NASHVILLE – John Howard Godwin, 34, died Friday, July 14, 2006. Funeral services were held Tuesday, July 18 at First Baptist Church in Rocky Mount with the Rev. Larry Curtis officiating. Burial followed at Rocky Mount Memorial Park.
ROCKY MOUNT - Lillie Pauline Oliver Jones, 90, died Thursday, July 13, 2006. She was born in Johnston County, NC, January 27, 1916, daughter of the late William Henry and Mary Capps Oliver.
ROCKY MOUNT – Lucindia Wilkins, 76, died Tuesday, July 11, 2006. Funeral services were held on Saturday, July 15, at 2 p.m. at the Pine Chapel Baptist Church with the Rev. Robert Hedgepeth officiating. Burial will follow in the Pine Chapel church cemetery.
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By Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Nashville's Planning Board denied a request appealing paving requirements during its meeting last Wednesday night.
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By Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Nash Arts Director Richard Emmett will be leaving Nashville to take on a position as the Director of the Children's Theatre in Winston-Salem. His last day will be August 4.
Suppose next year, as the U.S. Presidential races start to take shape for 2008, one of the candidates in the one of the parties makes it a plank in his platform to kill all the Mexicans in America after he is elected. Or all the Catholics. Or all the Muslims.
I read an article in a statewide publication this weekend that truly shocked me, which lately, is hard to do.
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By Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Northern Nash High School recently graduated its first two Cisco Academy students. The students, Brandon Shannonhouse and Jeremy Edwards, will both move on to pursue careers in network engineering.
Charles T. Dowtin has been promoted to the rank of senior master sergeant in the U.S. Air Force Reserve.
WIC, the special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, is available at the Nash County Health Department. It is administered by the state Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources, and the Division of Maternal and Child Health.
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By Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
A Movie Gallery employee was arrested and charged with larceny by employee after stealing about $366 in cash and video games from the Nashville store.
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By Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
The body of a Nashville man was discovered inside his vehicle Friday morning outside the Office Depot in Rocky Mount.
With a strained economy and growing competitiveness for grant funding, non-profit organizations are finding themselves with fewer and fewer resources to approach for financial help to sustain their programs of operation.
A fundraiser will be held Saturday July 22 at Collier Harley-Davidson in Roanoke Rapids from 8 am until 9 pm. The main event is a poker run. Bikers will ride to several destinations close by to participate. All types of motorcycles are welcome.
WINTERVILLE -- After taking second place at the district tourney, the Tri-Community All-Stars continued their postseason success at the Cal Ripken Eastern State Tournament last week at Winterville Park in Pitt County.
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By Charles Alston, Graphic Correspondent
WAKE FOREST -- "Twelve teams. Twelve scrimmages. One night."
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By Geoff Neville, Graphic Sportswriter
BUNN -- Few silver linings can be found in the tragic death of Bunn High School athlete Marc Philippeaux in January of 2005.
ROCKY MOUNT -- Prospective players for the Nash Central High School football team should attend a team camp on the NC campus from July 25-27. Cost is $20 per player.
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By Charles Alston, Graphic Correspondent
ROCKY MOUNT -- What would high school football be like without games on the radio?
RALEIGH -- The Stanley Cup Champion Carolina Hurricanes have announced their preseason schedule for 2006.
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By Charles Alston, Graphic Correspondent
ROCKY MOUNT -- Adam Hodges may now know how Roger Clemens feels.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. -- Jacksonville's Ricky Ledee hit a game-winning single over the third-base bag to end last Friday night's rain-suspended game over 27 hours after the contest began at the Baseball Grounds.
ROCKY MOUNT -- The Stretchlon Stars 14-under softball team is currently competing in the United States Fast-Pitch Association World Series in Panama Beach, Fla.
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By Geoff Neville, Graphic Sportswriter
WINTERVILLE -- Even though his team went two-and-out at the Cal Ripken District 5 Tournament, Nashville 11s head coach Will Dorsey felt many quality lessons were gained because of the experience.
