PINEHURST - Walter James Woodcock of Pinehurst died Saturday, August 6th, 2011. The son of Bruce A. Woodcock Sr. and Floy Peterson Woodcock, Walter was born in Wilmington and relocated to Moore County in 1952.
ROCKY MOUNT - Mr. Lonnie Lee Ricks, 56, of Rocky Mount, died on Friday, August 5, 2011, at Service League of Greenville in Greenville.
ROCKY MOUNT - Funeral services for Aaron “A.C.” Staton, 62, who died on Friday, August 5, 2011 were Tuesday, August 9 at 11 a.m. at Pine Chapel Baptist Church. Burial followed in Gardens of Gethsemane cemetery with Rev. Robert Hedgepeth officiating.
ROCKY MOUNT – Mrs. Bertha Lee Jones, 75, of Rocky Mount, died on Saturday, August 6, 2011, at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount.
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Amelia Harper Graphic Correspondent
Nashville son, Scott Womack, will soon travel to Minneapolis to receive the prestigious American Legion National Police Officer of the Year award. Scott is the son of Larry Womack, commander of American Legion Post 110.
Scott Womack was born in Nashville and graduated from Northern Nash High School in 1995.
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Amelia Harper, Graphic Correspondent
Castalia Commissioners voted unanimously to approve a new town ordinance regulating the disposition of abandoned and junked motor vehicles within the town limits and its extra-territorial jurisdiction. The move came Tuesday, August 2, during the regular town meeting. All commissioners were present, except for Commissioner Clarence Bender, who missed his fourth consecutive meeting of the town board.
Barton College Phi Beta Lambda students were recognized with top honors at the recent 2011 Phi Beta Lambda National Leadership Conference held in Anaheim, Calif.
Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL), the largest and oldest student business organization, hosted over 1800 college business students and advisers from around the country and the world for its annual conference and the FBLA-PBL Institute for Leaders.
Representative Jeff Collins has been visiting local restaurants over the past week, to talk with Nash County residents and hear their concerns. Collins started his tour last week and will wrap it up this week, with visits to the Bailey Cafe on Wednesday, Showside Grill and Bakery in Spring Hope on Thursday and Jake’s Place in Middlesex on Friday.
As they say, the summer is slipping away. Or, based on the temperatures, melting away.
At any rate, we’ve hit that spot on the calendar where the rush for that last trip – one more run at fun – takes place before school starts back and life seems to have a bit more “order.” Some folks call that a return to reality.
Time sure does fly when you’re not getting any sleep.
The last 10 weeks of my life have been a blur. I went from having a newborn baby to having a 10-week old baby in what seemed like seconds.
Corbin went from being this little tiny person that barely did anything to this little gurgling, drooling, smiling little boy. I’m worried that one day, I’ll wake up and he’ll be 18.
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Letters to the Editor:
I’m writing this letter to beg for help. If you really care about animals, we have got to stop these county shelters from using the gas chamber. Most states have turned away from that kind of torture and are humanely putting them to sleep. If you have ever experienced a vet putting an animal to sleep, then you know it’s as if the baby just fell asleep. When these counties use the gas chamber, these poor animals suffer greatly.
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A PICTORIAL LOOK INTO THE PAST
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL – This photo originally published in The Graphic September 5, 1963. Robin Moss and her teacher, Mrs. Janice J. Barbour, get acquanited as books are distributed.
W. L. Greene Alternative School Principal Gloria Whitley spoke to the Rocky Mount Kiwanis Club during their meeting on August 4. Whitley reviewed the NRMS high school campus at Nashville and shared time with Coordinator Leorita Hankerson, who reviewed the middle school at the Braswell campus in Rocky Mount.
U.S. Sens. Kay Hagan (NC) and Sherrod Brown (OH) recently introduced the Ready Schools Act of 2011, a bill aimed at preparing elementary schools to serve all children and builds on the work of the Down East Partnership for Children’s (DEPC) Ready Schools Initiative.
Governor-elect Jim Boehm and lion Mary, of the Nashville Lion’s Club, attended the International Convention in Seattle, Washington. There, they had the opportunity to meet with the International President Wing-Kun Tam of Hong Kong, China. Pictured (L-R) is Lion Mary Boehm, International President Wing-Kun Tam and District Governor Jim Boehm.
The Nashville Boys and Girls Club has had a successful summer this year. Seventy-four members attended on the first day of summer programs and the highest average attendance was 85. Pictured, Kepheren Parker and Mikel Thomas play a game of Connect Four during one of the summer programs at the club.
Ashley Jo Howell and Brian Christopher Allen were united in marriage on June 11, 2011 at The Leaning Tree in Bailey. The officiating minister for the 6:30 p.m. garden wedding was Dr. Blake Dempsey.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marion Franklin Howell, of Nashville.
The groom’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Richard Allen of Raleigh.
Jamie Lee Thompson of Kinston graduated with honors in May 2011 with a Master of Divinity degree from Union Presbyterian seminary in Richmond, Va. Jamie is the daughter of Keith and Sandra Thompson of Kinston. She is the granddaughter of Mildred N. Thompson and the late Lester B. Thompson of Nashville and James and Evelyn Finch of Middlesex.
Dr. Stone Mitchell and Brenda Mask of Knoxville, Tenn. announce the engagement of their daughter, Malia Marie Mask of Atlanta, Ga. to James Douglas Robertson of Atlanta, Ga. He is the son of Doug and Betsey Robertson of Nashville. The wedding will take place on Nov. 12, 2011 in Atlanta, Ga.
Navy Seaman Recruit Brittany L. Spivey, daughter of Rose M. Taylor of Nashville, and Timothy Pope, of Rocky Mount, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. with honors.
Students from across the state have received 4-H scholarships from the North Carolina 4-H Development Fund, to attend institutions of higher learning. During the recent State 4-H Congress held in Raleigh, the foundation awarded more than 70 scholarships.
Two Nash County residents are among those receiving scholarships.
Nash County Sheriff Dick Jenkins recently attended the North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association’s 89th Annual Training Conference held in Craven County with other sheriffs and law enforcement professionals from across the State.
“Our Annual Training Conference allows North Carolina’s sheriffs to discuss their experiences and learn from each other, as well as bring ourselves up-todate on important law enforcement developments.
Laura Sides is the newest addition to the pharmacy team at Ward Drug Company in Nashville and will be working during the month of August towards completing her final year of pharmacy school. Laura recently relocated to Nashville from Raleigh/Durham and is a graduate from NC State University, where she majored in Zoology.
Photographers Michele Cruz and Brian Fleming kick off the art and entertainment season in the Mims Gallery at Wesleyan’s Dunn Center.
Opening the 2011-2012 Season for the Dunn Center’s Mims Gallery at NC Wesleyan College is a two person show of photographs titled “In Plain Sight”.
Nash Arts welcomes The Hackensaw Boys Friday, August 12 at 7:30 p.m. The Hackensaw Boys first began playing their joyful blend of old time tinged music on the streets of Charlottesville, Virginia in the fall of 1999 and have first and foremost been a band of songwriters. Their music, while drawing upon the spirit of the mountains, is sophisticated and in formed by the best elements of punk rock and classic country music.
