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NASHVILLE - What began with an apparent engineering error at a business expansion that led to construction encroaching into Stoney Creek Environmental Park land has created quite the kerfuffle for Nashville town leaders, who have to make sure that a planned land swap will not endanger any state grant conditions.
Braswell Family Farms, which bought a county-constructed shell building at 111 Industry Court that sits on town land in the Nashville Business Center, is in the process of upfitting the building interior to house its new egg distribution facility. Part of the land prep involves adding additional truck docks and a semi-circular location to park semi trucks.

NASHVILLE - The first of three town council work sessions on the FY 2027 budget, a budget retreat, produced one overarching message: that the town of Nashville needs to up its salaries, some significantly, to match what similarly sized communities are paying.
"It's clear our current pay is falling behind the market," summarized Lily Urieta, Human Resources Director, who compared Nashville to Williamston and Butner, particularly, in both growth and services rendered at the March 23rd meeting.

NASHVILLE- Haunting tales from the life of a former military nurse, Lt. Judy Jones of Castalia, united listeners at the annual American Legion Post #110 Ladies Night March 16. An estimated one hundred or so people attended the event, held at the Nashville Methodist Church. Jones, who saw a film about Vietnam while she was in her senior year of nursing school in the late 1960s, said she knew that she wanted to go to Vietnam, her announcement then being somewhat of a shock to her parents.

NASHVILLE - The same month that the town of Nashville applied for an $8.6 million Hazard Mitigation grant to make $11 million in improvements to the town's Stoney Creek Sewer Outfall Line, that same line got cracked by two trees March 17th, releasing untreated wastewater into Stoney Creek.
Severe weather predicted March 16 closed Nash County schools for students and staff that Monday, with many considering the threat a "non-event." However, wind gusts of 55mph that night dropped five trees in Wake County, with two of those on houses and one on a power line.

NASHVILLE - Freedom Industries, a maintenance contracting company situated between Nashville and Rocky Mount, will be expanding its operations to the tune of $6.5 million. It is expected to add 20 new jobs with the expansion, which has been made possible by assistance from the town of Nashville, the city of Rocky Mount, and Nash County.
Both Nashville and Nash County approved a five-year joint interlocal cooperation agreement this month, with Nashville's action at its March 18th town council meeting and Nash County moving to do so earlier in the month on March 2nd.

Town of Nashville Parks & Recreation is hosting Eggciting Saturday, sponsored by Braswell Family Farms. The egg hunts will begin promptly at 10 a.m. at Stoney Creek Environmental Park, 455 W. Washington St., Nashville.
Easter Bunny photos, crafts and activities and free hot dogs will follow at the Recreation Center, 200 S. Boddie St., Nashville from 10:30 a.m. - 12 noon.
Sensory friendly egg hunts will follow from 2-4 p.m. at the Nashville Council Chambers, 114 W. Church St., Nashville.