Editorials

It’s all fun and games until the fat guy gets stung.
I was attempting to make a fence repair this weekend to the goat pasture. I needed a piece of the heavy-duty wire I keep on a wooden spool near the gate. My fencing skills require lots of repairs, so while I realize even insulated wire should not be left in the elements, that is just the way it is. Like I’ve done so many times, I rolled the spool over to cut a piece.

It’s always nice to be recognized, especially in those jobs where recognition is hard to come by.
Several Nashville departments believe in recognizing its employees.
Nashville’s Fire Department has always had a ceremony to name a firefighter of the year but just a year or so ago, it decided to do a separate ceremony to honor all of its firefighters for any achievements they had received over the past year.

To the Editor:
I wish to make your readers aware of two exciting initiatives of the Tar River Center for History and Culture (TRCHC) at Louisburg College. Recently, the center established the Upper Tar River Region Calendar of Cultural Events, which is available on its Web site: http://www.louisburg.edu/tarrivercenter/ This calendar includes information about cultural events taking place in Franklin, Edgecombe, Granville, Halifax, Nash, Vance, and Warren counties.

The Obama economy started in 2008. Now numbers show it has recovered and it is booming! The DOW Jones market closed $17,068.26.  That is the first time in history the market has closed over $17,000.  WOW”! 
According to the U. S. Labor Department’s “Private Sector Job Growth Chart,” 288,000 jobs were added in June. This Chart shows 52 months of straight job growth.  It is the longest job growth strength on record!  Now the unemployment rate has dropped to 6.1 percent, the lowest since September 2008.

NASH CENTRAL TROJANS –- This photo was originally published in The Graphic on November 15, 1970. The Nash Central Junior High Trojans finished their football season with six wins and one loss, an unintended forfeit.

Summer is a time for vacation, and many of the NCAF volunteers are enjoying well-deserved time away. It also tends to be the busiest time of year at most animal shelters, including the Nash County shelter. NCAF can really use more team members.
You don’t need to go to the shelter to help.