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"Forrest, were you scared in Vietnam?" Jenny asked. "Yes. Well, I-I don't know. Sometimes it would stop raining long enough for the stars to come out... and then it was nice. It was like just before the sun goes to bed down on the bayou. There was always a million sparkles on the water... like that mountain lake. It was so clear, Jenny, it looked like there were two skies one on top of the other. And then in the desert, when the sun comes up, I couldn't tell where heaven stopped and the earth began. It's so beautiful."

Kevin Scarboro to Rental Investment Property, LLC; 916-918 Star Street, Rocky Mount; $7,500
Central Children's Home of North Carolina, Inc. and Red Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church to Jose Luis Juan Remigio and Marco Antonio Juan Remigio; 2.16 acres; $175,000
William Irvin Green, Angela Lynette Green, Lisa Green Smith and Angela Lynette Green to William Irvin Green, Angela Lynette Green, Lisa Green Smith and Jeffrey Lee Smith; .290 acres

Rocky Mount
JULY 7: 1:30 p.m. - 6 p.m., St. Paul Baptist Church, 1151 N. Winstead Avenue
JULY 10: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., Northside Community Church, 1660 Beaver Pond Drive
JULY 14: 12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., Shenandoah Baptist Church, 3894 Shenandoah Road

NASH COUNTY - Seventeen animals were adopted from the Nash County Animal Shelter, also called the Pet Connection Center, during a three-hour 'Rescue and Recruit' event Saturday, June 28, while informal on-site interviews for full and part-time jobs were conducted. The event was held after the county received a 13-page report of violations from the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDA&CS), dated June 24.
Sixteen interviews were done for three positions, including animal control supervisor, animal control officer and Pet Connection Center attendant, according to a June 28 Facebook post by Nash County.

RALEIGH- Governor Josh Stein has signed a foster care bill sponsored by Rep. Allen Chesser into law. House Bill 612, the Fostering Care in NC Act, became law Thursday, June 26th. It is designed to speed up the process to get children in DSS custody into permanent, safe care, whether through reunification with family, kindship care, guardianship or adoption.
Representative Allen Chesser, the first primary sponsor of HB 612, said the governor's signing was the culmination of "months of work on a long-recognized needed change to our state's foster care system.

NASHVILLE - Nash County's Board of Elections has a new chairman, thanks to a state appointment.
John Check, Republican, was appointed June 24 by Dave Boliek, State Auditor and Republican, to replace Kelly Shore, Democrat; Shore will remain as a Board member.
The appointment, along with others done at the same time for all NC counties, is currently allowed but there is an ongoing legal battle over permitting the State Auditor to maintain control of state elections board appointments.

The youth and chaperones from Red Oak Baptist Church had a great time at Mfuge at Carson-Newman University in Tennessee June 16 -20. Several campers shared stories with the congregation on Sunday, June 22 during the morning worship.
Red Oak Baptist Church had a great week at "True North" Vacation Bible School! During the week of June 22 - 26 preschoolers and children through 5th grade from the community joined together for a fun week learning to Trust Jesus!

PENSACOLA, Fla. - 2nd Lt. Caleb Chesis, a native of Rocky Mount, North Carolina, is serving in the U.S. Marine Corps amongst sailors, Marines and guardsmen at Naval Aviation Schools Command (NASC) who are developing the skills needed to be a combat-ready aviation professional.
Chesis is a 2020 graduate of Rocky Mount Academy who graduated from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, with a degree in psychology in December 2023.

NASHVILLE - While deciding to sign on the dotted line for another 40 years of sewer service with Rocky Mount, Nashville town leaders are thinking about shopping around for more affordable options for sewer and water, including the possibility of installing more wells.
"The prices are unreal for water and sewer," grumbled Larry Taylor, councilman, at the council's June 18 morning meeting.

NASHVILLE - Nashville's much-anticipated Barn Quilt Wall hit the bricks June 19, with an assortment of colorful squares paving the way for more to come. It can be seen on the side of the Nashville Recreation Center at 200 Boddie Street.
Miles and Tim Glasgow of Glasgow Sign Service began by attaching furring strips to the brick, repeatedly clambering ladders and balancing on constructed scaffolding, before carefully mounting the 4' x 4' centerpiece, a handsome maroon, blue and blue-gray compass rose featuring Nashville in the middle of multiple destination points.

NASHVILLE - Partly in response to anticipated growth and patron needs, the Harold D. Cooley Library is staffing a new position - Assistant Library Director. Megan Milam, currently one of two library assistants along with Melody Pridgen, will be filling the role as of July 1.
"We've needed (an assistant director) since I was here before, in 2012," said Brian Booth, director, citing multiple reasons. One has to do with demographics, one with recommendation and support for the position from the State Library of North Carolina, and the last being a need for a "succession plan" if the director is unavailable.

NASHVILLE - Two new subdivisions proposed for the Spring Hope area have had sketch plans approved by the Nash County Planning Board, giving developers one year to submit preliminary construction plans.
The David Brantley & Sons, Inc. subdivision, consisting of 14 new residential lots on 27.35 acres off Stallings and Hayes Road was one of two proposals discussed at the June 16 planning board meeting.

SUMMER FUN - Nashville-area children ages 8-13 attended the 2025 Police and Fire Camp, held June 18-20. Activities included tours of the fire station, Nash County Communications Center; development of fire ground skills like connecting to hydrants and washing fire trucks; a firefighter agility course; a visit with North Carolina search dogs; demonstrations with police K9s and the use of a fire ladder truck; working a mock crime scene; learning basic first aid skills; an ambulance tour; a visit from a State Highway Patrol helicopter crew; and outdoor games, among other activities. Pictured above, NC State Aviation Unit Troopers take questions from campers about helicopter uses and equipment during a visit at Stoney Creek Environmental park.

NASHVILLE - Seven or more low-income homes in severe need of renovations have a chance of being razed to the ground and re-built, now that the town has signed on to work with a consulting company to apply for grant funding.
It will be the first time that the town of Nashville has been involved in a grant project that would cover both demolition and rehabilitation of homes, with 2004 the last time a similar rehabilitation project was done.