Jason Patrick Evans, 29, passed away Saturday, October 22, 2011. He was born December 12, 1981 in Wilson County son of William and Joan Woodard Evans.
Lela Dawes Williams Langley, age 92, of Rocky Mount, died Friday, October 21, 2011. Born July 19, 1919 in Wilson County. She was the daughter of Henry Clay and Lizzie Mae Dawes.
Mack Daniel Simmons, Jr. “M.D,” age 85 passed away October 19, 2011 in the Nash General Hospital.
Birdie Mosley Smithson, 89, passed away on Saturday, October 22, 2011.
Francie Joyner Smith, age 62, passed away Thursday, October 20, 2011. She was born on March 29, 1949 in Nash County to Oliver D. Joyner and the late Geneva Beaman Joyner. She married Charles David Smith on November 29, 1968.
ROCKY MOUNT - Rita Simpson, 73, of Rocky Mount, passed away on Thursday, October 20, 2011, at Somerset Court of Rocky Mount.
ROANOKE RAPIDS - Ernestine Van Hook Leonard, age 87 of Roanoke Rapids, died Saturday, October 22, 2011 at Halifax Regional Medical Center in Roanoke Rapids.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Graphic Sportswriter
ROCKY MOUNT -- Forty minutes wasn’t enough to determine a winner -- and the Eastern North Carolina Football League Junior Varsity Champion for the 2011 season.
Host Rocky Mount and Nashville -- both with undefeated records coming in -- dueled through four quarters of football last Saturday, with an emphasis on defense.
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Amelia Harper, Graphic Correspondent
Several Castalia residents have complained to local officials of “harassment” by the town’s mayor and an unidentified man who were seen last week patrolling neighborhoods and walking onto private property in order to take photographs. The action has several citizens complaining that local government officials are violating their personal and privacy rights in retaliation for opposition expressed concerning the new pet ordinances that now limit the number of pets per household to five.
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
July and August were rough months for Nash Health Care, Chief Financial Officer Al Hooks reported to the board at the October 6 meeting.
Almost every area was below budget and Hooks attributed the decreases to several things.
“You’ve got real low volumes, you’ve got charge capture issues, you’ve got some high FTE expenses so the numbers are just not going to look good,” Hooks reported.
By:
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Brenda Stallings is thankful for her father and other World War II veterans like him. Last week, Stallings showed her appreciation to area veterans by hosting a catfish luncheon at her Middlesex farm.
This is the fourth year Stallings has hosted the luncheon for veterans.
The luncheon was held for World War II veterans the first three years but this year, Korean War veterans were invited as well. Stallings said she wishes she had space to invite all area veterans.
A father and son were arrested last week after the Nash County Sheriff’s Office discovered a marijuana growing operation in their homes.
A search warrant was executed at 2616 Red Oak Road, Nashville, at the residence of Paul Brantley, Jr. on Friday, October 21. During the search, officers found eight marijuana plants growing in a utility room.
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Louise Hinton and Charles Taylor say they want to finish what they’ve started. James McBride said he wants to be a part of the progress underway in Nashville. All three are running for two available seats on Nashville’s Town Council.
Hinton has served on Nashville’s Town Council for six years. She was initially selected to fill the seat vacated by her husband, Larry Hinton, who passed away in 2005. She was re-elected to the seat during the 2007 elections.
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
A Nashville family was charged with misdemeanor cruelty to animals and violating the town’s leash law after a Nashville Police Officer picked up their Yorkshire Terrier after it wandered away from home. The family, however, says the charges are bogus and plans to file a lawsuit against the town’s police department for police misconduct.
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
A week after her annual mammogram, Belva Cooper received a phone call from her doctor’s office saying they wanted to see her. She knew immediately the news wasn’t good.
Cooper had breast cancer.
Cooper was diagnosed with Ductal Carcinoma In Situ, or DCIS, the most common type of non-invasive breast cancer. Though non-invasive, the risk for the cancer coming back is higher.
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Graphic photos by Amanda Clark
The Price brothers have been attending the catfish luncheon at Brenda Stallings’ place all four years. Pictured (L-R) is: Elton Price, Wilton Price, Joe Price and Percy Price. Elton, Wilton and Joe are all WWII veterans and Percy is a Korean War veteran.
$6 billion is nothing to sneeze at.
That’s how much money Halloween is said to generate in the U.S. economy, making it second only to Christmas in financial impact among holidays. So with that much money at stake, we know it is a significant topic.
With that being said, where does Halloween fit in morally, spiritually or otherwise in society?
I love a bargain. Who doesn’t? But the latest extreme couponing craze seems to be affecting more than the consumers’ pocket books. Seems some of the couponers are outright stealing from area newspapers to multiply their savings at the check out.
Daily newspapers are getting hit really hard. As a matter of fact, I’ve noticed recently if you want to purchase a Sunday edition, you have to go inside the store and ask for it due to the high theft from newsstands and counter sales. Some stores are having to hide the papers behind the counter.
Halloween is just a few days away and there are lots of local events going on to keep both young and old occupied.
Nash Arts has brought back its Haunted Walk and if you are looking for something to get your heart rate going then this is it. I attended it the first year with Allen and two of our friends.
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A PICTORIAL LOOK INTO THE PAST
JUNIOR HIGH CHAMPS – This photo originally published in The Graphic June 8, 1976. The Southern Nash Junior High baseball team ended its 1976 season with a 6-3 victory over R.M. Wilson Junior High of Rocky Mount which brought them the area junior high league championship.
The following students at Hobgood Academy made the Principal’s List (A’s) or the Honor Roll (A’s and B’s) the first six weeks of school.
Three Rocky Mount Academy seniors have been recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation for outstanding performance on the 2010 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. The PSAT/NMSQT® served as an initial screen of program entrants for the 2012 competition.
Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools recently featured Career Technical Education Program during the Rocky Mount Area Chamber of Commerce 2011 Business Expo. Hundreds of Expo participants were able to learn first-hand about curriculum offered by Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools that will prepare students to graduate from high school with certifications recognized by business and industry.
The Rocky Mount Debu-ette Club recently kicked off its 2011-2012 year. The incoming freshman class consists of 45 girls and five adult advisers. The advisors will devote the next four years to mentoring the girls through community service projects and helping them become leaders in civic and social events.
The management team and charge nurses of the Emergency Care Center at Nash Health Care recently donated backpacks and school supplies to Williford Elementary School kindergarten students.
