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A Rocky Mount Blood gang member was sentenced to over 17 years in prison.
Senior United States District Judge W. Earl Britt sentenced Bakari Maurice Teachey, also known as "Double R," 27, of Rocky Mount, to 210 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release.

INCIDENTS
A hit and run and damage to property (Vandalism) was reported on 6/24/18 at 813 Birchwood Drive
A larceny by an employee was reported on 6/25/18 at Bojangles, 101 W Nashville Drive

Drug violations were repoted on 6/24/18 at 130 N Old Carriage Road
A breaking and entering, simple assault and damage to personal property was reported on 6/24/18 at 3595 Bass Road
A financial card fraud was reported on 6/25/18 at 234 Wiley Road

Nash County Planning and Inspections issued the following building permits from June 25 through 29.

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the third semester of the 2017-2018 school year.
The following students at Red Oak 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 2017-2018 school year.
The following students at GR Edwards Middle School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

THIRD GRADE - A HONOR ROLL
Tanaisha Allen and Aaniyah Rodgers

Police officers came from all over the state to pay tribute to Rocky Mount Senior Police Officer Christopher Driver, 27, on Friday.
Driver was killed in a car accident last Saturday night while responding to a call.
He was reportedly responding to a call of a suspicious vehicle in the roadway when he came upon a tree-trimming truck stopped in the road.

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the third semester of the 2017-2018 school year.
The following students at Northern Nash High 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 2017-2018 school year.
The following students at Nash-Rocky Mount Early College High School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

In a special ceremony held Tuesday, June 5, 2018, Nash Community College recognized four officers for completing the College's 52ndBasic Law Enforcement Training Academy. Thomas Bashore, Nashville Police Chief, was the guest speaker. Franklin County Sheriff's Office and Nash County Sheriff's Office were in attendance and hired graduates directly from the class. Pictured from left are Timothy Mehus, NCC Basic Law Enforcement Training Director; Heath White of Zebulon; John Wind of Nashville; James Wright, Jr. of Justice; Robinzon Loor of Rocky Mount.

Whitney Stocks (center), Barton College Student, received the Kate Parks Kitchin Grant-In-Aid Scholarship from Mu Chapter, Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, for Key Women Educators. Pictured with her are two Barton College Professors, Dr. Barbara Mize (left) and Dr. Jackie Ennis (Right).

Dr. Dewey Clark, President of North Carolina Wesleyan College, pays close attention to numbers. When his son, Nick, decided he would join Wesleyan's Class of 2022 this fall, Dr. Clark realized something. Nick would be attending Wesleyan exactly 40 years after he arrived on campus as a freshman in the fall of 1978.
Dr. Clark and Nick are excited for the adventure that awaits Nick at Wesleyan.

How do we know if we're spiritually drifting? The Bible certainly acknowledges that it can happen, but what are the early warning signs that we are moving away from God?
Maybe today's column doesn't apply to you. How about your spouse, your friend, your child? Were they once closer to the Lord than they now appear?

Twisting roads and a trustworthy God! In 2006, I seized the opportunity to travel as a short-term missionary to Tanzania, East Africa. It was, in many ways, a trip I shall never forget.
After a long flight, we finally landed at Dar es Salaam airport. But we had not arrived at our final destination.

On a hot July morning, Peachtree folks gathered at the church for worship. Sanctuary flowers were a beautiful arrangement of red, white and blue flowers given by David and Rosemary Bryant. The service was a celebration of our American Independence. The Adult choir sang "America the Beautiful" for the call to worship. Pastor Whitehouse led the congregation in giving the "Pledge of allegiance to the Flag".

The Royal Stallions Mustang Club made a donation of $2,000 to the Boys & Girls Club of the Tar River Region at the annual Real Men Kook for Kids on June 16 at Sunset Park. Present to accept the check was Executive Director, Ron Green, and many of the kids that the club mentors. The Royal Stallions Mustang Club was started in 2011 by local mustang enthusiasts. Since that period, the club has grown to more than 70 members in Nash, Wake, Pitt, Edgecombe,

Local Government Federal Credit Union (LGFCU) recently announced that Amelia Lynn Gallina is the recipient of an LGFCU Scholarship Award.
Gallina, will use the scholarship to study at Appalachian State University and is one of 120 high school seniors and post-secondary students that will have extra money to apply toward their education at the university, community or technical college of their choice.

Joshua Anderson (far left) was the recipient of the John C. Sykes, Jr. Band Award at Rocky Mount High School for the 2017-2018 school year. The award is presented to someone with outstanding leadership and musicianship and is named after John Sykes, who was the band director at the school for 30 years. Anderson's name will be added to a plaque, which is hung in the band room.

Steven Ray McClain (center) received the Armed Forces Expeditionary Service Medal for his honorable service during operations in the Persian Gulf War. He served as a United States Navy Chief Petty Officer. The Certificate was presented by Margaret McIntyre Sink (at left), Bethel Heroes Chapter, UDC, Recorder of Military Service Awards (Lt.), and the Medal was presented by Chapter President Margie Parker Brantley (Rt.) (at right).

Erin Binkley, of Nashville, who is in the ASL-English interpretation program, made the Dean's List for the spring semester at Rochester Institute of Technology.
Degree-seeking undergraduate students are eligible for Dean's List if their term GPA is greater than or equal to 3.400; they do not have any grades of "Incomplete," "D," or "F"; and they have registered for, and completed, at least 12 credit hours.

Nashville Fire Chief Chris Joyner was recognized on Tuesday night at Nashville's Town Council meeting for being named the American Legion Department of North Carolina Firefighter of the Year.
In addition to being the North Carolina Firefighter of the Year, Joyner was also named the Southeast Regional Firefighter of the year.

The Town of Nashville amended its public comment policy on Tuesday night.
The policy now allows the public to sign up to speak during the public comment period on the night of the meeting instead of having to sign up 10 days prior to the town's meeting. Those wishing to speak can now sign up just 20 minutes prior to the meeting.