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A Nash County Cooperative Extension Agent was recently honored with an award for an article that was featured in a national publication.
Matt Stevens, who serves as the Horticulture Agent for Nash County Cooperative Extension, was the recipient of a Communication Award for his feature story on growing strawberries in small spaces. The article, "How to Grow Strawberries in Less Space," ran last year in Fine Gardening Magazine.
Stevens received the award at the National Association of County Agriculture Agents (NACAA) conference in Little Rock, Arkansas, which was held July 24 through 28.

The Town of Nashville is embracing the new Pokémon Go game that has taken the world by storm.
The popular game was released last month and has been downloaded by over 100 million people worldwide.
Pokémon Go is a free game where players use a mobile device's GPS capabilities to locate, capture, battle and train virtual creatures, called Pokemon, who appear on the screen as if they were in the same real-world location as the player.

Barnes Haley sits on one of the many antique tractors on display at the Rocky Mount Farmers Market Saturday. The Antique Tractor Show was provided by Classic Antique Power, Inc. The market is located at 1006 Peachtree Street in Rocky Mount and is open Wednesdays and Saturdays from 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Several residential streets in Nashville are being resurfaced this week with a product new to Nashville.
Town Council members voted in March during a strategic planning session to try out slurry paving instead of asphalt on streets with a lower traffic volume. This week, several streets are being resurfaced with the slurry.
Town Manager Henry Raper said using slurry for resurfacing projects would allow the town to do much more, as the cost is significantly less.

Nash County Cooperative Extension is now providing a Food Safety Manager Certification Course developed by North Carolina State University.
Jayne McBurney, Nash County Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences, recently taught the Safe Plates class to 12 people, nine of who became certified as food protection managers.
McBurney said the training is required by the health department, though this particular course was revamped by North Carolina State as an alternative to ServSafe, which was something Cooperative Extension had offered in the past.

Nash County Commissioners approved a resolution on Tuesday that will allow Nash County employees to participate in the State Health Insurance Plan, starting January 1, 2017.
The resolution was approved at a recessed meeting on Tuesday afternoon.
In addition to the resolution, commissioners also approved the hiring of a consultant, which would help with the transition to the State Health Plan.

Nashville's Cooley Library recently returned to a more traditional system of organizing books.
The library returned to the Dewey Decimal System, which is the most widely used library classification system.
The Dewey Decimal System is a numerical scheme for the arrangement of subjects of nonfiction books and classifies books by dividing them into subject groups called categories.

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the final semester of the 2015-2016 School Year.
The following students at Bailey Elementary School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

The Spring Hope Board of Commissioners have unanimously approved a flea market proposal made in July by Nash County resident Danny Rice.
Before the commissioners had a say, the flea market proposal was submitted to the planning board for initial approval or denial.
Commissioner Brenda Lucas asked Rice how soon he plans to start the flea market.
"My father-in-law is real sick right now and I'm not real sure. I'm having to help take care of him, but as soon as possible," Rice responded.

The Rev. Thomas E. McCullers, pastor of Union Hill Baptist Church in Nashville, passed away Saturday, August 6, 2016. He was 64 years old and resided in Garner.
Funeral services will be held at noon on Saturday, August 13, 2016, Poplar Springs Christian Church, 6115 Old Stage Road, Raleigh. The Rev. Charles W. Brooks, Pastor. The Rev. Theodore Breeden, Officiating. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery, Clayton.
Visitation is from 6-8 p.m. Friday, August 12 at Union Hill Baptist Church, Nashville.

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the final semester of the 2015-2016 School Year.
The following students at Nashville Elementary School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

I've become hawkish, as in war-hawkish in the last couple of months, reconsidering some of my previous stances on today's issues.
With your support, I'd like to start a war.
Please allow me to clarify the subject, lest I set off another round of nonsensical responses that misstate my points and facts. As a rule, I very much prefer nonsensical responses, encourage them even, but like them to be somewhat connected to reality. Or ice cream.

Back to school for many of us is just over two weeks away. This year, back to school is different for me, as I'm having to get ready for "real" school, also known as kindergarten.
Corbin will be starting kindergarten and it's bittersweet.
I'm nervous about him going to school all day and having homework and all that comes with it but I'm also excited about him going to school because, let's be honest, summer is only a fun time for teachers! I for one, am okay with the concept of year-round school!

This is a photo from The Graphic's 1966 archives. It looks as though it may be a Sunday School class at the former location of the Nashville Baptist Church Fellowship Hall which is now the Nash County Senior Center.

Members of the Tar River Regional Task Force arrested 40 individuals over a two-day period as part of Operation Dismantle.
Brandon Medina, Chief Deputy for the Nash County Sheriff's Office said the operation focused on apprehending those who were engaged in illegal distribution and sales of heroin, cocaine and other controlled substances.
"The object of this Operation Dismantle is to focus on the increasing usage of heroin and crack cocaine in our jurisdiction," Medina said. "These are adversely affecting the youth and the children in our area."

The Nash County Sheriff's Office has arrested five individuals in connection with a breaking and entering in Middlesex but are still seeking a sixth suspect.
According to the sheriff's office, an investigation was conducted on July 26 in reference to a breaking and entering that happened on July 16 at 10421 Smith Road in Middlesex.
During the break-in, three rifles were taken as well as a laptop computer, two large flat-screen televisions and change.

The Nash County Sheriff's Office has charged five Wilson residents with breaking into two labor camps in the county.
Members of the Nash County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigative Division received information on August 3 about individuals involved in recent breaking and enterings at labor camps on Old Smithfield Road and Old Bailey Highway.
The suspects were stealing televisions, money, loose change and other electronic equipment from the camps.

The Nash County Health Department has reported a case of rabies at a home in Rocky Mount.
Officials said a bat, which was located at a home in the Ridgecrest Drive area, tested positive for rabies last Wednesday, August 2.
Rabies is a deadly disease.
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, there are usually only one or two human rabies cases each year in the United States.

INCIDENTS
An escape from custody or resist, obstruct or delay and intoxicated and disruptive was reported on 8/1/16 at 479 W Washington Street
A driving while impaired was reported on 8/1/16 on First Street Extension at Breedlove Road
An assault on a female was reported on 8/1/16 on Village Lane

Nash County Planning and Inspections issued the following building permits from August 1 through 5.