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Nashville okays commercial ordinance

The Town of Nashville now has an ordinance that deals with maintenance of commercial properties in town.
Nashville's Town Council unanimously adopted a commercial property maintenance ordinance in November, after a public hearing was held in October on the ordinance.
The town only had a minimum housing standard ordinance, which set minimum standards of fitness for homes and residential buildings.

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AMANDA CLARK, GRAPHIC STAFF WRITER

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Shane Woodall, with the Rockingham County Sheriff's Office, far left, presents a handcrafted law enforcement flag to Colt Allison, the son of Jared Allison while Nash County Sheriff Keith Stone, far right, looks on.
A SHERIFF'S CHRISTMAS

In Nash County, Santa arrives with sirens blazing and lights flashing.
The Nash County Sheriff's Office escorted Santa last Wednesday to the homes of 10 local families to spread Christmas cheer as part of Sheriff Keith Stone's fifth annual "A Sheriff's Christmas."

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AMANDA CLARK, GRAPHIC STAFF WRITER

Town hosts second drop-in workshop

The Town of Nashville continues to seek citizen input for the town's soon-to-be updated Comprehensive Plan.
A second drop-by workshop will be held on Wednesday, January 13 from 3 until 7 p.m. in council chambers at Cooley Library, located at 114 West Church Street, Nashville.
The town has contracted with WithersRavenel to update the town's current Comprehensive Plan, which was adopted in 2011 by town council.

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AMANDA CLARK, GRAPHIC STAFF WRITER

COVID-19 UPDATE: Nash County is labeled "red" for critical community spread

Nash County is now among the 65 North Carolina counties designed as red counties, indicating critical community spread of COVID-19.
Governor Roy Cooper and Secretary of North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Dr. Mandy Cohen shared an update last Tuesday, December 22 and warned that over 90 percent of North Carolina counties were now designated as either red or orange counties.

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AMANDA CLARK, GRAPHIC STAFF WRITER

Nash Arts to livestream Southern roots music series

The Nash County Arts Council is hosting a monthly livestream music series featuring intimate performances from emerging voices in Southern roots music.
The video series "Grounded" will be hosted by the Nash County Arts Council with funding support from the North Carolina Arts Council.
Young traditional artists will be spotlighted in the series, which will launch on Thursday, January 14 at 6 p.m. and will broadcast on Facebook and YouTube the second Thursday through April.

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Dortches honors service of former mayor

The Town of Dortches recently honored the life and service of former Mayor Kirby Boice Brown.
Brown passed away unexpectedly in August 2020 after battling COVID-19.
Brown served the town's board for 42 years, first as a commissioner from 1978 to 2002 then as mayor from 2002 until his death.

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 Local News

NASH COUNTY DEED TRANSFERS

The following deed transfers were reported in Nash County from December 21-23

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RMPD investigates homicide

Rocky Mount Police have charged an 18-year-old with first degree murder for a homicide that occurred on Sunday, December 27.
Police responded to the 1100 block of Long Avenue around 11:30 a.m. in reference to a call of shots fired. When officers arrived, they found 34-year-old Dominic Mercer. Mercer was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Rocky Mount man receives 13 years for robbery

A Rocky Mount man was sentenced to 13 years in prison for robbing a deliver drivery at gunpoint.
According to court documents, Emmanuel Marquise Morris, 25, ordered pizza on January 1, 2019 from Dominos Pizza in Rocky Mount. When the delivery driver arrived with the pizza, Morris called him to the back yard where Morris waited with a loaded revolver.

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NASH COUNTY BUILDING PERMITS DECEMBER 21-23

Building Permit
(commercial)
Mark Little; 4311 Univeral Leaf Drive; renovation/alteration; $12,000

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NASH COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE REPORTS

A missing person was reported on 12/21/20 at 12220 Ward Road, Whitakers
A breaking and entering an auto and larceny from an auto was reported on 12/24/20 on 1334 E Old Spring Hope Road, Nashville
A felony breaking and/or entering was reported on 12/25/20 at 134 Hunts Way, Spring Hope

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What salvation and gift cards have in common

"For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved." (John 6:44)
Consumer analysts who track the whims of shoppers report that gift cards were purchased this Christmas season in record numbers. It is one more indication of the quality of life that we enjoy. We are hard to shop for because we have just about everything we need.

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MIKE RUFFIN

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Intersections: God and Life

You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is not good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet. - Matthew 5:13
Salt gets bad press. it is tied to hypertension, obesity, heart disease, and other ailments. The need for salt is questioned. The use of salt is discouraged.

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CARLYLE HALL

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Holy and Whole: Patterns for Life Together

Happy Christmas and Happy New Year Fellow Followers! This is a reprint of an article that appeared in The Graphic back in November of 2019, I pray it's encouraging.
Life has seasons, some good, some bad. We look back at certain points of our existence and think, "wow, those were the best days!"

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LUKE WHITEHEAD

Wesleyan signs agreement with Craven Community College

North Carolina Wesleyan College (NCWC) recently signed an agreement that will help qualified graduates of Craven Community College (Craven CC) transfer to Wesleyan. The agreement aims to provide a seamless transfer for students who enroll at Wesleyan following completion of their two-year degree at Craven CC.
Leaders of both colleges signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on November 5 in a virtual signing via Zoom.

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PEACHTREE COMMUNITY NEWS

Without a doubt 2020 has been an extraordinarily strange and stressful year. Raging wildfires, destructive weather events, Covid-19 virus, hotly contested elections, people losing their jobs, and food lines are all but a few items contributing to the strangeness and stressfulness
We have experienced the loss of family and friends this year.

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FRAN BUNN

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West Mount Ruritans

Zone Governor Fran Bunn, at left, presents Community Service Awards for 2020 to West Mount Ruritan President Wayne Outlaw, at right. Although the pandemic prohibited some activities in 2020, the club continued its service to the community and the community at-large. Touting the addition of 12 new members in 2020, the club received Gold Awards, the highest award possible, in each of the five service categories.

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Wesleyan welcomes new Director of Teacher Ed

North Carolina Wesleyan College announces the addition of Dr. Kelvin Spragley as their new Director of Teacher Education. Dr. Spragley will also serve as Wesleyan's Coordinator of Diversity and Inclusion Programming. He begins on January 4, 2021.
Dr. Spragley is a U.S. Army veteran, who has worked in the Wake County Public School System for seven years as a Social Science teacher.

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UNC Orthopedics at Nash relocates to new building

UNC Orthopedics at Nash has moved to a new location.
The office of UNC Orthopedics at Nash, which was previously located in the Medical Arts Mall on the campus of Nash UNC Health Care, opened its new office, just across the parking lot, on Monday, December 14th.

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NC Wesleyan holds 80th commencement ceremony

On Saturday, December 5, North Carolina Wesleyan College held its Winter Commencement for 195 graduates on the front lawn of campus. This was the College's 80th graduation, with the first occurring in 1960.
The closed event was open only to graduates, faculty and the platform party to allow the College to ensure physical distance and the safety of those participating.

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Nash County Animal Friends' Notebook

RESOLUTIONS for YOUR Pet!....
Love your pet? Then let's review some things we all should do this new year, including me!
~ DIET. Too many of us don't measure the food, just eyeball it. This can add up to an unhealthy weight gain for your pet.

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CAROL VIERELA

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A SHERIFF'S CHRISTMAS, pics 1

Nash County Sheriff's Deputies and their families get ready to head out for the fifth annual Sheriff's Christmas.

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A SHERIFF'S CHRISTMAS, pics 2

Deputy Devin Hicks, at right, hugs Brenae Allison after she presents a gift to him in honor of her husband and Hicks' partner, Deputy Jared Allison.

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A SHERIFF'S CHRISTMAS, pics 3

Major Eddie Moore, at left, presents a law enforcement flag, made by Wayne Jones, to Angela McClellan, the mother of Deputy Jared Allison, who was killed in the line of duty.

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 Editorials

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The absolute accurate predictions for 2021

Alert readers will recall that last year, the Soapbox Annual Predictions included a stock tip to buy N95 masks, hand sanitizer, and toilet paper.
While that was technically related to an expansion of the Tinder app, it was still a good call.
Expect the same solid results in my picks for 2021:

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Mike Brantley

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Hopeful 2021 becomes a much brighter year

There's no doubt 2020 has been a challenging year and most of us will be happy to bid it farewell.
It's definitely been a year of sadness and loss for so many people.
Unfortunately, midnight on December 31 may not flip a switch and change too much. I foresee some hard times in 2021 as well, as least in the first few weeks.

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Amanda Clark

Keeping it real -- in the reels

Dear Editor, "E.T." was the first children's movie to normalize divorce as something adults do. That's unfortunate, but the little movie about a space alien visiting a little boy wound up making Steven Spielberg a bazzilionaire.
Oh, and the movie was about a broken American family too. Mom and dad are living apart from each other.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

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Backward Glances

Gulley's Hardware was named Nashville's oldest merchant in 1975. The business opened in 1925. Pictured above were the staff at the store.

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A PICTORIAL LOOK INTO THE PAST

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