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SPRING HOPE - Less than one month after one of its officers received the prestigious Carnegie Medal for risking his life to save another's, the Spring Hope Police Department took some not-so-friendly fire at the last town council meeting from one town commissioner, who questioned patrols on Highway 64. The commissioner also claimed that officers were sleeping in patrol cars.
Antonio "Danny" Toney, commissioner, seemingly came out of left field with his questions after Jonathan Allen, town manager, presented the September report of police activities, including 490 calls for service and 400 traffic stops.

ROCKY MOUNT- The Rocky Mount-Wilson Regional Airport has just received $5 million dollars, fueling hopes that the facility may become the "best regional airport in the state."
Rep. Allen Chesser, presenting an oversized check to Garry Hodges, Chairman of the Airport Authority Oct. 13th, said that combined with the CSX Intermodal Terminal and area's highway system, he felt that planned expansion would set the airport up to be "competitive, not just in North Carolina but up and down the eastern seaboard."

ROCKY MOUNT - Three "cells" designed to handle stormwater runoff at Northern Nash High school are nearing cleanup completion, thanks to volunteer muscle from students, volunteers from Cummins Rocky Mount Engine Plant, Keep America Beautiful and the Sound Rivers environmental group.
Melinda Romero, biology teacher and science deptartment head at NNHS, said that two student groups at the school- the Environmental Club, which has 63 members, and an almost equally large Garden Club- would be taking over maintenance of the rain gardens, which are planted in low-lying areas of the school to help absorb stormwater runoff.

NASHVILLE - Nash County has a new Parks and Recreation Director: Devonte Speller, whose first day on the job was Sept. 28th. He was introduced to county commissioners at their Oct. 5th meeting.
Speller, whose immediate background was seven and one-half years with the City of Rocky Mount Parks & Recreation, has a master's in business administration with a concentration in sports management and a bachelor's in sports studies, both from East Carolina University.

NASHVILLE- With one half-million dollar grant in hand for Stoney Creek Environmental Park Renovations, the town of Nashville is forging ahead to parlay those funds in a bid to land another two grants.
Koy Worrell, Parks and Rec Director, laid it out to town council members at their Oct. 6th meeting regarding three-phase development of the park. If the latest round of grant applications are successful, Phase two improvements would include:

ROCKY MOUNT - Stonewall Manor is steeping itself in hands-on, upfront local history for its upcoming Heritage Day on Saturday, October 24th .
"This should be an exciting day for history buffs, kids and adults," said Renny Taylor, an Advanced Placement U.S. History teacher at Nash Central High School. Taylor also volunteers at Stonewall Manor.
The event will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with admission $5 for adults and $3 for students.

NASHVILLE - Downtown Nashville will be home to little witches, princesses, ghosts, ghouls and anyone willing to put on the Halloween spirit on Friday, October 30th, for its annual children's event "Trick or Treat Street."
Planned and organized by Nashville's Parks and Recreation Department, and supported by the Nashville Chamber of Commerce, Nashville Police, Fire and Public Works Departments, the Cooley Library, Nash County and the Nash County Sheriff's Office, the event will take place from 5:30 to 7 p.m.