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What started out as a reported theft of $8.19 snowballed into an August 1 court appearance to answer multiple larceny charges for a Rocky Mount woman, accused of stealing money from her employer's till.
Brittany Evelyn Butler, 34, of 6729 Reedy Branch Road is charged with seven counts of larceny from the Rose Mart where she worked over the course of three days in July, according to court records.

RALEIGH - A Rocky Mount cocaine dealer was sentenced to 600 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute cocaine and possession of a firearm by a felon. On April 11, 2024, Andre Donnell Downey, age 37, pled guilty to the charges.
"This high-volume drug dealer, who previously served a federal sentence for trafficking cocaine, quickly returned to a life of crime following his release from prison," said U.S. Attorney Michael Easley.

Damage to personal property reported at 100 N. Boddie St., Nashville on 7/24/24
Larceny felony; motor vehicle theft; felony breaking and/or entering reported at 10206 N US 301, Whitakers on 7/23/24
Damage to real property; larceny after breaking and entering; felony breaking and/or entering; damage to property reported at 1462 Brooke Lane, Nashville on 7/24/24

INCIDENTS:
Larceny misdemeanor was reported at 1205 Eastern Ave., Nashville on 7/25/24
Indecent exposure was reported at E. Elm St., /N Collins St. on 7/23/24
Larceny after breaking and entering; breaking and entering felony; damage to real property was reported at 118 N. Clarendon Dr., Nashville on 7/23/24

Kaitlin Anne Pericak to Zoe Smith; 4770 Gardenia Circle, Rocky Mount; $198,500
Melinda Moss Tyson to James Robert Hazlitt; 4025 Old Bailey Highway, Spring Hope
Duhamelle Joseph-Agnant, Duhamelle Joseph Agnant, Marcel H. Agnant, Farrsh Joseph and Richard Joseph to Bryan Joseph-Dickens and Bryan Joseph Dickens; 1030 Lafayette Avenue, Rocky Mount

Addition (covered) 1735 Yorkshire Lane; Rocky Mount; Johnny Rice; $38,000
Demolition residential; 3190 Old White Oak Rd., Nashville; Dennis Perkerson; $7,000
New single family dwelling; 5765 Red Oak Battleboro Rd., Battleboro; Elizabeth Bristow; $250,000
New single family; 4125 Dragonfly Rd., Bailey; Michael Northrup; $161,135

Rocky Mount
8/9/2024: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Englewood Presbyterian Church, 100 South Englewood Drive
8/11/2024: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Rocky Mount Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 2045 S Halifax Rd
8/22/2024: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., West Mount Volunteer Fire Department, 7955 West Mount Drive

RALEIGH - Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler is warning residents against consuming Diamond Shruumz-brand products following a nationwide recall after 78 people in 28 states became ill after consuming products, including three in North Carolina. In addition, inspectors with the department's Food and Drug Protection Division are canvassing retail stores across the state to see if any of these products are still on store shelves.

NASHVILLE - The Graphic has a new advertising salesperson: meet D.J. Gifford, who came on board July 8 and is out pounding the streets in the heat, starting in Rocky Mount.
"D.J. fills the shoes of longtime advertising guru Deborah Tucker, who retired from The Graphic in 2021 after more than 35 years of service," said Nashville Graphic Publisher Jo Anne Cooper. "She will service Rocky Mount, Wilson, Spring Hope and Bailey accounts as well as many rural businesses in between."

Barbara J. Kleber to Jeannette Bucher; .54 acres; $295,000
Adams Homes AEC, LLC to Doreen Anderson-Facile, Doreen Anderson Facile and James Facile; 5000 Dogwood Drive, Battleboro; $401,000
Tony M. Morris and Lynda S. Morris to Cokey Road Rentals, LLC; 521 Cascade Avenue, Rocky Mount
The Dickens Living Trust and David Michael Dickens to Meri Fern; Block D, Bonair Subdivision, Lot 2

NASHVILLE - Nashville's Chamber of Commerce showed out as healthy and strong at its 33rd annual meeting, held July 25 at the Elks' Lodge at Birchwood with over one hundred people in attendance.
Among highlights of the evening, which included dinner and door prizes, were awards for Business of the Year, a 'Beyond The Call of Duty' recognition for a town of Nashville employee and four scholarships.

Nashville Chamber of Commerce President Cliff Joyner, right, presents the Beyond the Call of Duty Award to Chad Neville.