Members of the Nash County Public Schools Board of Education unanimously voted Monday night during a special called meeting to make wearing a mask at school optional.
Staff and students are still required to wear a mask on a school bus or activity bus due to current federal guidelines suggested by the Center of Disease Control (CDC.)

Nash County EMS workers are struggling with fatigue which calls for the need to possibly change their hours in the future.
The emergency services department has three different shifts that rotate hours on a 24 hour on, 24 hours off basis daily. Those shifts are the A, B, and C shifts.
About 25 workers are included within each shift.

Gabrielyn Rundle, a fifth grade student at Cedar Grove Elementary, displays her trophy upon winning the Nash County Public Schools district spelling bee. She will now compete at the state's regional contest to be held in Charlotte.

A fifth grader from Cedar Grove Elementary will be headed to compete in the state's regional spelling bee in Charlotte.
Nash County's district spelling bee was held at the Impact Center Thursday night to determine which student would go to regionals.
Parents watched anxiously as 30 nervous students from the third through eighth grade vied for the top spot.

Charlie Lewis is super ecstatic about turning 100 this Saturday.
He was born February 26, 1922. Lewis grew up in the Leggett area, near Tarboro and Whitakers and lived there for 27 years. In the 1960s, he moved to the Nash County area.

A widespread brushfire broke out behind a home in Nashville last Thursday night.
Firefighters from Nashville, Castalia, Red Oak and White Level and the NC Forest Service were all called around 8:36 p.m. to the burning area behind a house on Bunting Road.

The Nashville Farmers Market is planning its grand opening for April 22.
Nashville's Town Council approved the vendor fees last Tuesday so staff could move forward with securing vendors.
The vendor fees will mimic the fees for vendors at the Nash County Farmers Market.

Students at Nasvhille Elementary School celebrate "Twosday." 2/22/22, a palindrome date, which means its the same forward and back. The event will not happen again in a lifetime. Pictured, Robin Reynolds and her class pose for a photo with their Twosday hats.

Kohleigh Wade, Jaleia Williams, Avery Joyner and Kyleigh Creech dress in tutus for Twosday.

Town of Nashville Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources is gearing up to host a slew of fun events for the entire family.
The first event to kick off is the Music in the Park series, a monthly concert series that will be March 19, April 22, and May 20 at Stoney Creek Environmental Park from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

A Whitakers man was sentenced last Friday to 12 ½ years in federal prison for armed drug trafficking.
The Nash County Sheriff's Office received information May 2020 that Tony Darrel Pittman, 42, was distributing drugs around the Rocky Mount area.
An investigation of Pittman ensued for several months. From May and September 2020, a private tipster made controlled purchases of fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and crack cocaine from Pittman.

A Bailey man was arrested Monday night for breaking and entering the Bailey Nash County ABC store on Deans Street.
Nash County Sheriff's Office deputies responsded to the alarm at approximately 9 p.m. A witness observed the subject breaking the front glass door and entering the business. Another witness told deputies the subject exited the business and ran towards Joyner's Mini Mart. Deputies set up a perimeter and conducted a K-9 track.

Larceny felony and injuring property to obtain nonferrous metals reported at 733 E. Washington St, Nashville on 02/15/22
Reckless driving, speeding, posession of drug paraphernalia, and resisting arrest/hinder and delay reported at MM 460 US 64 E on 02/13/22
Obtain property by false pretense reported at 102 Sunshine Ct, Nashville on 02/13/22

Warrant service reported at 10792 W. Old Spring Hope Rd, Spring Hope on 02/19/22
Larceny-outside of building (not for sale) reported at 10839 Christian Rd, Wilson on 02/14/22
Assault with deadly weapon with inflicting serious injury reported at 11486 Anderson Rd, Spring Hope on 02/18/22

Building Permit
Residential
Geoffrey Cramer, 8240 S NC 231; swimming pool; $20,000
Carolyn and Wayne Ellis, 8056 Old Middlesex Rd; renovation/alteration; $1,276

Kennedy Miller, a senior studying vocal performance and English in the College of Arts & Sciences, is Carolina's 22nd Marshall Scholar. The prestigious Marshall Scholarship funds graduate studies in any field at up to two institutions in the United Kingdom.

Nash County Public Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the second semester of the 2021-2022 school year. The following students at Rocky Mount High School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

Hayhad, LLC to Theresa Marie Vagnoni and Frank Vagnoni; Waterstone Section 1, Lots 11 and 12
Mullen and Company, Inc. to Daryl Ray Bass and Rita Dew Bass; Beth Eden, Phase Three, Lot 16
Sara L. Stephens and Brandy L. Stephens to Sara L. Stephens and Brandy L. Stephens; Section 5, High Meadows, Block H, Lot 2

"But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power." (2 Timothy 3:1-5)

Our world needs Jesus! If you've been involved in a local church for any length of time, you've most likely heard or read the words of Jesus as recorded in Matthew 5:13-16. In this text Jesus refers to believers as "the light of the world." I hope you'll take a moment to read this text for yourself.
Recently, I've been drawn to the epistle of 1 John and in fact, I am now preaching through this letter on Sunday mornings.

The Baptist Men enjoyed their monthly breakfast meeting on Sunday, January 30.
The youth and children will have a soup and sandwich lunch on Sunday, February 13 following the morning worship. Cost for lunch is $5 and all proceeds go to support the youth and children attending summer missions camps.

Peachtree members would like to wish everyone a Happy Sunday. We hope you spend a peaceful afternoon and coming week.
The Sanctuary flower arrangement today was lovingly given to honor our Lord by Susan and Lawrence Edwards in loving memory of Karen Edwards and Tom Moorefield.

Nash County Public Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the second semester of the 2021-2022 school year. The following students at Red Oak Middle School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

Nash County Public Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the second semester of the 2021-2022 school year. The following students at Southern Nash Middle School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

Nash County Public Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the second semester of the 2021-2022 school year. The following students at Northern Nash High School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

Nash County Public Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the second semester of the 2021-2022 school year. The following students at Southern Nash High School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

Nash County Public Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the second semester of the 2021-2022 school year. The following students at Nash Central High School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

Nash County Public Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the second semester of the 2021-2022 school year. The following students at Nash-Rocky Mount Early College High School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

This supply chain mess was all fun and games until they started monkeying around with my bacon supply and jalapeño cheese puffs.
Now I'm paying attention -- it has hit close to home.
First, my favorite "market style" bacon started disappearing from the cases of one of my regular grocery stores.

I can't imagine pulling a 24-hour shift and having anything else to give, let alone have a good attitude.
I have been burning the midnight oil myself for quite some time and these days it takes a lot more coffee to even get me to the point of having a reasonable conversation with another human first thing in the morning.

This photo originally published in The Nashville Graphic on August 21, 1979. Steve Evans (left) and his brother Keith demonstrated how tobacco is put onto racks prior to curing in a bulk barn. Looking on are guides from the Phillip Morris plant in Richmond who, along with company executives, toured tobacco operation in Nash County that year as guests of the Nash County Extension Service.