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CULLOWHEE — Cynthia Carpenter of Nashville, who teaches at Southern Nash Middle School, recently served as a facilitator for a seminar at the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching.
Last week, we reported that Nash-Rocky Mount School system's graduation rate is 8 percent lower than the state average. Only 60 percent of the 2002-03 ninth graders graduated with their classmates last year, 952 students out of 1,583. In effort to prevent dropouts and retain students, the school system implemented a new grading policy in its high schools three years ago, and has begun using the new method in its middle schools this year.
Each week, I try to make it back and forth to work on one tank of gas. I wait until I'm on the very last drop, hoping gas prices will come down and I can fill up with 20 bucks. I'm still waiting and soon, I'll be walking. It was over a year ago that everyone was in a panic because gas was supposedly running out. And now, each day, it seems like gas goes up 5-10 cents. They say by Summer, gas will be at $3.00 a gallon. I can't wait.
Thank you all for reading my column this week. I thought I could help Dad get his readership numbers up, because at least this way, his family would read it. Seems they are all afraid they'll make an appearance as a "scarring memory from childhood" or something like that.
Anyway, this birthday party stuff is where it's at. I got great presents and a piece of cake that would have choked a horse. I ate it all. Then, just a few minutes later, I felt all tingly and had incredible energy for the next 3 hours.
If it's Spring, it's time for a concert at nearby Cherry Hill in Warren County. Pianist Andrew Willis is scheduled to perform at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 15, in the mid-19th Century plantation home.
Willis performs in the United States and abroad on pianos of every period. Noted for his mastery of early keyboard instruments, Willis has recorded several Beethoven sonatas in the first complete recording of the cycle on period instruments.
The Rocky Mount Art Center will present the exhibition, Clyde Jones: Critters, through June 10. An opening reception will be held Friday April 13, 7pm -9 pm, and is free to the public. On display are wood sculptures and paintings by Clyde Jones, internationally recognized folk artist from Bynum, North Carolina. Using a chainsaw to carve chunks of cedar wood, Jones sculpts a variety of animal forms which are then brightly painted and decorated with assorted castoff junk items. Clyde also creates paintings and murals and his home is a decorated work of art in its own right.
By: By Geoff Neville / Graphic Sportswriter
RED OAK -- The Northern Nash boys tennis team took a brief foray out of NEW-6 Conference action to tangle with Bunn Monday afternoon at the NN Courts.
And brief was an appropriate word.
The following students at Southern Nash Middle School have been named to the A and A/B honor rolls for the most recent six-weeks grading period.
NASHVILLE – John Henry Richardson died March 17, 2007. He was born September 11, 1919 in Nash County. son of the late Audrick E. and Claudia Lindsey, Richardson.He was preceded in death by two sisters: Ruby R. Goddard, and Pauline R. Turner, three brothers: Earl Richardson, Norman Richardson and T.J. Richardson.
NASHVILLE – Ernest Sessoms Dempsey Sr., 51, died Tuesday, March 20, 2007. Funeral services were held March 24 at the Union Hill Baptist Church with the Rev. Thomas E. McCullers officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
By: By Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
A small business specialist will be a guest speaker at the next Nashville Kiwanis meeting.
Nash Community College Job Placement Services and the N.C. Employment Security Commission will cosponsor a Job Fair on Tuesday, April 3 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Nash Community Collge Brown Auditorium.
Dear Holly,
"I'm rich, I tell ya," you said, "Filthy stinking rich."
And thus, another chapter was added to "50 Ways to Con Your Dad Before You're 10," book that you're apparently writing. With your 7th birthday here, and at your current pace, you may be able to go ahead and expand to "100 Ways" before you ever get to a publisher. And then, it will be your SECOND book. But more on that later.
Before I bought a house here in Nash County, I looked into renting a home for my husband and our pets. I never got past the question, "what type of pets do you have?"
I have two pit bulls. Most of the time when I responded, I would only say I had one but still, the answer was, "We don't allow aggressive pets."
The commission appointed to conduct a study to bring UNC to Rocky Mount, housed at NC Wesleyan College, released its opinion Monday that it believes it is not feasible to create the new UNC campus. The report says it would be too costly.
This is really too bad, not just for Rocky Mount, but for our entire county. Bringing an educational facility such as UNC to Rocky Mount would be a huge asset for all of Nash County.
Michael Brantley of Brantley's Studio in Nashville has been elected president of the Professional Photographers of North Carolina. He took office at the PPNC annual convention in Durham this month and will serve until March of 2008.
North Carolina recognizes the need to assess individual skill levels and identify gaps in skill requirements in the workplace. To address this issue, North Carolina has joined with 38 other states in a national Career Readiness Certification initiative.
The Rocky Mount Area United Way recently concluded their 2006 campaign and began their recognition process with a new program, accurately named the Appreciation Patrol. United Way visited businesses in Nash county and Rocky Mount that raised enough to earn a Gold, Silver or Bronze award. These awards are based on how much is raised per capita within the organization.
By: By Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Three Odyssey of the Mind teams from Nash-Rocky Mount Schools will advance to the state level competition after winning regional competitions in Kill Devil Hills.
Coopers Ruritan Club celebrated their 55th anniversary last week with a banquet commemorating the special event.
Several special guests attended the dinner, which was provided by the Sandy Cross Methodist ladies. Club President Harold Winstead called the meeting to order and recognized special guests in attendance.
Nash Community College is proud to announce Nash County students who attained academic honors during the 2006 Fall Semester.
By: By Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Becky Byrns has been involved with Girl Scouts at some capacity for over 30 years. The Rocky Mount resident collects Girl Scout memorabilia and even has her own mini-museum of collectable items at her home. Friday night, Byrns played host to the Girl Scout Collector's Show, which she started 10 years ago.
Lt. Governor Bev Perdue, Senator Julia Boseman, Representative Bruce Goforth and Representative Karen Ray introduced legislation requiring convicted sex offenders to report their e-mail address and other instant messaging and online identifiers to the Sex Offender Registry.
The middle and high school Envirothon teams from the Christian Homeschool Association of Rocky Mount competed alongside 55 other teams from public, private and homeschools at this years regional event at Camp Willow Run on Lake Gaston. These young people call themselves the "Swamp Stompers I and II," and include high school team members: Seth Bauguess, Emmette Cousins, Nathaniel Hartsell, Joshua Peede, Misty Varnell and middle schoolers: Bailey Austin, Katie Bittner, Aaron Hartsell, Katelynn Olivera, and Ana Stillings.
By: By Geoff Neville, Graphic Sportswriter
STANHOPE -- From Pretender to Contender -- that may be the theme of the Franklinton High School 2007 girls soccer season.
When the campaign began, FHS head coach Deran Coe, with a roster loaded with freshmen and sophomores, was simply hoping to break even against a difficult schedule.
Things have changed quickly as the Lady Rams have matured in a hurry. After winning their own Brassfield Commercial Shamrock Classic last weekend, the Lady Rams continued their success Thursday with a convincing 5-0 road victory over non-league foe Southern Nash.
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