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| 5401. |  Criminal masterminds are limited to hollywood
Criminals are often depicted by Hollywood as brilliant masterminds who would probably succeed in legitimate enterprises (okay, many of them do). However, the majority of criminals is, let’s face it, not all that bright.That’s good news for The Soapbox, as we do like to have a recurring series of columns we call Not All That Bright Criminals. Here we go:
Mike Brantley / Published Tuesday, July 15, 2014 11:18 pm
| | 5402. | Relay for Life News
2009 Relay for Life of Nash County News www.nashrelay.org
Published Tuesday, February 17, 2009 10:35 pm
| | 5403. |  A guide to being corona'ed, part one
Old timers have been telling us for as long as I can remember that "things aren't like they used to be."I've always been very thankful for this when the topics of air conditioning and indoor plumbing come up.But, as you might possibly have heard, this coronavirus is taking things to a new level. We are having trouble dealing with it because things aren't like they used to be.
Mike Brantley / Published Wednesday, March 18, 2020 8:00 pm
| | 5404. |  Watching the world go by while sick is no fun
I was fine until I was not.
The Nash County Plague, also known as The Virus, The Stomach Flu and a number of less evil sounding names set upon me late last week. It had been “going around” you know. I’m here to tell you now: if you haven’t had it, go to your local warehouse store and buy enough Lysol to coat your home, body, car and knock a giant hole in the ozone layer.
Mike Brantley / Published Tuesday, October 19, 2010 10:52 pm
| | 5405. |  Olympics leaves a lot to be desired
While many of you may be glued to your TV sets watching the 2018 Winter Olympics from Korea, my dad is not.He got his fill of Korea back in the early 1950s and as we've covered before, the last time he had anything to do with that place, a million Chinese were trying to kill him.It's just as well.
Mike Brantley / Published Wednesday, February 14, 2018 10:53 pm
| | 5406. |  Lowell turns three and turns up the speed
We survived another Birthday Month.
I’ve been documenting here for the last couple of years the toll and taxation of the six weeks beginning in early April and running until early May. Just after my birthday in late March which usually involves spending money on something foolish, all three of our children celebrate their birthdays in rapid succession. You can decide for yourself whether faulty Spongebob Squarepants pinatas are foolish ways to spend money.
Mike Brantley / Published Tuesday, May 4, 2010 10:32 pm
| | 5407. | Peachtree Community News
Several visitors joined the folks at Peachtree for the morning worship. The sanctuary flowers were given by Warren and Lois Boone in memory of her sister, Thelma Dean Sykes. Pastor Whitehouse chose as his sermon topic “Nothing Can Get Between us and God”.
By BARBARA HARDISON / Published Tuesday, March 4, 2008 10:43 pm
| | 5408. |  A simple walk to a pier can be complex
It was the strangest looking thing I’ve seen come out of the water in a long time. The fisherman cupped it in his hands, and as the fish gasped for air, opening its mouth, you could clearly see that it had a beak. My boys stared with their mouths open, not saying a word. That, in itself, was a rarity. It wouldn’t last.
Mike Brantley / Published Tuesday, November 27, 2012 11:28 pm
| | 5409. |  TIME TO BLOOM
The Nashville Chamber of Commerce is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its annual Blooming Festival which will be held in downtown Nashville this weekend.National country music artist Tyler Farr will headline the event along with a full menu of talent all weekend.Nash Arts will offer a free kick-off concert Thursday night, May 11th, starting at 7 p.m. featuring Mac Arnold and Full Plate O' Blues.
Published Wednesday, May 10, 2023 10:26 pm
| | 5410. |  Momeyer Ruritan Club celebrates 60 years
MOMEYER - Momeyer Ruritans celebrated 60 years as a club Dec. 16 with a night of recognitions, steak dinners and a 'dirty santa' game where door prizes were drawn only to be quickly 'stolen.' The club, established in 1964 and currently numbering 53 members, has increased since last year; the annual Christmas meeting hosted 90 for dinner at the Ruritan Club, 4812-4972 Momeyer Way.
NANCY WEST-BRAKE, GRAPHIC STAFF WRITER / Published Wednesday, December 25, 2024 10:17 pm
| | 5411. |  The hubbub around the one percent solution
Some of you are not going to like this column. You may hate me [more] after reading it. It could seem painful, hurtful or even callous. I assure you that is not the intent. However, things that make you think can seem real ugly, especially at first.
Mike Brantley / Published Tuesday, June 21, 2011 10:43 pm
| | 5412. | Rocky Mount activists address board on multicultural issues
NASHVILLE — Shelly Willingham, president of Citizens for Economic and Educational Justice in Rocky Mount, addressed the Nash-Rocky Mount Schools (NRMS) board at their meeting Monday night regarding multicultural issues. He asked the board to submit answers to his questions regarding board policy.
“What training and/or programs has the school board directed the superintendent to establish to help eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment, and bullying?” Willingham asked.
Michele A. Cruz, Graphic Correspondent / Published Tuesday, May 5, 2009 10:21 pm
| | 5413. |  Back to school shopping not about choice
It is that time of year when students everywhere, for the most part, are looking forward to school. The drudgery of the spring is out of the way, and for most part, most school kids have had a lazy summer of video games, bike riding, splashing with a water hose or swimming. But even those things have an expiration date as the fall looms straight ahead and a fresh start on another school year brings the optimism of a clean slate, new teachers, old friends and in some cases, even new schools.
Mike Brantley / Published Wednesday, August 19, 2015 11:08 pm
| | 5414. | GUEST EDITORIAL: What's going on at the library?
The library has a new slogan "More than just books" You will be able to see this slogan on our new awning that we are expecting to be delivered any day now, and may I add there is a new sign at the road.We now have a sign on the building too. Library science has emerged over the years; with keeping up with the trends of technology.
TIKELA ALSTON / Published Wednesday, November 4, 2020 10:23 pm
| | 5415. |  Castalia commissioner convicted
A Castalia commissioner now stands convicted of drug-related felonies, according to court documents. However, it seems that there are no immediate plans to remove him from the town’s board.According to documents filed at the Nash County Courthouse, Clarence Bender, Castalia commissioner and one-time Democratic NC Senate candidate, pled guilty to charges of attempting to traffic opium by sale and attempting to traffic by delivery.
Amelia Harper, Graphic Correspondent / Published Tuesday, June 25, 2013 10:26 pm
| | 5416. | Former library director shares concerns
A former employee with the Town of Nashville spoke out on Tuesday night about how her job was wrongfully dismissed under the leadership of former Town Manager Hank Raper. Former Library Director Cati Montgomery, of Rocky Mount, told council members she had decided to speak out because of recent events that had unfolded in town.
AMANDA CLARK, GRAPHIC STAFF WRITER / Published Wednesday, June 6, 2018 10:54 pm
| | 5417. | Peachtree Community News
This is WMU Focus Week and the guest speakers were Mary and Al Whitehouse and her father, Dr. Rick Hollins. They came to give a report on their recent mission ministry to Kiev of the Ukraine. They showed a video depicting some of the conditions there, where many children are sleeping in the sewers. They went there to help the orphans who are cared for at a center called “The Ark” sponsored by “Father’s Care” Foundation. They helped them celebrate Christmas.
By BARBARA HARDISON / Published Tuesday, February 19, 2008 10:40 pm
| | 5418. |  AVENTON COMMUNITY NEWS
Can you believe I heard someone say I wrote about other communities other than Aventon! You bet I do. Around here, communities run into each other and us Aventonians love family, we love people.....we have adopted these communities; they are a part of us now. You've heard of extended families, now you know there are extended community families. Here is big question for Judy and David Hawkins. Has your ice cream sales slowed down any since summer is officially over? I bet I can answer that question, NO, NEVER! Your ice cream is the bomb; it's the best deal in Nash County for sure.
JOJO RICKS / Published Wednesday, September 16, 2015 10:32 pm
| | 5419. |  Free range kids and low speed chases due to technology
I can check another box off on my list of bizarre things that seem to only happen to me.Like being a less-than-fleet-footed shoplifter who hung out in front of the store after making a heist.I was recently in a Triangle area bookstore. A really cool one. I had my whole crew with me, book nerds all of us. We can't help it. I even keep a cart loaded on a popular website where prices change daily, almost like a stock market, just waiting for me to pull the order and have them on the way to me.
Mike Brantley / Published Wednesday, June 17, 2015 11:34 pm
| | 5420. | NASH COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE REPORTS
Assault law enforcement officer/police/other serious injury; assault-simple at 100 N. Boddie St., Nashville on 8/26/25Possession of stolen vehicles; larceny by employee on 1100 S. NC 581Assault-simple; assault on a female at 13690 Avent Rd., Whitakers on 8/24/25Misdemeanor breaking and entering at 13705 NC 98, Spring Hope on 8/25/25
Published Wednesday, September 17, 2025 10:25 pm
| | 5421. | Peachtree Community News
Last week was a busy week for Peachtree folks. They worked together to make slaw, eye and cut up potatoes, cook the pigs, chop and season the pork and then serve the plates. The take- out plates had to be delivered and the eat-in plates served. The clean up afterward was a big job also. Many people helped and everyone worked hard. It was a happy and bonding experience. Appreciation is expressed to all who helped and to all who ate barbecue and made donations.
By BARBARA HARDISON / Published Tuesday, October 14, 2008 10:28 pm
| | 5422. |  Spring Hope hires new town manager
SPRING HOPE - The new town manager for Spring Hope, Jonathan Allen, made his first town debut at the March 26th planning board meeting, hopping up onto the dais like he'd always been there but not saying a word, just taking it all in."I'm looking forward to being a part of the community and have to immerse myself," Allen told The Graphic, who interviewed him several days later.Allen's official start date on the job was three days earlier on March 23, 2026.
NANCY WEST-BRAKE, GRAPHIC STAFF WRITER / Published Wednesday, April 1, 2026 10:39 pm
| | 5423. | Detention officers attacked by inmates
NASHVILLE - With three detention officers being hurt in inmate attacks in as many weeks at the Nash County Detention Facility, the situation worsened by a shortage of detention officers and presence of multiple violent inmates, Nash commissioners have authorized a temporary move to allow off-duty sheriff's deputies to fill in at the jail.
NANCY WEST-BRAKE, GRAPHIC STAFF WRITER / Published Wednesday, January 22, 2025 10:25 pm
| | 5424. |  An open letter to elected, and defeated politicians
Dear Elected and Defeated Politicians,Congratulations on your wins last Tuesday, condolesences on your losses, and good luck. Remember, We the People will be watching you. Closely. We know that just about the same time all of the 2014 campaign signs are taken up, the 2016 election races will be gearing up. And please, make fewer television commercials then. Please.
Mike Brantley / Published Wednesday, November 12, 2014 11:34 pm
| | 5425. | Nash to build new animal shelter
Nash County Commissioners took action last Monday that will begin the process of a new animal shelter being built.Commissioners approved a UDO text amendment to add government owned animal shelter as a separate permitted land use. In addition, commissioners approved a rezoning request to rezone 23.7 acres of property on Eastern Avenue from R-20 and R-30 to O&I (Office and Institutional).
AMANDA CLARK, GRAPHIC STAFF WRITER / Published Wednesday, January 13, 2021 10:24 pm
| | 5426. | Momeyer mulls ban on running dogs in town limits
MOMEYER - The issue of dog hunting within town boundaries has prompted a tabled decision by the Momeyer Town Council after resident complaints about hunters' vehicles on roadways causing safety concerns.At the Nov. 13 Town Council meeting, Town Clerk Sheila Alford said she had been approached by several residents, who said that dog hunting inside town lines shouldn't be allowed because of irresponsible hunter behavior, particularly by those who park in residential areas while waiting for their dogs.
NANCY WEST-BRAKE, GRAPHIC STAFF WRITER / Published Wednesday, November 15, 2023 10:30 pm
| | 5427. | Proposed Castalia subdivision up for review
NASHVILLE- A conditional rezoning request to allow a 122-lot subdivision on Wildlife Road, Catalia, will be coming before the Nash Board of Commissioners June 2nd, while carrying a recommendation in opposition from the Nash County Planning Board.The 151-acre parcel on the north side of Wildlife Road, owned by Dan L. Bell, Linda T. Bell, William T. Freeman and Judy T. Freeman, is currently zoned A1 Agricultural, which allows lot sizes of 40,000 square feet.
NANCY WEST-BRAKE, GRAPHIC STAFF WRITER / Published Wednesday, May 28, 2025 10:10 pm
| | 5428. |  Sometimes the “thinking has already been done”
Nashville lost yet another iconic figure last week, Betsy Fuller.Betsy owned and operated Valentine Fuller Antiques in downtown Nashville from 1987 up until around 2010 when she decided it was time to retire. She closed the doors quietly as Betsy was never one to seek the spotlight. She served Nashville in many ways outside of being a long-time merchant. She was a cheerleader of downtown and always encouraged other merchants.
Jo Anne Cooper / Published Tuesday, March 4, 2014 11:19 pm
| | 5429. | Ephesus Community News
Rev. Tony Futrell’s message on Sunday morning was “The Greatest Discovery of All,” which is Jesus Christ, our lord and savior, taken from Matthew 13:47-52. The choir sang a peppy song that was really preparing us to be blessed with the sermon, “Let the River Flow.”
By LOTTIE LOU DICKENS / Published Tuesday, August 28, 2007 11:22 pm
| | 5430. | Communities come together for gang assessment
An impressive collaboration between the Juvenile Crime Prevention Councils of Edgecombe and Nash Counties have come together to assess the community’s gang problem.
After years of hearing isolated reports of gang-related incidents throughout the twin-county region, the State of North Carolina has at last supported the efforts of a comprehensive gang assessment for Edgecombe and Nash County.
Published Tuesday, July 27, 2010 11:16 pm
| | 5431. |  Local youth continues 12th year of annual toy drive
There will be smiles on an abundant of children's faces this holiday season thanks to an annual toy drive created 12 years ago by a boy with a heart of gold.Nash County resident Joshua Moore started Joshua's Toy Drive when he was just seven years old. His father Greg Moore said Joshua received so many toys from his grandparents around Christmas time, some he did not even play with. He said Joshua was very fortunate as a child, knew he would receive more playthings, and wanted to give the toys to people who needed it.
KENDRA JONES, GRAPHIC STAFF WRITER / Published Wednesday, December 22, 2021 10:48 pm
| | 5432. | County approves redistricting map
Nash County Commissioners gave final approval Monday to a new district map. However, Nashville officials are not happy with the new districts, which continue to split the town between two districts. Nashville Mayor Donald Street and Councilwoman Louise Hinton both spoke before Nash County during the public hearing held on July 11.
Amelia Harper, Graphic Correspondent / Published Tuesday, July 12, 2011 10:35 pm
| | 5433. | Nash baseball teams keep pace
RED OAK – Northern Nash responded to a tough Big East Conference loss to Nash Central last Wednesday by topping visiting Wilson Fike 10-4 Thursday in prep baseball action.
Sophomore Hunter Watson had a fine night on the mound and at the plate.
CHARLES ALSTON, Graphic Correspondent / Published Tuesday, April 12, 2011 10:40 pm
| | 5434. |  Park View Hospital and School of Nursing celebrates 100 years
The history of Park View Hospital and School of Nursing was honored at a special Centennial Celebration on June 28th at Nash Community College. More than 200 alumni and guests attended the event which also marked the 25th anniversary of the Park View Nurses’ Alumnae Scholarship Endowment.Park View Hospital opened as a 25-bed facility in Rocky Mount on July 1, 1914. The hospital closed its doors in May of 1971, then a 145-bed facility.
JO ANNE COOPER, GRAPHIC PUBLISHER / Published Tuesday, July 8, 2014 11:07 pm
| | 5435. |  Jackson speaks at event supporting digital transition
Dr. Anthony Jackson, superintendent of Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools, recently joined educators nationwide for the second annual Future@Now: Roadmap to the Digital Transition, a forum focused on a critical issue in education today – implementing effective, district-level digital transitions that prepare students for citizenship, college and careers.
Published Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:08 pm
| | 5436. | Citizens speak out against rezoning
Nashville’s Town Council tabled a rezoning request last Tuesday evening after over 30 Davis Farm residents voiced concerns about the potential project. The rezoning request was to rezone property off of E. Washington Street, across from Kerr Drugs, from R-10 (Residential District) to M-F (Multi-Family Residential District. The developer would like to build around 80 apartment units on the close to eight acres of property.
AMANDA CLARK, GRAPHIC STAFF WRITER / Published Tuesday, March 11, 2014 11:12 pm
| | 5437. |  Local attorney appointed to state commission
NASHVILLE - A Nashville attorney has embarked on a second career milestone at the state level while still working full-time locally. Kevin N. Lewis of the Valentine Law Firm was sworn in Aug. 12th as a member of the North Carolina State Ethics Commission, attending his first meeting two days later."It was a learning experience," Lewis said, adding that there was one other new member so that "he wasn't the sole rookie."
NANCY WEST-BRAKE, GRAPHIC STAFF WRITER / Published Wednesday, August 20, 2025 10:17 pm
| | 5438. |  Spring migrating songbirds arriving
Wondering when to put out those hummingbird feeders? Ruby-throated hummingbirds start arriving in early April, while the first waves of spring migrating songbirds will start showing up from mid-late March, according to wildlife biologists. However, not all is rosy for those and other birds, as their numbers are on the decline."There is a general decline in bird species overall," said Jamie Sasser Jr., District 3 Wildlife Conservation Biologist for the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission.
NANCY WEST-BRAKE, GRAPHIC STAFF WRITER / Published Wednesday, March 27, 2024 10:12 pm
| | 5439. |  Pokemon Go! and take some other stuff with you
A generation ago, when I was editor of Nashville Graphic, the newsroom used to get regular visits from town manager Tony Robertson. It was easy then, since our offices were right across from the town's on Boddie Street.For those who may not have known him, he was a character. His visits usually involved information, maybe a few (okay, a lot) of good-natured insults of the news staff, but always included some colorful humor.
Mike Brantley / Published Wednesday, July 20, 2016 10:29 pm
| | 5440. |  Nash Health Care opens new ER and Heart Center
Nash Health Care welcomed a new era in local state-of-the-art medicine during a recent ribbon-cutting ceremony and open houses for the new Emergency Department and Nash Heart Center. The facility is scheduled to receive its first patients in late March. Nash Health Care held five open houses to introduce the facility to the community. These events welcomed Foundation contributors, Chamber of Commerce members, employees, and local officials.
Published Tuesday, February 4, 2014 10:51 pm
| | 5441. | Flying is a sin — and for a fee you can pay
Overcoming 90-plus degree temperatures and no air conditioning can make you think about a lot of things: 1. How do people live with no air conditioning?
By Mike Brantley / Published Tuesday, July 25, 2006 11:26 pm
| | 5442. |  Caught in the chaos at Crabtree, Raleigh
There is an expression, meant to give people pause and a chance to reach back for some humility, or be humble, that you don't hear much anymore. It goes sort of like this: be slow to judge what you hear and see people do or react to because you don't know what you'd do unless you are put in the same situation.Most recently, my family and I found ourselves in something that we'd only seen on TV or in the aftermath, in B-roll video, patched together, shown as drama, looping over and over. We were at Crabtree Valley Mall on Saturday, when something happened, and there is just no other way to say it, all hell broke loose.
Mike Brantley / Published Wednesday, August 17, 2016 10:33 pm
| | 5443. |  Reality TV not so real when it comes to life
I’ve watched more TV in the last week than I’ve watched in the previous nine months. This is due to: 1) My boys can apparently talk me into anything; 2) I’m on a break from the real world.The choice of shows for the past week — and it changes about as often as my boys take showers — has been “Call of the Wildman.” For the uninitiated, this is a “reality TV” show about a Kentucky redneck who catches wild animal/pests with his bare hands so that he can release them into the wild.
Mike Brantley / Published Tuesday, June 11, 2013 10:46 pm
| | 5444. |  PEACHTREE COMMUNITY NEWS
On a chilly St. Patrick’s Day Peachtree folks gathered for worship. Pastor Whitehouse greeted the congregation and visitors present. The sermon topic for the day was, “It is not Enough to be Orthodox in our Theology.” It was based on scripture passages Revelation 2: 12-27 and Romans 1:25. He quoted Dr. Hershel Hobbs, a great Baptist theologian, who said “---the truth in God’s word in not up for compromise”.
BARBARA HARDISON / Published Tuesday, March 19, 2013 11:26 pm
| | 5445. |  Elections are always a disappointment
I never realized that "Love Trumps Hate" involved so much arson, violence and destruction. That was the gist of the conversations I had with people in the days following last week's Presidential Election.Hillary Clinton and her surrogates demanded for weeks leading up to the election that Donald Trump say he'd accept the results of the election, almost to the point it sounded as if they wanted him to go ahead and concede.
Mike Brantley / Published Wednesday, November 16, 2016 10:59 pm
| | 5446. | POLICE BRIEFS
ARRESTS
Jaaron Burris - 8/2/2010 - charged with failure to appear for an assault and battery charge
Stacey Lynn Murray - 8/7/2010 - charged with failure to appear for a driving while intoxicated charge
Jamaul Maquize Whitaker - 8/7/2010 - charge with OFA/Fraud - Worthless checks
Published Tuesday, September 14, 2010 10:58 pm
| | 5447. | Closed sessions deemed improper
Closed sessions held in May, 2017, by Nashville's Town Council may have been held improperly, at least according to one town council member -- and nearly a year later the minutes of that closed-door session still have not been made public.The closed sessions were brought to light by Nashville council member Louise Hinton during the board's May 1 meeting this year.
AMANDA CLARK, GRAPHIC STAFF WRITER / Published Wednesday, May 23, 2018 10:47 pm
| | 5448. |  RED OAK NEWS
Congratulations to Dr. Geneva Chavis who celebrated her 85th birthday on January 15! Dr. Chavis along with 80 friends and family members enjoyed festivities at Country Inns and Suites in Rocky Mount on January 17. Dr. Chavis was a teacher and librarian with Nash County Schools and was later an administrator and Dean at Nash Community College.
Suzy Pearce / Published Wednesday, February 11, 2015 11:16 pm
| | 5449. |  Legislation may predict the future for "paper towns"
Temperatures have climbed into the "it's hotter than blue blazes" days. It never fails to see temperatures sky-rocket (no pun intended) just in time for our local Independence Day events.Be sure to check inside today's edition for information on Red Oak, Castalia and Rocky Mount's events.One thing that never slows down this time of year is local governments, especially the last few days of June closing out their year-end while approving budgets for the next year that begins July 1.
Jo Anne Cooper / Published Wednesday, June 25, 2025 10:02 pm
| | 5450. |  State Historic Preservation tours Nash Arts
NASHVILLE - The North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office is taking an active interest in the Nash County Cultural Arts Center, sending four representatives to meet with Shelly Gray, Nash Arts Director, Oct. 6.This was a second visit to the former Nashville Baptist Church by Kristi Brantley, local preservation commission/certified local government coordinator at the State Historic Preservation Office, who first came on Sept. 30th to start conversations about the 111-year old building preservation project.
NANCY WEST-BRAKE, GRAPHIC STAFF WRITER / Published Wednesday, November 12, 2025 10:31 pm
| | 5451. |  MISSION TO HELP
A local team of volunteers recently spent a week providing disaster relief to a small town in West Virginia devastated by flooding. The trip was part of the Appalachian Service Project (ASP), which typically involves home repair. A team of 36 volunteers from Nashville United Methodist Church, plus one from Red Oak United Methodist Church, had been assigned to West Virginia in September.
AMANDA CLARK, GRAPHIC STAFF WRITER / Published Wednesday, July 13, 2016 10:33 pm
| | 5452. |  Higher taxes, youth mentors top Voice meeting
NASHVILLE - Topics of discussion at the Sept. 16 monthly meeting of The Voice of Nashville ranged from contractor impersonation to higher taxes to the need for youth mentors. Held at its usual location in the council chambers, the September meeting, conducted by President Ted Davis, drew approximately ten residents, among them town councilmen Larry Taylor and Xavien Harrison.
NANCY WEST-BRAKE, GRAPHIC STAFF WRITER / Published Wednesday, September 18, 2024 10:47 pm
| | 5453. |  RED OAK NEWS
Red Oak Baptist Church members participated in a Love and Serve Weekend on Oct. 25-27. They came together Friday evening for a spaghetti supper provided by the Baptist Men. Following the meal The Watchman Quartet began the service which included message by Dr. Rob Roberts, Chowan Association Director of Missions. Then Saturday morning Sunday School class members went out to serve the community by participating in missions projects.
Suzy Pearce / Published Tuesday, October 29, 2013 11:02 pm
| | 5454. |  Seems to be a communication gap on proposed project
As the old idiomatic expression goes...I didn't see that one coming!This week brings an outcry from Nashville residents who aren't pleased about the proposed new industry site to be nestled into their neighborhood. My knee-jerk reaction was what could possibly be wrong with having an agriculture based food distribution center on Cooke Road? I was initially shocked - until I listened to the laundry list of new ambitions of the company.
Jo Anne Cooper / Published Wednesday, January 8, 2025 10:14 pm
| | 5455. |  Democracy includes both citizen participation and independent media
It's obvious growth is on the minds of just about everyone across Nash County. Citizens are speaking out at just about every town council meeting across the county and at the county commissioners meetings. Concerns range from large subdivisions popping up in rural areas, nibbling away at farmland, to high density subdivisions packing into our small towns.Though growth is inevitable, I too have concerns of how fast it seems our rural fields are transitioning into subdivisions and our small towns are becoming less "small."
Jo Anne Cooper / Published Wednesday, March 4, 2026 10:31 pm
| | 5456. | Long-time Nashville businessman passes away
Rick Winstead, co-owner of Key Printing, Inc. in Nashville, passed away June 7 at the age of 67.Rick, and his college roommate at Chowan College Craig Glasgow, opened Key Printing in 1989 in a small office on Barnes Street in Nashville.The duo quickly outgrew the small office and constructed the existing facility at West Washington Street in 1993 stepping out on faith filling the building with state of the art printing equipment.
Published Wednesday, June 14, 2023 10:47 pm
| | 5457. |  ROUND ONE TO NNHS
ROCKY MOUNT -- How many times does a team claw back to pull out a victory after going scoreless in the first period -- especially against an elite-level opponent? It doesn’t happen very often, but Northern Nash was able to buck those odds during last Thursday’s championship-game showdown with ultimate rival Rocky Mount at the Nash Central Girls Basketball Christmas Tournament at the Nash Central High School Gymnasium.
GEOFF NEVILLE, Graphic Sportswriter / Published Tuesday, December 25, 2012 10:44 pm
| | 5458. |  AVENTON COMMUNITY NEWS
Wow! Have times changed. When I was younger, I couldn't get enough sun and the heat just made it better. I would work all day cutting grass around home, then I would get on the tractor and mow my little farm path and when that was all done, if there was still light, I would lower the deck on my mower and cut some more. Before or after I started mowing, I would go to the tanning bed to even up my tan and I had the prettiest, even golden tan around. Now, after a few spots that "really" got my attention, times and things have changed.
JOJO RICKS / Published Thursday, June 25, 2015 12:34 am
| | 5459. |  No green thumb here, but I'll keep trying
It's true enough that I grew up on a farm.
However, just because you grow up on a farm, doesn't mean you have any more aptitude for gardening than the next fellow. After all, not all professional athletes have children who go on to excel at sports, and certainly very few genius multibillionaires produce offspring who can do anything more than burn through the family fortune.
Mike Brantley / Published Tuesday, September 12, 2006 11:57 pm
| | 5460. |  Locals participate in Nash County Citizens Academy
NASHVILLE - Twenty-four people were celebrated for having the curiosity to find out how local government worked and the dedication for spending time over eight weeks to do it; graduation ceremonies for the 15th Nash County Citizens' Academy class were held May 20th as part of the second monthly meeting of the Nash County Board of Commissioners.
NANCY WEST-BRAKE, GRAPHIC STAFF WRITER / Published Wednesday, June 19, 2024 10:29 pm
| | 5461. |  The end of an era - and a new beginning
They say all good things must come to an end.
And so, the good citizens of Nashville will find out first hand what that means as an era comes to an end in our fine town, with the closing of Joyner's Supermarket.
Mike Brantley / Published Wednesday, January 31, 2007 12:05 am
| | 5462. |  All we want for Christmas is UNC-Rocky Mount
All we want for Christmas is UNC-Rocky Mount.
And if Santa could deliver that present in his bag, it would be a fine one indeed for a lot of people — many of whom might not even realize it.
Mike Brantley / Published Tuesday, November 28, 2006 11:04 pm
| | 5463. | County considers non-profit, agency funding for FY 2025
Eleven of twelve outside agencies asking for Nash County dollar assistance will be getting some or all of what they asked for, pending approval for the finalized fiscal year 2025 county budget.Commissioners are being asked to include a total amount of $168,885, with the maximum allowed $35,000 per agency program.
NANCY WEST-BRAKE, GRAPHIC STAFF WRITER / Published Wednesday, April 17, 2024 10:53 pm
| | 5464. |  Thomason named 2016 Marine of the Year
Nashville native was recently named the Marine of the Year by the Cpl. Suzi Sannes Detachment 1262. Rick Thomason received the honor last Saturday night, November 5 at the 241st birthday celebration of the Marine Corps. The Marine Corps was established on November 10, 1775. Each year, the Cpl. Suzi Sannes Detachment 1262 holds a celebration in honor of the birthday. As part of the celebration each year, a cake is brought out and a formal cake cutting ceremony is held. This year, the Nash Central NJROTC participated in the cake cutting.
AMANDA CLARK, GRAPHIC STAFF WRITER / Published Wednesday, November 16, 2016 10:59 pm
| | 5465. | Momeyer to add solid waste plan
MOMEYER - Now that the town of Momeyer is providing garbage and recycling pickup for residents who want it, council members have adopted a formal Town Waste Ordinance to put on the books.The town contracted with GFL Industries in September for trash/recycling pickup for 109 residents after budgeting $26,500 in the FY 2025-2026 budget. The three-year service contract begins Nov. 1.
NANCY WEST-BRAKE, GRAPHIC STAFF WRITER / Published Wednesday, October 22, 2025 10:16 pm
| | 5466. |  PEACHTREE COMMUNITY NEWS
2012 is now just a memory, but not one that can be put away like Christmas decorations. Many momentous things occurred in our nation and world last year. I would like to reflect on some of the events that occurred in Peachtree Church and Community.
BARBARA HARDISON / Published Tuesday, January 8, 2013 10:59 pm
| | 5467. |  The world is moving towards automation, maybe
The latest doomsday scenario for life as we know it is upon us, and it has nothing to do with Donald Trump.In the last two weeks, I've heard on both television and radio, as well as read several articles about how automation will soon put most, if not all, humans out of work. As a matter of fact, this "news" has been such a hot topic, I offered my freshmen the opportunity (they don't view it exactly the same way) to write research papers about the robot invasion.
Mike Brantley / Published Wednesday, April 12, 2017 11:10 pm
| | 5468. |  Have journalists been replaced by narcissists?
I was leaving Campbell University to head back to Nash County when I saw the headline on a news website I frequent. It mentioned that a bomb had gone off at the Boston Marathon and there were people hurt.I walked to my car and called a graduate school colleague, one I knew as an avid marathon participant. I couldn’t remember if this was the year she was running it. She answered and I was relieved; and she hadn’t heard the news. We got off the phone quickly, so she could call friends who were there.
Mike Brantley / Published Tuesday, April 23, 2013 10:56 pm
| | 5469. |  Spaulding Resource Center returns to home campus
A historic Spring Hope resource center has returned to its original location and recently reopened a portion of its campus to the community.Spaulding Resource Center, located on 600 South Pine Street, was once a school where all black students attended during the segregation period. It taught students in the first through 12th grade.
KENDRA JONES, GRAPHIC STAFF WRITER / Published Wednesday, July 20, 2022 10:34 pm
| | 5470. |  AVENTON COMMUNITY NEWS
Donna Milligan reports that "she recently got out the old garden sprayer and filled it with weed killer. The first pump revealed the wand had dry-rotted over the long winter months and weed killing would have to wait for a trip to the hardware store. Meanwhile she decided to just pour the expensive concoction the best she could onto the offending weeds in her driveway and call it a loss. Days later on a trip to town, she and Terry picked up a replacement wand kit. Time soon rolled around for the grass to be cut again and Donna was kind of excited to use her newly-repaired sprayer.
JOJO RICKS / Published Wednesday, June 29, 2016 10:38 pm
| | 5471. |  Graphic welcomes new sales representative
NASHVILLE - The Graphic has a new advertising salesperson: meet D.J. Gifford, who came on board July 8 and is out pounding the streets in the heat, starting in Rocky Mount. "D.J. fills the shoes of longtime advertising guru Deborah Tucker, who retired from The Graphic in 2021 after more than 35 years of service," said Nashville Graphic Publisher Jo Anne Cooper. "She will service Rocky Mount, Wilson, Spring Hope and Bailey accounts as well as many rural businesses in between."
NANCY WEST-BRAKE, GRAPHIC STAFF WRITER / Published Wednesday, August 7, 2024 10:30 pm
| | 5472. | Swift Creek Elementary Honor Rolls
Nash-Rocky Mount Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the second semester of the 2016-2017 school year.
Published Wednesday, April 5, 2017 10:28 pm
| | 5473. |  Nashville rally celebrates addiction recovery
Recovery was celebrated in Nashville on Saturday at the second annual Recovery Rally. The rally was hosted by The Anchor Holds, CARE Inc. and the Nashville Police Department's HOPE Initiative. Heather Moore, who heads up the Anchor Holds Support Group, said at the start of the rally that Nashville and Nash County had done so much for recovery and it was making a difference.
AMANDA CLARK, GRAPHIC STAFF WRITER / Published Wednesday, September 27, 2017 10:12 pm
| | 5474. | Senate Bill 8 hot topic at recent education forum
The Rocky Mount Branch of the NAACP sponsored an education forum that focused on Senate Bill 8 and the effects the bill would have on public education if it were passed in the General Assembly.
North Carolina Representatives Angela Bryant, Joe Tolson and Jean Farmer-Butterfield all came out to offer their thoughts on the bill, along with Nash-Rocky Mount Schools Superintendent Rick McMahon and Rocky Mount Preparatory School Headmaster Michael Pratt.
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer / Published Tuesday, March 29, 2011 10:41 pm
| | 5475. |  PEACHTREE COMMUNITY NEWS
It was so windy and cold Sunday at Peachtree Baptist Church as the active members welcomed all the visitors. When the weather is bad like it was, it makes it hard for ours and other churches' older members to be able to attend Sunday School and Worship. They are missed. Everyone please check on your members to make sure they are well.
FRAN BUNN / Published Wednesday, November 20, 2019 10:28 pm
| | 5476. |  Filing begins for election season
Six Nash County residents filed on Tuesday for various seats in upcoming elections, including two Middlesex men who are vying for one seat on Nash County's Board of Commissioners. There are three seats up for grabs on the Nash County Board in the upcoming elections. Districts one, three and four are all up for grabs in the primary elections, which are set for March 15.
AMANDA CLARK, GRAPHIC STAFF WRITER / Published Wednesday, December 2, 2015 11:21 pm
| | 5477. | Nash okays $2 million for new Rocky Mount High design funds
Nash County’s Board, in a 4-3 vote, authorized the Nash-Rocky Mount School System to move forward with architectural services for a new Rocky Mount High School.
The new school will be built on 60 acres on Bethlehem Road in the City of Rocky Mount. Rick McMahon, Superintendent of N-RMS, came before the county board during its regular meeting Monday requesting authorization to move forward with the design phase of the project.
By Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer / Published Tuesday, August 5, 2008 10:32 pm
| | 5478. |  BEULAH COMMUNITY NEWS
Sunday School began at 9:45 a.m. at Beulah Church of Christ. Church services followed at 10:45. Welcome and announcements were given by Elder Earl Cary. A few of the announcements given were as follows; the church will have a community yard sale on Saturday, June 20th; Ministry installation service is June 28th. This is for our new minister, Chris Matchem. Vacation Bible School is July 24th through the 26th. Fall Ministry Kick Off begins in September. Fall Festival is October 10th and our annual homecoming will be Sunday, October 11th. I will give you a little more information on these upcoming events later.
WILMA ENROUGHTY / Published Wednesday, June 3, 2015 10:44 pm
| | 5479. | Swift Creek Elementary Honor Rolls
Nash-Rocky Mount Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the third semester of the 2016-2017 school year.The following students at Swift Creek Elementary School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.
Published Wednesday, May 31, 2017 10:30 pm
| | 5480. |  County honors retiring Clerk of Court
Nash County Commissioners recognized long-time Clerk of Court Rachel Joyner with a resolution honoring her service. Board Chair Robbie Davis presented the resolution to Joyner at the start of the board's regular meeting on MondayThe resolution highlighted Joyner's career, which began as the Assistant Clerk to Jim "Nick" Sills in 1952.
AMANDA CLARK, GRAPHIC STAFF WRITER / Published Wednesday, November 7, 2018 10:54 pm
| | 5481. | NASH SHERIFF'S OFFICE INCIDENT REPORTS
A dead on arrival was reported on 12/16/18 A larceny of a motor vehicle was reported on 12/16/18 at 3630 Loop RoadA breaking, entering and larceny was reported on 12/16/18 at 7492 Mount Drive
Published Wednesday, January 9, 2019 10:45 pm
| | 5482. |  RED OAK NEWS
Everyone had a great time at the 19th Annual Mother/Daughter Overnight Camp at Camp Mundo Vista on April 24-25! Over 163 campers including girls in grades 1-12, moms, and staff traveled to Camp Mundo Vista in the beautiful Uwharrie Mountains near Asheboro for a time to be together and experience missions. The "Happy Feet" theme was emphasized during the camp through Bible Study, missionaries, crafts, recreation, and large group times. Campers were challenged to remember Isaiah 52:7, "How beautiful are the feet on the mountains of those who bring good news", as they happily go out sharing the good news of Jesus.
Suzy Pearce / Published Wednesday, April 29, 2015 11:07 pm
| | 5483. |  Chicken pastry – the present better than past
With my wife, and children No. 1 and No. 3 out of town, my mom took sympathy on child No. 2 and me. She offered to feed us on the second night of being on our own. Maybe we looked sad. So, when I rolled in from Greenville – tired, bleary-eyed and facing another long night of grad school homework – Mom met me at the door.
Mike Brantley / Published Tuesday, October 4, 2011 11:02 pm
| | 5484. |  Holiday sting nets 32 arrests
A six-month long drug operation, dubbed "Operation Silent Night," led to the arrest of 32 individuals last week. Members of the Tar River Regional Task Force set out at daybreak on December 12 to begin locating the 52 individuals targeted based on warrants that had been secured as a result of the investigation.
Published Wednesday, December 19, 2018 10:45 pm
| | 5485. | Reader responds to a recent Soap Box column
I read with interest the issue of the next to the last week of April, 2010. It was a cute commentary with mostly benign comments on life, kids and various things. The slant of the writing was not without light opinions and humor at times. While reading it I noticed it had what I call bias commentary as when a basketball announcer pretends he is unbiased. In giving the play by play he inserts action, circumstance, data and referee calls as the game progresses.
LETTERS / Published Tuesday, May 11, 2010 10:13 pm
| | 5486. |  PEACHTREE COMMUNITY NEWS
On a cold, wintery morning Peachtree folks gathered for worship. Pastor Whitehouse shared the pulpit with his daughter, The Rev. Christina Whitehouse-Suggs of Columbia, SC. She brought the special music, which was a beautiful rendition of “Beulah Land.” Her sermon was titled “Greedy Boys and Happy Trees” based on Luke 19: 1-10. She began her sermon by reading the children’s book, “The Giving Tree” by Shel Silverstein.
BARBARA HARDISON / Published Wednesday, November 7, 2012 12:46 am
| | 5487. |  Month-by-month Soapbox 2017 predictions
It is mid-January and that can mean only one thing: in about four weeks, everyone who joined a gym in early January has about four more weeks of workouts before they quit.It is also time for the Soapbox Predictions for 2017.Feel free to clip this and save it, because all of these predictions are always right, as far as you can remember.
Mike Brantley / Published Wednesday, January 11, 2017 10:36 pm
| | 5488. |  Nash Central High students display their faith
Local youth joined together on the football field at Nash Central High School recently to share their faith and encourage others to make commitments in their faith. The Fields of Faith event was one of over 500 held across the nation. The event is a student-to-student ministry and included music from "Exodus" of Liberty University as well as a testimony from former NFL Football Player Jason Brown. Students also shared their testimony during the event. Jordan O'Leary, a freshman at Nash Central High School, publicly shared her testimony with fellow students and how she had changed in her faith over the years.
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer / Published Wednesday, October 28, 2015 10:54 pm
| | 5489. | School Board hears dress code, traffic concerns
As public schools opened in the Nash-Rocky Mount Schools (NRMS) system to over 17,000 students last Wednesday, challenges from new traffic patterns as well as dress code details were of concern to parents and staff.
Ongoing construction at Middlesex Elementary School presented challenges for students, staff, and parents for the first few days, Mark Strickland, NRMS special assistant, told the board at their meeting Monday night. “But it eased off after a couple of days.”
Michele A. Cruz, Graphic Correspondent / Published Wednesday, September 1, 2010 1:09 am
| | 5490. | Letters to Santa
Dear Santa,
Can you get me a surfboard and a playstation three, also a monkey and a dart gun and a robot to do my chores and my homework to I would also like a shirt with a dinosaur on it and a 2K09 basketball game that has Mighal Jarsen. I will leave milk and cookies for you. I hope you bring me presents.
Published Tuesday, December 21, 2010 11:16 pm
| | 5491. | Ephesus Community News
On Sunday morning the Women’s Bible Study met in the fellowship hall at Ephesus where they are studying “Beautiful Offerings”, a study by Beth Moore. A delicious breakfast was served by Sue Rouse and Martha Edwards.
DEBBIE PHILLIPS / Published Tuesday, February 10, 2009 10:40 pm
| | 5492. | Leaders meet with legislators
Legislators visited Nashville on Friday morning to meet with Nashville Town Council members and discuss issues of concern. Several issues, both local and state, were brought before Representative Jeff Collins and Senator Buck Newton during the meeting, which is held every year prior to the state’s budget session.
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer / Published Wednesday, March 7, 2012 8:01 am
| | 5493. |  Seven file for seats on Nashville Council
Nashville residents will have seven choices for Town Council in this year’s municipal elections. Only two seats are up for re-election.
Incumbents Louise Hinton and Frank Wright filed on opening day of filing. Nashville’s Larry Taylor filed a week later and on Friday, the last day for filing, Chuck Lewis, James McBride, Charles Taylor and Chet Osterhoudt filed for the two open council seats.
By Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer / Published Wednesday, July 25, 2007 12:08 am
| | 5494. |  Bailey native propels submarine legacy into the future
KINGS BAY, Ga. - As citizens of Bailey go about their daily lives, members of the U.S. Navy's "Silent Service" work beneath the ocean's waves, continuing a tradition that only a small fraction of military members will ever know: strategic deterrence.Fireman Raul Medinafigueroa assigned to USS West Virginia hails from Bailey and is a 2014 graduate of Southern Nash High School, takes on the task to execute one of the Defense Department's most important mission of strategic deterrence.
Published Wednesday, April 17, 2019 10:37 pm
| | 5495. |  Nash Catfish luncheon draws statewide crowd
NASHVILLE - The Annual Catfish Luncheon served up by the Nash County Soil & Water District attracted more than 250 people May 15, including some serious state brass, who said they knew where to come for food, friends and farming fellowship."Nash County is where people love each other and love to have productive lives," noted the Honorable Paul Newby, NC Supreme Court Chief Justice, adding that he was "delighted to be here." Newby said he was encouraged by the number of Nash young people "stepping up and understanding the importance of farming."
NANCY WEST-BRAKE, GRAPHIC STAFF WRITER / Published Wednesday, May 21, 2025 10:41 pm
| | 5496. | Citizen responds to firearm training in area
Dear Editor:This is a letter of response regarding your August 6, 2020 article regarding the citizen complaint of firearm training on Taylor's Store Rd. Thank you for writing this article providing information and giving a voice to the citizens.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: / Published Wednesday, August 19, 2020 10:45 pm
| | 5497. | Middlesex citizen hushed during public comment
A Middlesex resident’s public comments were cut short on Monday night during the board’s regular meeting. Mayor LuHarvey Lewis interrupted resident Edna Mount during her comments, asking her to move on from discussing the mosquito problem in Middlesex because it’s a controversy that’s already been brought to the board’s attention. The issue was discussed at the board’s meeting last month and has been discussed at several meetings prior.
AMANDA CLARK, GRAPHIC STAFF WRITER / Published Tuesday, October 15, 2013 11:16 pm
| | 5498. |  Really – how much can you save on candles?
Hopefully, by now, your Thanksgiving Eating Hangover is over.
A friend of mine suggested over the weekend that he is certain Thanksgiving is the sole reason America is generally hated overseas.
“We eat more that day than most people in the world eat in a month, then the next day everybody goes shopping for mostly stuff that no one needs,” he said, except a bit more colorfully than Soapbox Censors allow. “What’s not to hate?”
Mike Brantley / Published Tuesday, December 1, 2009 10:25 pm
| | 5499. | Opioid settlement fund discussed at Voice of Nashville
NASHVILLE - The prevalence of opioids and what to do about them were the topics of conversation May 20 at a meeting of The Voice of Nashville, with guest speaker Tia Foula, Assistant Nash County Manager. Foula, who has worked in Nash County 17 years and has a social services background, assumed her current position in December, which also came with the title and responsibility of Opioid Settlement Manager.
NANCY WEST-BRAKE, GRAPHIC STAFF WRITER / Published Wednesday, May 29, 2024 10:18 pm
| | 5500. |  I’ve caught a bad case of chicken fever!
Don’t worry friends. If you’ve heard about my recent illness, it’s not what you think.
Some folks have been saying that I’ve got the “Bird Flu.” That’s not exactly right. What I’ve actually got is “Chicken Fever.” There’s a big difference in how you get it, how you feel and what the lasting effects might be.
Mike Brantley / Published Tuesday, February 16, 2010 10:23 pm
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