I’ll admit it, I’m no gearhead.
I know you put gas in cars, change the oil every 10,000 miles or so, buy new tires when you start seeing pieces of steel coming out of them and never ever jump anybody off because your car might catch on fire and explode like they used to do on “The A-Team.”
Where would you be without your weekly paper? Would you know who was married, who was born, who died? Would you know that your neighbor’s kid was on the honor roll last month at their local school? Would you know what was going on in the churches in the community? Would you know what pets were up for adoption at the local animal shelter? And most importantly, would you know what was going on in your local government?
Tucked inside today’s Graphic is a special section entitled “Your Hometown Nashville.” It’s sort of like a progress edition updating you on what’s happening in and around your town such as the completion of downtown’s redevelopment and the upcoming revamping of the old Glover Park on the west end of town which will bring us some new recreational opportunities.
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A PICTORIAL LOOK INTO THE PAST
MINOR LEAGUE CHAMPS – This photo was originally published in The Graphic July 7, 1977. The Raiders completed an unbeaten season capturing the minor league championship in the Englewood Athletic Association Play in Rocky Mount.
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Letters to the Editor:
The Pregnancy Care Center in Rocky Mount doesn’t fit the picture painted by NARAL in their report. They have accused the PCC of using inaccurate medical information and that we are deliberately misleading women.
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Imagine long lines of really heavy equipment guzzling huge amounts of fuel trying to pick and pace through huge, dirty, hot desert distances. All of these racing vehicles carrying soldiers sent in response to 5 or 6 errant assumptions; and ultimately resulting in 500,000+ civilian Iraqi deaths and 39,000+ Americans with limbs torn off (replaced with prosthetics) by terrorists types of guerilla warfare.
Over 1,000 Nash-Rocky Mount Public School District students from grades 8-12 and their parents enthusiastically studied displays showcasing CTE (Career Technical Education) courses offered by Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools and Nash Community College.
N.C. Department of Transportation Secretary Gene Conti has awarded a contract for an upgrade to the city of Rocky Mount computerized signal system in Edgecombe and Nash counties.
The $4.5 million contract was awarded to ALS of North Carolina Inc. of Fayetteville. Work can begin as early as Nov. 28, with final completion scheduled for no later than April 1, 2014.
On Saturday, October 15, 2011, the Phillips-Bricks Alumni Association (PBAA) presented thirty TI-73 graphing calculators valued at over $2500 to Mr. Donnell Brown, Principal of Phillips Middle School, Battleboro, NC. The presentation filled one item on the middle school’s wish list of needs given to the group by Mr. Brown several months ago at one of their monthly meetings.
What do you do when “thank you” just isn’t enough? These two words rarely capture the scope of gratitude many patients feel for Nash Health Care nurses who go above and beyond the call of duty.
Case in point: Denise Kannon.
Nash Community College’s “Team Nash” recently raised $965 for the American Heart Association’s 2011 Twin Counties Heart Walk . A student, faculty and staff team of thirty walked during the October 22nd event.
The Nash County Sheriff’s Office is looking for two men suspected of breaking into a home on Rocky Cross Road.
The breaking and entering occurred on Friday, October 28 but was not the first. According to Captain Pat Joyner of the Nash County Sheriff’s Office, there has also been two vehicle’s broken into, a larceny of a four-wheeler and another home break-in, all within in the same area in the southern end of the county.
The Nash County Sheriff’s Office and Ward Drug Company held its second Operation Medicine Drop on Saturday, October 28 at Ward Drug in Nashville. This is a statewide initiative designed to take back unwanted and out-of-date prescription medicine. On Saturday, the Sheriff’s Office collected 21,731 non-controlled dosage units and 7,109 controlled dosage units.
Nash Arts will hold its final round of Nash County’s Got Talent November 3 and 4 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 (2 day pass); $10 (1 day pass) $8 for students 17 and under. Pictured above is Kelly Sorie, winner of last year’s event.
Nashville Business and Professional Women (BPW) held a Flapjack Breakfast fundraiser on Saturday, October 29 at Applebees in Rocky Mount. Pictured above, BPW member Mary Alice Wells (at left) serves Thomas Sledge coffee at Applebees.
Charles M. Johnson of Rocky Mount has received The Order of The Long Leaf Pine bestowed by Governor Beverly Perdue to honor his service to the State of North Carolina. Johnson recently retired after a career of forty years with the NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources. He was presented the award by Terry Pierce, Division Director of Environmental Health, at a retirement event on September 13, 2011.
When disaster or illness strikes, the community turns to the men and women of the health care profession to help take care of them or their loved ones. But who takes care of the team of health care employees when they suffer loss?
The Daughters of the American Revolution’s Micajah Pettaway Chapter met October 20, 2011, 10:30 a.m.in the Warner Room at Braswell Memorial Library. Hostesses Martha Blount, Chairman; Frankie Powell and Cassandra Baker were thanked for serving refreshments.
Master Sergeant Danny Ray Richardson has retired from the United States Air Force after 24 years of service.
Richardson, who was born in Nashville, entered active service on January 19, 1988 as an Aircraft Armament Systems Technician.
The Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) program enrollment for 2010 crop year losses begins Monday, November 14.
Producers across North Carolina experienced natural disasters during the 2010 crop year, causing hardship and financial losses to their agricultural operations, The SURE program provides assistance when disaster strikes.
Nash Community College’s Betsy B. Currin Child Development Center students received a lesson on fire safety recently from Shannon Orndorff, North Carolina Department of Insurance Office of State Fire Marshal Fire & Rescue Training Specialist. NCC Early Childhood Education and Nursing students serve as interns in the Center.
Suzy and Audrey Pearce, NRBA Children’s Missions Consultants, attended the WMU leadership team meeting at the associational center on Saturday, Oct. 22.
Women in Action will meet at the home of Jean Mellor in Rocky Mount on Thursday, Nov. 3 at 6:30 PM.
Attention – This Friday night, Nov. 4, from 5-8 p.m., we hope to see you at our monthly fish fry, at Beulah Church of Christ Annex on Reges Road. We look forward to sharing good fellowship and good food with you. The following week-end there will be another special event at the Beulah Church of Christ.
A big frost covered everything on Sunday morning and it felt like the first day of winter. In the absence of Pastor Whitehouse the pulpit was filled by Dr. Bill Wakefield, a beloved former interim pastor. His message was based on the scripture passage from John 2: 13-22. He told of the “money changers” in the temple at Jerusalem and of how Jesus ran them out.
So you’re feeling bad. You wonder about God’s love. There are two avenues of approach. You can throw in the towel, give up on the idea of assurance, and swim in a pool of self-pity.
Or you can take some action. “Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God, for I shall again praise Him, the help of my countenance and my God” (Psalm 42:11 and 43:5).
