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G.A., President and CEO of Heritage Books, Inc. was a guest speaker at a Bethel Heroes 636 Chapter, UDC meeting. His topic was, "Researching Your Confederate Ancestors." (Contributed photo)

Friday, July 7 from 12:30 until 5 p.m. at Whitakers Volunteer Fire Department, 104 SW Railroad Street, Whitakers
Monday, July 10 from 2:30 until 7 p.m. at Northside Community Church, 1660 Beaver Pond Drive, Rocky Mount
Monday, July 10 from 3 until 7 p.m. at St. Paul Baptist Church, 1151 N Winstead Avenue, Rocky Mount
Tuesday, July 11 from 2 until 5 p.m. at Draka Elevator Products, 2151 North Church Street, Rocky Mount

The Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools (NRMPS) Board of Education approved the following administrative appointments at their meeting on Thursday, June 29, 2017. The following administrators will begin their new assignments effective July 2017.
Rocky Mount Middle School Principal Roderick Tillery, Sr. will become the Principal of Baskerville Elementary School. Tillery has 22 years of experience and has served as the Principal of Rocky Mount Middle and Williford Elementary since 2011

A last minute compromise on a bill affecting public notices in newspapers was approved last Wednesday.
The compromised version of House Bill 205 establishes a pilot program in Guilford County, where commissioners could opt to publish non-county legal notices on its website for a fee as well as county legal notices at no charge. The notices could be in place of the notices typically required to run in newspapers.

Small Town USA honored veterans with a special show prior to the parade in Castalia. Pictured at the drums is Tim Bunn accompanied by his mother, Betty Bunn singing patriotic songs during the show.