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Local farmers honor Bissette
A Farmer Apprecation Banquet last week honored local farmers but singled one out for his 30 years of service.
Edward D. Bissette was recognized for 30 years of service with the Nash County Farm Service Agency Committee at a special banquet at Nash Community College. The event brought out around 200 people to honor Bissette and other area farmers. More ...
By Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer |
Water deadline is Feb. 28
Sign-ups for the first phase of Nash County's Regional Water System are still underway and around 1,800 people are still needed to keep the scope of the project the same. More ...
By Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer |
T.E. McCullers, W.F. Wright and Madgalene Whitley sing "We Shall Overcome" at the close of a special Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast held at the O.D. Moore Building in Nashville on Monday morning. Over 300 attended the two-hour event. |
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Area honors Dr. King
A breakfast was held Monday morning to honor and celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Reverend W.F. Wright Jr. was the guest speaker at the special event, which was held at the O.D. Moore Building in Nashville. Over 300 attended the event. Wright is the son of Nashville Councilman Frank Wright. More ...
By Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer |
Red Oak parents speak out at hearing
Parking was at a premium at Red Oak Elementary School Monday night as hundreds of parents poured into the gym to weigh in on the Red Oak school reassignment issue. The majority of those who spoke were against the new plans currently under consideration by the school board, plans that would pull more than 140 students from the Red Oak Elementary School and send them to Swift Creek Elementary instead. However, many of those also present were Swift Creek school supporters who encouraged acceptance of one of three proposed plans. More ...
By Amelia Harper, Graphic Correspondent - 1 opinion posted |
ADMIRING ART - Aaron Lindsey, Alasia Silver and Kayla Evans admire the face jugs created by members of Nash-Edgecombe Boys & Girls Clubs. |
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Fundraiser kicks off at recent art exhibit
"It Just Takes One." That's the idea behind the fundraising campaign launched Thursday night at The Dunn Center by The Boys & Girls Clubs of Nash/Edgecombe Counties.
The fundraiser was kicked off at the clubs' Fine Art Exhibit held in the Civic Gallery at the center, this being the second year the non-profit community organization has raised money through the "It Just Takes One" campaign for after school and summer programs. More ...
By Jo Anne Cooper, Graphic Publisher |
Dog case continued to Feb. 20
Adele Downey Maynard will have to wait another month for her day in court. The case, scheduled for January 9 in District Court, was again continued until February 20. More ...
By Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer - 2 opinions posted |
New books at Braswell Memorial Library
Two hundred new books have recently been added to the adult collection at Braswell Memorial Public Library. Adults in the community aged 55 and older are the intended audience for this new collection. Books of special interest to this age group were purchased with a grant from the State Library of North Carolina. More ...
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School board holds public hearing at Englewood - Parents share concerns of redistricting plans
Nash-Rocky Mount Schools (N-RMS) held a public hearing last Thursday at Englewood Elementary School to hear the opinions of parents and citizens regarding the redistricting plans for 9 of the system's 17 elementary schools. "We are here because we want to know what you think about the four maps now on our website on the internet," N-RMS board vice chairman Evelyn Bulluck announced to the standing-room-only crowd. The fourth map was added recently as an alternative to consider.
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By Michele A. Cruz, Graphic Correspondent |
Local couple continue to support NCC
Mr. and Mrs. J. Edgar (Ed) Moore of Rocky Mount recently gave $25,000 to a previously established endowment that they created in 2004 at Nash Community College. The endowment funds the J. Edgar and Peggie T. Moore Excellence in Teaching Award and the NCC Staff Award, which will provide an annual cash gift to be awarded to the two outstanding college faculty and staff members each year. This donation reflects their support of the faculty and staff of the college who lead and motivate the students to pursue their educational goals. More ...
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Hazardous situation concerns Red Oak citizen
I listened attentively to the first twenty four speakers at the Swift Creek – Red Oak Elementary School reassignment hearing last night and regret that I did sign up to address the assembly. The parents' concerns, though some may have seemed narrow and limited to "their child," are understandable. We must appreciate the Board's responsibility to all children. More ...
Letters to the Editor: - 1 opinion posted |
Reassignment is for all the wrong reasons
First of all let me invite everyone in surrounding communities to come out and shop away at the grand opening of Red Oak's new dollar store. It is simply fantastic. I am sure its selection of inventory is the best around. The store blends so well with the other surroundings, especially the town's cemetery. The first thing you see driving into my community from Rocky Mount is the side of the dollar store, truly inviting. More ...
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It's time we solve the real problems at our schools
I don't think I'll ever understand the reasoning behind moving kids from their neighborhood schools. If you live five minutes from a school, you would think, logically, that it would be the school your child would attend. Moving that child to a school 10-20 minutes down the road seems crazy. It may relieve overcrowding at one school, but the cost of busing that student an extra 15 minutes will surely be expensive in the long run. More ...
Amanda Clark |
Cougar Comeback
RED OAK - Few intangibles frustrate a coach more than a team that displays flashes of excellence, but it unable to sustain it.
Such was the case last Friday for the Northern Nash boys basketball squad, which erupted early against SouthWest Edgecombe -- only to falter late. More ...
By Geoff Neville, Graphic Sportswriter |
Gryphons rally past SN's boys
STANHOPE - No lead is safe in the NEW 6 Conference. Just ask the Rocky Mount Gryphons.
After getting a 17-point lead in the first half, Rocky Mount had to rally from 12 points down in the fourth quarter to get a hard-fought 74-71 league road win at Southern Nash last Tuesday evening. More ...
By Charles Alston, Graphic Correspondent |
It's Fit To Be Split
ROCKY MOUNT - Nash Central's boys basketball team has put itself in the driver's seat. Its goal now is to keep everyone else in the back seat.
And Michael Mosley's emphatic fist-pump late last Friday night told everyone who was behind the wheel. More ...
By Charles Alston, Graphic Correspondent |
Wesleyan will host Kids' Day
ROCKY MOUNT - The North Carolina Wesleyan men's and women's basketball teams will be sponsoring its 2007 "Take a Kid to the Game" day this coming Saturday, January 20th when the Bishops host Greensboro College.
The women tip off at 2 p.m. followed by the men at 4 p.m. in Everett Gymnasium. Youth 12 and under will be admitted free to both games and will receive promotional bracelets and posters upon arrival. More ...
From Staff Reports |
Pool Postseason
ROCKY MOUNT - Wilson Fike's boys and Rocky Mount's girls were the first-place finishers at last Wednesday's final NEW-6 Conference swim meet at the Rocky Mount YMCA. More ...
From Staff Reports |
Smith selling Northern's grid program
RED OAK - From the looks of it, Chad Smith is a pretty good salesman.
Northen Nash's new head football coach, for all of about 30 days, is making the rounds around the school as well as the feeder schools of the Knights. His message to all those who will listen ... come out, work hard, play and you will have fun. More ...
By Charles Alston, Graphic Correspondent |
GEORGE "SWINDELL" DUKE
ROCKY MOUNT - George "Swindell" Duke, 62 died Wednesday, January 10, 2007. He was born in Nash County, March 18, 1944 son of the late Joseph William Duke and Viola Enroughty Duke. More ...
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RUBY B. STALLINGS
NASHVILLE, NC - Ruby B. Stallings, 100 died January 14, 2007. She was born in Nash County to Peter Ruffin and Rosa Cockrell Batchelor. More ...
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