Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School sixth-grader Bridget Detrick, 11, center, holds on to her labrador retriever Ginger as The Rev. Phil Tighe sprinkles her with holy water on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2007, during the blessing of the animals in honor of St. Francis of Assisi Feast Day at the school.
Jennifer Williams, right, and her daughter Claire Williams, 2, pray on Thursday, May 2, 2013, during the National Day of Prayer ceremony at Rocky Mount City Hall.
Tyson Cady, 4, right, dressed as a skunk, gives Thelma Moody a flower on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2007, at Somerset Court. Tyson and his twin brother Tyler dressed in their skunk Halloween costumes and delivered flowers to the residents and staff at Somerset Court.
Anna Grace Lunsford, 8, left, watches as her mother Puddin Lunsford carries her goat Twister on Tuesday, April 7, 2009, prior to the Cloverbud Show at the 72nd annual Eastern Carolina 4-H Meat Animal Show & Sale at the East Carolina Agriculture and Education Center. Puddin Lunsford said she decided to carry Twister because she was dangerously close to mud and had already been bathed for the show.
A mangled bicycle lies in the grass along Batchelor Road on Saturday, March 18, 2006, as North Carolina Highway Patrol Troopers investigate the scene.
Christina Bulluck laughs at her youngest daughter Hannah, 1, as seven of her nine children enjoy desert following lunch on Monday August 9, 2010, at home in Rocky Mount.
Alston Joyner, 3, clutches to his mother Layla Joyner while examining the Easter Bunny on Saturday, April 7, 2012, during the annual Sunset Easter Eggstravaganza at Sunset Park.
Fire Engineer Chadwick Pridgen, left, and Captain Alan Booth of the Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Department work a fire on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009, at Speight Apartments.
Sarah Blount uses an ultraviolet flashlight to examine a map in the 'FBI Catch the Cat and Mouse Killer' room on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, at No Idea Escape Room in Tarboro.
Trooper Kenneth Beaman, left, of the N.C. Highway Patrol, talks on the phone as pilot Christopher Rowe waits to be interviewed on Saturday, March 10, 2018, after he made an emergency landing in a field near Williford Road in Sharpsburg. Rowe, the only occupant of the single-engine airplane, landed the plane safely and avoided injury.
Southern Nash Middle School eighth-grader Samantha McGuire, 13, left, shakes her hands in relief after correctly spelling a word on Wednesday, March 20, 2019, during the Advancement Spelling Bee at the Dunn Center.
Andy Diaz holds on to his umbrella as winds from Hurricane Irene whip around him on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011, on Sycamore Street in Rocky Mount. Diaz was out looking at fallen trees on his street and talking with neighbors as the storm passed through the Twin Counties.
Bernetta Smith-Battle, left, shares a laugh with Michele Raper as they help assemble 350 goody bags for the 2008 N.C. Main Street Conference on Monday, Jan. 28, 2008, in a dressing room at the Imperial Centre.
Kayla Powell prays while crying on Friday, May 16, 2014, at the site on South Grace Street where three of her friends lost their lives in a single-vehicle accident on Friday morning.
Pastor J.J. Wilkins prays for comfort for the family and friends of Jason Britt and Dennis Battle on Saturday, May 24, 2014, during the joint funeral service for the two young men at Morning Star Church of Christ.
Eugenio Lopez, 8 months, reacts as he notices the Easter Bunny on Saturday, March 26, 2016, during the annual Mount Olive Community Easter Egg Hunt.
Cindy Marshburn looks at the Eycatchers at John Gunther's booth on Saturday, May 9, 2009, at the 13th annual Nashville Blooming Festival.
Shannon Lewis, widow of Nash County Deputy Warren "Sneak" Lewis, is escorted by Sgt. Jason Dawes of the Edgecombe County Sheriff's Office as she approaches the memorial wreath to add her carnation on Thursday, May 18, 2017, during the Twin County Peace Officers Memorial Service at the Frederick E. Turnage Municipal Building.
Benvenue Elementary School kindergartener Jack Broomell, 6, left, tosses a pan of Cool Whip into the face of his teacher, Anita Wesch, on Friday, April 6, 2007, at the school. Thirty-five students, one from every homeroom, won a chance to throw a pie at a faculty member as a part of a Relay for Life fundraiser.
Gordon Janney, a U.S Army veteran who served in the European theater of World War II, covers his heart and his Purple Heart medal during the benediction on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010, during the Veterans Day ceremony at the Rocky Mount Veterans Memorial at Jack Laughery Park.
Gretchen Poland, right, hugs Anglea Ricks on Friday, May 18, 2018, at the scene of a two vehicle wreck on Benvenue Road after the two parents arrived to check on their children who were in the cars. Although one car came to rest on its side none of the occupants in the two vehicles reported injuries from the crash at the entrance to Battle Park.
Anabelle Abner, 8, right, chats with Sarah Milligan, 8, as they walk along Forest Hill Avenue on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017, during the Your Choice Resource Center's 27th annual Walk for Life.
Lewis Smith squats and covers his face on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012, during a moment of silence for N.C. Highway Patrol Trooper Bobby G. Demuth prior to the start of the Warren "Sneak" Lewis 5K Memorial Run in Middlesex. Nash County Deputy Warren "Sneak" Lewis was killed in the line of duty in June 2011. Demuth was killed Saturday morning.
James Blasi, 3, of Bellmore, N.Y., the grandson of Ralph and Maryann Blasi, of the Village of Charlotte, navigates his way through small flags at District Public Safety Department Station 44 on Friday, Sept. 11, 2015, prior to the Veterans Memorial Park of The Villages 9/11 ceremony. Each flag at Station 44 represents a life lost in the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.
Emergency personnel prepare a crash victim to be transported via an EastCare helicopter on Wednesday, June 28, 2006, at N.C. Wesleyan College following a vehicle accident on US 301.
Nashville Mayor Pro Tem Louise Hinton, left, talks with Nashville Police Officer Derek Soyka on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016, while examining the flooding on West Washington Street near the Hardee's restaurant.
The American flag reflects on the shiny floor of the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville on Friday, Nov. 1, 2002, as guests listen to President George W. Bush speak during the Republican Party rally for local GOP candidates.
Salvation Army Capt. Dawn Whitaker, left, spends a moment with Iesha Lamar on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017, during the annual Angel Tree distribution at the Salvation Army of Rocky Mount. Whitaker said she told Lamar she had prayed for her family as she does for all the families and children the Angel Tree program helps each year.
Rocky Mount Fire Engineer Zack Updyke, right, and firefighter J.D. Howard control the bucket and nozzle on Ladder 30 while battling the blaze at That Place Inc., a solid wood furniture manufacturer, on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019, at the business on Highland Avenue.
