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1701.JAMES MANFRED WEAVER
Published Monday, June 3, 2024 3:59 pm

1702.Annual Warren “Sneak” Lewis 5K is Sept. 13
Purple and gold will be the colors for the Third Annual Warren “Sneak” Lewis 5K Memorial Race, in honor of Lewis’ daughter, Lauren, who just started her first year at East Carolina University. The race is set for Saturday, September 13 in Middlesex and already, over 300 runners have registered for the race. The race is in memory of Warren “Sneak” Lewis, III, who was shot and killed while serving a murder warrant with the Eastern North Carolina Fugitive Task Force.
AMANDA CLARK, GRAPHIC STAFF WRITER / Published Wednesday, August 27, 2014 11:30 pm

1703.DORIS MANNING YOUNG
MOMEYER - Doris M. Young, age 79 died Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at Guardian Care of Zebulon.
Published Tuesday, February 8, 2011 10:34 pm

1704.WILLIAM "BILL" BATTLE MCDONALD, SR.
Published Wednesday, February 18, 2026 8:17 am

1705.Mark Daniel Hamilton
Published Friday, December 4, 2015 11:23 am

1706.Birchwood edges Roanoke Valley in youth swim action
NASHVILLE - When Melissa and Mike Bradsher helped re-energize the Birchwood Country Club Swim Team in 2005, they had only 12 kids to work with. Birchwood’s burgeoning program is now 65 swimmers strong, and the club racked up its first victory in over five years last Thursday against Roanoke Valley.
By Geoff Neville, Graphic Sportswriter / Published Tuesday, July 31, 2007 11:26 pm

1707.CARL THOMAS COOLEY
Published Wednesday, June 29, 2022 12:34 pm

1708.Backward Glances
This photo published in The Nashville Graphic on March 7, 1968. Members of the Northern Nash Basketball team pose for a picture after winning the District III Basketball Tournament in Wilson.
A PICTORIAL LOOK INTO THE PAST / Published Wednesday, September 24, 2025 10:45 pm

1709.EVELYN VIVERETTE COWAN
Published Saturday, February 15, 2025 10:03 am

1710.PATTIE DOZIA COLLINS
Published Monday, December 20, 2021 6:59 pm

1711.Red Oak Community News
Several ladies attended the Adopt-a-Dorm Bible Study at Dorm B at Fountain Correctional Center on Monday, May 3. Audrey led the study on Jonah with Jean Mellor, Suzy Pearce, Marilyn Boone, Nell Boone, Hazel Hill, and Jean Stallings also participating.
SUZY PEARCE / Published Tuesday, May 11, 2010 10:13 pm

1712.Vivian Lanier Lee
Published Tuesday, September 6, 2016 8:48 am

1713.JULIA MAE GAY BURRESS
Julia Mae Gay Burress, 75, of Middlesex passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2015.
Published Monday, July 27, 2015 1:34 pm

1714.LENNA T. VICK
WILSON - Lenna “Lennie” Thomas Vick, 49, died Saturday, August 11, 2007.
Published Tuesday, August 14, 2007 11:13 pm

1715.COUNTY SOFTBALL STARS, 2
NASH COUNTY PARKS AND REC 10-12 SOUTHERN STORM SOFTBALL ALL-STARS. (In no particular order) Coach Brian White, Jamie Carter, Maci Worrells, Lydia Wallace, Sarah Wallace, Grace Mims, Olivia Bowling, Reagan Weber, Jenna Weber, Leah Carr, Makayla Gibson, Lilly Boone and Briana White.
Published Wednesday, June 29, 2016 10:38 pm

1716.JOHN JOSEPH ALLSBROOK
Published Tuesday, August 2, 2022 3:28 pm

1717.PEGGY PITTMAN WRENN
Peggy Pittman Wrenn, 84, passed away at her home Friday, March 9, 2012.
Published Tuesday, March 13, 2012 11:24 pm

1718.Celia Virginia Edmondson
Published Monday, April 8, 2019 7:22 pm

1719.Ann Daniel Lewis
Published Monday, March 4, 2019 11:50 am

1720.Ruby Brown Fulghum
Published Monday, November 5, 2018 9:31 am

1721.William Kenneth Lamm
Published Thursday, December 21, 2017 1:19 pm

1722.Earline Blount Farmer
Published Monday, June 27, 2016 4:15 pm

1723.JEAN EDWARDS LILES
Published Wednesday, July 27, 2016 2:24 pm

1724.Robin Sue Stockton Williams
Published Monday, May 20, 2019 5:36 pm

1725.DMV announces new license examiners, two in Rocky Mount
The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles added 24 new driver license examiner graduates to 17 offices.The new employees graduated February 5 from the DMV's Basic Examiner Training School and started work on Monday.The DMV states it is working to improve customer service with more examiners, dedicated contact-less road test teams and the use of customer service representatives to help people with appointments during the current pandemic to make sure they have the appropriate documents.
Published Wednesday, February 17, 2021 10:50 pm

1726.It’s hot! Don’t forget, our furry friends get hot too!
You know it’s hot outside when your dogs walk out the door and immediately turn right back around and go back in the house. But who knows, maybe my two girls are just spoiled? June was a pretty hot month though so I can’t even imagine what July and August are going to look like. Looks like my dogs may be spending a big portion of their summer inside with the air conditioner blasting.
Amanda Clark / Published Tuesday, June 29, 2010 10:36 pm

1727.EPHESUS NEWS
Rev. Dougald McLaurin’s message, “Love Like There’s No Tomorrow”, was based on John 3:16-19.  In keeping God’s greatest commandment, we must love Him, love one another in the church, and love the lost.  We need to actively strive to serve God daily with our actions so that we may serve as we are called.
DEBBIE PHILLIPS / Published Tuesday, June 28, 2011 10:39 pm

1728.Mitchell receives award
A Nashville man was recently honored with The Old North State Award for his dedication and service to the State of North Carolina. Norman Mitchell was presented the The Old North State Award on October 4 by Governor Beverly Perdue. The award was established by former Governor Mike Easley and is presented to outstanding North Carolinians who have a proven record of exemplary service and commitment to the state and their community.
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer / Published Tuesday, October 19, 2010 10:52 pm

1729.BEULAH MAE FAULKNER MATTHEWS
Published Wednesday, January 18, 2023 11:31 am

1730.NASH COUNTY BUILDING PERMITS DEC. 18-22
Nash County Planning and Inspections issued the following building permits from December 18 through 22.
Published Wednesday, December 27, 2017 10:40 pm

1731.Peggy Ann Hopkins Bissette
Published Friday, January 17, 2020 5:48 pm

1732.Town signs off on ‘04 drainage project
A drainage project that began in 2004 is now officially complete. Mike Stocks of Stocks Engineering, came before Nashville’s Town Council last week asking that they approve closing the drainage improvement plan. Stocks said the last outstanding issue from the improvement plan had been completed.
By Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer / Published Tuesday, January 8, 2008 11:21 pm

1733.Even more thankful after the Thanksgiving chaos
The Graphic was delivered into over three times as many homes last week as we continued our Thanksgiving tradition of a total market coverage for that edition. Typically my part is done once the paper goes to press, but not this year.We have been short staffed in the mailroom since August which prompted for some temporary changes to manage the weekly mailing. However, the changes didn't make up for the need for people to process the mailing.
Jo Anne Cooper / Published Wednesday, November 29, 2023 10:19 pm

1734.JAMES "DAVID" WARD
Published Sunday, March 12, 2023 10:48 pm

1735.CARTHORIS "PETE" ADCOX
Published Monday, March 1, 2021 5:09 pm

1736.LEA LATTA COOK
Published Wednesday, March 10, 2021 8:41 am

1737.PEACHTREE COMMUNITY NEWS
On a lovely Sunday morning, Peachtree folks gathered at the church for worship. Sanctuary flowers were given by Fran Bunn in honor of her husband, Bob, to celebrate his birthday which was Friday. Special music was a vocal solo of "In the Garden" by Marta Whitehouse.Pastor Whitehouse chose as his sermon title, "Allow God's Sovereign Hand to turn up the Heat".
BARBARA HARDISON / Published Wednesday, July 11, 2018 10:35 pm

1738.GARY WILLIAM LOOKER
Published Wednesday, September 23, 2026 9:02 am

1739.GAIL BROWN WILLIAMS
Published Monday, June 15, 2020 4:04 pm

1740.Donna Lynn James
Published Monday, June 17, 2019 7:20 pm

1741.Betty Ann Wester
Published Friday, October 27, 2017 3:55 pm

1742.NASH COUNTY PARKS AND REC ADULT SOFTBALL INFO
NASH COUNTY -- Listed are updated results from the Nash County Parks and Recreation Department’s Adult Softball League:
Staff Reports / Published Tuesday, August 17, 2010 11:15 pm

1743.NASH COUNTY BUILDING PERMITS DEC. 19-23
Nash County Planning and Inspections issued the following building permits from December 19 through 23.
Published Wednesday, December 28, 2016 10:19 pm

1744.JOYCE BEAMAN BENNETT
Published Wednesday, April 8, 2026 4:18 pm

1745.ELIZABETH BLANCHE BECTON BOWEN
Elizabeth Blanche Becton Bowen, age 85 of Rocky Mount, passed away in Nash General Hospital on March 7, 2012.
Published Tuesday, March 13, 2012 11:24 pm

1746.NCC hosts golf tourney
NASHVILLE -- The Twenty-First Annual Nash Community College Foundation Student Scholarship Golf Classic was held at Birchwood Country Club in Nashville on October 7, with 148 golfers participating. The tournament raised over $29,000 for student scholarships.
Staff Reports / Published Tuesday, October 26, 2010 10:49 pm

1747.GORDON VESTAL III
Published Monday, May 24, 2021 3:42 pm

1748.RICHARD “LEE” HAGAN
Richard “Lee” Hagan of Nashville passed away on July 17, 2013 at UNC Memorial Hospital. He was born on November 22, 1970.
Published Tuesday, July 23, 2013 10:58 pm

1749.CHRISTMAS ESSAY CONTEST WINNER-2024
What Christmas means to me Christmas is a special time of the year when Jesus was born. And Jesus saved us from our bad sin. And going to church and praying to God and Jesus makes them happy.
Published Wednesday, December 18, 2024 10:20 pm

1750.JAMES RUSSELL BATTS
Published Monday, July 17, 2023 1:11 pm

1751.James "Earl" Bowers
Published Monday, November 28, 2016 3:58 pm

1752.RED OAK NEWS
The Bible study on the Book of Esther continues at Red Oak United Methodist Church. study.  Join them Friday, August 8 at 6:00 pm as they examine Chapters 9 and 10. Then on August 15, they will view One Night with the King, one of the many movie adaptations of Esther’s story.
Suzy Pearce / Published Wednesday, August 6, 2014 10:44 pm

1753.Central tops rival RMHS
ROCKY MOUNT -- Before the football season began, Nash Central High School Athletic Director Kyle Bain brainstormed several ideas to increase attendance and interest in the community for the Bulldogs' program.And one of the plans he came up with is a beauty that has Nash County buzzing -- both at Nash Central and opposing schools.
GEOFF NEVILLE, Graphic Sportswriter / Published Wednesday, September 27, 2017 10:12 pm

1754.MYRTLE ROWE GLOVER
Published Wednesday, May 17, 2017 4:19 pm

1755.Walk held for Steps Never Taken
Four years ago, Robin Brake lost a set of twins when she was 23 weeks pregnant. Brake said the loss is something she will never get over but said being able to grieve with others like her is comforting. Brake, and numerous other families, remembered their babies at a special "Walk of Remembrance for Steps Never Taken" on Sunday, September 27 at Nash Community College.
AMANDA CLARK, GRAPHIC STAFF WRITER / Published Wednesday, September 30, 2015 11:14 pm

1756.NASH COUNTY DEED TRANSFERS OCTOBER 11 - OCTOBER 15
William Michael Lamm and Melissa Shepherd Lamm to Robert Payne Jones III and Kristina Leigh Cooper; Section 4, Heritage Manor West, Lot 2AVirginia Carol Edwards and Sharon Phillips Madigan to Derek and Matthew Bissette Farms Partnership; 52 acres, 18 acres and 1.47 acresBrantley Family Irrevocable Trust, Jonay Brantley Brewer, Johnna Brantley Dorough and Jantzen Stone Brantley to Wilberto Benitez; .50 acres and .14 acres; $230,000
Published Wednesday, October 20, 2021 10:50 pm

1757.Althena Stallings Perkerson
Published Wednesday, December 4, 2019 2:44 pm

1758.A RIVALRY REVISITED
ROCKY MOUNT -- For the second consecutive week, Nash Rec has scored a victory over rival Westridge in a Nash-Halifax Swim League showdown. Last Thursday, Nash Rec wrapped up the season sweep with a 526-352 decision at the Westridge Pool Results from the event were as follows:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Graphic Sportswriter / Published Tuesday, July 7, 2009 10:48 pm

1759.Board of Elections offers voter ID seminars
The State Board of Elections will hold two educational seminars about voter photo identification requirements at the Nash County Board of Elections Office on Wednesday, July 17th. The seminars will be held in the Auditorium of the Nash County Agriculture Center, 1006 Eastern Ave, Nashville.The first seminar will begin at 2PM and the second at 6PM. The seminars are free and open to the public.
Published Wednesday, July 10, 2019 10:57 pm

1760.GREGORY "GREG" BRIAN WILLIS
Published Wednesday, May 15, 2024 8:55 am

1761.PEACHTREE COMMUNITY NEWS
Peachtree members welcomed a new Sunday with excitement and praise to God. God is good.The sanctuary flower arrangement Sunday was presented to glorify God by Lynn and David Griffin in loving memory of Jonathan Kerby Griffin.
FRAN BUNN / Published Wednesday, January 22, 2020 10:44 pm

1762.NASH COUNTY SHERIFF INCIDENT REPORTS
A larceny of a central unit was reported on 6/25/2012 at 11756 Salem School Road A breaking, entering, larceny of a residence was reported on 6/25/2-12 at 3778 Red Oak Road A breaking, entering, larceny of a hunting club was reported on 9481 Highway NC 48 A larceny of a dog was reported on 6/26/2012 at 4002 Old White Oak Road
Published Tuesday, July 10, 2012 10:44 pm

1763.ALBERT "LYNN" JOYNER
Published Tuesday, July 5, 2022 11:46 am

1764.PEACHTREE COMMUNITY NEWS
The First Baptist Church of Spring Hope have started welcoming members and visitors to indoor services.The First Baptist Church of Spring Hope continues to welcome guest pastors for Sunday Services.Momeyer Baptist Church is now having Sunday School and Church Service. All are welcome.
FRAN BUNN / Published Wednesday, January 20, 2021 10:31 pm

1765.County delays EMS project
Nash County Commissioners have delayed awarding a contract for a new Emergency Medical Services Building on the Nash Health Care campus. Commissioners voted 4-3 on Tuesday during the board’s regular meeting to delay the project and instead asked County Manager Bob Murphy and EMS Director Brian Brantley to review other, less expensive options.
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer / Published Tuesday, September 7, 2010 10:44 pm

1766.SUE DIXON HOWELL
Published Tuesday, December 22, 2020 3:20 pm

1767.We should all be proud of our firefighters
On Sunday, I covered the Nashville Fire Department awards ceremony and it sent me down memory lane, reminding me of a time when I was a little girl growing up in the fire department back home. My dad was a volunteer fire fighter. Technically, he still is. He is semi-retired, I suppose, but he still goes to meetings and calls so I’m not sure what retired means in the fire industry.
Amanda Clark / Published Tuesday, April 9, 2013 11:13 pm

1768.DAVID EDGAR "ED" WITT
Published Wednesday, April 19, 2017 2:03 pm

1769.David Edgar "Ed" Witt
Published Monday, April 17, 2017 7:46 pm

1770.Jesus used footwashing to teach about Christian service
The Gospel of John was the last Gospel that was written. As such, it has several accounts that are not found in any of the other three Gospels. It was as if the Apostle John looked back at the life of Jesus and decided to be sure he included those special moments that did not deserve to be left out of the Gospel story.One of those moments can be found at John 13.
MIKE RUFFIN / Published Wednesday, August 8, 2018 10:51 pm

1771.MACK WAYNE PITTMAN
Published Saturday, November 21, 2020 5:46 pm

1772.MILLARD OSCAR WINSTEAD
Published Wednesday, January 6, 2016 3:10 pm

1773.PAULETTE B. DAVIS
Paulette B. Davis, the wife of Bobby Nick Davis, formally of Nashville, NC, passed on Saturday, February 6, 2010 after an extended illness.
Published Tuesday, February 9, 2010 10:41 pm

1774.BENJAMIN BAILEY LIIPFERT JR.
Published Wednesday, May 8, 2019 5:50 pm

1775.SYLVIA HAWKINS HULL
Published Wednesday, May 15, 2024 8:48 am

1776.WILLIAM TIMOTHY "TIM" HARPER
Published Saturday, January 8, 2022 8:58 am

1777.Local woman builds rock garden at park
The Stoney Creek Environmental Park has a new element: a rock garden where visitors can place, or take, painted rocks. Located at the base of the park's sign just off 455 West Washington Street in Nashville, the 8 x 8 heart-shaped garden was created by Brittany Winstead in memory of her sister, Lauren Elizabeth Winstead, who died on Memorial Day last year in an accident on the James River in Richmond, VA.
NANCY WEST-BRAKE, GRAPHIC STAFF WRITER / Published Wednesday, August 30, 2023 11:03 pm

1778.BRIAN RICHARD SULLIVAN SR.
Published Tuesday, April 22, 2025 10:10 pm

1779.RAMONA BRASWELL SILVER HARVEY
Ramona Braswell Silver Harvey, of Oxnard, California, beloved mother, grandmother and great- grandmother, returned to her heavenly home on April 5, 2007. She was born in Nash County, North Carolina on February 26, 1932, to the late Jonah Braswell and Calie Teenie Boose. After graduating from Nash County Training School in 1951, she settled in southern California.
Published Tuesday, April 24, 2007 9:44 pm

1780.PEACHTREE COMMUNITY NEWS
It was an exciting Sunday at Peachtree as the member welcomed many visitors to the Peachtree.Sunday's sanctuary poinsettia arrangement was presented to glorify God in loving memory of Jeff Nelson by his parents Dorothy and Bill Nelson.
FRAN BUNN / Published Wednesday, December 11, 2019 10:33 pm

1781.MARY VICK KEEL
Published Tuesday, April 22, 2025 10:12 pm

1782.ROBERT "BOBBY" BOTTOMS
Published Wednesday, February 15, 2023 12:27 pm

1783.TRACEY BAKER RADFORD
Published Tuesday, August 16, 2022 4:28 pm

1784.Red Oak Community News
Several women from Red Oak Baptist Church participated in the monthly Adopt-a-Dorm Bible Study at Fountain Correctional Center in Rocky Mount on Dec. 3. They had a Christmas party which included the Christmas story read by Nell Boone and songs led by Marilyn Boone. Following the program, the women of Dorm B enjoyed refreshments and gifts. Others attending from Red Oak were Jean Mellor, Audrey Pearce, Suzy Pearce and Jean Stallings.
By SUZY PEARCE / Published Tuesday, December 11, 2007 11:12 pm

1785.Jack Bissette
Published Monday, December 9, 2019 7:28 pm

1786. GAIL M. LEANDERTS
Gail Moore Leanderts, age 63 of Rocky Mount, passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2015.
Published Thursday, August 6, 2015 3:48 pm

1787.JULIAN SCOTT "SCOTTIE" PRIDGEN
Published Tuesday, December 22, 2020 3:22 pm

1788.MARGARET JANE THARRINGTON
Published Monday, September 7, 2015 9:46 am

1789.Carolyn Faye Pridgen Skinner
Published Tuesday, November 6, 2018 12:42 pm

1790.JUDITH "JUDY" NELL LOWERY MORGAN
Published Friday, September 25, 2020 9:36 pm

1791.FRANCES GRIFFIN BUNN
Frances Griffin Bunn, age 91 passed away July 29, 2012.
Published Tuesday, July 31, 2012 11:33 pm

1792.DALE BACHMANN
Published Wednesday, November 29, 2017 2:14 pm

1793.Rocky Mount begins with wins
KNIGHTDALE -- This was the kind of start Rocky Mount head boys basketball coach Mike Gainey wanted to see. His team got tested and still won. The Gryphons won the inaugural Triangle Tip-Off Classic at Knightdale High School last Saturday with a convincing 78-52 win over Big East Conference rival Wilson Fike in the championship game.
CHARLES ALSTON, Graphic Correspondent / Published Tuesday, December 1, 2009 10:25 pm

1794.PEACHTREE COMMUNITY NEWS
It was an exciting Sunday at Peachtree as the members welcomed many visitors to the Peachtree.Sunday's large sanctuary poinsettia arrangement was presented to glorify God by Fran and Bobby Bunn in loving memory of Jeff Nelson, Hazel Robertson, and all the Peachtree Baptist Church members who have gone to heaven to celebrate the birthday of their Lord and King in His presence.
FRAN BUNN / Published Wednesday, December 18, 2019 10:25 pm

1795.Lonnie David Driver
Published Monday, October 9, 2017 1:06 pm

1796.EILEEN KAY SPAHN WILLIAMS
Published Tuesday, April 1, 2025 10:15 pm

1797.RED OAK NEWS
A Gift Wrap Fundraiser will be held at Red Oak Baptist Church on Saturdays, December 1 and 15 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm and on Wednesday, December 19 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm in the fellowship hall in the main building. Monetary donations accepted. Fundraiser benefits the youth and children's summer camp. The First Annual Red Oak Christmas Tree Lighting will be Saturday, December 1 with festivities beginning at 3:00 pm.
SUZY PEARCE / Published Wednesday, November 28, 2018 10:38 pm

1798.Aaron Scott Keen
Published Monday, March 5, 2018 6:21 pm

1799.Castalia man charged with drug trafficking
Spring Hope Police arrested a Castalia man last Wednesday, charging him with trafficking drugs. Officers Radford and Wilson, of the Spring Hope Police Department, initiated a vehicle stop on Kevan Julye around 10 p.m. last Wednesday, August 8. Members of the Tar River Regional Drug Task Force, Sergeant Gant, of the Spring Hope Police Department and Deputy Brantley of the Nash County Sheriff's Office, assisted in the investigation.
Published Wednesday, August 15, 2018 10:35 pm

1800.SUSAN RHEA VICKREY
SALISBURY – Mrs. Susan Rhea Vickrey died Saturday, June 17, 2006. She was born Dec. 16, 1948 in Beaver, Ohio, to the late Wayne and Evelyn Rhea.
Published Tuesday, June 20, 2006 11:33 pm

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