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A local band will provide the entertainment for a benefit concert this Saturday at Pizza Village in Nashville.
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By Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Rocky Mount's Maureen Adelman has taken the helm at Nash Arts, replacing former Executive Director Richard Emmett, who left in August to pursue a position in Winston-Salem. In addition, Greenville resident Michael Stephenson will also join Nash Arts part-time as the Associate Director.
Dust off your walking shoes! It is time for the Pregnancy Care Center's 16th Annual Walk For Life. The two-mile walk is scheduled for Saturday, September 16, 2006 and registration will begin at 9:15 a.m. at Englewood Park. The Walk is entirely wheel chair accessible.
Nash County Clerk of Superior Court Rachel M. Joyner has approximately $29,000 and is trying to find the rightful owners.
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Nash County commissioners approved a request from Sheriff Dick Jenkins to donate two cars to the Plainfield, New Jersey Police Department as a gesture of appreciation for their help in catching two suspected murderers.
ROCKY MOUNT, NC- William Clifton "WC" Duke, 76, died Sunday, September 3, 2006. He was born on February 26, 1930 in Nash County, son of the late Joseph W. and Viola Enroughtry Duke. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Eldon Wayne Duke, Dewey Vann Duke.
ROCKY MOUNT – Patricia Vick Kea, 54, died Saturday, Sept. 9, 2006. Graveside services were held Sept. 11 at 11 a.m. at Millbranch Cemetery.
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.
I read an article in The News and Observer Sunday that infuriated me.
Most of us have come to understand that healthcare insurance in this nation is quickly becoming a luxury. And now, after reading an article regarding a Clayton man and his two-year long ordeal, I'm beginning to believe that extended healthcare is too becoming a luxury that most of us won't be able to afford in the future with or without health insurance.
Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools recently joined OIC and Boys & Girls Club to establish partnerships targeting at-risk students as an alternative to short and long term suspension.
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A space utilization study barely made it by Nash County's commissioners last Tuesday as Chairman Claude Mayo cast the tie-breaking vote to approve the study.
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STANHOPE - Combined, Southern Nash and Bunn had lost eight consecutive matches heading into Monday's boys soccer event at the SN Field.
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GREENVILLE -- Three seasons ago, J.H. Rose star running back Andre Brown victimized Rocky Mount with a 300-yard rushing effort and threw in six touchdowns for good measure.
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ROCKY MOUNT -- Three of Nash Central's four victories have been garnered in comeback fashion. And the Bulldogs have collected three decisions by four points or less.
NASHVILLE -- The Nashville Hornets will open their 2006 Eastern North Carolina Football League regular season schedule Saturday at Corinth Holders.
A Nashville Elementary student was one of 250 high achieving elementary students that took part in National Young Scholars Program (NYSP) August 6 through 11 at the National 4-H Conference Center in Chevy Chase, Marland.
RBC Centura announced that it will donate $150,000 to the Imperial Centre for Arts and Sciences in Rocky Mount as part of a three-year commitment to support the Natural Science Gallery, now renamed the RBC Centura Natural Science Gallery. RBC Centura's donation is part of a $30 million project to refurbish and run the facility, which reopened in January 2006 after being destroyed in a flood following Hurricane Floyd in September 1999.
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ROCKY MOUNT - Chalk up another first for what has been a perfect season so far for the Nash Central High School football squad.
Not only did the Bulldogs improve to a sterling 3-0 Monday, they did so against a long-time nemesis -- the Wilson Beddingfield Bruins.
HENDERSON -- One game does not make a football season.
Nor does it make a team change its offensive game plan.
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ROCKY MOUNT -- Rocky Mount High may become the Associated Press' top Class 3-A team when its first poll of the season is released this week. Preseason No. 1 Charlotte Catholic fell over the weekend -- ending its 34-game winning streak.
ROCKY MOUNT -- The North Carolina Wesleyan College football team kicked off its 2006 slate at home last Saturday, dropping a 21-20 heartbreaker to Newport News Apprentice in front of a crowd of 1,200 at the Rocky Mount Athletic Complex.
Forget the Stanley Cup being in Raleigh — an ice hockey championship has come to Nash County.
Next week will mark the five-year anniversary of the September 11th attacks on the United States. I'm sure there will be a multitude of services across the nation Monday to remember those who perished during the attacks.
Alexandria D. Stone successfully completed four weeks of participation in Summer Ventures in Science and Mathematics 2006, a program of the University of North Carolina system administered by the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics.
Wilson Technical Community College has announced its dean's list for the summer semester. To be named to the list, a student must achieve a grade point average of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale. The following area students were recognized. An asterisk designates a 4.0 GPA.
