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Annual Opry is Saturday night!
The annual Elsie Clark Memorial Nashville Opry will bring local artists to Nash Arts on Saturday to help raise money for scholarships.
The opry was rescheduled from January 26 due to snow.
This will be the 35th year Nashville’s Business and Professional Women (BPW) have sponsored the event, which raises money for the Hazel Valentine Scholarship. More ...
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer |
Middlesex Mayor addresses citizens
Middlesex Mayor LuHarvey Lewis took time on Monday night to respond to two citizen’s constant criticisms of the town’s park.
Citizens Robert Johnson and Brandie Holt have been speaking at every Middlesex meeting since July during the public comment session. More ...
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer |
Nashville Mayor Donald Street presents the Chamber’s Beyond the Call of Duty award to Patricia Rogers acknowledging her husband, the late Tommy Rogers. Standing with Rogers is her grandson, Miller Rogers. |
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Chamber names McKoy 2013 Distinguished Citizen
Nash Arts was full of Distinguished Citizens last Thursday night as the Nashville Chamber of Commerce recognized past recipients of the prestigious award and added one more to the list.
Eddie McKoy was surprised by family and friends as he was named the 2013 Distinguished Citizen.
McKoy’s list of volunteer work is long. More ...
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer |
Board mulls school facility needs report
Looking at the current economic condition of the Nash-Rocky Mount Schools (NRMS) system and at buildings “costing us more than they’re worth,” Dr. Anthony Jackson, NRMS superintendent, advised the board to talk about “some level of consolidation of facilities. We need to seize every opportunity to be more efficient.”
“We can’t get caught up with the history of the school building and ‘I love this building,’” he said. More ...
Michele A. Cruz, Graphic Correspondent |
Castalia passes new amendments
Castalia commissioners held a public hearing last Tuesday and voted to approve new amendments to the town’s zoning regulations in order to meet the demands of a changing society. At the March 5th meeting, commissioners voted to add new solar farm regulations, make changes to existing recreational requirements, and to table the further discussion of firearms amendments pending legal review. More ...
Amelia Harper, Graphic Correspondent |
County oks land swap with Nashville
Nash County Commissioners approved an interlocal agreement with the Town of Nashville that will trade properties and give additional parking for both entities.
The agreement approved on Monday will close a portion of N. Court Street adjacent to the Courthouse. The street right-of-way would be conveyed to Nash County, as would additional property consisting of the alleyway behind Home Health and the public parking spaces, called Drake Alley, located within the existing jail parking lot. More ...
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer |
Booth named director at Harold D. Cooley Library
After serving several months as the Interim Library Director of Cooley Library, Brian Booth will begin this week as the permanent Director.
The Town of Nashville recently announced that Booth was selected to serve as the new Director of the Library Department. More ...
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer |
NASH COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE REPORTS
A counterfeit money was reported on 3/4/13 at 222 West Washington Street
A missing person was reported on 3/4/13 at 2433 Reges Store Road
A narcotics violation was reported on 3/4/13 at 3782 Heatherbrooke Lane
An obtaining property by false pretense was reported on 3/4/13 at 213 Worth Road More ...
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NASHVILLE POLICE BRIEFS
ARRESTS
Deonte Tremaine Bobbit - 3/4/13 - charged with all traffic (except DWI)
Brandon Wiggins - 3/5/13 - charged with simply physical assault
Briana Wiggins - 3/5/13 - charged with simple physical assault More ...
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Nashville to host Medicine Drops
Local residents will have several opportunities to dispose of unwanted medication in the coming weeks, as three Operation Medicine Drops are scheduled to be held in Nashville.
The Nashville Police Department will hold an Operation Medicine Drop on Saturday, March 23, 2013 at Wal-Mart in Nashville from 2 until 6 p.m. More ...
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Castalia pair arrested for marijuana
A Castalia couple were arrested last week and charged with growing marijuana inside their home.
According to the Nash County Sheriff’s Office, deputies received information on March 4 that marijuana was being grown inside a home at 6782 Heather Brooke Lane in Castalia. More ...
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Nashville men face drug charges
A search warrant at a Nashville home led to the arrest of two Nashville men last week.
Roger Avent, 45, and James Otis Leonard, 73, both face drug charges after the Nash County Sheriff’s Office and Nashville Police Department conducted a search warrant at 120 Sixth Street last Tuesday. More ...
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Distinguished Citizen
Eddie McKoy was presented the Nashville Chamber of Commerce’s Distinguished Citizen Award last Thursday night by District Court Judge Pell Cooper. Pictured (L-R) is: McKoy’s wife, Sharon, Judge Pell Cooper, Eddie McKoy, and McKoy’s daughters Jessica and Candace. More ...
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Beyond the Call of Duty Award
Tommy Rogers was the recipient of the Beyond the Call of Duty Award. Rogers served as a Nashville Town Council member for many years and also volunteered with many other organizations. Rogers passed away in January. Pictured above is Nashville Mayor Donald Street presented Rogers’ award to his family. More ...
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NCC to host STEM summer camps in June
Nash Community College is hosting two summer science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) camps June 10-14 and June 24-28 for rising 6th-12th grade students. From 9 a.m. until 3:30 pm each day, students will conduct laboratory experiments and explore activities related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics directed by NCC Instructor Reggie Cobb and Professor Dina Pitt. More ...
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Concealed Carry Classes become more popular
After the school shooting in Connecticut, more people are signing up for concealed carry classes.
The classes are required in order to even apply for a concealed carry permit, said Neal Boone, an instructor for the class.
“This is the class that the State of North Carolina says you must take,” Boone said. “You must have this.” More ...
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer |
COFFEE WITH A COP
Bojangles was the site of the second Coffee with a Cop event on Friday morning. The event gives residents a chance to chat with Nashville Police Chief Thomas Bashore and his officers. Pictured above, Nashville Police Officer J.S. Sullivan talks with long-time Nashville resident Atlee Gulley. More ...
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ASU announces grads, honor lists
Appalachia State University has released its graduation list for the Fall 2012 semester. A total of 186 graduate students and 985 undergraduate students received degrees during ceremonies held in December.
Locals graduating include Carolina Samantha Vaughan, of Middlesex, who received a Bachelor of Arts in English. More ...
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Nashville Board meets with legislators
Nashville Town Council Members met with local state legislators on Monday morning to go over a few issues of concern.
The meeting is held each year with legislators prior to the state’s budget session so Nashville Council Members can provide any requests or concerns for legislators to take to Raleigh. More ...
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer |
NRMS to unveil new student info system
Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools and all school districts across the state are gearing up for the unveiling of a new student information system (SIS) this summer, designed to improve every aspect of student data collection and reporting.
The state is replacing the current NCWISE system with the PowerSchool® solution from Pearson. More ...
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SWORN IN
Jim Gardner was sworn in recently as the Chairman of the North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission. Chairman Gardner leads the three-person state ABC Commission, which oversees all alcohol regulation in the state of North Carolina. Gov. Pat McCrory appointed Gardner, along with Commissioners Joel Keith and Kevin Green to the state ABC Commission in February. More ...
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RELAY FOR LIFE EVENTS
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MILITARY NEWS
Navy Seaman Patrick N. Matthews, son of Shelby J. and Wesley N. Matthews, of Rocky Mount, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. More ...
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NCC graphic design students awarded internships
Nash Community College Advertising and Graphic Design students Kristen Wood and Matt Davis have joined LongStreet Wide-Format Printing & Cutting as interns.
“Kristen & Matt are our fifth & sixth interns from Nash,” said Clint Williams, Director of Operations & Marketing for LongStreet Wide-Format Printing & Cutting. More ...
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Nash County Blood Drives for March 2013
Thursday, March 21 from 12 until 5:30 p.m. at Spring Hope Elementary School
Monday, March 25 from 3 until 7 p.m. at Red Oak Volunteer Fire Dept., 7951 Red Oak Blvd.
Thursday, March 28 from 12:30 - 6:30 p.m. at Nash Central High School in the gym, 4279 Nash Central High Road, Rocky Mount More ...
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United Daughters of the Confederacy
The United Daughters of the Confederacy held their Spring General Executive Board meeting in Richmond, Virginia on March 9, 2013. Four members from the Rocky Mount Bethel Heroes Chapter 636 attended the meeting. Pictured left to right are members Margaret Sink, Dottie Barrett, Helen Sharpe, and Margie Parker Brantley. More ...
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Local graduates from basic school of NC Highway Patrol
Thirty-one new troopers graduated on March 1 from the 130th Basic School of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. They were sworn in during ceremonies at the Colonial Baptist Church in Cary.
“I am extremely proud of these young men and women who have chosen to dedicate themselves to public service and represent the Highway Patrol,” said Lieutenant Colonel Gary L. Bell, acting Patrol Commander. More ...
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Bailey Elementary student’s work featured on television
A Bailey Elementary student’s work was recently featured on Me-TV.
Green Screen Adventures featured the work of Vicki Maas, who wrote “How to Make a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich.” The show aired on Saturday, February 16 on Me-TV, which can be seen on WRAZ. More ...
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RED OAK NEWS
Several ladies from Red Oak Baptist Church attended the Adopt-a-Dorm Bible Study at Fountain Correctional Center for Women on Monday, March 4. Audrey Pearce, Karen Girona, and Suzy Pearce led the study. Others participating included Hazel Hill, Marion Hawkins, Sue Edwards, Jean Mellor, and Marilyn Boone. More ...
SUZY PEARCE |
BEULAH COMMUNITY NEWS
We had a really inspirational speaker at our revival last week. Bob Beltz, from the Belhaven Church of Christ preached on the 23rd Psalm. We enjoyed his ministry and also the fellowship with him and also those who attended. We ask God to bless him and his family. More ...
WILMA ENROUGHTY |
MOUNT ZION FWB CHURCH NEWS
There were 74 in Sunday school today. We thank God for those who love to come and study God’s word together. I encourage you that don’t attend Sunday school some place to join us next Sunday and then stay for worship service. You won’t be disappointed. Robert Tyner prayed the closing prayer for the Sunday school hour. More ...
ROSALENE BASS |
PEACHTREE COMMUNITY NEWS
On a beautiful spring-like morning, Pastor Whitehouse greeted Peachtree folks who had come to worship. This Sunday was the culmination of the Week of Prayer for North American Missions. The theme for the week was “Whatever it Takes”. Pastor Whitehouse chose as his sermon topic, “The Leading of the Lord in Personal Evangelism”, based on scripture Acts 8: 26-40. More ...
BARBARA HARDISON |
Did St. Patrick pinch people and drink green beer?
If you’ve ever wondered if St. Patrick’s Day is about more than people wearing green to avoid being pinched (or not wearing it, so they will be pinched), then you are correct. It is also about drinking beer with green food coloring and also for talking like the leprechaun from the Lucky Charms commercials until all of your co-workers want to choke you to death. More ...
Mike Brantley |
Spreading a little Sunshine!
Every year in mid-March, us newspaper folk celebrate Sunshine Week.
Sunshine Week is a week set aside to talk about open government. It’s about your right as citizens to know what your government is doing and why. It’s also about giving public officials a little lesson about open government and the Freedom of Information Act. More ...
Amanda Clark |
We’ll miss you Wayne Joyner!
Saying goodbye to a pressroom legend
Just about the time we sent the last page to press last Tuesday we received a phone call letting us know that former Nashville Graphic pressman Wayne Joyner had passed away.
Wayne came on board at the Graphic during the time Joe and Tom Wilson owned the paper. He operated the newspaper press and also ran the commercial print shop back then. He was always one to pay attention to details and was just a joy to be around. More ...
Jo Anne Cooper |
Backward Glances
This photo was submitted by Wilma Griffin Enroughty. Pictured is Wrater Skinner Griffin at 18 months old in 1920. She was born in 1919 and passed away in 1979. She was the daughter of George and Molly Skinner, wife of the late Arvie Griffin and mother of Terry Griffin Lindsey and Wilma Griffin Enroughty. The photo was taken at the homeplace in Dortches at the time of spring cleaning. More ...
A PICTORIAL LOOK INTO THE PAST |
Nash County Animal Friends’ Notebook
Last week I talked about Buddy, the basset/border collie. Glad to report he got adopted! Then there was that HUGE girl, Julie. She was rescued by a group in Asheville (Brother Wolf Animal Rescue). It was actually a good week for those we got to promote. There were sad times too. A little Pomeranian was brought in that couldn’t stand, but the owner couldn’t afford a vet.
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Carol Vierela, Nash County Animal Friends |
I’VE GOT THIS ONE. Southern Nash catcher Cassie York (right) fields a bunt attempt as teammates (l to r) TaKirra Thompson and Amanda Wood look on during last Thursday’s road softball showdown against backyard rival Bunn High School. |
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ROAD SETBACK
BUNN -- Bunn has only one senior on its 2013 softball roster -- but she came through in the clutch during last Thursday’s non-conference home matchup with backyard foe Southern Nash.
Upperclassman Caitlin Ackerman delivered an RBI single to cap a three-run rally in the bottom of the fifth as the Ladycats clawed back to stop SN by a 4-2 margin. More ...
GEOFF NEVILLE, Graphic Sportswriter |
MANY RETURNS. Southern Nash’s Brian Ridgway rips a forehand for a winner during Monday’s road prep tennis matchup at Bunn. |
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SN boys earn win at Bunn
BUNN -- One of the most important players early in the season for the Southern Nash boys tennis team has been, of all people, the weatherman.
Southern Nash hasn’t had an extensive preparation period for its Big East Conference schedule, which was slated to begin (weather permitting, of course) Tuesday on the road against Wilson fike. More ...
GEOFF NEVILLE, Graphic Sportswriter |
PLATE PRESENCE. Southern Nash’s Erin Ogden blasts a hit during a game last season at Nash Central. Ogden has opted to continue her career at Guilford College. |
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SN’s Ogden On Way To Guilford
STANHOPE -- In the estimation of Southern Nash softball coach Christy Bailey-Reams, senior catcher Erin Ogden has a simple-but-effective outlook on the game of life.
“When Erin sets a goal for herself, she works extra hard to make sure that she gets that goal,’’ Bailey-Reams said. “She is not the type of person that you underestimate. More ...
GEOFF NEVILLE, Graphic Sportswriter |
Big East kicks off golf sked
WILSON -- The first Big East Conference Boys Golf Match of the 2013 season was held Monday at Happy Valley Golf Club, with Wilson Hunt serving as the host.
Wilson Fike was the team winner at 329, followed by Southern Nash (351), Wilson Hunt (352), Rocky Mount (383), Northern Nash (390) and Nash Central (430). More ...
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TREY FOR A TREY. Nash County native Trey Sumler was outstanding this season for the Western Carolina University men’s basketball team. |
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Sumler Is All-SoCon
CULLOWHEE -- Western Carolina University redshirt junior guard Trey Sumler was twice honored by receiving All-Southern Conference basketball plaudits from both the league’s head coaches, as well as first-team All-SoCon honors from the voting members of the SoCon Sports Media Association (SCSMA).
Sumler is a Nash County native who prepped at Nash Central under Mike Mosley. More ...
Staff Reports |
NC STATE HOOPS PLAYOFF RESULTS
CHAPEL HILL -- Here are updated results and pairings for the North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s Regional Basketball Tournaments.
The winners from the regional tournament games will advance to the state championship contests.
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Staff Reports |
RM edged by Webb
FAYETTEVILLE -- The Rocky Mount High School boys basketball season came to a halt last Saturday evening in Fayetteville.
There will be no repeat as Class 3-A state champions as the Oxford Webb Warriors defeated the Gryphons 68-64 in the Eastern Regional Finals at Crown Coliseum. More ...
DAVE BUCK, Correspondent |
Pirates take two of three from Monmouth
GREENVILLE -- Redshirt freshman David Lucroy struck out a career-high 12 batters en route to a complete game, two-hit shutout helping East Carolina University to a 4-0 baseball series win over Monmouth Sunday afternoon at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium.
With the win, the Pirates improve to 9-5 on the season, while the Hawks drop to 3-7 for the campaign. More ...
Staff Reports |
Mudcats’ tix on sale
ZEBULON -- The Carolina Mudcats, Advanced-A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians, have announced that single-game tickets are now available.
Fans will be able to purchase single-game tickets through the team’s website at carolinamudcats.com or by calling (919) 269-CATS. More ...
Staff Reports |
NCWC wins two of three
ROCKY MOUNT -- Junior Hayden Williams and senior Jake Swartout highlighted last weekend’s baseball action at Bauer Field, as the Bishop duo helped N.C. Wesleyan to a pair of USA South Conference wins over Averett University. More ...
Staff Reports |
Bishops name new coach
ROCKY MOUNT -- After an extensive search, the North Carolina Wesleyan College Department of Athletics has announced the hiring of Jeff Filkovski as the next head coach for the Battling Bishop football program.
Filokovski replaces Mark Henninger, who recently accepted the same position at Marian University. More ...
Staff Reports |
County Line kicks off season
ELM CITY -- After what most of the ‘County Line Crazies’ would call the longest four months of the year, the off season finally ended last Saturday night when cars returned to the 3/8th mile clay oval in Elm City to begin the track’s Silver Anniversary Season.
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Staff Reports |
NC State slides past Clemson
RALEIGH -- No. 8 North Carolina State University pulled off a 4-1 win in Sunday’s baseball series finale against Clemson at Doak Field at Dail Park, thanks to a 4-for-4 outing from Jake Fincher and a spectacular team effort on the defensive side. More ...
Staff Reports |
FOUL FEELING
(L to R) Southern Nash’s Cassie York and TaKirra Thompson are unable to come up with a foul ball during the Ladybirds’ road setback last Thursday against the Bunn Ladycats. More ...
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READY TO STRIKE
Southern Nash’s Cassie York prepares to swing at an offering for the Ladybirds during last Thursday afternoon’s road softball matchup at Bunn HS. More ...
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Spring concert set for March 17 at Cherry Hill
The first concert of the 2013 season at Warren County’s historic Cherry Hill will feature Quercus, a group founded in 2009 by a group of friends who for a number of years, gathered monthly to perform for and critique each other, to discuss musical ideas, to learn from one another, and to have a more intimate musical community than their lives as orchestral musicians and teachers provided. More ...
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BRENDA BUNN
BATTLEBORO –– Brenda Bunn, 50, of Battleboro died on Friday, March 1, 2013, at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount. More ...
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MYRTLE AGNES WARD CARTER
ROCKY MOUNT ––Myrtle Agnes Ward Carter, 91, of Rocky Mount, died on Friday, March 1, 2013, at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount. More ...
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ERIC C. GUPTON
ROCKY MOUNT ––Eric C. Gupton, 30, of Rocky Mount, died on Thursday, February 28, 2013. More ...
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GAIL PROCTOR MOORE
Gail Proctor Moore, 60, passed way Sunday, March 10, 2013. She was born November 7, 1952 in Pitt County. She was preceded in death by her father, Albert Linwood Proctor Sr. and grandson Aaron Paul Bottoms. More ...
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REV. JAMES WARREN BLACKBURN, SR.
James Warren Blackburn, 80, passed away on March 8, 2013. He was born March 6, 1933 to the late Fred and Faye Blackburn. He was also preceded in death by his brother and two sisters, Herbert Blackburn, Dorothy Pridgen and Marie Bass. More ...
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NAVY “SONNY” HILLARD RACKLEY, JR.
Navy “Sonny” Hillard Rackley, Jr. was born October 26, 1941 and passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2013. Sonny is preceded in death by his parents Navy Hillard Sr. and Eva Pridgen Rackley, wife, Faye Horton Rackley, and by nine brothers and sisters. More ...
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BARRY LANE WIGGINS
ROCKY MOUNT –– Barry Lane Wiggins, Sr., 55, of Rocky Mount, died on Sunday, March 3, 2013, at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount. More ...
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ANNE RUTH ENNIS KORNEGAY
Anne Ruth Ennis Kornegay died on March 9, 2013. She was born on March 19, 1922, to William Allison Ennis and Annie Rebecca Byrd Ennis, in Harnett County, who preceded her in death. More ...
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ELVIRA ROBEY SHELTON
Elvira Robey Shelton, 87, passed away Saturday, March 9, 2013. A graveside service will be held at 11:00am Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at Rocky Mount Memorial Park. The family will receive friends following the service. More ...
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RICHARD DAVID RICHARDSON
Richard David Richardson, 65, passed away Friday, March 8, 2013. Born on January 26, 1948, he was the son of David Gilles and Mary Helen Williams Richardson of Augusta, Georgia. More ...
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