ROCKY MOUNT -John Toler, 85, passed away, April 12, 2011. He was born September 19, 1925 in Nash County, son of the late Jessie Lee Toler and Nannie Jones Toler. He was predeceased by his parents, one son, two brothers, and one sister.
ROCKY MOUNT – Anthony Wiggins, 53, of Rocky Mount, died on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount.
ROCKY MOUNT – William Tyrone Bullock, 66, of Rocky Mount, died on Friday, April 15, 2011.
ROCKY MOUNT – William Thomas Mercer, 54, of Rocky Mount, died on Wednesday, April 13, 2011, at Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville.
Dazella H. Moore, 81, of Rocky Mount, died on Monday, April 18, 2011. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Rocky Mount location of H.D. Pope Funeral Home.
Today, if you live in Nash County, you should feel blessed. Really, seriously blessed.
On Saturday, tornados ripped across our state, jumping from town to town, county to county and causing extensive damage. Somehow, Nash County was missed.
We weren’t supposed to be.
“The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference. They deserve a place of honor with all that is good. When firearms go, all goes. We need them every hour.” - George Washington in address to the 2nd session of united States Congress.
Last week, this space was used to describe the process of obtaining a concealed carry permit in Nash County, North Carolina.
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Response to article dated Wednesday, April 6, 2011, A Retired Rocky Mount Pastor Writes a Book - There is No Hell
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I am writing this to the editor in response to a letter that appeared recently in the Rocky Mount Telegram. The title of the article was “The modern concept of Hell has no basis in scripture.”
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Seeing that the Farm Bureau has recommended to step back from the ridiculous intrusion by Wilson County into the potential job growth in Nash County has shown that when self employed people are exempt from financial suffering there is true detachment. The Farm Bureau has shown such disregard. How else would employers be enticed or interested in the potentials of our county ?
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A PICTORIAL LOOK INTO THE PAST
ANOTHER NASHVILLE PHOTO – Last week’s photo certainly made the phones ring at the Graphic office. Thanks to all the people who called to identify the young woman in the Backward Glance photo as Doris Joyner at Joyner’s Drive In. We found this photo in the same box of negatives from 1961.
Two retired K-9’s from the Nash County Sheriff’s Office passed away recently.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, K-9 Kerro passed away on March 14 after a tumor was discovered growing inside his stomach. Kerro served with the Sheriff’s Office from April 2004 until his retirement in May 2010. K-9 Kerro was handled by then Sgt. Eddie Moore and lived with him and his family after retirement until his passing.
Nashville’s Public Works Department participated in storytime at Cooley Library on Monday morning. Public Works Director Larry Williams (far right) and employee Chris Aycock (far left) spoke to kids about recycling and how it benefits the environment. Pictured Aycock and Williams dicuss what can and can’t be recycled.
A Nashville man was found guilty of trafficking opium and sentenced to up to 160 months in prison.
Superior Court Judge Quentin Sumner sentenced Glenn Edward Whittington, of Red Oak Road, Nashville, to 144 to 160 months in the North Carolina Department of Correction.
The Nash County Sheriff’s Office has located one of the Rocky Mount’s top ten most wanted subjects.
Leasa Harper Smith was taken into custody on April 14 after the Nash County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division received information that Smith was at a residence on Exum Road in Nashville.
Southern Nash FFA members competed at the East Central FFA Regional Rally held at Johnston Community College on Thursday, April 14. Ryan Biggerstaff, Kara Johnson, Tiffany Murray, and Seth Williams placed third in the Nursery/Landscape Career Development Event. Drew Denton, Corey Gobble, Anthony Smith, and Clay Whitley placed first in the Agricultural Mechanics Career Development Event. Selena McKoy competed individually in the Introduction to Horticulture Career Development Event.
Seven Nash County Girl Scouts recently received their Girl Scout Silver Award. The Girl Scout Silver Award is the highest award that can be achieved by girls of this age. Each of these girls will now go forward to earn the Girl Scout Gold Award. They are from (L-R): Ashley Boone, Sarah Webb, Maryanna Bennett, Grayson Hicks, Ja’Telia Merritt, Hannah Przelomski, and Courtenay Wells.
Navy Seaman Alexis K. Vaughan, daughter of Satchel V. Vaughan, of Rocky Mount, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.
Nash Community College recently announced faculty and staff members who were honored with the 2011 National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) award. As a member of NISOD, the College has been honoring faculty, staff and administrators with this award of recognition annually since 1992.
La’Tavia Jamese McQueen, daughter of Larry and Jackie McQueen of Nashville, was crowned Miss Rhomania 2011 at the biennial Rhomania Ball held on March 26, 2011 at the Cornerstone Family Life Center in Greenville. La’Tavia is a junior at Nash Central High.
Officer Patrick Brian Ricks of the Nash County Sheriff’s Office was awarded the Advanced Deputy Professional Law Enforcement certificate by the North Carolina Sheriffs’ Education and Training Standards Commission on March 23, 2011.
The North Carolina Sheriffs’ Education and Training Standards Commission was established in September, 1983.
Wanda and Dale Williams of Spring Hope announce the engagement of their daughter, Amber Dale Williams, to Daniel Shane Brown, the son of Susie and Donnie Brown of Rocky Mount. The wedding will take place on Sunday, June 5, 2011 in Emerald Isle.
Nashville’s Boys and Girls Club hosted a Sweetheart Dance on February 25. Pictured above (L-R), Indiya Revis, Anakele Sampson and Jocelin Williams take a break from dancing to pose for a picture.
Nashville Elementary School fifth graders celebrated their graduation from the D.A.R.E. program on March 18, 2011. Cpl. Angel Ricks teaches D.A.R.E. to all of Elementary Schools in Nash County. She has been teaching D.A.R.E for 15 years. Pictured above are D.A.R.E. students who won the essay contest.
Over 70 Nash Community College Associate Degree Nursing and Licensed Practical Nursing students visited the state legislature recently during the “Day at the Legislature” event for nurses. They visited with lawmakers and discussed current issues in nursing practice and how proposed legislation will impact the field.
