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BAILEY - A contentious board of commissioners meeting in which the Mayor was asked to leave a closed session - the subject of which was a complaint by a town employee against him- ended with a unanimous motion to require the Mayor to keep within the confines of his prescribed duties. The Mayor was also directed to follow personnel policies "without undue harassment or aggression."

NASHVILLE - The adoption of a new UDO Text Amendment to regulate the locations of stand-alone "vape" shops has put the kibosh on suspected plans to place one on NC 97 near the Rocky Mount-Wilson Airport.
Nash commissioners voted unanimously August 3rd to adopt the text amendment into current code, effective immediately, with the understanding that it would be carried over into the draft revised Unified Development Ordinance currently being worked on.

NASHVILLE - Taylor Made Jewelry, a family-owned and operated business that opened its doors in the Piggly Wiggly shopping center in 2002, was named and celebrated as the 2026 Business of the Year during the 75th annual meeting of the Nashville Chamber of Commerce.
Diane Taylor, with son Ryan, daughter Rachel, and Tracie Rives, sales manager, accepted the award from Cliff Joyner, Chamber President, at the Elks Club on Thursday night, July 30th.

NASHVILLE- A suddenly-announced plan for Nash County to buy land adjacent to Nash Community College for NCC expansion hit opposition Monday, primarily over the sticker price- but the purchase was narrowly approved in a 4-3 split vote by county commissioners.
Initiated by Mike Gaynor, county attorney, an August 3rd agenda item stated that Nash had already negotiated the purchase of 39.84 acres at 3538 Eastern Avenue, Rocky Mount, for the price of $1,950,000 from sellers Sanjeev Kumar and Supriya Kumar.

NASHVILLE - The issue of where, when and how shipping containers can be used in Nashville may finally be closed, with town council members voting to adopt a final ordinance version at their August 4th meeting.
Brewing for more than a year, and the subject of multiple meetings, a special work session, and numerous iterations by the town planning board along with town staff, a hired consultant and input from local citizens, the topic was offered one final time Tuesday evening for people to have a say.

NASHVILLE - A request from Nashville Methodist Church to allow on-street parking on the west side of nearby S. Hilliard Street has met with town council approval, but the council tabled other parking changes until related ordinance issues could be addressed.
Randy Lansing, town manager, said that the church had asked that the parking restriction to be lifted in order to accommodate additional church parking. A house originally located at 106 S. Hilliard, Lansing said, but now demolished after acquisition by the church, was the reason the no parking zone had been put in place.

With a generous supply of river water flowing over the Tar River Reservoir Dam, augmented by recent rainfall and regional water conservation efforts, the City of Rocky Mount, followed by Nashville, Nash County, and Spring Hope have all lifted Mandatory Stage 1 water restrictions.
The first three agencies listed their new status as Voluntary Stage II Water Conservation, effective August 1st. Spring Hope made its announcement to lift water restrictions effective August 4th.

NASHVILLE- Beginning this week, the Nash County Pet Connection Center is expanding its open hours, including adding two Saturdays a month for people and families to come meet potential new pets.
Stacie Shatzer, Nash County Manager, dropped the news Monday in her manager's report during the August 3rd board of commissioners' meeting.