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Coopers eyes area rec plans
The Coopers community is fourth in line to gain a park and other recreational opportunities, County Parks and Recreation Coordinator Sue Yerkes told the Coopers Ruritan Club last week.
Yerkes told Ruritan members that currently, a park is in the works for district one, which is the Red Oak/Dortches area. The Bailey/Middlesex area, or district three, will be next in line to receive a park. Already, that area has formed a committee to look at grant opportunities and is in the process of developing a football program.
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By Amanda Clark, Staff Writer - 1 opinion posted |
Local teen perseveres after bout with brain cancer
At this year's Relay for Life, students and staff at Rocky Mount Academy will be walking for one of their own.
Amelia Nash, a sixteen-year-old sophomore at the school, was diagnosed in October with cancer.
Amelia, a typical teenager, had just finished a volleyball game in late August 2006 when she went out with some friends to grab something to eat. While the group was eating, Amelia began to feel funny and suddenly blacked out and began having a seizure. She was taken to Wilson Memorial Hospital, where she was released. More ...
By Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer |
Spring Hope board looks at new pay plan for employees
Spring Hope's Board met in a special recessed meeting Saturday morning to discuss a new pay and classification plan.
Town Manager John Holpe told board members that the new pay plan would be further discussed at the town's upcoming budget meeting but he wanted to present the plan to board members beforehand. More ...
By Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer |
Spring Hope man faces drug charges
A Spring Hope man was arrested and charged with allegedly trafficking cocaine after an ongoing investigation by the Nash County Sheriff's Office.
According to Lt. Scott Parker, investigators went to Gary Russell Thompson's Spring Hope home to arrest him for the cocaine charge. While there, investigators located five pounds of marijuana buried in Thompson's yard as well as a half ounce of marijuana in the freezer. More ...
By Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer - 1 opinion posted |
GRAND OPENING
Castalia celebrated a new business last week as the Family Dollar opened on Main Street on Thursday, April 19. A ribbon cutting was held in honor of the new business. Pictured (L-R) is employee Annie Brevard, District Manager Daniel Miles, Store Manager Maria Coley, David Hunter, councilman James Alston, Mayor Ellene Leonard, and employees Melanie Jones and Anthony Drake. (Graphic photo by Amanda Clark) More ...
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BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
The Northern Nash High School Mainstage Players presents the musical "Beauty and the Beast" this Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the Dunn Center for the Performing Arts.Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for seniors and students and may be purchased from any cast member, at the door or by calling 937-5600. Pictured, Belle, played by Chelsey Mizelle, and the Beast, played by Brandon Whitehead, rehearse a scene from the show. The show is directed by drama teacher Ken Sumner. More ...
Graphic photo by Amanda Clark |
Mandell walks 10,000 miles to increase diabetes awareness
Andy Mandell, or Mr. Diabetes, is on a 10,000 mile journey to raise awareness for diabetes. And he's walking every mile of it.
Last week, Mandell made it to Nashville, on the way to Raleigh, as part of his Wake Up and Walk Tour. Arriving in Nashville, Mandell had completed 8,338 miles of his 10,000 mile tour. North Carolina is the 30th state Mandell has walked through.
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By Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer |
Wilson crowned Miss Jabberwock
Janae Raquel Wilson was crowned Miss Jabberwock 2007 during the recent Jabberwock program presented by the Rocky Mount Deltas. The program was held at North Carolina Wesleyan College's Dunn Center for the Performing Arts.
Miss Jabberwock 2005, Amanda Marchelle Brake, a student at Elizabeth City State University, crowned Wilson. Jarren Webb, flutist from Rocky Mount High, serenaded her with "New England." More ...
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Recreation opportunities are growing in Nash County
Recreation has become a hot topic in Nash County lately. The County's new Parks and Recreation Coordinator, Sue Yerkes, has been busy visiting various communities throughout the county asking what they'd like to see in their neighborhood. More ...
Amanda Clark |
Domestic violence homicide numbers are staggering
Last year in North Carolina, 79 victims of domestic violence died.
According to the North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence 2006 Summary of homicides, there were 35 child witnesses; 5 children murdered; 10 perpetrators under 25 years of age; 9 murder-suicides and 2 attempted murder-suicides. Out of the 79 people, 21 were males, 58 were females. More ...
Jo Anne Cooper |
Vikings Shipped
ROCKY MOUNT -- That winning feeling has been a good one this spring for the much-improved Nash Central High School girls soccer squad.
Maintaining it has become one of the chief goals for NC head coach Jeremy Jones.
That's why the Lady Bulldogs' home matchup last Friday against Tarboro was so important. It wasn't a NEW-6 Conference game, but it provided Central with an opportunity to meet a club it had defeated by two goals earlier in the campaign. More ...
By Geoff Neville, Graphic Sportswriter |
Bulldogs close in the NEW
ROCKY MOUNT -- Building the Nash Central High softball program into a winner has been a satisfying -- yet sometimes frustrating -- proposition for head coach Gary Smith.
All along, Smith had circled the 2007 season on his calendar because the veteran mentor knew a strong incoming freshman class was destined to make an immediate impact. More ...
By Geoff Neville, Graphic Sportswriter |
Wesleyan standouts honored
ROCKY MOUNT -- The North Carolina Wesleyan Department of Athletics honored its 2006-2007 athletic teams and student-athletes last Wednesday night in the Dunn Center. More ...
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NASH CENTRAL'S DAWES SIGNS WITH UNIVERSITY OF CHARLOTTE
DAWES ON THE DOTTED LINE. Nash Central High School's Handy Dawes signs a track and field letter-of-intent to continue his career at the University of Charlotte. The ceremony took place last Thursday at the NC Media Center. Also pictured are (back, l to r) NC head track and field coach Brian Winham and NC Athletic Director Michael Mosley; (front, l to r) parents Handy and Angela Dawes. More ...
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Rocky Mount edges Northern Nash in NEW-6
ROCKY MOUNT -- With first place on the line and two of the area's best pitchers on the mound, you'd expect to see a low-scoring baseball game. Right?
Well, fans attending last Tuesday's battle between Rocky Mount and Northern Nash at Gryphon Stadium for the penthouse in the NEW 6 Conference en masse thought so. But longtime fans of this rivalry also know that anything could happen when the Gryphons and Knights duke it out. More ...
By Charles Alston, Graphic Correspondent |
Rutherford receives a new deal from Hurricanes
RALEIGH -- Peter Karmanos Jr., owner/CEO of the National Hockey League's Carolina Hurricanes, last Tuesday announced that the team has signed President and General Manager Jim Rutherford to a five-year contract. More ...
From Staff Reports |
Pirates take out Savannah St.
GREENVILLE -- Stephen Batts went 3-for-5 with three RBI, three runs scored and a home run to help East Carolina to a 14-5 win over Savannah State and extend the Pirates' current winning streak to seven games Sunday afternoon in non-conference action at Clark-LeClair Stadium. More ...
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WZAX releases grid schedule
ROCKY MOUNT -- WZAX 99.3 FM has released its 2007 broadcast slate for its "High School Football Game of the Week" series for this fall.
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By Charles Alston, Graphic Sportswriter |
Mudcats continue SL struggles
ZEBULON -- Chris Dickerson singled home a pair of runs in the eighth as the Chattanooga Lookouts rallied past the Carolina Mudcats on Sunday afternoon 6-3 in a Class AA Southern League baseball meeting at Five County Stadium.
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From Staff Reports |
NANCY HARPER EVANS
Nashville - Nancy Harper Evans, 87, passed away Monday, April 16, 2007. She was born October 4, 1919 to the late William and Nan Harper. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul M. Evans, and a brother, Robert Harper of Rocky Mount; half-brother, Edward Harper also of Rocky Mount. More ...
October 4, 1919 - April 16, 2007 |
JARVIS DONNIE EDWARDS
SPRING HOPE, NC - Jarvis Donnie Edwards, 66 on Tuesday, April 17, 2007 completed his earthly journey and was called home to be with his Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. More ...
June 15, 1940 - April 17, 2007 |
RANDAL KEITH SIMMONS
Randall Keith Simmons, 47, died Sunday, April 22, 2007. He was born January 15, 1960 in Nash County. Randall was preceded in death by his mother, Minnie Vick Simmons. More ...
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CHARLOTTE SHAW
HOLLISTER – Charlotte "Charlie" Davis Shaw, 71, died Friday, April 20, 2007. Funeral services will be held April 25 at 2pm at the Pine Chapel Baptist Church with the Rev. Alonzo West officiating. Burial followed in the White Rock Church Cemetery. More ...
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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. More ...
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CHARLIE HOWARD WALSTON
MOMEYER - Charlie Howard Walston, 76, passed away April 15, 2007. Visitation was held Wednesday, April 18, 2007 from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. at The Momeyer Baptist Church. More ...
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ANNE CRIMI
Anne Crimi, 88, died on April 19, 2007. She was preceded in death by her husband of 35 years, Nick and her sisters, Mary and Millie. More ...
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WALTER PITT
ROCKY MOUNT – Walter W. "Brownie" Pitt, 92, died Tuesday, April 17, 2007 at Nash General Hospital. Funeral services were held April 19 at Sunset Avenue Baptist Church with Pastor Carl Poole officiating. Burial followed at Forest Hills Cemetery in Nashville.
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