Nashville's Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a candidate forum next week for the three citizens who have filed to run for two Nashville Town Council seats.
Incumbents Kate Burns and Larry Taylor along with newcomer Eddie Thomas are all running for the seats in the upcoming November 2nd election.
The chamber is hosting the forum to offer citizens a chance to meet and hear from the candidates.

A Macclesfield man has been charged with first-degree murder after alledgedly shooting his son-in-law at a Nashville residence Monday morning.
Nashville Police responded to a call at Mulberry Road to find Bobby Braswell, 30, unconscious at Aspen Court.
Though life saving measures were given by police and fire department staff, and upon the arrival of Nash County Emergency Services, the victim was pronounced dead at the site of the shooting.

Coopers Volunteer Fire and Rescue held its annual community day last Saturday. The event offered hot dogs, ice cream, games and activities for youth and a chance to pose with Sparky the fire dog. NC Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey also visited the event.
Pictured above, 8 month old Joseph DelCarmen sports his junior firefighter hat.

Nash County is recommending to spend $860,000 of its American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds on a vaccination incentive program for Nash County school age children 12-18 years old in the form of a card program.
At Monday's Nash County Commissioners meeting, Nash County Finance Director Donna Wood offered an outline of items and programs suggested by a committee which was appointed to explore possible uses for the ARP funds. Each item on the report included a recommended budget of funding from the ARP monies.

Nash County Commissioners were presented with the first draft of a redistricting plan on Monday.
All local governments which elect members using districts are required by law to evaluate population changes or inequalities of district populations every ten years upon the release of new census numbers.

A Nashville resident wants the town to consider honoring veterans by displaying banners throughout town during veteran-related holidays.
Michael Pardue make the request at the September 7 Nashville Town Council meeting.
Pardue said he was traveling to Boston with his oldest son to visit his youngest son at college. The two made the trek a two-day trip, stopping along the way.
On one of those stops, Pardue said he came across a small town in Pennsylvania.

North Carolina Wesleyan College alumna, Caroline Little '07, has joined the College as Alumni Relations Coordinator. As an ambassador for the College, she will collaborate with colleagues to create and maintain pathways for alumni participation in order to advance the mission and vision of NC Wesleyan.
Little graduated from NC Wesleyan in 2007 with a degree in Psychology, earning President's List and National Dean's List honors.

Possession of heroin, warrant service, possession controlled substance at prison/jail premises on 9/13/21 at 1201 Thompson Chapel Rd., Wilson on 9/13/21
Missing persons reported at 1686 Barnes Hill Church Rd., Nashville on 9/12/21
Assault on female, assault with deadly weapon with inflicting serious injury reported at 1941 S. First St., Nashville on 9/15/21

Local Government Federal Credit Union (LGFCU) awarded John Winstead, Town of Nashville, a scholarship for the Administrative Officers Management Program (AOMP) as part of NC State University's Public Safety Leadership Initiative.
This scholarship is offered to Local Government Federal Credit Union (LGFCU) members employed in local government law enforcement to provide management and leadership education.

CMH Homes, Inc. to Chester Voorhis; 9677 Old Middlesex Road, Middlesex; $270,000
Billy's Home Service, Inc. to Peacemakers of Rocky Mount, Inc.; properrty along Davis Street
Campbell University and Campbell University Inc. to Benjamin Wilson; lot MB 43; $48,000

Commercial Building Permits
Rachel Taylor, 3635 N Halifax Rd; sign; $25,000
Norris Morgan, 117 W. Church St; renovation/alteration; $2,300

We recently had Patriot Day to honor those who lost their lives during the 9/11 attacks. Everyone's minds were flooded with memories from that awful day and the following weeks.
After 9/11/01, Americans began thinking a lot about God. Church attendance was up dramatically as were the sale of Bibles. It seemed that the battle between good and evil reached the very soul of man.

A wake-up call for the Lord's Church - this is what our world desperately needs! As I ponder many things this morning and reflect on my past Sunday's sermon, I'm particularly interested in some questions that arise for me from the text this morning, Mark 2:1-12.
The story is very familiar to church attendees and there is not much I can say that you haven't heard. Perhaps that is why I write, to provoke our thinking. Maybe it's time for change.

The Baptist Men of Red Oak Baptist enjoyed their monthly breakfast meeting on Sunday, September 19.
The North Carolina Mission Offering will continue through the month of September at Red Oak Baptist Church. This offering supports the work of Baptist Men and disaster relief as well as many other ministries throughout the state.

The church suffers from many attacks.
This is a present reality that will undoubtedly exist until Christ returns.
The attacks, however, that seem to get the most attention oftentimes are the attacks that the church should come to expect.

We at Peachtree Baptist Church would like to announce that our church Homecoming Celebration 2021 has been postponed for this year due to the continued Covid-19, the DV and The MU strains. These infections continue to be threats. We will reschedule Our Homecoming for next year Sunday, September 25, 2022. We hope you can join us then.

My youngest son says our new air fryer is the greatest thing I've ever bought.
I don't know about that.
In his lifetime, we've bought firearms, our first flat screen TV, a bug zapper shaped like a tennis racket, goats and blackout curtains.
Lowell has been known for dramatic and hyperbolic commentary on a daily basis, but I'd agree it does rank high among gadgets.

If you "Google" long enough you will find the answer you want - but it won't necessarily be the right answer!
It can be somewhat frustrating in this business to make all the necessary calls to track down accurate information so that we relay to our readers the most up-to-date reliable information as possible to only find people googling or surfing social media to find the answer they "want" to hear.
Regardless the issue, this seems to be happening in all arenas and at all ages.

Dear Editor: The CSX/NC DOT Carolina Connector puts Rocky Mount and Edgecombe County in the logistics spotlight.
Interest continues to build in the intermodal facility on Old Battleboro Road as we approach opening day in early October. Since its announcement in April 2019, The Carolina Connector has been on the radar of shippers and businesses all across the US.

Dear Editor:
Peace be with you. Anyone knows me know that I am a faithful walker. I walk at dark-thirty (that is a real time) every morning. This morning while on my stroll this big white truck pulls to the side and this guy jumps out.

This photo originally published in The Nashville Graphic on September 21, 1988. Sandy Cross United Methodist Church's Rev. Jimmy Reavis was dressed as John Wesley Sunday as part of the John Wesley Day celebration.

RACE TO THE BALL. (L to R) Southern Nash\'s Kevin Dominguez and Bunn\'s Will Sutton joust for possession during last Wednesday\'s league boys soccer event.

STANHOPE -- Carlos Barron has fielded some strong teams during his tenure as Southern Nash's boys soccer coach -- but this might be his best club yet.
Even with a tough schedule, the Firebirds have rolled through regular season action to date -- and appear to be headed for a pair of showdowns with Franklinton with the Big East Conference Championship at stake.

PERFECTION. Freshman Christian Buck has yet to miss a PAT this season for the Rocky Mount High School Gryphons.

ROCKY MOUNT -- The opening football game of the split-classification duels in the Big East Conference proved to be much more competitive than some observers had predicted.
According to those prognosticators, Class 3-A titan Rocky Mount was supposed to have little difficulty with 2-A Bunn in last Thursday's league kickoff for both clubs.

NASH CENTRAL'S JUSTUS STATEN

ROCKY MOUNT -- Both Southern Nash and Nash Central were able to take something positive away from last Friday's Big East Conference football opener for both clubs.
Tradition-rich Southern Nash got the victory as the Firebirds took a necessary step toward gaining their fifth league championship over the past six seasons.

WASHINGTON -- After a gut-wrenching loss to D.H. Conley just one week prior, the Northern Nash Knights closed out non-conference football play last Friday night with a commanding 69-36 win over the Washington Pam Pack.
Northern Nash did so after a strange week, consisting of a last-minute scheduling change, and a positive COVID-19 test result that fortunately did not further itself through the program.

NEW NCHS COACH TREY SUMLER AS A PLAYER AT WCU

ROCKY MOUNT -- If Trey Sumler enjoys the same kind of success as a coach that he did during his playing days, then the Nash Central High School boys basketball program has an extremely promising future.
Regarded as the top boys hoops player in school history, Sumler is returning to the NCHS campus -- this time as Central's head coach.

ROCKY MOUNT -- The North Carolina Wesleyan College football program hosted its third straight home game to start the season on Saturday and fell 32-7 to Brevard College in the Bishops' USA South Conference opener.
The Bishops got off to a good start, stopping Brevard on fourth-and-goal from the 1 to get a goal-line stand in the first quarter, but then gave up a safety on the next play to go down 2-0 early.

RALEIGH -- Last Saturday night proved to be a time to remember for members -- both past and present -- of the Southern Nash High School football program.
That's when a trio of former Firebirds were on the field at Carter-Finley Stadium when the Furman Paladins visited the North Carolina State University Wolfpack for a non-conference college football showdown.

BLAZING SPEED. Northern Nash's Adam McCarthy (right) speeds through the midfield for the Fighting Knights during Monday's home conference contest against the Franklinton Red Rams.

RED OAK -- A throw-in is often viewed as a pedestrian play, but it paid huge dividends twice for the Franklinton Red Rams during their road boys soccer meeting Monday at Big East Conference rival Northern Nash.
The unbeaten Red Rams scored on two occasions off throw-ins early in the match and never looked back en route to defeating the Fighting Knights by a 6-1 margin at the NNHS Soccer Complex.

Southern Nash High School's Isidro Romero (middle) tries to squeeze between two Bunn defenders during last Wednesday's Big East Conference boys soccer showdown.

Southern Nash's Raul Nunez (right) holds off a Bunn defender during last Wednesday afternoon's Big East Conference matchup at the SNHS Soccer Complex in Stanhope.

Rocky Mount High School's Da'marhjae Mitchell tries to hang on to the ball while being tackled during last Thursday night's home conference decision against the Bunn Wildcats.

(L to R) Northern Nash's Paul Mboumien and Franklinton's Ryan Martinez race toward the ball during Monday evening's Big East Conference contest at the NNHS Soccer Field in Red Oak.

Rocky Mount High School quarterback Stephone Jones releases a pass while being chased by Bunn's LB Bolden during last Thursday's football contest.

Southern Nash's Sammy Gandy (with ball) attempts to surge past a Nash Cental defender during last Friday's Big East Conference football matchup.

Nash Central High School veteran Justus Staten speeds away for a touchdown for the Bulldogs during last Friday night's Big East Conference game versus Southern Nash.

Aiden Narron and Lewis Turner were on hand to offer information about Coopers Boy Scout Pack #37 at the Coopers Fire and Rescue Community Day on Saturday.

Coopers volunteer firefighter Jarrett Moss assists Carson Hyde with the youth obstacle course at the firehouse.

Aryana Rivera, 7, is all smiles while enjoying all of the festivities during the community day event.