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Nash County Emergency Services provides top notch services because it employs the right people, according to Emergency Services Director Brian Brantley.
Emergency Services employees were recognized last Thursday night at a special employee recognition program.
Brantley said recognition programs are hard to hold for emergency services employees because they are spread out over 542 miles protecting the public, working in the 9-1-1 center or doing fire inspections.

The Nash County Sheriff's Office is investigating two overdose deaths at motels outside of Sharpsburg that occured over the weekend.
Charity Hill, 41, of Nashville, was found dead at the Holiday Motel on US 301 just outside of Sharpsburg.
Brian Keith Jones, 49, of Rocky Mount, was found dead at the Carolina Inn, also on 301 outside of Sharpsburg.

Saturday afternoon at the O.D. Moore Building was filled with a joyful noise as the annual Gospel Jubilee was held.
The event benefitted the O.D. Moore Scholarship Foundation and featured music from six individuals or groups who competed for cash prizes.
Judges for the event, which included District Court Judge Tony Brown, Bronson Williams and Russell Leonard, had a hard time deciding who the winner of this year's competition would be and the event ended with a tie for first place.

DREAM BOARDS - Aubrey Wilkins and Destiny Medlin (L-R) make dream boards at Nashville Elementary School during the Nashville Police Department and Nashville Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources' Block Party for the Brooklyn Community. This is the first of four Block Parties that will be held in Nashville.

Ayden Wright tosses a bean bag while playing corn hole on Saturday in the Nashville Elementary School gymnasium.

Coopers Boy Scouts Pack #37 recently held their Pinewood Derby, with several youth participating. Winners went on to compete in the District Pinewood Derby.

An open forum on school safety is slated to be held on Tuesday, April 2.
The forum is hosted by the District Parent Advisory Committee of the Nash-Rocky Mount Public School System.
The safety forum will bring an expert panel of school and county level safety response teams together to discuss school safety.

The Haliwa-Saponi Indian Tribe, located in Halifax and Warren Counties, is gearing up to celebrate their 54th annual pow-wow. For the 2nd year in a row, Brooke Mills Simpson of The Voice's 13th Season, will be offering a concert on Saturday afternoon.
"We are thrilled that our tribal member, Brooke, is coming home to celebrate with her family and tribe," said Chief Dr. Ogletree Richardson. "Last year, her concert was a real treat to our already beautiful pow-wow."

The 60th annual meeting of the Nash County Ruritans honored a long-time member for his service.
Donnie Perry, who has served Ruritans for over 30 years, was surprised with a resolution for his service. Wayne Outlaw, past National President and a Nash County Ruritan, presented the honor to Perry just after Perry finished his final treasurer's report.

I have a birthday at the end of the month.
It's a nice round number, but I won't say which one.
If I was a nice solid wood writing desk, or a Coca-Cola cooler, I'd be considered somewhere between vintage and antique.
Homes that are my age can be considered historic.

This little piggy went to market.
This little piggy stayed home.
This little piggy had roast beef.
This little piggy had none.

This photo originally published in The Graphic on May 6, 1971. Winners in the 4-H Dress Revue were (left to right) Cynthia Sykes, Sheila Hill, Patricia Alston, Donnie Moody and Jerrie Moody. The Revue was held at Tarrytown Mall.

Five North Carolina law enforcement officers graduated from the FBI National Academy on March 15 during a ceremony held in Quantico, Virginia.
Among those officers was Captain Curtis Moore, of the Nash County Sheriff's Office.
Moore has been with the Sheriff's Office for over 12 years. He started his career in the detention center and now serves as the Captain of the detention center.

A Rocky Mount man and woman were sentenced to 10 years in prison for two jewelry store robberies that occurred in 2017.
Chief United States District Judge Terrence W. Boyle sentenced Jaquin Jamal Pratt, 20, and Nikita Shontel Taylor, 26, of Rocky Mount, to 120 months imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release and 87 months imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release.

Nash County Planning and Inspections issued the following building permits from March 11 through 15.

A larceny of a motor vehicle was reported on 3/10/19 at 6164 West Mount Drive
A possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver heroin, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia was reported on 3/10/19 at 7026 Perry Road
A breaking, entering and larceny and larceny after a breaking and entering was reported on 3/10/19 at 5311 Taylors Store Road

INCIDENTS
An injury to real property and intoxicated and disruptive was reported on 3/14/19 at 105 Sara Drive
A failure to appear, probation violation, possession of drug paraphernalia and escape from custody or resist, obstruct or delay was reported on 3/11/19 at Vick Road and NC 58

Tiffany and Joshua Jenkins are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Skylar Catherine Jenkins. She was born January 9, 2019 at Nash UNC Hospital in Rocky Mount. She weighed seven pounds, eight ounces and was 20 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Sharon and Robert Ombres, of Hobe Sound, FL. Paternal grandparents are Debbie and Randy Jenkins, of Elm City.

On December 6, 2018 the Nash UNC Health Care Board of Directors approved new board members and officers for the Nash UNC Health Care Foundation.
The new Foundation board members include: Adam Hodges - Director of Operations for Crown LSP Group, Dr. David Seaman - General Surgeon and Jeff Tobias - Senior VP, Commercial Team Manager for Providence Bank.

Cierra Viverette Parvin (center) was inducted into Delta Kappa Gamma, Mu Chapter, Eta State-NC. Her sponsors were Elaine Christianson (left) and Diane Dixon (right). Cierra is an Exceptional Children's (EC) teacher at Northern Nash High School.

U.S. Air Force Reserve Airman 1st Class Alexis Arrington 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.

Ladies were the center of the evening at the American Legion Post 110's annual Ladies Night.
The event is held each year to show appreciation to the widows and wives of service men.
District Commander George Young said the wives of service men played an important role in the military, as they stayed home and ran the household while their husband was away.

Associate State Sales Manager Doug Ladd congratulates Tonja Philbeck, Nash County Agent for North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company, was named among the Top 75 Agents for 2018, by Steven D. Carroll, CPCU, Executive Vice President and General Manager. Agent Philbeck was selected for this honor based on her outstanding sales and service record for multi lines of insurance during 2018.

Students in Mrs. Cindy Puckett's three-year-old class at the Nashville United Methodist Church Weekday School recently learned about community helpers. After learning about the many different community helpers, students got a chance to dress like their favorite community helper on Friday, March 1. In addition, students got a chance to hear from Nashville Graphic reporter Amanda Clark about what role newspaper reporters play in the community.

Amy Vester, Nash Community College Computer Information Technologies instructor, has been selected as the College's 2019 J. Edgar and Peggie T. Moore Excellence in Teaching Award recipient.
Excellence in Teaching Award nominees are full-time faculty members chosen annually through a peer and student evaluation process.