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Rocky Mount Mayor David Combs remembers when the city was known as a railroad town.
In late 2020, Rocky Mount will once again be known for its ties to the railroad.
Last Wednesday, Combs along with many others, including Governor Roy Cooper and NC Department of Transportation Secretary Jim Trogdon, celebrated the Carolina Connector (CCX) intermodal transportation facility with a ground-breaking ceremony on the campus of NC Wesleyan College.

Fire fighters from Castalia, Red Oak, Nashville and Momeyer Fire Departments spent a few hours on Monday battling a house fire at 4730 West Castalia Road. The fire destroyed the home's roof. The fire is still being investigated.

The NC Cooperative Extension, Nash County Center will be hosting the 2019 Teen Summer Job Fair on Wednesday, May 8, 2019 from 3 pm - 6 pm. The Job Fair will be held in the Gymnasium at Nash Central High School, located at 4279 Nash Central High Road in Rocky Mount.
The purpose of the event is to help local teens find productive use of their free time this summer, while learning life-long lessons on responsibility, finances, interview; and soft skills including teamwork, communications, and independence.

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

INCIDENTS
A possession of counterfeit money was reported on 4/21/19 at Wal-Mart, 1205 Eastern Avenue
A damage to property (Vandalism) was reported on 4/22/19 at 328 Meadow Park Drive

A damage to personal property and call for service was reported on 4/22/19 at 2953 Abner Drive
A misdemeanor larceny was reported on 4/22/19 at 2989 W Hornes Church Road
A fraud and impersonating a law enforcement officer was reported on 4/22/19 at 6007 Leon Road

Remember the old Tasmanian Devil cartoons from "The Bugs Bunny Show"?
Bugs Bunny was my favorite cartoon and I loved Tas (or Taz). Since they don't show the originals very often, only a watered-down, not very funny, politically correct version now, I hadn't given much thought to it.
Until recently.

I hated math in school.
It was my least favorite subject, well one of them!
Today, I still hate math.
Growing up, I could not understand why I needed to focus so much on math if I was going to be a writer one day.

This photo was taken by The Graphic during the Dribbling For Dollars event held at Tarrytown Mall in April, 1971. Pictured, Dick DeVenzio, Duke University basketball star, poses with admirers while visiting the event which was a campaign to raise funds to fight drug abuse.

A blend of local faces and trained dancers hit the stage Friday night at Nash Arts performing in the sixth annual Dancing with the Arts. The fundraising participants brought in over $12,000 while all dancers entertained this year's audience with a show choreographed to songs from the 80's movie, "Dirty Dancing."
This year's top fund raising participant was Morgan Roberson representing Nash County Farm Bureau. Janice Evans, representing Nash County, was awarded the runner up trophy for fundraising.

Kim Weaver and Ed Brantley cut the rug during Dancing with the Arts Friday night.

Sandra Lucas and Matthew Stevens dance during the 2019 Dancing with the Arts.

Ryan Spivey and Crystal Jeffreys portray Johnny and Baby from a scene of "Dirty Dancing."

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

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

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

Retha and Jerry Pappas have been volunteering with Nash County Relay for Life for 24 of the 25 years the event ha been in existence.

Brenda Neal fixes a hot dog with all the fixins while working the Union Hill Baptist Church team booth at Relay for Life on Friday night.

Linda and Howard Taylor, of Rocky Mount, walk together during the Survivor Walk on Friday. Both are cancer survivors. Linda is a 33-year survivor while Howard is a five-month survivor.

Mason Waltz, 2, enjoys the Relay for Life Color Run on Saturday morning.

Carolyn and Dennis Sawyer, both cancer survivors, are pushed around the track by family members during the annual Nash County Relay for Life Survivor Lap.

Dale Joyner (center in purple shirt) walks with her family during the annual Nash County Relay for Life Survivor Lap on Friday night.

Dr. Frances Eason, Professor and Director of Student Transitions at East Carolina University College of Nursing will be the guest speaker for Nash Community College's 2019 Nurses Pinning Ceremony.
The Nash Community College Associate Degree Nursing graduate pinning ceremony is scheduled for Thursday, May 16, 2019 at 7:30 PM, immediately following the Adult High School/High School Equivalency graduation in the Brown Auditorium.

North Carolina Wesleyan College will hold its Spring Commencement on Saturday, May 4 on the front lawn of campus. This will be the second time in 20 years that graduation has been held outside at the College due to growing class sizes. This week, Wesleyan announced its 2019 commencement speaker will be Tony Stroud, 1983 alumnus of Wesleyan and founder of Stroud & Company, a Wilmington, NC accounting firm.

Mark your calendars for five nights under the sky and family movies as the 2019 Lawn Chair Theatre series is set to begin.
Lawn Chair Theatre kicks off May 17 with a viewing of "Small Foot" at the Rocky Mount Sports Complex. This event also serves as the Tackle the Tar kick-off event as well.