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NASHVILLE- Citing increased calls for animal assistance from Nash County and referencing both Halifax and Edgecombe Counties enacting a ban on chaining dogs, a PETA representative is asking that Nash County enact a chaining ban and also adopt mandatory spay and neutering for adoptable animals at the Pet Connection Center.
Rachel Bellis, Director of Local Affairs with People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) addressed Nash commissioners June 1st.

RED OAK - Organizers for the 2026 Family Freedom Celebration, planned June 28th at Ennis Park from 6 to 9 p.m., are keeping their ears perked in the event that a "Burn Ban" is declared before then; if that should happen, no fireworks will light the sky.
Nash County is in a state of extreme drought, and while the N.C. Forestry Service lifted a statewide ban on opening burning for all 100 counties on May 8, "that could change at any time," according to Mayor Levell Langley, retired Red Oak Firefighter and Board of Directors Board Vice-Chair.

NASHVILLE - The Nash County Planning Board, whose members oversee major subdivision requests and make development recommendations, is shifting one-third of its members; three of its nine positions expire at the end of this month.
The three members with expiring positions are Robert Cordell (District #2); Kim Moore (District #1) and Randy Adcox (District #7).
Tia Foula, Assistant Nash County Manager, told Nash commissioners June 1st that Cordell had applied for reappointment and had submitted a letter explaining that his planning board absences were from a medical condition.

SPRING HOPE - The town's second annual sidewalk art competition, "Chalk It Up," was held Saturday, June 6th, attracting 20 participants. The event was rescheduled from its originally publicized May 2nd date because of rain. Different sections of downtown were set aside for artists in each of four age divisions, with most beginning to sketch by about 8:30 a.m.
Artists were supplied with chalk, hand wipes and bottled water.

NASHVILLE - Conditional rezoning for a new 151-lot subdivision between Middlesex and Spring Hope has been given the go-ahead at the county level, pending future approval relating to a hookup to county water.
The Bissett's Bay Subdivision, planned on about 193 acres located on both sides of W. Old Spring Hope Road, Middlesex, just south of Frazier's Crossroads was the subject of a second public hearing June 1st.

ROCKY MOUNT - A person's actions, particularly in the case of saving the life of another, can have lifelong effects. Nearly 20 years after one Army officer saved the life of another soldier, that officer - now a Nashville Citizen of the Year - has received the Purple Heart.
Shawn Holland, Vice-Chairman of Seegars Fence Company and the 2025 recipient of the Nashville Chamber's Citizen of the Year award, was presented the Purple Heart during an emotional ceremony May 23rd at Nash Community College.