For information on other arts venues and events in the Nash County area, contact the local arts council:
Nash County Arts Council
Shelly F. Gray
Director
100 E Washington St
PO Box 701
Nashville, NC 27856
Tel: 252/459-4734
Fax: 252/459-3098
shelly@nasharts.org
http://www.nasharts.org
For travel information in the Nash County area, contact the visitor service organization:
Nashville Chamber of Commerce
Jo Anne Cooper
Festival Chair
PO Box 1003
Nashville, NC 27856-1003
Tel: 252/459-4050
jcooper@nashvillegraphic.com
Rocky Mount Area Chamber of Commerce
Edward Baysden
Executive Director
PO Box 392
Rocky Mount, NC 27802-0392
Tel: 252/442-5111
ebaysden@rockymountchamber.org
http://www.rockymountchamber.org
Spring Hope Chamber of Commerce
Spring Toney
Project Director
PO Box 255
Spring Hope, NC 27882-0255
Tel: 252/314-2615
thedoggiebone@embarqmail.com
http://www.springhopechamber.com
Arts and cultural organizations in Nash County
Visit the Arts Directory area of our Web site for more information about these groups or use the Search Site box in the upper right.
| The Winston Band |
Performing Group - Professional
Sherry Winston
1940 Bethlehem Rd
Rocky Mount, NC 27803-1509
Tel: 252/937-4717
Fax: 252/937-4717
http://sherrywinstonjazz.com
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| Rocky Mount Flute Choir |
Performing Group - Community (avocational perfor
Lynn G. Kroncke
President
156 Candlewood Road
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-2107
Tel: 252/443-6590
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| Swift Creek All County Chorus |
Performing Group - Community (avocational perfor
Dan Fogarty
Co-Chair
800 Mayfield Dr
Rocky Mount, NC 27803
dpfogarty@nrms.k12.nc.us.com
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| Tar River Choral and Orchestral Society |
Performing Group - Community (avocational perfor
Lorenzo Muti
Music Director
PO Box 8255
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-1255
Tel: 252/660-3324
Fax: 252/985-3055
trocinfo@cox.net
http://www.abouttroc.org
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| The Playhouse (Rocky Mount) |
Performing Group - Community (avocational perfor
Jerry Sipp
Director of Theatre
PO Box 1180
Rocky Mount, NC 27802-1180
Tel: 252/972-1441
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| Dunn Center for the Performing Arts |
Performance Facility
Sheila Martin
Director
3400 North Wesleyan Blvd
NC Wesleyan College
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-9906
Tel: 252/985-5248
Fax: 252/985-5249
dcdirector@ncwc.edu
http://www.dunncenter.com
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| Nash County Cultural Center |
Performance Facility
Mildred Hinton
Chairman
100 E Washington St
PO Box 701
Nashville, NC 27856-1565
Tel: 252/459-4734
http://www.nasharts.org
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| The Theatre at the Imperial Centre |
Performance Facility
Director
270 Gay St
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-5442
Tel: 252/972-1164
arts@imperialcentre.org
http://arts.imperialcentre.org/performingarts.html
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| The Country Doctor Museum |
Historical/Science/Interpretive Museum
Jennie Schindler Graham
Site Manager
6642 Peele Rd
PO Box 34
Bailey, NC 27807-9654
Tel: 252/235-4165
Fax: 252/235-2372
schindlerj@ecu.edu
http://www.countrydoctormuseum.org
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| Epic Designs |
Gallery
117 N Pine St
Spring Hope, NC 27882-7940
Tel: 252/478-7466
epicdesigns@earthlink.net
http://www.epicdesignsonline.com
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| Four Sisters Gallery (NC Wesleyan College) |
Gallery
Everett Adelman
Curator
3400 N Wesleyan Blvd
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-9906
Tel: 252/985-5268
Fax: 252/985-5319
eadelman@ncwc.edu
http://www.ncwc.edu
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| Dan Finch Pottery |
Artist Shop/Studio
Dan Finch
Master Potter
5526 Finch Nursery Lane
Bailey, NC 27807-9492
Tel: 252/235-4664
Fax: 252/235-5326
http://www.danfinch.com
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| The Book Shoppe |
Literary Magazine
Roger Raynor
3006 Sunset Ave
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-3647
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| Castalia July 4th Celebration |
Fair/Festival
James Alston
Chairman
PO Box 237
Castalia, NC 27816-0237
Tel: 252/459-8037
Fax: 252/459-4033
wo1234od@earthlink.net
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| Down East Festival of the Arts |
Fair/Festival
Special Events Coordinator
PO Box 1180
Rocky Mount, NC 27802-1180
Tel: 252/972-1159
Fax: 252/972-1232
www.events@rockymountnc.gov
http://www.rockymountnc.gov
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| Nashville Blooming Festival |
Fair/Festival
JoAnne Cooper
Chair
PO Box 1003
Nashville, NC 27856
Tel: 252/459-7101
Fax: 252/459-3052
jcooper@nashvillegraphic.com
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| Very Special Arts (Edgecombe/Nash Counties) |
Fair/Festival
Vickie Wells
Coordinator
930 Eastern Ave
Nashville, NC 27856-1716
Tel: 252/459-5350
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| Down East Performing Arts |
Concert Series/Series Presenter
Doris Marshburn
Executive Director
816 Drexel Rd
Rocky Mount, NC 27803
Tel: 252/314-9064
eastcoast45@embarqmail.com
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| North Carolina Wesleyan College NEW Arts |
Concert Series/Series Presenter
Director
3400 N Wesleyan Blvd
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-9906
Tel: 252/977-7171
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| North Carolina Wesleyan College Visiting Writers Series |
Concert Series/Series Presenter
James Bowers
Director
3400 N Wesleyan Blvd
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-9906
Tel: 252/985-5264
Fax: 252/985-5235
jbowers@ncwc.edu
http://www.ncwc.edu
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| Imperial Centre for the Arts and Sciences |
Arts Cultural Center
Maureen Daly
Cultural Arts Administrator
270 Gay St
PO Box 1180
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-5442
Tel: 252/972-1163
Fax: 252/972-1563
maureen.daly@rockymountnc.gov
http://www.imperialcentre.org/
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| Rocky Mount Arts Center |
Arts Cultural Center
Catherine Coulter
Arts Program Coordinator
270 Gay St
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-5442
Tel: 252/972-1164
Fax: 252/972-1563
catherine.coulter@rockymountnc.gov
http://arts.imperialcentre.org/
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| Fiesta Latina |
Art School
Ian Kipp
Downtown Development Manager - City of Rocky Mount
331 S Franklin St
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-5700
Tel: 252/972-1267
Fax: 252/972-1173
kipp@ci.rocky-mount.nc.us
http://www.ci.rocky-mount.nc.us/downtown
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| ArtPark |
Arts Camp/Summer Program
Jane Wood
Producer
10717 Old Bailey Hwy
Wilson, NC 27896-6173
Tel: 252/243-6708
janew@bbnp.com
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| Playwright Artist + |
Artist Guild/Membership Association
Jim Singleton
Co-Chair
Sara Dr
Nashville, NC 27856-1145
Tel: 252/883-7119
singeltonjr54@earthlink.net
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| Nash-Rocky Mount Schools |
School District
George Norris
Superintendent
930 Eastern Ave
Nashville, NC 27856-1716
Tel: 252/459-5220
Fax: 252/459-8911
http://www.nrms.k12.nc.us/
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| Bailey Elementary School PTO |
School-Parent-Teach Association
Anita Gardner
Treasurer
PO Box 39
Bailey, NC 27807-0039
Tel: 252/235-5205
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| Benvenue Elementary School PTO |
School-Parent-Teach Association
Belinda Landis
President
2700 Nicodemus Mile Road
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-6022
Tel: 252/937-2100
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| Englewood Elementary School PTO |
School-Parent-Teach Association
Gaye Brinn
President
101 S Englewood Dr
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-3579
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| M. B. Hubbard PTO |
School-Parent-Teach Association
Jewel Williams
837 Greyson Road
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-9638
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| Bailey Elementary School |
School-Elementary
Georgia Dixon
Principal
6288 Pine St
Bailey, NC 27807-9612
Tel: 252/235-5205
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| Benvenue Elementary School |
School-Elementary
Vickie Wells
Principal
2700 Nicodemus Mile Rd
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-6022
Tel: 252/937-2211
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| Cedar Grove Elementary School |
School-Elementary
James McBride
Principal
8967 Cedar Grove School Loop Rd
Nashville, NC 27856-8033
Tel: 252/459-2783
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| Coopers Elementary School |
School-Elementary
Sylvia Matthews
Principal
6833 South NC HWY 58
Elm City, NC 27822-8026
Tel: 252/443-1517
siewers@mindspring.com
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| Englewood Elementary School |
School-Elementary
Marguerite J. Burton
Drama Teacher
101 S Englewood Dr
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-3579
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| Middlesex Elementary School |
School-Elementary
Principal
13081 W Hanes Ave
Middlesex, NC 27557-9267
Tel: 252/235-3563
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| Nashville Elementary School |
School-Elementary
Leorita Hankerson
Principal
209 Virginia Avenue
Nashville, NC 27856-1499
Tel: 252/459-2717
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| Red Oak Elementary School |
School-Elementary
Laney Edwards
Assistant Principal
PO Box 70
Red Oak, NC 27868-0070
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| Spaulding Elementary School |
School-Elementary
Marvin Johnson
Principal
PO Box 99
Spring Hope, NC 27882-0099
Tel: 252/478-5414
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| Spring Hope Elementary School |
School-Elementary
Donna Carr
Principal
PO Box 10
Spring Hope, NC 27882-0010
Tel: 252/478-3470
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| Swift Creek Elementary School |
School-Elementary
Carl Mills
Principal
Rt 2 Box 144
Whitakers, NC 27891-9729
Tel: 252/443-3703
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| Benvenue Middle School |
School-Middle
Brenda E. Brown
Principal
170 Red Oak Battleboro Rd
Battleboro, NC 27809-9140
Tel: 252/442-2157
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| Edwards Junior High School |
School-Middle
Morrie H. Minges
720 Edwards Street
Rocky Mount, NC 27803-2413
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| Nash Central Junior High School |
School-Middle
LeRoy Hartsfield
Principal
1638 S First St
Nashville, NC 27856-9342
Tel: 252/459-2236
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| Southern Nash Middle School |
School-Middle
Rick McMahon
Principal
5301 South NC 581 Hwy
Spring Hope, NC 27882
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| Williford School |
School-Middle
Sakas Sakas
801 Williford Street
Rocky Mount, NC 27803-3800
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| Northern Nash High School |
School-Secondary
Chip Hodges
Principal
4230 Green Hills Rd
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-7922
Tel: 252/937-5600
Fax: 252/443-5448
http://www.nrms.k12.nc.us/schools/NNHS/
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| Rocky Mount High School |
School-Secondary
Anna M. Gardner
Drama Teacher
308 South Tillery Street
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-5870
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| Southern Nash Senior High School |
School-Secondary
Tommy Finch
Principal
6446 Southern Nash High Rd
Bailey, NC 27807-8853
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| Nash Community College |
School-Vocational/Technical College
William S. Carver II
President
522 N Old Carriage Rd
PO Box 7488
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-9708
Tel: 252/443-4011
http://www.nashcc.edu
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| North Carolina Wesleyan College |
College/University
John White
President
3400 N Wesleyan Blvd
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-9906
http://www.ncwc.edu
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| North Carolina Wesleyan College Art Department |
College/University
Everett Adelman
Instructor of Art
3400 N Wesleyan Blvd
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-9906
Tel: 252/985-5268
eadelman@ncwc.edu
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| North Carolina Wesleyan College Career Planning/Cooperative Education |
College/University
LaRue L. Elliott
Director
3400 N Wesleyan Blvd
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-9906
Tel: 252/977-7171
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| North Carolina Wesleyan College English Department |
College/University
Leverett T. Smith Jr
Professor
3400 N Wesleyan Blvd
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-9906
Tel: 252/985-5193
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| North Carolina Wesleyan College Theater Department |
College/University
Chair
3400 N Wesleyan Blvd
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-9906
Tel: 252/977-7171
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| Braswell Memorial Library |
Library
Director
727 N Grace St
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-4842
Tel: 252/442-1951x227
Fax: 252/442-7366
sfarlow@braswell-library.org
http://www.braswell-library.org
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| Harold D. Cooley Library |
Library
Melissa Mills
Director
114 W Church St
PO Box 219
Nashville, NC 27856-0219
Tel: 252/459-2106
Fax: 252/459-8819
mmills@cooleylibrary.org
http://www.townofnashville.com/library.html
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| Middlesex Public Library |
Library
Margaret Holland
Director
12480 W Hanes Ave
PO Box 612
Middlesex, NC 27557-0612
Tel: 252/235-6001
http://www.townofmiddlesexnc.com/
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| Nash Community College Library |
Library
Lynette Finch
Director
522 N Old Carriage Rd
PO Box 7488
Rocky Mount, NC 27804
Tel: 252/451-8244
Fax: 252/451-8401
lfinch@nashcc.edu
http://www.nashcc.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=168&Itemid=183
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| Pearsall Library (North Carolina Wesleyan College) |
Library
Director
3400 N Wesleyan Blvd
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-9906
Tel: 252/985-5350
Fax: 252/985-5235
kwinslow@ncwc.edu
http://www.ncwc.edu
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| Spring Hope Community Library |
Library
Shirley Bass
Director
101 Ash St
PO Box 730
Spring Hope, NC 27882-0730
Tel: 252/478-3377
http://springhope-library.org/
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| Whitakers Library |
Library
Allie Hughes
Director
106 W Pippen St
PO Box 52
Whitakers, NC 27891-0052
Tel: 252/437-0932
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| Nash County Historical Association |
Historical Society/Commission
T. E. Ricks
100 Salem Court
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-3504
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| Spring Hope Historical Association |
Historical Society/Commission
Annie Pearl Brantley
PO Box 88
Spring Hope, NC 27882-0088
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| Brewer Foundation |
Foundation
J. B. Brewer Jr
President
3819 Woodlawn Rd
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-3353
Tel: 252/443-1333
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| Abbott Laboratories |
Corporation/Business
Manager
PO Box 2226
Rocky Mount, NC 27802-2226
Tel: 252/977-5333
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| Boddie Noell Enterprises |
Corporation/Business
Ben Mayo Boddie Sr
President
PO Box 1908
Rocky Mount, NC 27802-1908
Tel: 252/937-2000
http://www.bneinc.com/
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| Bullock Furniture Company |
Corporation/Business
John B. Kinchloe
PO Box 671
Rocky Mount, NC 27802-0671
Tel: 252/937-4593
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| Mohasco Upholstered Furniture Corporation |
Corporation/Business
Manager
PO Box 6157
Rocky Mount, NC 27802-6157
Tel: 252/977-6395
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| Planters National Bank |
Corporation/Business
James B. Powers
PO Box 1220
Rocky Mount, NC 27802-1220
Tel: 252/977-8200
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| Rocky Mount UnderGarment Company |
Corporation/Business
David Greenburg
Chairman
PO Box 7305
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-0305
Tel: 252/446-6161
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| Via Cappucino Coffeehouse |
Restaurant
Manager
3002 Sunset Ave
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-3647
Tel: 252/937-0004
viacappuccino@earthlink.net
http://www.vccoffee.com
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| Aray of Hope |
Community Service Organization
Debbie Williams
Program Director
841 Sunset Ave
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-5520
Tel: 252/442-6603
djw3283@yahoo.com
http://arayhouse.com/
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| Boys and Girls Club of Nash/Edgecombe Counties |
Community Service Organization
Frankie Bordeaux
Executive Director
PO Box 1622
Rocky Mount, NC 27802-1622
Tel: 252/977-9924
Fax: 252/985-0277
http://www.bgcne.org
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| Charles Drew Alumni Association |
Community Service Organization
Helen S. Dalton
Secretary
4029 Brassfield Dr
Rocky Mount, NC 27803-1529
Tel: 252/548-6716
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| Downtown Merchants Association (Rocky Mount) |
Community Service Organization
Ian Kipp
Downtown Development Manager
331 S Franklin St
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-5700
Tel: 252/972-1267
ian.kipp@rockymountnc.gov
http://www.downtownrockymount.com
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| Friends of the Arts Center |
Community Service Organization
Director
270 Gay Street
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-5442
Tel: 252/972-1163
Fax: 252/972-1563
http://www.ci.rocky-mount.nc.us/artscenter/
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| Golden LEAF |
Community Service Organization
Patricia Cabe
Program Officer
301 N Winstead Ave
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-2228
Tel: 252/442-7474
Fax: 252/442-7404
pcabe@goldenleaf.org
http://www.goldenleaf.org
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| Homes for Bluebirds |
Community Service Organization
Dan Finch
Finch Pottery
5526 Finch Nursery Ln
Bailey, NC 27807-9492
Tel: 252/235-4664
Fax: 252/235-2411
http://www.danfinch.com/birds.htm
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| Kingdom Arts Ministries |
Community Service Organization
Victoria Taylor-Richardson
Artistic Director
PO Box 4852
Rocky Mount, NC 27803-4852
Tel: 252/977-2550
kingdomdance@aol.com
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| Movement Artistry Project |
Community Service Organization
Crystal U. Davis
Owner/Director
125 Old Barn Lane
Rocky Mount, NC 27804
Tel: 252/314-3711
crystal@movementartistry.com
http://www.movementartistryproject.com
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| North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service (Nash County) |
Community Service Organization
Charlie Tyson
Director
1006 Eastern Ave Rm 102
Nash Co Ag Ctr
Nashville, NC 27856-1750
Tel: 252/459-9810
Fax: 252/459-9850
charlie_tyson@ncsu.edu
http://nash.ces.ncsu.edu
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| VISIONS |
Community Service Organization
Doris A. Howington
Administrator
101 Wildwood Ave
Rocky Mount, NC 27803-1725
Tel: 252/442-8363
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| Zeta Phi Beta |
Community Service Organization
Ann Adams
PO Box 454
Rocky Mount, NC 27802-0454
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| Nash County 4-H |
Social Service Organization
Darlene Williams
Teaching Artist
NC Cooperative Extension Service
Room 102 Ag Center Drive
Nashville, NC 27856
Tel: 252/459-9810
Fax: 252/459-9850
darlenewilliams1@cox.net
http://www.ccs.ncsu.edu/nash
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| Wright's Center |
Health Care Organization
Doris A. Howington
Administrator
501 Raleigh Road
Rocky Mount, NC 27803-2729
Tel: 252/442-8363
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| Church of God of Prophecy Youth Ministry |
Religious Organization
Jennifer Hayes
900 Wilkins St
Rocky Mount, NC 27803-3820
Tel: 252/442-6509
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| Community Christian Fellowship Center |
Religious Organization
Collins Kornegay
Pastor
PO Box 2795
Rocky Mount, NC 27802-2795
Tel: 252/437-1824
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| First United Methodist Church (Rocky Mount) |
Religious Organization
Ellyn Dubberly
Children's Minister
100 S Church St
Rocky Mount, NC 27803-5716
Tel: 252/567-5482
Fax: 252/977-1748
edubberly@firstmethodistrm.org
http://www.firstmethodistrm.org
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| Positive Action for Christ |
Religious Organization
Pro-Press
PO Box 1948
Rocky Mount, NC 27802-1948
Tel: 252/977-9977
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| St. Peter's Church (Princeville) |
Religious Organization
Elder Stevie L. Lawrence Sr
Pastor
2214 Hurt Dr
c o Jones
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-8156
Tel: 252/823-0239
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| United Methodist Church |
Religious Organization
Darlene Williams
Coordinator
100 S Church St
Rocky Mount, NC 27803-5716
darlenewilliams1@suddenlink.net
http://www.firstmethodistrm.org
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| Nashville Parks and Recreation Department |
Parks and Recreation Department
Timothy O. Abell
Director
PO Box 987
Nashville, NC 27856-0987
Tel: 252/459-4511
http://www.townofnashville.com/recreation.html
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| Rocky Mount Parks and Recreation Department |
Parks and Recreation Department
Pete Armstrong
Recreation Director
PO Drawer 1180
Rocky Mount, NC 27802-1180
Tel: 252/972-1159
http://www.ci.rocky-mount.nc.us
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| South Rocky Mount Community Center |
Recreation/Athletic Center
Geraldine Williams
Community Center Supervisor
PO Drawer 1180
Rocky Mount, NC 27802-1180
Tel: 252/972-1169
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| City of Rocky Mount |
Local Government
Jack Steelman
Main Street Program Manager
PO Box 1180
Rocky Mount, NC 27802-1180
Tel: 252/972-1101
http://www.rockymountnc.gov/
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| Nash County |
Local Government
Robert Murphy
County Manager
120 W Washington St
Nashville, NC 27856-1376
Tel: 252/459-9800
http://www.co.nash.nc.us
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| Town of Castalia |
Local Government
Chairman-July 4th Celebration
PO Box 237
Castalia, NC 27816-0237
Tel: 252/459-3668
Fax: 252/459-4033
wo1234od@earthlink.net
http://www.townofcastalia.com
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| Spring Hope Enterprise |
Media-Weekly Newspaper
Ken Ripley
Editor
PO Box 399
Spring Hope, NC 27882-0399
Tel: 252/478-3651
Fax: 252/478-3075
shenterprise@earthlink.net
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| The Nashville Graphic |
Media-Weekly Newspaper
Mike Brantley
Managing Editior
203 W Washington St
Nashville, NC 27856-1263
Tel: 252/459-7101
Fax: 252/459-3052
nashgraphic@earthlink.net
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| WKTC Radio |
Media-Radio
John Michael
Program Director
2600 Business Park Dr
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-8459
Tel: 252/823-2191
Fax: 252/823-2043
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| WRMT Radio |
Media-Radio
Amy Dixon
Station Manager
PO Box 4005
Rocky Mount, NC 27803-0005
Tel: 252/442-8092
Fax: 252/977-6664
wsay@rockymountnc.com
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| WSAY Radio |
Media-Radio
Amy Davis
Station Manager
PO Box 4005
Rocky Mount, NC 27803-0005
Tel: 252/442-8092
Fax: 252/977-6664
wsay@rockymountnc.com
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| WFPX TV |
Media-Television
Robert J. Pelletier
General Manager
PO Box 280
MacClesfield, NC 27852-0280
Tel: 252/843-3884
Fax: 252/843-2873
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