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Jeanna Vivian Taylor Bryan and Michael Edwin Bryan to C.T. Williams Corporation; 16 acres, 28.56 acres, 20.44 acres and 20.44 acres
Haile Jones and Christy Thomas to Guillermo G. Gallardo and Irsannia Gallardo; Ford's Colony at Rocky Mount, Section II, Lot 95
Dwayne Samuell and Tana W. Samuell to Kristopher A. Rutkowsky and Kayla P. Rutkowsky; Section 6, Creekside Manor, Lot 36; $228,000
Ashton Raleigh Residential, LLC to Allyson Marietta and James Marietta; Middleton Farms Subdivision, Lot 62; $324,000

NASHVILLE - A solemn ceremony held among both tears and sunshine commemorated the lives and sacrifices of 11 fallen law enforcement officers May 15th. The Peace Officers Memorial Service, conducted between the courthouse and the Nash County Sheriff's Office at 10 a.m. Friday, was beautifully choreographed to allow space, and speech, to remember those lost from Nash County.
Chairs were arranged beneath a gently waving American flag, suspended from a Nashville Fire Department ladder truck.

NASHVILLE - The second of three planned budget workshop meetings for Nashville focused primarily on increases in Public Works, most related to water and sewer, but also touched on a staff-proposed two-cent tax rate increase and continued discussion about Public Safety pay.
Meeting May 13th, the Nashville town council flipped through pages of budget line items, engaging in discussion with Randy Lansing, town manager, and Jason Glover, Public Works Director. Human Resources Director Lily Urieta, armed with salary schedule handouts and comparative starting pay figures from similarly-sized towns, did not get to present as the three-hour meeting concluded at noon.

The Town of Nashville Parks and Recreation held the official opening ceremony for the town's new Splash Pad located at Glover Park. The long awaited vision for the amenity for local youth has been talked about for more than three decades. Pictured, Griffin Burns, center, celebrates amidst the spray as Emme Burns, left, adjusts the flow and Gianna Donovan, right, runs. The grand opening included a ribbon cutting and also the unveiling of a new pickleball court and shelter.

SPRING HOPE - A third budget workshop meeting for Spring Hope town officials has been scheduled May 21st after a marathon three and one-half hour meeting last week left changes to be made.
While a first workshop, unpublicized, was held April 25th, the second attempt May 11th resulted in almost a line-by-line discussion, often with debate. Among items heavily examined were the amount of gasoline used by the police department, how much the town has been spending for legal fees, and a $33,000 increase for Recreation.

NASHVILLE - National Police Week was observed from Sunday, May 10 through Saturday May 16th, a time set aside to honor and remember the service and sacrifice of law enforcement officers across the country.
While law enforcement officers take care of the public, who, besides their families and friends, takes care of them?
For the Nashville Police Department, that would be their brand-new Chaplain, Randy "Chappy" Garner, who has been on the (volunteer) job four months.

MOMEYER - The town of Momeyer is holding its new budget tight to the line, despite anticipating a 12.3% jump in revenues, primarily from more sales tax money.
Council members went line by line at their May 11th meeting with George Alma Edwards, Finance Officer, with relatively little comment.
Edward Jackson, councilman, referencing the planned $12,455 purchase of a generator and gas line installation at town hall, said he strongly recommended adding an annual service contract to support said generator.

NASHVILLE - A familiar face will now be missing at town council meetings, as well as at the Blooming Festival and a host of other town happenings.
Elaine Smith Robertson, former Citizen of the Year and volunteer in Nashville, has passed away at the age of 86.
"To know Elaine really was to love her and enjoy being in her presence," said Brenda Brown, Mayor, adding that Elaine "always wore a smile and wanted to know how she could help." Brown said Elaine had no fear about giving her views on town council agenda items while always working to have a positive impact with anything she did.

NASHVILLE - The proposed Fiscal Year 2027 budget for Nash County has been worked out- with a planned June 1st public hearing - but at least one item is still on the drawing board after the May 18th Nash County commissioners' meeting: that being whether or not to add about $500,000 from the General Fund to buy eight more requested vehicles for the Nash County Sheriff's Office. Should that money be drawn, it would not affect the Sheriff's Office budget's operational budget.
NCSO asked for 18. Ten were in an initial budget draft, with three added for three new school resource officers, but the buck stopped there.

Nashville Mayor Pro-Tem Larry Taylor cuts the ribbon at the official opening of the Glover Park Splash Pad. With Taylor are a mix of town officials, representatives of the NPD, the Nash County School Board of Education, Elks Club, local businesspeople and local children.

The Nashville Police Department continues to investigate shots fired in the parking lot of Hardee's at 361 W. Washington Street in Nashville on May 14 at 2 p.m.
Officers responded to a report of shots fired at the Hardee's location. While en route, a citizen flagged down an officer and reported observing an individual running several blocks from the scene. Officers quickly located the individual in the area of Sixth Street and Brooklyn Boulevard, where he was detained without incident. A firearm recovered at that time later found and believed to be the weapon involved in the incident, as well as wearing a work uniform consistent with the shooters apparel captured on camera at the original incident location.

If you're a parent, I'm sure you've said it. You're going to hear it a lot on TV and the internet in graduation speeches. It's going to come up in conversation.
"Life isn't fair."
My view on that expression has changed a lot over the last few years. As a matter of fact, when someone says it around me now, my response is usually, "Thank goodness."

My husband and I live a few miles outside of Nashville's town limits in a community which was well known back in the day as the Dean's Community. Today, most refer to our neighborhood as the Elm Grove Community.
The community is the homeland of my husband. He was always surrounded during his youth by an incredible tight-knit circle of families.
Fast forward, the community hasn't changed all that much - but times have indeed changed quite a bit.

This photo was found in The Nashville Graphic July 1976 archives. It appears to be a photo taken during a parade held in Red Oak celebrating America's Bicentennial.

Scientists tell us that the value of the human body in today's market is around $160.00. In other words, the chemicals and minerals found in our bodies have very little over-the-counter value.
Obviously, our lives are priceless to our families, even though our bodies are not worth very much at all. The soul, however, is a whole different story. Notice in the above verse what Jesus said.

Christians hold that the eight survivors of The Great Flood (Noah and his wife, their three sons, and their wives) disembarked the Ark on Mount Ararat and then migrated to the Plains of Shinar in ancient Mesopotamia. There, rather than multiply and spread throughout the entire earth as God had commanded, this remnant of humanity collectively built a city and a great tower that "reached up to the heavens" and attempted to compete with God. It was there and then that the entire human race was gathered as one race, one people, speaking one language, all the while disobeying God's command to disperse.

Sometimes we accomplish a certain task and we think our work is done.
I have noticed over my years as a Pastor that one task done is just the beginning of something greater. Such was the case in Nehemiah 7.
The people had worked hard for 52 days. The wall around Jerusalem had been reduced to rubble but after much ridicule and taunting, the wall is complete and the gates are hung. But Nehemiah realizes God is not finished.

Women in Action met together on Tuesday, May 12 at Red Oak Baptist Church. They will be collecting baby items to donate to Your Choice Resource Center. Their next meeting will be Tuesday, June 16 at 6:30 p.m. at the church. This will be an exciting time of planning for the rest of the year and looking forward to the new year in Woman's Missionary Union (WMU) in September.
Red Oak Baptist Church held their End of Year Kingdom Kids Celebration on Wednesday, May 13.