Children have the chance to grow their very own jumbo pumpkin through a fun-filled 4-H project.
Nash County 4-H's second annual Grow a Giant Pumpkin Project will give area children the tools they need to be a successful gigantic pumpkin grower.
Matt Stevens, agriculture and horticulture agent at Nash County NC Cooperative Extension, said the purpose of the project is to expose children to growing fruits and vegetables and boost their excitement for agricultural activities.

The Nash County Sheriff's Office is planning to use grant funds it will receive soon for the purchase of a new vehicle to assist with combating crime.
Nash County finance officer Donna Wood said $7.5 million was allocated in the state budget to the department of public safety in the 2021-2022 budget for providing grant funds to sheriff's offices with populations of 210,000 or fewer.

Siblings Alayna Whichard, Ava Whichard, Ayden Whichard, and Elijah Whichard enjoy an afternoon of sunshine playing at Glover Park in Nashville.

A man suspected of robbing several banks died last Friday after an intense Interstate 95 chase with Nash County Sheriff's Office deputies.
Nash County Sheriff Keith Stone said the sheriff's office received an alert the armed and dangerous suspect was at bay from the Robeson County Sheriff's Office.
Sixty-year-old Thomas Lester Ketelsen of Conover was traveling northbound on I-95 near mile marker 132 towards Rocky Mount and Nashville on March 11.

Two public information sessions will be held next week for citizens to weigh in on the proposed redrawn maps for school district representation.
One meeting will be at Southern Nash High School on Tuesday, March 22 while the other will be at Nash Central High on Wednesday, March 23. Both sessions will take place at 6:30 p.m.

Nash County will celebrate Heritage Day in Bailey on March 19 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
The event will be held at 6168 Deans Street in Bailey featuring local farmers offering information about how food is produced in Nash County, music from Shannon Baker and Sometime Soon, a farmers market, old-time tractors, agricultural demonstrations, and lots of family fun.

A Nashville native plans to return home to host a special event in memory of his father.
Travis Hedgepeth and his non-profit organization, Keep Swinging, Inc., are organizing and hosting a 5K, 10K and half marathon on Saturday, October 29 from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m.
Travis brought his idea before Nashville's Town Council last month.

Several decommissioned train cars from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus caught fire by a swamp last Thursday near Spring Hope.
Spring Hope Fire Department Fire Chief Travis Green said several area units were dispatched to the scene at 6:58 a.m. March 10. Firefighters from Spring Hope, Momeyer, Nashville, Coopers, Red Oak, Battleboro, Rocky Mount, West Mount, and Ferrell's all worked together to extinguish the flames.

Drunk and disruptive reported at Jones St/E. Church St, Nashville on 03/06/22
Injuring property to obtain nonferrous metals and larceny felony reported at 100 Industrial Dr, Nashville on 03/09/22
Larceny after breaking/entering - felony at 1847 S. First St., Nashville on 3/10/22

Financial transaction card fraud reported on 03/11/22, damage to state or local gov't property, and assault serious bodily injury reported at 100 N. Boddie St., Nashville on 03/09/22
Fraudulent information, possession of drug paraphernalia (not marijuana), and possession of cocaine reported at 10427 Camp Charles Rd., Bailey on 03/11/22

Where does your food come from? If you're like many Americans, the answer is the grocery store, which is disturbing. The grocery store isn't where food comes from - it's just from where it's distributed. In reality, far too many people are unaware of the role of American agriculture in their daily lives . . . and what it really takes to have food on their dinner table.

Products we use in our everyday lives come from plant and animal byproducts produced by America's farmers and ranchers

1) The agriculture industry supports nearly 700,000 jobs
2) More than 80 different crops and commodities are grown in North Carolina
3) More than 8 million acres of land is used for farming

In the U.S. in 1998, hens produced 6,657,000,000 dozen eggs - that's 6.657 billion dozen! After these eggs were laid, about two-thirds were sold in the shell and one third of them were broken - not by accident, but on purpose. Because after the eggs are broken out of their shells, they can be made into liquid, frozen, dried and specialty egg products.

*A hive of bees flies over 55,000 miles to bring you one pound of honey. A honey bee can fly 15 miles per hour.
*Honey bees must tap two million flowers to make one pound of honey. Each worker honey bee makes 1/12th teaspoon of honey in its lifetime.
*Honey bees visit 50-100 flowers during one honey collecting trip.

Diane Sawyer had a special on 20/20 last Friday night 25 years after the Heaven's Gate murders and suicide. Robbie and I watched in utter amazement. How could anyone believe that eternal life would first come on an alien spacecraft shadowing the tail of a comet? To be ready to take the trip, they had on their spacesuits, Nike tennis shoes, and had a bag packed to take along.

Peachtree members would like to have everyone to pray for Ukraine and this world and its people. We hope you spend a peaceful and enjoyable coming week. Happy St. Patrick's Day to all.
The Sanctuary flower arrangement today was lovingly given to honor our Lord by Lynn and David Griffin in loving memory of Jonathan Kerby Griffin.

Axiom Development 3, LLC and Axiom Land Bank, LLC to Axiom Property Development, LLC; 41.04 acres
Carolyn Finch Ellis and Charles Wayne Ellis to Angela Finch Stallings; 9.4442 acres
Angela Finch Stallings to Carolyn Finch Ellis and Charles Wayne Ellis; 9.310 acres

Building Permit
Commercial
Hatteras Stella, 470 Swift Creek School Rd; addition; $10,000
Richard Belk, 4626 Coleman Dr; renovation/alteration; $2,000,000

It sometimes seems emails can be overwhelming, but there was one at work that was much-welcomed not long ago: masks would be optional starting the next day.
My reaction was not far off the same one I have when the Carolina Hurricanes score a goal or J.D. Martinez hits a home run or someone asks if I'd like a doughnut.
I used a variety of face coverings over the last two years.

Many things are falling back into place after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19. One event was able to slip in its 2020 program the week before the world came to a screeching halt in March of 2020.
The Nashville Chamber of Commerce hosts the Distinguished Citizen Reception annually to recognize a community advocate. In 2020 the chamber held its event in early March naming Jamey Baines its Distinguished Citizen.

This photo originally published in The Nashville Graphic on September 27, 1979. Mrs. Virginia Baines was pictured weighing garden seed at People's Hardware in downtown Nashville. Today the building is occupied by the Nashville Exchange restaurant.