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Nurse Aide I – Row 1 – Left to Right: Tracy Ricks of Rocky Mount, Elizabeth Pittman of Rocky Mount, Brenda Hill of Rocky Mount, DaTira Morrison of Rocky Mount, Resheeta Archer of Tarboro, Tonya Armstrong of Nashville. Row 2 – Daniel Hall of Rocky Mount, Elizabeth Pierce of Castaila, Crystal Burnette of Rocky Mount, Quindolyn Edwards of Wilson, Beth Jackson of Wilson and Ronald Thomas of Tarboro.
Nurse Aide I – Caroline Daniel of Rocky Mount, Amanda Farmer of Rocky Mount, Janet Irwin of Rocky Mount, Brittini Thompson of Louisburg, Kari Smith of Red Oak and Rachel Franks of Wendell. Not pictured: George Fisher of Rocky Mount, Gargi Thaker of Rocky Mount and Krystal Whitehead of Rocky Mount.
ROCKY MOUNT -- The North Carolina Wesleyan College baseball squad wrapped up its final game of the season last Friday.
And for eight seniors on the squad, it served as the final game of their careers.
Unfortunately for Wesleyan, the result wasn’t typical of what those seniors, who earned a pair of USA South regular-season championships, a conference tournament championship and two NCAA playoffs appearances in four seasons, were accustomed to.
ZEBULON -- Felix Perez homered over the wall in right field with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Carolina Mudcats a 4-3 win over the Chattanooga Lookouts on Sunday afternoon in front of 1,798 fans at Five County Stadium in a Class AA Southern League baseball event.
Nash Central High School’s Rush Sherard blasts a drive during Monday’s Big East golf action.
The Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by the Nash County Parks and Recreation, Walgreens, and Red Oak Baptist Church was held at Ennis Park on Saturday morning, April 16. More than 700 adults and children enjoyed the festivities which included an Easter egg hunt, games, door prizes, and the Easter Bunny!
By: Amelia Harper, Graphic Correspondent
Two revised Castalia town ordinances will be presented to the town board for final approval at the May town meeting. The revisions concern Article 2—which discusses allowable home occupations and businesses—and Article 12—which defines rules concerning yard sales, animals, kennels (commercial and private) and dogs.
By: Amelia Harper, Graphic Correspondent
Three well-known environmental experts spoke at Fike High School in Wilson Monday in order to share their concerns about the potential health and environmental risks of building a Sanderson Farms poultry processing plant at a proposed site in Nash County near the Wilson County line. The Sanderson Farms Impact Forum was jointly hosted by the Wilson Economic Development Council, the Wilson Chamber of Commerce, and the City of Wilson.
Nash County Parks and Recreation hosted its annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday morning at Red Oak’s Ennis Park. Youth ages one through ten came out to participate in the hunt, which was put on by Nash County Parks and Recreation, Walgreens and Red Oak Baptist Church. In addition to the Easter Egg Hunt, there was also face painting, bounce houses, door prizes as well as pictures with the Easter Bunny. Pictured above, Madilyne Baker, 15 months, drops an egg in her Easter bucket while mom Mary holds it for her.
By: Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Spring Hope Commissioners began work on the 2011-2012 Fiscal Year Budget last Monday night, prior to their regular meeting. The initial budget presented includes several new fees for town residents and a possible increase in the garbage collection rates.
By: Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Nash County dodged a bullet on Saturday afternoon as tornadoes came from two directions but in the end, skipped over the county and left little-to-no damage.
Nash County Emergency Services Director Brian Brantley said EMS and 9-1-1 staff were prepared for the worst.
A Northern Nash sophomore was killed on Sunday night when his vehicle ran off the road and over corrected, crashing into a ditch.
According to the North Carolina Highway Patrol, 16-year-old Spenser Wayne Davis was traveling south on Halifax Road, near Hunter Hill Road, around 6:30 p.m. when he ran off the road to the right. Reports say Davis overcorrected to the left and crossed the center line of roadway, running off the road to the left and colliding with a ditch.
By: Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Howard Boney, Jr., the former longtime District Attorney for Nash, Edgecombe and Wilson Counties passed away last week at his home. He was 63 years old.
Boney, of Tarboro, became the Assistant District Attorney for the Seventh Prosecutorial District in 1978 and was later appointed by Governor Jim Hunt to serve as District Attorney.
By: Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
A historic home will be disassembled and moved to make room for additional parking at Nashville United Methodist Church.
The church purchased the home at 107 S. Collins Street in May 2005 with plans to eventually remove the home and add parking next to the daycare.
Thelma Boone Cooke, who was Nashville’s Distinguished Citizen in 2001, passed away on Friday at the age of 87.
Cooke was born in Nash County on September 2, 1923 to the late Gilbert W. and Bettie W. Boone of Nash County.
She was married for 58 years to W.C. Cooke, Jr., also a Nashville native who served in the United States Navy. He passed away in 2003.
Spenser Wayne “Razor” Davis, age 16, of Rocky Mount, NC, passed away Sunday, April 17, 2011.
ROCKY MOUNT – Shakeem Devonte Avent, 18, of Rocky Mount, died on Wednesday, April 13, 2011.
ROCKY MOUNT – Melziner Bullock, 74, of Rocky Mount, died on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount.
ROCKY MOUNT – Erma Dickens, 64, of Rocky Mount, died on Friday, April 15, 2011, at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill.
NASHVILLE – Mary Lee Mills Hicks, 80, died Tuesday, April 12, 2011. She was born June 9, 1930 in Halifax County, daughter of the late Elvis (Snuffy) and Maggie Carter Mills. Mary was the widow of Roy Hicks, Jr. to whom she was married for 63 years. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by sons, Johnny, Mike and Gary Hicks.
ROCKY MOUNT – Thurman Jones, 52, of Rocky Mount, died on Friday, April 15, 2011, at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount.
ROCKY MOUNT – Geneva B. McDaniel, 95, of Rocky Mount, died on Sunday, April 17, 2011, at Somerset Court in Rocky Mount.
NASHVILLE - Funeral services for James Edward Alston, 66, who died Saturday, April 16, 2011, will be today, Wednesday, April 20, at 1 p.m. at Social Union Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Oakland Cemetery with Rev. Nathaniel Bunn officiating.
ROCKY MOUNT – Kim Phyllis Richardson, 44, of Rocky Mount, died on Saturday, April 9, 2011.
BALTIMORE – Romaine Hagans Robinson, 87, formerly of Rocky Mount died April 6, 2011.
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