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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.

Nash County Cooperative Extension is hosting its first ever Poultry Tour, Show and Auction on Saturday, March 30.
Kelsey Lichtenwalner, Extension Agent for Livestock in Nash and Edgecombe Counties, said the event is a response to the increase in people interested in raising backyard chickens. Lichtenwalner said she gets a lot of questions about raising chickens.

Edgecombe Community College graduated eleven cadets from its Sixth Basic Academy for Basic Law Enforcement Training on February 26.
The graduation ceremony featured comments by William Linkous, platoon leader.
The cadets completed an intensive 20-week program and have passed the certification exam mandated by the NC Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission.

Residents will have a few special hours to spend with their beloved dogs during the ninth annual Paws in the Park event from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, April 13. The event will take place at Best Friend's Dog Park located at 480 Lee St. in Rocky Mount.
Paws in the Park features a pet fashion show, vendors, food trucks, music from DJ Slammin and more. Fetch N Fly, which specializes in dog training and dog sports, will perform.

Rubylene Knott of Spring Hope said a sudden decision to take a chance resulted in a $200,000 lottery prize.
"I don't play the lottery," Knott said. "I'm not sure why, but when I went to pay, I decided to splurge and get a ticket."
Knott bought the winning Monopoly Frenzy scratch-off ticket at Griffins Food Store on Red Oak Boulevard in Red Oak.

Fleas, ticks and mosquitoes! Spring is here and so are these pests! We will be spending more time outdoors soaking up the sunshine and exposing our pets to them. These parasites carry numerous diseases that can affect our pets, and severe infestations can cause anemia, not to mention skin infections. It is time to make sure your pet's flea and tick preventative products are on hand!

Fanny Crosby wrote over 8,000 hymns during her lifetim, many of which still appear in today's hymnals. Hymns like "Blessed Assurance," "All the Way My Savior Leads Me," "To God Be the Glory," "Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior," "Safe in the Arms of Jesus," "He Hideth My Soul." and "Praise Him, Praise Him" continue to draw souls to God for both salvation and comfort.

Hi Fellow Followers, it's our sixth and final week in the sanctity of life series and this letter is going to be a great big, "therefore." What I mean is - I've said everything else up to this point to say this to you.
As followers of Jesus we seek to not merely be hearers of the word, but doers (James 1:22). To be merely hearers puts us in a camp of aloof philosophy that has the form of religion without the power.

Nash Central's Trey Whitley tries to chase down a relay throw at third base during last Saturday afternoon's home baseball showdown against the Greenville Rose Rampants.

FRANKLINTON -- The T Sanders Invitational has morphed into one of the area's top high school track and field events -- so the Nash Central Bulldogs were happy to participate in the renewal of the championships last Saturday at the Franklinton High School Football Field.
Nash Central did not take a full roster to the championships but still mustered an 18th-place overall boys finish with 11 total points under veteran head coach Juan Jackson.

RED OAK -- The Northern Nash High School baseball team started its 2019 Big East Conference campaign on Monday, dropping its first league game of the season to the Wilson Hunt Warriors by a score of 9-2 at the NNHS Baseball Field.
The Knights, who now sit at 2-5 overall, couldn't contain the Warriors', who are now undefeated at 6-0, dynamic offense, with Hunt finishing with an impressive 14 hits.

NASH COUNTY -- Northern Nash and Southern Nash both displayed dramatic improvement in girls basketball action this past season in the always-competitive Big East Conference.
With a few different bounces, Northern Nash could very well have qualified for the Class 3-A State Playoffs -- but came up just short.