Union Hill Baptist Church is celebrating 150 years of existence during its annual homecoming in September.
The place of worship is one of the oldest churches in Nash County. It began in 1871 during the Antebellum period as a brush arbour, or a private location where free and enslaved people would meet to practice their religious traditions.

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A high-speed chase in Nashville ended with a totaled car and the arrest of the driver.
North Carolina Highway Patrol Senior Trooper Perry Caskey said he was outside the Nash County Courthouse performing a traffic stop for a vehicle on August 26 around 9:53 p.m. when he witnessed another vehicle speeding past.

A community day was held in Castalia August 27 by town resident Cortney McCalston. The purpose of it was to bring awareness to violent crimes and to promote unity. Children participated in activities including water balloon games, jumping in bouncy houses, storytime, and sack races. McCalston said community day will be held again in the summer of 2023.
Pictured above, Jeremiah Godwin and Jaylen Pryor participate in a sack race.

Nash County's draft future land use plan seeks to help the county grow but some farmers are concerned about how it will impact their farmland.
Nash County Planning and Inspections Department Director Adam Tyson said the current land use plan was adopted over 16 years ago.
He said it is necessary to update the plan every five to 10 years, according to how a community is experiencing growth and change.

Tamika Hill, senior services coordinator (left), and Wendy Perry, senior services supervisor, are excited to honor Nash County volunteers during the center\'s annual appreciation event.

The Nash County Senior Center recognized a few of its volunteers during its annual volunteer social.
The social was held at the Nash County Senior Center on August 24 with the theme, "Nacho Average Volunteer."
Tamika Hill, Nash County Senior Center senior services coordinator, said the social is a great way to show appreciation to volunteers for hard work they put forth in the community.

A Louisburg man was sentenced to prison for his role in the overdose death of a Nashville woman.
Aaron Lloyd, 26, pled guilty to death by distribution last week and was sentenced to between 70 and 96 months in jail.
"The Death by Distribution statue that was created in 2019 has been an effective tool in our efforts to address the source of these dangerous drugs," Franklin County Sheriff Kent Winstead said in a statement.

Nashville's newly appointed police chief, J.T. Winstead, held a promotional ceremony and badge pinning on August 18th to recognize recently promoted officers.
Winstead was promoted to Nashville's new police chief upon the retirement of former chief Anthony Puckett.
Attendees of the badge pinning event included Nashville Mayor Brenda Brown, families and mentors from surrounding agencies along with federal partners and supervisors to support officers receiving promotions.

My first thought when thinking about writing this article today was about collars. What brought this subject to mind was several situations. One was a dog that came in with wire wrapped around his neck. Grrrr..
Another was a dog we pulled into temp foster that had a collar that was so tight that our foster couldn't get her finger in it.

"All that the Father gives me will come to me, and the one who comes to me, I will by no means cast out." (John 6:37)
Now that's a promise from the Lord that we should never forget. Once we come to know the Lord as our personal savior, we enter into a relationship through which we can count on him, no matter what! Easier said than done, huh?

"Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. (Matthew 28:19-20)
Change. For many it's a bad word. This world is changing rapidly and I don't think it will stop. I believe God is a transforming God.

Red Oak Baptist Church had another great day, Sunday, August 28! During Promotion Sunday, the church recognized the children who will be entering 1st grade with a gift of a Bible. The 1st graders included Sawyer Boone, Jesse Brunch, Emily Conner, Jackson Ennis, Windley Griffin, and Fletcher Williams. Also recognized were those Sunday School members who had perfect attendance during the year.

North Carolina's egg prices were higher on small, lower on the balance when compared to last week. Supplies were fairly light to meet a moderate demand. The North Carolina weighted average price quoted Thursday, August 18, for small lot sales of delivered, cartoned, grade "A" eggs was 240.61 for Extra Large, 227.06 for Large, 181.64 for Medium, and 155.00 for Small eggs.

Teresa Ann Rife, Teresa Ruiz and Dale Rife to Rum-Clarke Properties, LLC; 4045 South Hathaway Boulevard, Rocky Mount; $55,000
Dorothy Marie Shearin, Dottie Marie Shearin and Dennis Leland Morin to Teresa Kaitlyn Wester; Section 4, Westry Crossing, Block C, Lot 1
Point East Properties, LLC to Charles Lee Tooley, III and Summer Racene Tooley; 5486 Quail Roost Road, Battleboro; $160,000

Building Permit Commercial
Robbie B. Davis, 3713 Halifax Rd; new construction; $98,600
Blake Sailors, 10679 E NC 97; miscellaneous; $28,000

Nashville
9/13/2022: 2:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Nashville United Methodist Church, 209 East Washington Street

Firearm by felon and simple possession of schedule VI controlled substance reported at NC 58/Taylors Store Rd on 08/27/22
Larceny felony reported at Glover Park Memorial Dr, Nashville on 08/23/22
Larceny misdemeanor reported at 735 E. Washington St, Nashville on 08/27/22

Recovered property reported at 100 N. Boddie St, Nashville on 08/25/22
Damage to real property and misdemeanor breaking and entering reported at 1207 Thompson Chapel Rd, Wilson on 08/24/22
Motor vehicle theft-all other vehicles reported at 13200 Tiffany Ln, Whitakers on 08/24/22

My wife Kristi finally had me "chipped."
Pets can have a device inserted under their skin that lets the owner monitor their whereabouts in case they get lost.
I'm now wearing a device under my skin that my doctors are calling a "glucose monitoring device."

Opinions, ideas and visions. We've all got them - which is a good thing! Sometimes we have to throw out multiple ideas before we find something we feel might have a chance of success or at least something we feel we can live with. And sometimes the idea may seem sufficient when only looking from one side of an issue.
Downtown merchants have been struggling with parking issues since the 70s.

This photo originally published in The Nashville Graphic on August 14, 1958. The giant-sized pumpkin was grown by Claude Tyner (left), son of Louis Tyner of the Beulah Community. J.W. Stallings, assistant farm agent, checks the pumpkin for size.