Vera Mae Edwards Dozier, 93, died peacefully Monday afternoon in Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount.
NASHVILLE – Deborah A. Beddingfield, 58, passed away Monday, May 9, 2011. She was born August 27, 1952 in Wilson County to the late Herbert L. Foster and Mamie Overman Foster.
RALEIGH – Doreen Miller Avent, 65, passed away, Wednesday, May 11, 2011. She was born August 30, 1945 in Nash County to the late George A. and Annie Belle Parham Miller. Doreen was preceded in death by both parents and Brother George A. Miller (Al), Jr.
ROCKY MOUNT - Master Jarelle Anthony Brown, infant, passed away on Wednesday, May 11, 2011, at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount.
ROCKY MOUNT - Faith Ray’J’nae Whitakers, infant, entered eternal rest on Monday, May 9, 2011, at Nash General Hosptial in Rocky Mount.
Keith Michael Edwards passed away on May 4, 2011 at St. Alexis Hospital in Bismarck, North Dakota. He was born August 2, 1953 to the late James A. and Elizabeth Edwards.
Lou Jean Deans Winstead, 81, passed away Saturday May 14, 2011 in Nash General Hospital.
NASHVILLE - Funeral services for James Ira “Rock” Yarborough, 72, who died Friday, May 5, 2011 were Saturday, May 14 at 1 p.m. at the Richardson Funeral Home Chapel with Overseer Neezer Yarborough officiating. Burial followed at Oakland Cemetery.
HOLLISTER - Darvin Clay Harper died Sunday, May 15, 2011 at home.
NASHVILLE - Kenneth W. Smith, 60, died Friday, May 13, 2011 at Nash General Hospital.
NASHVILLE - Leroy Evans died Saturday, May 14, 2011.
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Nashville youth should have plenty to do this summer as the town’s recreation, library and police department are working together to offer summer programs for local youth.
Nashville Parks and Recreation Athletic Coordinator Sally MacKenzie, Cooley Library Director Alana Fisher and Police Chief Bill Creech came before Nashville’s Town Council on Tuesday, May 3 during the regular board meeting to talk briefly about the different events going on this summer.
Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and most honored college honorary society, has inducted 139 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill students as new members.
Students from Nash County include Elizabeth Deans Cotton, a junior biology major, daughter of Russell and Karen Cotton of Rocky Mount.
Regular readers know that the “Birthday Run” – that time from early April to early May– has now officially ended since the fourth birthday of our youngest child, Lowell, has come and gone.
Kids under five change so rapidly, I had to go back and look at what I wrote about the little guy last year. I guess it shouldn’t be a surprise that so many things happened; after all, he added 25 percent to his age in just 12 months. I could fill this space by just completing all the things that were started last year.
There’s something strange going on at my house.
Around three years ago, I wrote about how a snake had somehow gotten inside my house. Allen swears it was a baby rattlesnake and maybe it was but whatever it was, I was fully convinced that it was one of those weird things that happened once in a lifetime.
I was wrong.
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Letters to the Editor:
Attendant to Renee Ellmers speaking tour as far as content accuracy was quite enlightening. Spring Hope got a dose of funny numbers from someone who was financially scalding us (7-9% rising hospital / health expenses) during her nursing career. She tried playing poker with some financial cards -and kept others hidden. She ignored facts while playing with 2 decks. Two Republican presidents failed to get health care reform in previous efforts that she left unmentioned. Now we have it. Jealousy is rampant even as 54% of Americans want it. They see it can be implemented with mild and slight alterations.
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A PICTORIAL LOOK INTO THE PAST
This photo was found in The Graphic’s 1961-62 archives. Recognize anyone? Callers have identified some of the faces in the May 4 Backward Glance as: Mark Valentine, Jay Matthews, Carol Turner Weston, Cynthia Lister, Wendy Smith, Steve Valentine, Lily Porter, and Brian Joyner.
By:
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Nashville residents with Suddenlink won’t be losing the weather channel afterall, thanks to the efforts of Nashville Councilwoman Louise Hinton.
Hinton found out about a month ago that Suddenlink was getting rid of Channel 50, a channel that provides local weather to Nashville residents. The channel was going to be replaced by TNT.
Sharon B. Taylor was recently selected by the Nash County Committee to serve as the County Executive Director (CED) for Nash County Farm Service Agency Office (FSA) in Nashville.
Taylor said she is excited about her new appointment with the agency and is looking forward to serving the Agricultural Community and Farm Families of Nash County.
VISTA Volunteer Tia Beal ended her year of service with Communities In Schools on Saturday, May 14.
Beal completed her training in Atlanta, Georgia in May of 2010 and returned to North Carolina to serve at the Nash Rocky Mount Schools post as a Field Coordinator through CIS (Communities In Schools).
Wednesday, May 18 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at RBC Bank, 1417 Centura Highway, Rocky Mount
Saturday, May 21 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Thorne’s Chapel Baptist Church, 1624 Windsor Drive, Rocky Mount
Thursday, May 26 from 3 until 7 p.m. at Birchwood Country Club, 901 E. Birchwood Drive, Nashville
Sixteen-year-old La’Tavia McQueen was recently crowned the Queen during the Sigma Gamma Rho Rhomain Debutante Cotillion, held in Greenville on March 26.
McQueen has attended Nashville Boys and Girls Club for four years, where she enjoys helping the youth become successful.
Fourth graders at Nashville Elementary spent some time studying pirates recently, including the infamous Blackbeard. On April 25, Blackbeard himself visited the school to give a history lesson to students. Ben “Blackbeard” Cherry spoke with students about pirates and provided a life history of Blackbeard.
Nash County residents were among the 3,590 graduates honored during East Carolina University’s 102nd Spring commencement, held on May 6.
The graduates included 69 doctors of medicine, 15 doctors of philosophy, five doctors of education, and 28 doctors of physical therapy. Chancellor Steve Ballard conferred the graduates’ degrees.
East Carolina University recently announced its university recognized students for the Spring 2011 semester.
Students named to the Chancellor’s List include full-time undergraduates who make four grade points per credit hour on all work taken with no incomplete grades.
