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A salary study was presented to members of the Nash-Rocky Mount Board of Education last Monday night and recommends implementing a 25-step salary schedule.
Dr. Richard Salmon, a retired professor at Virginia Tech University, conducted the study at the request of Dr. Travis Twiford, who served as Interim Superintendent before Dr. Shelton Jefferies was hired as the Nash-Rocky Mount Schools Superintendent.

Some Nash County Commissioners have had a change of heart over their position on the proposed split of the Nash-Rocky Mount School System among county lines.
Commissioners unanimously voted on April 22 to move forward with seeking legislation to split the system among county lines, following an unproductive meeting with a committee made up of Edgecombe County Commissioners and Rocky Mount City Council members.

Spring Hope's Chamber of Commerce will host a golf tournament to help fund a summer music series this summer.
The golf tournament will be held on May 21 at Peachtree Hills Country Club.
According to Chris Pace, Entertainment Manager for the Spring Hope Chamber of Commerce, the tournament was planned as an effort to fund "Dancin' at the Depot," a summer music series that will be hosted in Spring Hope in June, July and August.

Nashville's Fire Department is continuing its plans to hold a community-wide celebration for the 100th anniversary of the fire department.
Fire Chief Randy Goodbrod, along with Captain Jason Edwards, provided information to Nashville Town Council members last Tuesday on the departments plans.
Goodbrod said a committee was still working hard on exact plans for the celebration and was currently working on events to raise money for the actual event.
"Currently, the committee is working very hard to bring that to fruition," Goodbrod said. "We're trying to raise funds so we can have a celebration."

Nashville Lions Club President Jim Boehm was surprised with the International President's Award recently during the North Carolina Lions State Convention in Raleigh.
The International President's Award is the second highest award given in Lionism and is awarded by the International President to Lions who have shown a significant level of commitment to the principals of Lions and outstanding contributions in the world of service beyond the club and district levels.

Despite rumors floating around on social media, Nashville Police Chief Tom Bashore said no one was shot at the Blooming Festival on Saturday night.
Bashore said after the event on Saturday, around 11:20 p.m., there was a large crowd still hanging out around the carnival area. Bashore said officers were among the crowd and as the crowd left, heading down Drake Street to Elm Street, were nearby.
"We had a good 10 officers in that area, around the crowd," he said.

I would like to highlight a positive benefit for the Town of Nashville's HOPE Initiative. Over the weekend, Northside Community Church raised over $1,300.00 for the program. Thank you to all those who made this possible including Phillip Davis, the Watchman Quartet, Highway Revival, and Ivan Koloff. The proceeds will be dedicated to helping those seeking long term treatment for opioid and heroin addiction.
In addition, tee-ball, softball, and baseball concluded their seasons this week after many exciting and well attended games at Glover Park.

A memorial ride to honor fallen law enforcement officers made a stop in Nashville on Friday afternoon.
The group of riders, Law Enforcement United, Inc., are biking from Florida to Washington, D.C. to raise awareness for law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. The organization is made up of federal, state and local law enforcement officers as well as civilian support members, stretching across the United States of America.

I can't believe we just wrapped up the 20th Nashville Blooming Festival. It seems like just yesterday a group of Nashville Chamber of Commerce members were sitting around a table mapping out the plans for the first event back in 1996 which brought in around 3,000-4,000 people over the weekend. Now we attract 20,000-25,000 people to the festival!
I have been a chairperson of the event for all twenty years. And many of the original committee members are still volunteering and co-chairing today.

I read with some interest how the term Obamanomics was tossed around in a current opinion column that slanted toward sour grapes as I read it. I could be wrong. The past 8 years have seen things we have never experienced before. Most on the plus side. I never thought the President need be the one to decide what jobs are made / needed. But he was handed a huge bill to pay off when he took office. Reagan did not have to pay off a war- Obama did. The republican administration has to fall back to Reagan to find a plus?

This photo was originally published on September 15, 1966 in The Graphic. The photo was part of an advertisement for Bass '66' Servicecenter. Mr. Wilmer "Sonny" Brantley (left) was pictured as that week's winner of the Green Bax-O-Rama, accepting 1,000 Green Bax Stamps from Neil Bass.

The Nash County Sheriff's Office has charged two men with an armed robbery at Dollar General on Highway 97 in Rocky Mount.
The Nash County Communications Center received a call about an armed robbery in progress at Dollar General around 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 3.
According to a press release, Franklin Lamar Leake, 22, of Wilson, allegedly entered the store with a semi-automatic pistol and robbed an employee at gunpoint while another suspect, Antwon Derrain Atkinson, 38, of Rocky Mount, waited in a vehicle.

A vehicle stop on I-95 last week led to the arrest of a Jamaica, NC woman.
The Nash County Sheriff's Office Interdiction Team conducted a vehicle stop on I-95 last Wednesday around 11 a.m. An investigation led to the location of various food items infused with THC. Marijuana, crack cocaine and drug paraphernalia were also seized.