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By: Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
A severe lightning storm made its way through Nash County on Sunday night, striking a church steeple and a few homes.
Nash County EMS Director Brian Brantley said the storm brought down several trees and power lines in addition to the lightning strikes. However, Brantley said the weather service is not reporting any tornadoes in the area.
By: Michele A. Cruz, Graphic Correspondent
Every 10 years, school board districts are reviewed in comparison with new census data. Adam Mitchell, of Tharrington Smith Attorneys at Law, explained to the Nash-Rocky Mount Schools (NRMS) board at their meeting Monday night that according to the 2010 census, NRMS board district lines must be redrawn.
The need to redistrict is not directly a constitutional requirement, he said, but a notion developed through case law over time called “one person, one vote.”
By: Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
A Bailey home was destroyed by fire last week and the Nash County Fire Marshal’s Office is still working to determine the cause.
Chris Bissette, Nash County Fire Marshal, said the call came in around 6:11 p.m. last Tuesday night, August 16 on Eatmon Road in Bailey. A neighbor saw smoke and flames coming from the home and called 911.
By: Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Tammie Jordan is following in her mother’s footsteps.
The Nashville resident celebrated the opening of her hair shop, Tammie Jo’s Hair Shop, last Tuesday morning. Nashville’s Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting for the new business, which opened around three weeks ago.
By: Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
In a 4-3 vote, Nash County Commissioners agreed to move forward with a visioning and strategic planning process for the Twin County region.
Nash Commissioners delayed approval earlier this month to meet with Rocky Mount Mayor David Combs and City Manager Charles Penny to get more information on the project. The two gave a brief presentation on Monday morning during a recessed meeting.
Myrtle Winstead Joyner, age 81, passed away Wednesday, August 17, 2011. Born in Rocky Mount July 25, 1930, the daughter of the late Selby Curtis Winstead and Ruth Daughtridge Winstead, she married Jesse L. Joyner in August 1951. They enjoyed their life together until his death in 1986.
Charles Randolph Tyson, age 82, passed away Thursday, August 18, 2011. Born in Nash County on April 06, 1929, he was the son of the late Charlie Richard Tyson and Mamie Layton Tyson. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Barbara S. Tyson; son, Charles Paul Tyson; brothers, Lewis Bowden, Willie Tyson, Richard Tyson, Hubert Tyson and Alvin Tyson; and sisters, Bessie Bowden, Mozelle Harrison, Louise B. Moss, Rochelle Tyson and Jonnie Belle Bowden.
Robert Edward Cummings, age 75, passed away at Autumn Care Friday, August 19, 2011. Born in Nash County on January 1, 1936, he was the son of the late Marvin Edward and Viola Walker Cummings.
Mattie G. Harris, age 83 of Rocky Mount passed away on August 17, 2011 at her home.
Christine Tevepaugh Gray, 73, passed away Wednesday August 17, 2011. She was born May 7, 1938 in Horry County, SC to the late Willie Leroy and Versie Wood Tevepaugh.
ROCKY MOUNT - Beula Mae Battle, 89, died August 14, 2011. Funeral services were held Friday at St. Paul Baptist Church on Winstead Avenue in Rocky Mount at 12 noon. Rev. Dennis Jones officiated. Burial was at Gardens of Gethsemane.
ROCKY MOUNT - Melvin Edward Gray, 78, died August 16, 2011. Funeral services were Tuesday at Barnes Memorial Baptist Church, 12:00 noon. Rev. Basil Williams officiated. Burial was at Unity Cemetery.
ROCKY MOUNT - Chester Morris, Jr., 57, of Rocky Mount, died on Friday, August 19, 2011, at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount.
ROCKY MOUNT – Robert L. Hardy, 64, of Rocky Mount, died on Thursday, August 18, 2011, at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount.
Dorcas Marie Proctor, 65, of Fayetteville, formerly of Rocky Mount, passed away on Friday, August 12, 2011.
NASHVILLE- Max Richard Rudminat, age 66, passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2011. Born in Libertyville IL on July 4, 1945, he was the son of the late Max Rudminat and Matilda Auge Rudminat.
By: Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
The Nash-Rocky Mount and Edgecombe County Boards of Education came together on Monday afternoon to offer their support for a Twin Counties Regional Education Strategic Plan.
Reuben Blackwell, Vice Chair of the Rocky Mount Chamber of Commerce Workforce Preparedness/Education Committee, said the meeting was the first he recalled of the two boards coming together.
I know you can’t read this, due to you being a television, and in fact, now a dead television, but this is how I deal with loss. I write about it.
It was sad the day I came home and got the news. Holly, your faithful friend of 11 years, said a red light was blinking and nothing was happening. I did not panic, thinking you simply needed a reset. After all, you’d survived hurricanes, tornadoes, power surges, lightning strikes – one tough TV.
Last weekend, I had the distinct pleasure of hanging out with several UNC celebrity figures at the fourth annual Phil Ford Golf Classic.
Ok, I didn’t really get to “hang” out with celebrities but that’s what I’m telling all my friends so I may as well keep the fabricated story going in this space.
By: Letters to the Editor:
On August 2, 2011 our elected officials made the decision to raise the debt ceiling, and in doing so, they have shown themselves to be in an idiotic state of mind, in which they are showing complete lack of thought or common sense.
By: Letters to the Editor:
I would like to remind those who are constantly putting ads in the newspapers and online for “free puppies, kittens or any other living creature, that there are ways to prevent all those unwanted furbabies. Everyday I see someone has put an ad in the papers to give away animals. There are so many reasons not to do this.
By: A PICTORIAL LOOK INTO THE PAST
NORTHERN NASH WINNERS – C.E. Jones (left) bricklaying instructor at Northern Nash High School in 1973 and district 3A chairman, congratulates three of the winners of a bricklaying contest. From left to right are Andrew Evans, Sammy Drewery and Marvin Hunt. A similar photo originally published April 5, 1973 in The Graphic.
Dr. Anthony D. Jackson (center), the new superintendent for Nash Rocky Mount Public Schools, began with a rousing welcome and concluded with a standing ovation when he addressed the Kiwanis Club of Rocky Mount on Thursday, September 18. He was hosted by Kiwanis Program Chair Betsy Owens (left) and introduced by Kiwanian Johnny Phillips (right), a former principal at Southern Nash High School.
Sylvia White has been selected as Nash County Department of Social Services Employee of the Month for July 2011. Sylvia is employed as a SW Facilitator in Child Protective Services and has worked for the agency for a total of 20 years. She is always pleasant and projects a positive spirit that enhances the morale of those around her.
Air Force Reserve Airman Stuart A. McCleary graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.
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