The Rocky Mount Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. celebrated its annual May Week/Senior Citizens Observance May 21-27.
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By Charles Alston, Graphic Correspondent
NASH COUNTY -- Sarah Winslow of powerhouse Wilson Fike has been selected as the NEW-6 Conference Girls Soccer Player of the Year for the spring campaign.
NASHVILLE -- Dates have been finalized this summer's Babe Ruth district baseball tournaments, which will feature the Nash Rec All-Stars.
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By Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
A property tax increase barely slipped through Monday morning during Nash County's regular board meeting, as the board voted 4-3 to approve a four-cents property tax increase. The increase is one-cents lower than the five-cents that was proposed in the 2006-2007 budget and two-cents lower than what was originally discussed.
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By Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Nashville's Board approved an eight-member Recreation Advisory Committee Tuesday night to handle rules and regulations at Glover Park, including extending the hours the park is under supervision.
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By Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Nash County School teachers and employees were treated to a more upscale reception this year, as Nash-Rocky Mount School's hosted a breakfast reception for retirees at Benvenue Country Club in Rocky Mount.
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By Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
You come home from a bad day at the office, check your mail and open an unfamiliar letter that says you just won thousands in a foreign lottery. It may seem as if things are looking up as you read the letter one more time and find the attached check for $3,000-$5,000. But then you remember you haven't actually ever entered a lottery.
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By Michele A. Cruz, Graphic Correspondent
Nash-Rocky Mount Schools' (N-RMS) Board of Education plans to find solutions to disturbing bus problems this summer and will consider the use of adult monitors to ride on buses with the most difficulties. Current bus problems were brought to the Board's attention at their meeting this past Monday night by three parents and two students from the Southern Nash Middle and High schools area.
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By Jo Anne Cooper, Graphic Publisher
R. Winslow Bone was surprised by family and friends Saturday afternoon at Coopers Ruritan Club with a party and dinner given in his honor celebrating his 92nd birthday.
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By Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
An avid science fiction fan, Nashville resident Steven E. Davis felt he had something different to offer the novels he constantly read. So, he decided to write his own.
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By Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
A Thursday afternoon accident could have had a different ending had it not been for the efforts of a N.C. Highway Patrol Trooper.
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By Amelia Harper, Graphic Correspondent
The Town of Red Oak has been granted $500,000 in matching grant monies by the State of North Carolina in order to fund the new Red Oak – Dortches Park, slated to be the first of several new park projects in Nash County. The funds will come from the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund and will be matched with funds from the towns of Red Oak and Dortches. In addition, the park project was earlier awarded $250,000 in federal matching funds to aid in the park construction.
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SPRING HOPE – Dalma Therman Edwards, 79, died Wednesday, May 31, 2006 at Avanta Nursing Home in Wilson. A funeral service, conducted by the Rev. Allen C. Allen, was held June 2 at First Baptist Church in Spring Hope.
SPRING HOPE - Marguerite Poole Snipes, 89, died Tuesday, May 30, 2006. A funeral service will be conducted Friday, June 2, 2006 at Gibson Memorial United Methodist Church by Rev. Scott Dodson at 11 a.m. Interment will follow at Spring Hope Memorial Gardens.
GRAND CHUTE, Wis. - Bill Holowaty gave his team some words to live by early in the season.
ROCKY MOUNT -- The Rocky Mount High School football program will host a superball golf tournament fundraiser Friday, June 16 at Northgreen Country Club. There will be a 1 p.m. shotgun start.
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By Charles Alston, Graphic Correspondent
RED OAK - Northern Nash's Brittny Bissette has been voted the NEW 6 3-A Conference's softball Player of the Year.
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By Charles Alston, Graphic Correspondent
ROCKY MOUNT - Rocky Mount High ended its first season in the NEW 6 3-A Conference winning six league titles - football, volleyball, girls cross country, boys basketball, baseball and girls track. RMHS teams placed second in boys soccer, girls tennis and girls soccer.
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By Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Before the public hearing even began on Thursday night, Mayor Pro-Tem Frank Wright announced the board's plans to locate the library in Joyner's Grocery, discarding plans to locate it in the Nashville Plaza.
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By Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
To keep its tax rate slightly higher than the state's, Nash County's 2006-2007 budget will include a 5 cents property tax increase, if approved by the board. Currently, the state's tax rate is 59.6 cents, with Nash County's at 60.1 cents.
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By Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Paul Wrenn came close to being one of the soldiers remembered on Memorial Day. And though there are memories of his days as a soldier during World War II, the Nashville resident sometimes has trouble remembering them because of his efforts to forget.
Citizens of Nashville and its surrounding communities joined members of American Legion Post 110 Sunday at Forest Hills Cemetery for the annual Memorial Day Service, remembering and honoring those who served our country.
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By Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
A new learning center celebrated its grand opening on Thursday afternoon in Rocky Mount.
