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About 340 miles of roadway in Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash, Wayne and Wilson counties will be restriped this year with more durable and visible road markings.
Performance Sealing & Striping Inc. of Jacksonville will refresh the pavement markings in these five counties, which are part of the N. Department of Transportation's Highway Division 4, headquartered in Wilson. NCDOT awarded the $3.3 million contract last week.

Governor Roy Cooper has nominated two new members, three reappointments and five current members to new seats to serve on the North Carolina Board of Transportation:
Augustus H. Tulloss, of Rocky Mount, was reappointed to the Board of Transportation as a representative of the fourth transportation division.

The conversation was something like this:
Doctor: So, we're giving you these anti-rejection meds, which will trick your body and keep it from rejecting your new liver.
Me: Awesome.
Doctor: There's just one thing.

On Sunday, July 21, Devin, my middle child, stood up in front of a room full of people and told them about his granddaddy.
"He was a good granddaddy. He liked trains. He was going to build a big track for us and now we won't get to."
Those words broke my heart and probably the hearts of everyone in the room.

Dear Editor: In the days and weeks leading up to the 4th of July Holiday, much was being made of President Trump's desire to imbue the celebration with a salute to our nation's armed forces.

This photo originally published in The Graphic on July 31, 1969. One of the phases of instruction in the ESEA Summer School program at Middlesex School was art. Pictured, Mrs. Lorine Runston, art coordinator, and Mrs. Jeanne Barefoot, art consultant, give a group of students instruction in chalk art.

A Rocky Mount man has been charged with first degree murder for a shooting early Sunday.
Rocky Mount Police Officers responded to 216 Kinlaw Court around 1:39 a.m. on Sunday, July 28 in reference to a shooting with injury.
When officers arrived, they located Dominic Antoine Baker, 31, of Rocky Mount, deceased. Baker had sustained gunshot wounds.

A simple assault was reported on 7/21/19 at 6199 Race Track Road
A breaking and entering a motor vehicle and larceny after a breaking and entering was reported on 7/21/19 at US 264 Wesbound
A larceny of a credit card was reported on 7/21/19 at 1711 W Hornes Church Road

Nash County Planning and Inspections issued the following building permits from July 22 through 26.

INCIDENTS
A larceny was reported on 7/22/19 at 101 W Washington Street
A hit and run was reported on 7/23/19 at 501 W Washington Street

A Rocky Mount woman was sentenced to 12 months in prison for filing false tax refunds.
Amber Gernell Porter, 32, was sentenced in federal court by United States District Judge James C. Dever III to 12 months and one day in prison fillowed by one year of supervised release. Porter was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $14,738.

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the final semester of the 2018-2019 school year.
The following students at D.S. Johnson Elementary School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

The North Carolina Bankers Association (NCBA) has announced its board of directors for the 2019-2020 term.
Among those serving are Ted Whitehurst, President and CEO of Providence Bank in Rocky Mount.
"We are excited to announce the incoming board of directors for the 2019-2020 term," said Peter Gwaltney, president and CEO of the North Carolina Bankers Association.

North Carolina Coastal Pines recently announced that Daniella McCready, of Spring Hope, is the Nash top seller for the 2019 Girl Scout Cookie Program. McCready sold 1712 boxes of Girl Scout cookies in the annual cookie program that ended in March. Samia Bulluck, of Rocky Mount, placed second with 1628 boxes sold and Ashley Zipko, of Rocky Mount, placed third with 1571 boxes sold.

The Nashville Lions Club recently installed new officers.

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the final semester of the 2018-2019 school year.
The following students at Baskerville Elementary School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the final semester of the 2018-2019 school year.
The following students at JW Parker Middle School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the final semester of the 2018-2019 school year.
The following students at Englewood Elementary School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the final semester of the 2018-2019 school year.
The following students at the Tar River Academy made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

Camp Invention, a nationally recognized, non-profit summer enrichment camp program was held in June at Coopers Elementary and D.S. Johnson Elementary Schools.
Camp Invention uses hands-on activities to promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) learning. The program also builds confidence, leadership, perseverance, resourcefullness and problem-solving skills and encourages entrepreneurship in a fun and engaging environment.

Hundreds of supporters will gather on Saturday, September 21st at the Rocky Mount Sports Complex for Your Choice Pregnancy Resource Center's 29th Walk for Life and 1st 5K Run for Life.

Governor Roy Cooper recently announced local residents who were appointed to North Carolina boards and commissions.
Joyce Dickens, of Rocky Mount, was appointed to the Rural Infrastructure Authority as a representative of a tier 1 or 2 county. Dickens is the president and chief executive officer of Rocky Mount Edgecombe Community Development Corporation.

Joel Hemphill, a great southern gospel songwriter, wrote a hit song in the 1970's entitled "He's Still Working On Me." The first verse goes like this:
"There really ought to be a sign upon my heart,
'Don't Judge Me Yet There's An Unfinished Part.'

Name calling has tremendous power in the world, does it not? I remember being called mean names in grade school, and for full transparency, I can remember calling others degrading names in grade school. James was right when he said the tongue was a "restless evil, full of deadly poison" (James 3:8). Undoubtedly, our tongue must fall underneath our confession that Jesus is Lord, meaning we use words that build up (Eph. 4:29).

U.S. Air Force Reserve Airman 1st Class Ty'kwan J. Bryant-Mciver graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.
The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.