to never go out the back door nor come into the Shelter to begin with. The front door is for reclaims, adoptions and rescues to leave by. The back door leads to death.
