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By: CHARLES ALSTON, Graphic Correspondent / Submitted photos by David Hahula
WILSON -- Coleman-Pitt Post 58’s Matthew Berry looked right at home playing in Wilson Sunday night.
And that might not be such a bad thing considering the recent Rocky Mount grad will be playing his college ball at Barton College next season.
Berry, who signed with the Bulldogs last week, went 5-for-6 and knocked in three runs at Fleming Stadium in leading Post 58 to a 13-6 win over Wilson Post 13.
GREENSBORO -- Rocky Mount’s Andrew Morales, a Duke University signee, will represent Nash County at the annual North Carolina Coaches Association East-West Boys Soccer All-Star Game.
The event will be staged July 19 on the campus of the the University of North Carolina-Greensboro.
NORMAN, OKLA. -- Barton College golfer and former Northern Nash High Schol standout Daniel Claytor has been named in the NCAA Division II Ping All-America Team.
The talented sophomore, along with teammate Michael Marshburn (Cary), received the last of many accolades from a banner 2010-11 campaign when the Golf Coaches Association of American honored them last week.
ZEBULON -- Sean Halton singled home the tying run in the ninth to tie the score and then hit a sacrifice fly as part of a four-run Huntsville 10th inning as the Stars defeated the Carolina Mudcats 10-6 at Five County Stadium on Sunday afternoon in a Class AA Southern League diamond event.
ELM CITY -- The hot afternoon sun beat down over Turn 1 as the stands filled up for another hot night of racing action at County Line Raceway last Saturday.
With 93 cars signed in the 5 different divisions, the excitement was building among the fans and competitors.
We had 83 in attendance in Sunday school today. Allie Farmer read the Bible verse.
I provided an arrangement of mixed flowers from my yard for the altar table today. The pretty yellow gladiators with a few snapdragons, zinnias and a few other flowers made a pretty arrangement.
Rev. Dougald McLaurin’s message, “Love Like There’s No Tomorrow”, was based on John 3:16-19. In keeping God’s greatest commandment, we must love Him, love one another in the church, and love the lost. We need to actively strive to serve God daily with our actions so that we may serve as we are called.
Everyone mark your calendar again. This Friday night is the monthly fish fry at the Beulah Church of Christ annex on Reges Rd. It begins at 5:00 until 8:00 p.m. We thank you and also look forward to seeing all of our friends each month for good food and good fellowship. We hope to see you again this week!
Everyone arrived back home safely from the “Big Apple Adventure” last week! A great time was had by all who attended the Vacation Bible School at Red Oak Baptist Church. Approximately 78 children and many youth workers and teachers participated through Bible study, missions, music, crafts, and recreation.
By: Amelia Harper, Graphic Correspondent
Hundreds of local RBC employees are a little less certain of the future today as news breaks of the impending sale of RBC (Royal Bank of Canada) to a Pennsylvania banking firm known as PNC. Both firms announced Monday that PNC has purchased RBC retail banking operations in the US for approximately $3.62 billion. The figure includes $3.45 billion for the USA arm of the RBC banking operations and $165 million for related credit card assets.
By: Amelia Harper, Graphic Correspondent
Much like the small acorn which can grow into a mighty oak, the efforts of members of the small community of Oak Level have resulted in new legislation for the state of NC which will change the way that municipalities can pursue involuntary annexations in the future. HB845, better known as the Annexation Reform Act of 2011, gained approval in the NC Senate last week with a final vote of 37-11. It had been approved earlier in the NC House with a resounding 107-9 vote.
By: Michele A. Cruz, Graphic Correspondent
The Nash-Rocky Mount Schools board approved numerous changes to principals and assistant principals for 2011-12 at their meeting last week.
New for next year are the following principals and assistant principals at the following elementary schools:
•Bailey: Amy Thornton, principal
By: Michele A. Cruz, Graphic Correspondent
Last year in North Carolina, the number of domestic violence murders increased slightly over 2009. The state attorney general’s office announced last month that 107 North Carolinians lost their lives in domestic violence murders in 2010, 70 of which were female and 37 of which were male. In 2009, 99 were reported, and in 2008, 137.
By: Amelia Harper, Graphic Correspondent
Nash County officials have officially started work on renovation of its properties on Washington Street in Nashville. The group of buildings is being remodeled to accommodate new facilities for the Nash County Home Health Agency, which is currently located at Station Square in Rocky Mount. The new renovations will cost the county roughly $191,550.
By: Amelia Harper, Graphic Correspondent
When Tom Spears, an emergency generator mechanic who lives in Red Oak, sought relief for his severe neck pain, he had no idea of the tragic journey that lay ahead.
Tom did what many people did—he went to a chiropractor. However, after a couple of visits, his chiropractor recommended that he get an MRI to determine the source of the pain. On February 14, Tom had the MRI, but when a doctor read the results, Tom was immediately sent to a surgeon.
ROCKY MOUNT - Maggie Thorne, 94, died June 15, 2010. Funeral services to be announced. Arrangements by Stokes Mortuary, Inc.
ROCKY MOUNT – William Pope, 64, of Rocky Mount, died on Saturday, June 18, 2011 at Nash General Hospital.
ROCKY MOUNT – Willie Cherelle Dickens, 44, of Rocky Mount died on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at Nash General Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Rocky Mount location of H.D. Pope Funeral Home.
ROCKY MOUNT –James Earl Lewis, 63, of Rocky Mount, died on Thursday, June 16, 2011 at Nash General Hospital.
ROCKY MOUNT – William Pope, 64, of Rocky Mount, died on Saturday, June 18, 2011 at Nash General Hospital.
TRENTON, NJ – Charlie Epps, Jr., 51, of Trenton, NJ, and formerly of Rocky Mount, died on June 17, 2011 at Mercer Hospital in Trenton, NJ.
William “Ralph” Jones, 79, passed away Thursday, June 16, 2011. He was born April 22, 1932 in Nash County. Ralph was the son of the late Johnnie and Maggie Stallings Jones. He was preceded in death by two sons, Larry and Allen Jones, grandson, Travis and several brothers and sisters.
Jackie F. Grimes, 47, passed away, Thursday, June 16, 2011. She was born May 23, 1964 in Nash County. Jackie was preceded in death by her father, Joseph Temple.
Bonnie Jean Harper Hawkins, 55, passed away, Wednesday, June 15, 2011. She was born May 9, 1956 in Nash County. She was the daughter of the late, Rufus and Lillie Mae Harper. She was preceded in death by her husband Curtis Hawkins.
SPRING HOPE - Elmer Ricks Daniel passed away Sunday, June 19, 2011. Born July 24, 1911 in Nash County, he was the son of the late Justus Gilbert Daniel and Cornelius Ricks Daniel. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 72 years in 2007, Eva Sledge Ricks Daniel; a daughter, Martha Sledge Daniel; and son Elmer Ricks Daniel Jr.
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