Second Chance Prom: “Atlantis Forever” 2nd Chance Prom will be held on April 2, 2011. Doors Open at 6:30 p.m. Red Carpet Entrance at Rocky Mount Moose Lodge. Tickets are $75 per couple. 21 and over! Special Guest Band...BOOMERANG (songs from the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s). The dress attire is Semi-formal to formal. Prom Portaits available. For more information, contact Steve via email: atlantisforever2011@gmail.com or call 252-883-7148.
Spring weather was once again here on Sunday morning. Pastor Whitehouse’s sermon was titled “Simple Faith in Christ”. It was based on Galatians 2: 15-26. There is a great chasm between God and man because God is righteous and man is not. The “Good News” is that God has taken it upon himself to do something about the “gap” that stands between Him and all mankind.
During our worship service, a guest speaker shared her incredible journey of recovery.
Altar flowers for Sunday’s service were given by Harold, Bebe, and Jackson Wall in memory of Julian and Betsy Lamm and Bill Wall.
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
A retired Rocky Mount pastor has written a book that brings to light the dilemma facing Christians about the Second Coming and the other end of time prophecies.
Glen L. Hill self-published “Christianity’s Great Dilemma: Is Jesus Coming or Is He Not” in December 2010.”
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Amelia Harper, Graphic Correspondent
Nash County Commissioners voted again to rezone a 146 acre tract of land on Hwy. 97 after nearly five hours of public hearing and deliberation at the board meeting Monday. Commissioners rezoned the area to a General Industrial classification despite a recommendation by the Nash County Planning Board to deny the application.The rezoning was an attempt to correct a previous rezoning of the property which is now the subject of a lawsuit involving the City of Wilson and certain Nash County citizens.
A Spring Hope man was arrested and charged with several commercial break-ins and the Nash County Sheriff’s Office is looking for the second suspect.
The Nash County Sheriff’s Office Investigations Division conducted a search warrant last Monday, March 28 at 3304 Dalmar Road in Spring Hope after determining Jared Strickland and Dustin Crickmore were suspects in several commercial break-ins.
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
The Town of Nashville is considering whether to offer residents the option of paying their tax bills online.
A presentation was made to Town Council members at the regular board meeting on Tuesday night. Kevin Kollegger, of RBC-Moneris Solutions and Bill Barry, of CSI Technology Outfitters, made the presentation. CSI Technology Outfitters currently provides accounting software for the Town of Nashville.
Nashville Elementary School hosted a musical petting zoo on Thursday, March 31. Prior to the event, students learned the different families of instruments and then got a chance to come out last week to look at all the instruments and in some cases, try their hand at them. Volunteers from local high schools were on hand to help. Pictured above, Rylen Dempsey, who will turn 6 today, gets a lesson on how to change the sound of a drum from Chelsea Wiggins, a student at Nash Central High.
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
The 74th annual Eastern Carolina 4-H Livestock Show and Sale will be a little different than in year’s past.
This year’s event will feature a Celebrity Showmanship Contest, where local celebrities will try their hand at showing goats.
Sandy Hall, Nash County Extension Agent for 4-H Youth Development, said so far, two celebrities have confirmed they will participate.
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Michele A. Cruz, Graphic Correspondent
he Nash-Rocky Mount Schools (NRMS) board members are now reviewing 20 applications for the position of superintendent. The board received the applications last Thursday, board members shared at their meeting Monday night. Current superintendent Rick McMahon retires on June 30.
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
It may have been April Fool’s Day but Meredith Holland’s announcement on Friday night was no April Fool’s joke. If $50,000 could be raised for My Sister’s House by June 30, Holland would shave her head.
The announcement was made during My Sister’s House Art/Craft Show and Sale at the Imperial Centre in Rocky Mount on Friday night, April 1.
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Nash County Ruritans gathered at Nash Community College on Tuesday, March 8 for its 52nd annual meeting.
The meeting began by remembering five Ruritans who had passed away. Those remembered included Wilbur Jackson and Floyd Llepla, of the Momeyer Ruritan Club, Billy Thompson and Gerald Riggs, of the Oak Level Ruritan Club, and O.B. Parker of the West Mount Ruritan Club.
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GEOFF NEVILLE, Graphic Sportswriter
ROCKY MOUNT -- Distance running is one of the most solitary athletic endeavors.
The work is seemingly endless, the spotlights are few and the pain often outweights the gain during the period of a training regimen.
The rewards, however, can be worth the lofty effort. That’s especially true for Nash Central Fab Four distance running quartet of Will Bass, Andrew Nguyen, Tevin Richardson and Jeremy Judd.
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GEOFF NEVILLE, Graphic Sportswriter
STANHOPE -- Both Southern Nash and Nash Central entered Monday’s action looking for their initial girls soccer victories of the Big East Conference schedule this spring.
But Mother Nature ended up being the real winner, as heavy, consistent winds plagued the progression of play.
The result was a 0-0 deadlock as neither squad could battle through the wind in order to collect a clutch goal.
ZEBULON -- The Carolina Mudcats will open their 21st baseball season with a homestand against the Mobile BayBears beginning Thursday and running through Monday at picturesque Five County Stadium.
The Mudcats will offer several promotions at Five County Stadium during the five-day period.
On April 8, the Mudcats will have Friday Night Fireworks after the game.
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CHARLES ALSTON, Graphic Correspondent / Submitted photos by David Hahula
ROCKY MOUNT -- Simply put, this was a high school baseball contest a lot of area fans were waiting for. Traditional power Rocky Mount was pitted against upstart Nash Central at Gryphon Stadium in their respective Big East Conference opener last Tuesday evening.
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GEOFF NEVILLE, Graphic Sportswriter
STANHOPE -- Though he was happy that his team picked up a Big East Conference victory, Southern Nash boys track and field coach Brian Batchelor wasn’t about to purchase Monday’s result as fool’s gold.
A veteran skipper, Batchelor understands that the full scope of the league standings won’t be determined until all conference teams together at the same time.
FAYETTEVILLE -- Last Saturday, the North Carolina Wesleyan College Bishops baseball squad allowed 16 runs to Methodist University en route to a 16-4 loss in seven innings.
Sunday, when the two teams met again, the Blue and Gold’s defense allowed less than one-half of that total.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. -- Zach Wright’s second home run of the day, a three-run shot in the top of the ninth inning, gave East Carolina University (20-7, 3-3 C-USA) a come-from-behind win in game three of the Conference USA baseball series against UAB (16-11, 4-2 C-USA).
Nash Central’s Logan Rollins speeds away during her leg of the Girls 3200 Relay as part of Monday afternoon’s track and field event against Wilson Fike and host Southern Nash in Stanhope.
WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY BOUND. Nash Central High School track and field/cross country standout Tevin Richardson (front, left) signs a letter-of-intent to continue his career at Western Carolina University. Also pictured are (back, left to right) NCHS Assistant Principal Brian Hopkins, NCHS track and field coach Brian Wintham and NCHS Athletic Director Gary Smith; (front, right) Rosa Richardson (mother).
UNC-PEMBROKE BOUND, PART ONE. Nash Central High School track and field/cross country standout Andrew Nyugen (front, left) signs a letter-of-intent to continue his career at the University of North Carolina-Pembroke. Also pictured are (back, left to right) NCHS Assistant Principal Brian Hopkins, NCHS track and field coach Brian Wintham and NCHS Athletic Director Gary Smith; (front, right) Cham Nguyen (father).
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KENT WHEELESS, Graphic Correspondent
ROCKY MOUNT -- Rain, Rain go away.
That was the cry last week as two games fell victim to the rain for the Nash Central Lady Bulldogs softball team.
Nash Central did get in one game at Rocky Mount and were able to make up a home game with Wilson Fike this Monday.
Last Tuesday, the Bulldogs visited Rocky Mount and overpowered the Gryphons 19-0 in a five-inning contest.
STRONG START AT PITT. Former Southern Nash High School standout Brittany Wood is enjoying an effective freshman season at third base as a member of the nationally ranked Pitt Community College softball squad. The Lady Bulldogs from Winterville are currently 28-5 overall, including a 6-1 mark in Region X action. Pitt is the defending Region X regular season and tournament champion. Wood is shown during a recent road game at Louisburg College.
Representatives from LBJ recently presented the Nashville Recreation Department with a check for $500 as part of its 2011 Chevy Youth Baseball Program. LBJ has participated in this event for the past four years, donating not only money, but also equipment.
