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The Spaulding Alumni Association once again has the highest bid on the former Spaulding Middle School site.
Previously, Newt Chapin held the highest bid of $31,100 in the upset bid process, which ended on February 23.
The Nash-Rocky Mount Public School System announced on Monday that it had received another offer for $40,000 to purchase the Spaulding School. That bid will be good through March 13.

Four Rocky Mount High School students were recently charged with breaking into vehicles along Northern Hills Road and the Asheboro West subdivision.
According to the Nash County Sheriff's Office, a citizen in the Northern Hills Road area woke up around 12:30 a.m. on February 6 to the sound of his vehicle being broken into. The man was able to immediately call 9-1-1 and give a description of the suspect vehicle.
While enroute to the call, a deputy passed the suspect vehicle and turned around.

Former students shared memories of their time at the Castalia Rosenwald School during an open house event held on Saturday.
The event was hosted by the Castalia Community Development Corporation, who has been working to restore the school so it can be used by the community.
The historic Rosenwald School, known in the community as the Castalia Elementary School, was established in 1920 to serve African American children in the community.

Maryanna Bennett is no stranger to Nash County Cooperative Extension.
Bennett spent much of her youth serving in Nash County 4-H.
On February 15, Bennett joined Cooperative Extension in a different role, serving as the new Nash County Agriculture Extension Agent.
Bennett graduated from Mount Olive College in December with a degree in Agriculture Education with a concentration in Outreach and Development and Agriculture Production Systems.

Marguerite Bishop, Nashville Parks and Recreation Director, was at Cooley Library on Saturday, February 25 for a special storytime. Bishop read stories about baseball and t-ball to help get youth ready for the upcoming season. Kids were also able to practice toss a ball and register for baseball and t-ball.

The North Carolina Center for Missing Persons, which is overseen by the State Highway Patrol, recently announced the implementation of the N.C. Blue Alert system. The system is used to notify the public when any law enforcement officer in North Carolina has been violently attacked and a suspect is being sought.
State Highway Patrol telecommunicators will issue the alert along with descriptions of the suspect and/or the suspect's mode of travel. The information will be broadcast on radio and television stations, Department of Transportation message boards on major highways and on terminals and monitors at all retail locations of the N.C. Education Lottery.

I have to admit that I felt much like the character Andy Griffith assumed on his comedy albums on my recent trip to our nation's capital.
Things are different in the big city, folks. Especially that one, especially now.
For two years I'd been looking forward to attending a particular writers conference, the biggest one in the country. The fact that it was going to be as close as Washington, DC, made it feasible this year, although the political climate of our world brought on some anxiety in the last couple of months.

Dear Editor:
Hand sanitizer is no better for germ prevention than ordinary soap - FDA.
The news came as a bit of a shock. Hand sanitizer, the stuff that claims to remove 99.9 percent of all germs, isn't all it's cracked up to be? What? Say it ain't so!
And to think, we've been basking in our little germ-free belief system so long now!

Dear Editor:
March 4th, 2017 is North Carolina's Confederate Flag Day. This is a day marked in significance not for the mere material of various colors that fly on a flag staff, but for what that "standard, banner or emblem," represents. There was a time, and it still exists, in some homes where we were and are taught to honor our fathers that have come before us. Honor them for their deeds and actions as the paths they walked were good (paraphrasing Jeremiah 6:16).

My family is embarking on a new adventure of sorts.
We are now officially a 4-H family, as Corbin recently joined Nash County 4-H.
4-H means lots of things for youth and I'm super excited for what it will mean for Corbin. I have a feeling 4-H will be his niche.
Of course, for many, 4-H makes you think of animals but it involves so much more. But for my family, for Corbin, he will be getting his start by showing a goat.

BAMBOO DANCE -- This photo was found in The Graphic's April 25, 1974 archives. Children participate in the Bamboo Dance at school. We're not sure which school the photo was taken, but it highly resembles the Nashville Elementary School gymnasium.

The Down East Partnership for Children (DEPC) has been awarded a grant to receive federal funds through the Social Innovation Fund (SIF) to improve the health of young children so they are ready to start Kindergarten fit, healthy and ready to learn.
"We are excited this grant will allow the Partnership to expand the impact SHAPE NC has had in our community on the healthy growth and development of children before they enter Kindergarten - one of the first building blocks to that is a foundation of early learning and literacy," said Henrietta Zalkind, DEPC Executive Director.

INCIDENTS
A maintaining a vehicle for a controlled substance, possession of marijuana paraphernalia and possession of marijuana was reported on 2/21/17 at E US 64 A and W. Washington
An embezzlement was reported on 2/21/17 at PNC Bank, 109 S Barnes Street

Nash County Planning and Inspections issued the following building permits from February 20 through 24.

Stony Creek Rescue members Michael Sutton, Gary Tremayne, and Susan Tremayne received recognition awards for their continuing Public Safety Diving Training from Stony Creek Rescue. Chief Dennis Williams (pictured far right) presented the awards at the 59th annual awards banquet held on February 25. Additional members received awards and recognition for their exceptional service to Stony Creek and the community as well.

Nash Community College employees received the 2017 National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) Award. As a member of NISOD, the College has been honoring faculty, staff and administrators with this award of recognition annually since 1992. Recipients are selected based on their proven commitment to high performance and extraordinary service to Nash Community College, its students, and the community.

Fayetteville State University supports academic achivement and recently announced undergraduate students whose performance merits special recognition.
Nash County residents named to the Dean's List include Shamica Dawes, of Nashville, and Haley Wood, of Spring Hope.
FSU is the second-oldest public institution in North Carolina. A member of The University of North Carolina System, FSU has more than 6,000 students and offers degrees in more than 60 undergraduate and graduate degree programs.

Envirolink representatives presented the Spring Hope Commissioners with information about the town's water and sewer rates they can use to make future decisions at the annual budget retreat.
Mike Myers, President of Envirolink, and Cecil Rhodes, Project Manager Engineer of Envirolink, presented the water and sewer rate study. The rate study used data from the previous three to four years to show how the town's utility and water and sewer fund have been operating.

Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools sent three teams to present at the Future City Competition in Raleigh on January 21, 2017. Red Oak Middle's two teams were under the leadership of Madeline Cutchin and Heather Stapp. Nash Central Middle School had one team, which was under the leadership of Jerry Suitter.
Each team built a futuristic city based on the theme "The Power of Public Spaces." Teams designed a virtual city, wrote a 1500 word essay, built a scale model, developed a project plan and presented their city to regional judges.

David Combs, broker/owner of Century 21, The Combs Company, recently announced that Century 21 Real Estate LLC recognized sales affiliate Bill Lumpp with the Century 21 Quality Service Pinnacle Producer Award.
"The Quality Service Pinnacle Producer Award is an integral part of our brand's commitment to excellence and recognizes Bill's dedication to making each and every client interaction a positive one," said Rick Davidson, president and chief executive officer of Century 21 Real Estate LLC.

Beta Theta members Ruth Turnage and Stephanie Brown look over some of the items for sale at a recent Bazaar sponsored by their local chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, International. The chapter raised a record high $1130.00 to support state and international scholarships for women educators. Members of Delta Kappa Gamma are teachers and school administrators, primarily from the NRMPS System.

Nash Arts welcomes CMT Artist Bryan Mayer to its stage Friday, March 10th at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door.
With his towering height and powerful voice, Bryan Mayer, is making a BIG impact on the Country music scene. A North Carolina native, singer/songwriter began his journey in music when he was 13. The son of a US Marine Corps Colonel and a Navy nurse, while stationed in Quantico, VA, Bryan was tapped by his middle school music teacher to play the upright bass in the school band for his already impressive height of 6'1" in the 7th grade.

Jimmy Craig Womble is an authentic contemporary impressionist painter whose main focus is the Eastern Carolina environs and how he memorializes its significant overlooked aspects.
A reception party will be held on March 17 from 7-8:30 at Wesleyan's Dunn Center Mims Art Gallery. The exhibition will continue until April 2. All Mims Gallery events are free to the public.