NASHVILLE - Funeral services for John “Lil Man” Battle, 61, who died Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010, will be Saturday, Dec. 4 at 12 p.m., at St. John Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Oakland Cemetery with Rev. Herbert Scott officiating.
Elijah Rufus House, Jr., 55, of Bailey, passed away Sunday, November 28, 2010 in his home. He was born August 19, 1955 in Nash County. He was preceded in death by father, Elijah Rufus House, Sr.
WHITAKERS - Funeral services for Patrick “Pat” Mann, 52, who died Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010 will be Friday, Dec. 3, at 1 p.m. at the Richardson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Swift Creek Church Cemetery with Rev. Melvin Johnson officiating.
WHITAKERS - Funeral services for Gensie M. Lynch, 88, who died Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010 will be today (Wednesday, Dec. 1) at 2 p.m. at Pine Chapel Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Pine Chapel Memorial Gardens Cemetery with Rev. Robert Hedgepeth officiating.
FRANKLINTON - Funeral services for William F. Spencer, 85, who died Monday, Nov. 22, 2010 will be Saturday, Dec. 4 at 2 p.m. at Faith Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Faith Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Kelvin Gregory Hall officiating.
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
A Red Oak family has opened a sandwich shop in Downtown Nashville.
The Nashville Chamber of Commerce sponsored a ribbon cutting for Sand Witches To Go on Monday morning. This is the third week the restaurant has been open.
The Nash County Animal Shelter will hold its second Adopt-a-Thon next Wednesday, December 8 from 1 until 7 p.m.
The Adopt-a-Thon encourages adopters to have their pets spayed or neutered by reimbursing the $20 adoption fee if the adopters bring back proof the animal has been spayed or neutered.
Each year, Rocky Mount Academy stays in school on Veteran’s Day and honors all veterans for their service to our country. At 11:11 AM, students joined the nation in a moment of silence. Pictured above are some of the veterans who attended this year’s annual celebration. Many are parents or grandparents of current RMA students.
It is inevitable every year, about the time you get tired of Thanksgiving leftovers, the Dangerous Toy News begins.
You know how it goes: some kid, some where, usually the one in the neighborhood who is known for licking wet paint or repeatedly getting foreign objects stuck up his nose, does something, uh, less than intelligent. You know, like eating the head off his little sister’s baby doll or trying to take his handheld video game into the bath tub.
Well it’s December 1st and that means I still have at least two weeks before I need to start my Christmas shopping. It also means I have at least two weeks to get myself into the Christmas spirit and with everything going on around here in the coming weeks, I shouldn’t have any trouble.
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A PICTORIAL LOOK INTO THE PAST
This photo was originally published in The Graphic November 20, 1958. Personnel of the County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation office and members of the County ASC Committee received a citation and a $25 check from the State ASC Committee and U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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Bill Creech, Nashville Chief of Police
Who thinks about the children? Our children are being killed at an alarming rate. All too often, AFTER one is killed, people come forth telling of abuse and neglect that they’ve seen or knew about. Who cares – parents, family, friends, neighbors, law enforcement, medical, DSS? Who cares enough or does enough to protect them? Do the names Shaniya Davis and Zahra Baker mean anything to you?
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Join us, the Nash County Animal Friends, for Dinner and a Chat on Thursday, December 2 at 6 p.m., Langley’s Town & County Restaurant in Nashville. We will be discussing how we can make a difference and save some pets. In 2009, there were 222 companion animals killed at the Nash County Animal Shelter. 1,580 cats and 1,084 dogs DIED.
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Thanks to you the newspaper for sticking to the issues in the November election for District six. I want to thank the people in the District for your support in the election. With the encouragement and support of the people of the District we won a very close election. It was a clean run campaign and I want to thank Doug for this.
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Amelia Harper, Graphic Correspondent
Castalia citizens may soon be able to gain sewer services—but at a great price, Castalia commissioners learned this month. The Castalia Town Board convened in a special called meeting on Thursday, November 18 in order to hear a preliminary sewer study report presented by Mark Russell of the Mack Gay Associates, who conducted the study. Dennis Patton of the Upper Coastal Plains Council of Government was also in attendance.
College Application Day was held at Northern Nash High School on November 17th. Counselors and college representatives met with students to help them complete their college applications. The goal of College Application Day is to get more students to apply to college.
Smithfields Chicken ‘n Bar-BQ fed a Thanksgiving meal to the Nashville’s Boys and Girls Club on Tuesday, November 23. Pictured are Boys and Girls Club members with Smithfield’s staff. Youth enjoyed chicken, french fries, hush puppies and sweet tea. This is the second year Smithfields has fed the Boys and Girls Club for Thanksgiving.
On Sunday, Nov. 21, our service began with the baptism of Mike Bauer; Todd, Kim, Rachel, and Marcie Bissette; and Debbie Peace.
This past Sunday, our service included testimonies by the Tar River Haiti Mission Team from their trip in October, sharing how people in a disastrous situation are reaching out for God’s love.
I hope everyone had a really great Thanksgiving and I also hope you were able to visit with a lot of family and friends. At my house we were really blessed with food and twenty five family members shared it with us. We had two family members absent. One grandson, A.J. Andrews was sick and one granddaughter, Amanda Enroughty is in the marines, and stationed in Afganistan.
Ebenezer Pentecostal Holiness Church in Nashville will celebrate 75 years this Sunday, December 5.
The name Ebenezer means ‘a rock of hope’ and continues to be the driving force of mission for the church. A place of ‘Hope’ for whosoever will come.
On Sunday, November 21, 2010 at the LOVE Church in Rocky Mount, Dr. Bernard Grant passed out free Thanksgiving Turkeys to over 25 families. Each family was given a Free Turkey and then served a hot Thanksgiving Day Dinner. Dr. Grant’s mission at the LOVE Church is to Show forth the Love of Christ to each and every one that enters the doors.
There were 108 present for Sunday school today. Eleven of those were visitors. Praise God for all 108. I would like to believe that some of those visitors are potential Sunday school members. Three of them were my daughter-in-law’s grandsons, who live in Tennessee and I know they won’t be members any time in the near future.
On the first Sunday in Advent, the candle of HOPE was lit by Beth Baines. The Advent scripture was read by Marta Whitehouse and Ann Browder. This is also the beginning of the Week of Prayer for International Missions. Pastor Whitehouse chose as his sermon topic, “God’s Plan of Salvation” based on Genesis 3:15.
Members and leaders of Girls in Action and Children in Action had an exciting time together on Saturday, Nov. 20 at the North Roanoke Baptist Association office in Dortches as they packed “red boxes” for the ladies at Fountain Correctional Center in Rocky Mount.
