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ROCKY MOUNT - Nash County commissioners are gearing up for yet another stab at NCDOT regarding the 'no left turn' intersection of Old Carriage Road and Eastern Avenue, making plans to issue another resolution asking that the left turn be restored.
"I've talked with (nearby) business owners... and they are experiencing a reduction in sales, 40% to 50%, some of them," said Robbie Davis, commissioner, during the commissioner comment section of the Oct. 6 meeting.

NASHVILLE - Capital expenditures, infrastructure concerns, town growth, and the MSD district were among issues fielded by the three candidates for two seats on the Nashville town council at a Candidates' Forum. The event, sponsored by the Nashville Chamber of Commerce, was held 7 p.m. Tuesday night at council chambers in the Cooley Library. About twenty members of the public attended.
Incumbent council members Larry Taylor and Kate Burns were on the hot seat along with challenger Jeff Dodson, having two minutes to answer a series of questions posed by Scott Hale, Chamber Vice President.

NASHVILLE- The lack of a workable shipping container ordinance in Nashville has cost one local business a delay in a conditional rezoning vote.
Emad and Maria Abukeit, whose company, ERMA Nash LLC owns 111 W. Cross Street, formerly the Royster-Clark building, applied for conditional rezoning to shift the property from B-1 business zoning to CZNR (conditional zoning non-residential) Industrial, anticipating a town council vote October 7, but the matter was tabled for two reasons related to shipping containers.

NASHVILLE- The planned expansion of the Nash County Senior Center is one step closer to reality now that a construction bid has been awarded, with some extra parking thrown in.
Jonathan Boone, deputy county manager, said four bids were opened August 12, recommending that the work be awarded to contractor Calvin Davenport Inc. of Rocky Mount for about $2.7 million.

SPRING HOPE- The Spring Hope police officer who risked his life to save another during flash flooding has been publicly recognized by his boss for heroism.
Lt. Jason Leary was called up in front of the board of commissioners at their October 6 meeting by his boss, Police Chief Nate Gant and presented with a medal of honor and a certificate.
Gant, recalling details from the August 6 flash flood on NC 581 that took the lives of Louisburg residents Raymond Evans and Lottie Alston, retold the story of Leary's actions.

NASHVILLE- An Oct. 8 morning work session between Nashville town council members and staff, who did a sit-down with Michael Harvey, a consultant from N-Focus, to work on shipping container ordinance details was left incomplete; council members asked Harvey to craft a more detailed description of the containers and also asked Harvey to work with town attorney Francis Rasberry on one section where the two men did not agree.

ROCKY MOUNT - A Nash County 'Travelin' Girl' has completed her master plan of visiting all 50 states, but is far from ready to put up her suitcase and passport. Linda Arnold Taylor, cancer survivor and widow, has her eye now on Niagara Falls from the Canadian side.
"I feel young," Taylor said, whose energetic appearance and manner does not match her calendar age. She credits her late husband, Howard Wilson Taylor, with making her future trips possible, now taken with two daughters instead of Howard.

They say life is all about the little decisions you make each day.
The one I made about 425 days ago to acquire a French Bulldog has been questioned about 395 times. These questions are from my family, friends, total strangers and me.
I did a lot of research on Frenchies before taking the plunge. Every source said they were good and loyal companions, well behaved, shed very little, didn't cause allergy problems or temper tantrums from their owners and in general were clean animals.

I wish I had kept a running total as to the number of times that local governments we cover hire consultants, at a premium price, to only land in the same place they started.
I'm sure hundreds-of-thousands, maybe millions, have been squandered away for an out-of-town guy with a brief case to walk into a council chambers to drop some opinions and show some data and a power point - and the issue at hand never moves forward.

This photo published in The Nashville Graphic on Oct. 18, 1962. The four girls were in a hurry to get a good spot to view the Harvest Festival Parade.

RALEIGH- Nash County House Representative Allen Chesser has been appointed Chair to the newly formed House Select Committee on Blockchain and Digital Assets.
An Oct. 3 press release stated that Chesser would be working to keep North Carolina at the forefront of emerging technologies and to be globally competitive.
"This committee's work will focus on ensuring that innovation can thrive in our state while also providing safeguards for consumers and businesses," Chesser said, adding that he was honored to be appointed by Speaker Destin Hall to head up the new committee.

NASHVILLE - The Nash County Health Department is encouraging community members to prepare for flu season, particularly with the announcement that the state's first flu-related death has occurred.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human services announced Oct. 8 that an adult in the western part of the state died due to complications of flu during the first week of October.

Last week, we began to look at what Jesus endured before being nailed to the Cross; yes, nailed. We pick up the story by noting that evidence of nailing the feet on either side of the stipes comes from a fortuitous 1968 archeological excavation of a burial cave in Giv'at ha-Mivtar. The discovery yielded the remains of an individual crucified by the Romans, including the right calcaneum (heel bone) through which the crucifixion nail was driven, complete with the nail (still present, piercing the bone) through and through. It is important to note that these were no small nails.

Some churches call it communion, the eucharist, and others the Lord's Supper. Congregations that I am most familiar with, come to the Table on the first Sunday of each quarter. Some churches give their congregants the opportunity to partake in the Lord's Supper every Sunday and you will find that some churches have no deliberate schedule. Personally, I don't believe most local churches invite people to the table often enough.
Let us turn to the Apostle Paul's words to the Corinthian church, where he passes on what he received from the Lord himself:

TUSCALOOSA, AL - Harrison Moody of Spring Hope has received a Master of Science from The University of Alabama: UA awarded over 1,300 degrees during its summer commencement ceremonies.
A recent economic analysis found that a degree from The University of Alabama has proven to provide an abundant return on investment for graduates, setting the stage for legendary careers while also creating priceless experiences and memories.

Andrew Watson, Andrew J. Watson, Rebecca E. Watson, Rebecca Ellington Watson to Jordan Corbett-Viverette, Jordan Corbett Viverette and Andrew Viverette; 10369 Chestnut Ridge Road, Bailey; $260,000
Starlight Homes North Carolina, LLC to Ashley Kristine Mace; 970 Bombardier Alley, Spring Hope; $315,000
Daniel E. Thompson and Olivia T. Thompson to Daniel E. Thompson and Olivia T. Thompson; two acres

NASHVILLE- For the second time this year, and again by a split vote of 4-3, Nash commissioners have denied conditional rezoning permission for the proposed Wildlife Road subdivision in Castalia.
Owner/developer Little Bear Creek Properties requested conditional rezoning to allow construction of 122 lots on the 151.6 acre parcel located off Wildlife Road under the RA-30-CZ designation, which is smaller than the R-40 currently permitted under A-1 zoning.

NASHVILLE - An alleged conflict of interest on the part of Nash Planning Board Chairman DeLeon Parker is being investigated by the Nash County attorney after a commissioner brought up an email and the matter was referred for discussion in closed session.
Gwen Wilkins, commissioner, asked that the matter be discussed during the Oct. 6 commissioners' meeting during action on an agenda item, a public hearing on a conditional rezoning request for the Old Lewis School Road Subdivision of Middlesex.