Nashville's Town Council has approved the concept of the Nashville Junction project but said more work needs to be done on the details, particularly with the numbers.
Council members unanimously voted on Tuesday night to accept the proposal presented by developer Michael Hurt but added that just the concept of the project was being accepted.

Franklin County sheriff's deputies arrested a Louisburg man they allege sold the drugs that led to a Nashville woman's death.
Tagreed Ertley died on Jan. 26 from a fatal overdose of fentanyl, heroin and gabapentin toxicity, authorities said.
On Monday, members of the Franklin County Sheriff's Office's Special Operations Group arrested Aaron Lloyd, alleging he sold Ertley the drugs to the 38-year-old woman.

Nashville Fire Department staff and volunteers unfold the American Flag which was flown over Washington Street for the funeral procession of Nash County Sheriff's Office Captain Carlos Ricks last Wednesday afternoon. Ricks passed away unexpectedly on April 8th.

Nash County Public Schools are working on a graduation plan for the Class of 2021.
Chad Thompson, Executive Director of Secondary Education and CTE for the school system, presented a plan to the Board of Education last Thursday.
Thompson said the plan follows the governor's latest recommendation or guidance but will allow students to have a graduation ceremonies this year.

Nash County Health Director Bill Hill is reporting another surge in positive cases of COVID-19.
On Monday, Hill reported 130 new cases from last Thursday, April 15 to April 19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 10,698.
Hill said Nash County is not alone.

Nash County Manager Zee Lambs plans to present commissioners with the 2021-2022 recommended budget on May 24.
Commissioners met on Monday to hear where budget deliberations were at. In addition, the Nash County Sheriff's Office made a presentation on two items they wish to see in the budget.

Former Nash County Clerk of Court Rachel Joyner is surrounded by Nash County Commissioners as a courtyard marker is unveiled in her honor.

Nash County unveiled its two latest honorees to the Commemorative Courtyard on Monday.
Rachel Matthews Joyner and Lou Mitchell Richardson were each recognized on Monday during separate ceremonies.
Joyner served as the Nash County Clerk of Superior Court for 50 years, retiring in 2018. Prior to that, Joyner served as the Assistant to the Clerk of Superior Court for 16 years.

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Boxes are available free to Nash County residents 60 years and older on a first come, first served basis while supplies last.
Boxes will be available for pickup at 1:30 p.m. on Thursdays starting today, April 22nd, at the Southern Nash Senior Center, 8180 Stoney Hill Church Road in Bailey.
Boxes will contain an assortment of groceries including protein, grain, fruit and vegetables.

Hardee's Furniture owner Vanise Hardee (left) is pictured with his son Brandon. The family owned business celebrated its 40th anniversary Saturday.

Vanise Hardee knew at a young age he wanted to own his own business. After spending some time in the banking industry, Hardee opened Hardee's Furniture in Rocky Mount.
That was 40 years ago.
Hardee got his start in the furniture business working with his father-in-law at a furniture store.

A Spring Hope man made his initial appearance in court this week and is slated to appear in court in the summer to face road rage charges in an incident near the Franklin County line.
No injuries were reported.
John David Davis, 38, was charged with misdemeanor assault with a deadly weapon and felony discharging a weapon into an occupied vehicle...

A warrant service was reported on 4/13/21 at 1000 Rosebud Drive, Rocky Mount
A warrant service was reported on 4/16/21 at 1002 Kelly Drive, Nashville
A misdemeanor maintaining a vehicle/dwelling/place for a controlled substance, possession with intent to sell/deliver marijuana and warrant service were reported on 4/16/21 at 100 N Boddie Street

INCIDENTS
A possession of marijuana was reported on 4/11/21 at First Street
A misdemeanor breaking and entering was reported on 4/13/21 at 259 Regency Drive

Rocky Mount Police are investigating a weekend shooting that left a 15-year-old injured.
Police responded around 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 17 to a shooting with injury in the 500 block of Clyde Street. When officers arrived, they located a 15-year-old juvenile who sustained a graze wound to the head.

A West Mount Ruritan Club member was surprised last week to learn he was the most recent inductee into the Ruritan Forever Family.
Robert E. "Bob" Alford was presented the Ruritan Forever recognition by past Ruritan National President and West Mount Ruritan member Wayne Outlaw.
"Ruritan Forever is a Ruritan National Program which allows the recipient to make a positive contribution to our great organization in perpetuity," Outlaw said.

Barbara Deans Jones is pictured during her recent kayak journey from Raleigh to Oriental, North Carolina to bring awareness in the fight against cancer.

There's many ways to bring awareness in the fight against cancer.
Barbara Jones chooses to kayak to fight cancer.
Jones recently finished up a 209-mile paddle, which she completed over eight days.
This is the 10th year for the event, Hope Floats North Carolina, and Jones has been participating for the last four years.

Have you ever heard of an idiom? Those of us who took a foreign language in high school or college have because in every language of the world, there seems to be a number of words and phrases that take on a different meaning than the words mean by themselves. For example, the word "cool" doesn't always refer to temperature.

In continuation of last week's article, I emphasize a paragraph from that article.
"Hezekiah broke the snake because the people were burning incense to it. They were worshiping a bronze snake. (2 Kings 18:1-8)Sometimes things used for transformation can become objects of worship. In our sinfulness, we can make an idol of just about anything.

Mrs. Jackson's First Grade Class at Coopers Elementary School won first place in the "America Is..." video contest sponsored by Woodmen Life. This was a competition that included entries from every state. The class won $2500 to use in their classroom. Congratulations! Well done!
Christian Fellowship Church received the 7th message in the Triggers series from Pastor Daniel Parker.

Throughout the Bible there are patterns. It's actually these patterns that should form what we believe. Instead of isolating individual verses and taking them out of context we should pay attention to the patterns of the Bible to form what we believe.
One such pattern we see is that God has a holy habit of pursuing people.

This past Sunday was a beautiful day. The Peachtree Baptist Church Congregation, family and friends met to worship our Lord. The Church was full of the faithful.
The sanctuary flower arrangement Sunday was loving presented to glorify God by Bob and Fran Bunn in honor of their 56th Wedding Anniversary on April 24th, 2021.

Members of the Nash County 4-H Sew What? Club display pillows made for dialysis patients.

The following Nash county deed transfers were made April 12-16, 2021.

BUILDING PERMIT
(COMMERCIAL)
Greg Deans; 522 N Old Carriage Road; renovation/alteration; $5,000
Don Perry; 12991 C NC 581 S; addition; $65,000

There's another driver in the Brantley household -- Kent got his permit on Friday afternoon.
It was quite a journey getting there.
It took some time getting registered for the "book" part of driver's education, due to a transitioning website and other factors.

Two outstanding Nash County women were honored with courtyard markers installed in Nash County's Commemorative Courtyard on Monday.
Ms. Rachel Joyner, Nash County's Clerk of Superior Court for 50 years, and before that Assistant to the Clerk of Superior Court for 16 years.
If you've ever had the pleasure to spend any personal time with Ms. Joyner, you know that any conversation with her leaves you with the opportunity to be a better person.

This photo was published in The Nashville Graphic in December of 1983 in a L.R. Bass & Son advertisement wishing their customers a Merry Christmas. Pictured, left to right, are: Karen Bass, Beth Bass, Penny Neathery, Lynn Marks, Gail Jackson. Back row: Becky and Teck Bass.

SOUTHERN NASH HIGH SCHOOL'S JESSICA GARCIA (AT LEFT)

STANHOPE -- During the clubs' earlier-season meeting, the Southern Nash Ladybirds adopted a defense-first strategy against powerhouse Wilson Fike in Big East Conference girls soccer action.
But in order for that plan to work, mistakes must be curtailed -- and that did not happen as the Ladybirds featured a myriad of miscues and breakdowns.

NASH COUNTY NATIVE CHRIS MIZELLE

STANHOPE -- It hasn't taken long for Chris Mizelle to establish himself as one of the area's most respected soccer coaches.
Mizelle, a Nash County native, is now in charge of both the girls and boys soccer programs at tradition-rich Wilson Fike High School.
Mizelle's boys squad is the three-time defending champion in the Big East Conference, while the girls team is loaded up for the future with a strong group of young standouts.

NORTHERN NASH GOLFER JOEY BATTS

ROCKY MOUNT -- It was predetermined that either Franklinton High School or Rocky Mount would take boys team medalist honors during Tuesday's Big East Conference Boys Golf Match at Northgreen Country Club.
That's because Franklinton and RM were the only entranst in the three-school event with enough players to be eligible for the team standings.

BUNN -- Southern Nash stepped out of Big East Conference softball play briefly and came up with a 10-4 road victory Monday against backyard rival Bunn.
The Ladybirds are now 7-1 overall and currently sport a seven-game winning streak under the direction of veteran head coach Scott Collie.
SN never trailed Monday after plating five runs in the top of the first stanza of action.

NASH COUNTY -- Listed are updated scores from the Nash County Recreation & Senior Services Youth Soccer League:

ROCKY MOUNT -- Ultra-efficient Colson Gay tossed a complete-game 3-hitter for Pizza Inn, striking out 10 and yielding only 2 walks along the way as he spearheaded an 8-2 win for his squad against the Wesley Men in last Thursday evening's Rocky Mount Little League baseball action at the RM Sports Complex.
Gay received ample offensive support from Toby Bailey, who lead the 'Pie eaters at the dish with a 2-3 outing, and scored two runs in the process.

NEWPORT NEWS, VA. -- The 7th-ranked North Carolina Wesleyan College Baseball Team dropped its rematch at Christopher Newport University last Friday, falling 8-7 in a back-and-forth contest.
The tough non-conference loss dropped the Bishops to 23-5 overall, while the Captains improved to 12-7.

RED OAK -- Spring Break didn't curtail the momentum the Northern Nash High School boys tennis team continues to gain in the always-competitive Big East Conference.
The Fighting Knights returned from break and have been rolling, including victories last week against league rivals Rocky Mount and Wilson Hunt.

Northern Nash's Mason Pittman follows his tee shot on a par-3 during Tuesday's Big East Conference boys golf match in Rocky Mount.

(L to R) Southern Nash High School's Vanessa Velez and Wilson Fike's Ashlyn Brunetti joust for the ball during last Thursday afternoon's Big East Conference matchup at the SNHS Soccer Complex in Stanhope.

Nash County native Chris Mizzelle talks to his Wilson Fike club at halftime of last Thursday's Big East Conference girls soccer match on the road versus Southern Nash.

Southern Nash High School's Jada Zimmerman sends the ball to a teammate during last Thursday's Big East Conference home girls soccer event versus Wilson Fike. The visiting Lady Demons won the matchup by a 1-0 margin for Coach Chris Mizelle.