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ROCKY MOUNT - Roy Cooper, North Carolina's 75th Governor, came home to say his official goodbyes, delivering his Farewell Address Dec. 18 to a packed Brown Auditorium at Nash Community College.
Christopher Edmonston of White Memorial Presbyterian Church of Raleigh, Cooper's pastor for the past 13 years and originally from Tarboro, gave the invocation, praising the Governor, "a son of our state," for his "wisdom, integrity and intelligence," and prayed that future leaders learn from Cooper's experience and that his family's days ahead "be filled with hope and happiness."

4-H families came together recently to pack over 200 bags of food and winter items for local youth and those displaced in Western North Carolina.
A majority of the food bags will go to students at Bailey Elementary School.
Molly LaHay, a parent volunteer for 4-H and leader of the Feathers and Fur 4-H Club, headed up the project. LaHay said she discovered the need in the Southern end of the county while talking with Sheila Horan, a social worker for the school system.

NASHVILLE - Ella Smith, a resident of Nashville's Autumn Care, is one of those women who doesn't get ruffled easily, taking each day as it comes and not making a fuss. Nonetheless, her family and the management at Autumn Care have been planning to do a bit of fussing over Ella - because she's about to turn 100 years old. You'd never know it, though, to look at her or talk with her: Ella easily could pass for thirty years younger.

NASHVILLE - The lineup for activities is complete for the New Years Eve Egg Drop 2025, the second annual event by Braswell Family Farms.
The three-hour, family-friendly event is set to run Dec. 31 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Nashville Junction, 723 S. Barnes Street, with fireworks and the Egg Drop at 7. The grounds will open at 3:30 p.m.

NASHVILLE - Nash county employees who leave their jobs will now be able to return and retain credit for cumulative years of service, as long as they are re-hired within five years of separation.
The amended Longevity Pay Policy to Recognize Employee Loyalty was one part of a policy proposal made at the Nov. 4 Board of Commissioners' meeting by Stacie Shatzer, county manager, who said the idea was developed by management team members with the goal of strengthening Nash County as an employer of choice.

I don't know if it is because I got a late start on my early shopping, but it seems like Christmas came in on two wheels this year.
As I get older, I like to get my shopping down early and cruise into the Christmas stretch run. It can be challenging navigating crowds if you're not a crowd person.
I was never much for crowds, but I sort of peaked that time in the hospital when I tore my gown open in sort of a biblical, shredded loincloth kind of situation. But that's a story for another day.

Some of our subscribers may receive this edition of The Nashville Graphic early due to our early deadline schedule - and some may receive as normal on Thursday. Delivery will depend on the postal service in each area.
Most likely by the time the majority of you have a few moments to sit down to read this edition, the chaos of the season will be cooling down.

This photo published on January 9, 1964 in The Nashville Graphic. A group of Oak Level and Corinth home demonstration club members met to plan for a lamp-making workshop.

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.

ROCKY MOUNT - The 17th Daddy-Daughter Dance "Princess Ball", a special evening hosted by Nash County Parks and Recreation for girls aged 3-12 years old to 'dance the night away' with their daddies or father figures, is coming up Jan. 11, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Nash Community College's Brown Auditorium. Registration is open now, but closes Jan. 4. Registration costs $35 per "couple," with $5 for each additional daughter, should a Dad want to bring more than one. Dress can be casual to formal.

We've all heard the story so much that a few of us could probably quote the verses. So why talk about the wise men when Christmas has come and gone?
Even though their visit with the Christ child is traditionally taught as a part of the Christmas Story, Bible scholars believe that these men from the east may not have seen Jesus until two years after his birth. In other words, their visit doesn't have to be associated just with Christmas.
While we often concentrate on the gifts these men brought to honor Jesus, we often overlook what else we can learn from their visit.

A virgin named Mary was betrothed to a man named Joseph. The angel Gabriel announced,
"And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end." (Luke 1:31-33)
Have you ever received a birth announcement? They all have one thing in common. Birth announcements are sent out after the child is born.

Robert Joseph Sarro and Kelly Patricia Duffey to Irrevocable Trust for Kelly Patricia Duffey and Robert Joseph Sarro, Kelly Patricia Duffey, Robert Joseph Sarro and Daniel John Duffey Birkenstock; 1.52 acres
Heather L. Anderson and Franklyn T. Anderson to Naimuddin Chowdhury Tamim and Abid Uddin Chowdhury; 853 Burton Street, Rocky Mount
Four Seasons Contractors, LLC to Tarsia C. Mullins-Cobb, Tarsia C. Mullins Cobb and Marques Cobb; Pinewoods Farm Subdivision, Lot 16; $415,000

NASHVILLE - A 24-year-old Nashville man has been arrested on drug and weapons charges after an investigation by the Nash County Sheriffs Office, with assistance from the Edgecombe County Sheriff's Office.
Travis Wayne Davis, of 2829 Othas Field Drive, Nashville, was investigated for the sale and delivery of narcotics out of 5603 Sandy Road, Nashville, after numerous citizen complains were received about "narcotics sales, overdoses and acts of gun violence being committed by Davis," according to a Dec. 21 NCSO press release.