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NASHVILLE - Sixteen men from locales all around North Carolina came to Nashville in February, looking to sexually exploit children, but instead found themselves in the long arm of the law.
'Operation Cursed Cupid," a multi-agency collaborative undercover operation spearheaded by the Nashville Police Department involved more than 150 officers and thousands of man hours.

NASHVILLE - What began with an apparent engineering error at a business expansion that led to construction encroaching into Stoney Creek Environmental Park land has created quite the kerfuffle for Nashville town leaders, who have to make sure that a planned land swap will not endanger any state grant conditions.
Braswell Family Farms, which bought a county-constructed shell building at 111 Industry Court that sits on town land in the Nashville Business Center, is in the process of upfitting the building interior to house its new egg distribution facility. Part of the land prep involves adding additional truck docks and a semi-circular location to park semi trucks.

NASHVILLE - The first of three town council work sessions on the FY 2027 budget, a budget retreat, produced one overarching message: that the town of Nashville needs to up its salaries, some significantly, to match what similarly sized communities are paying.
"It's clear our current pay is falling behind the market," summarized Lily Urieta, Human Resources Director, who compared Nashville to Williamston and Butner, particularly, in both growth and services rendered at the March 23rd meeting.

NASHVILLE- Haunting tales from the life of a former military nurse, Lt. Judy Jones of Castalia, united listeners at the annual American Legion Post #110 Ladies Night March 16. An estimated one hundred or so people attended the event, held at the Nashville Methodist Church. Jones, who saw a film about Vietnam while she was in her senior year of nursing school in the late 1960s, said she knew that she wanted to go to Vietnam, her announcement then being somewhat of a shock to her parents.

NASHVILLE - The same month that the town of Nashville applied for an $8.6 million Hazard Mitigation grant to make $11 million in improvements to the town's Stoney Creek Sewer Outfall Line, that same line got cracked by two trees March 17th, releasing untreated wastewater into Stoney Creek.
Severe weather predicted March 16 closed Nash County schools for students and staff that Monday, with many considering the threat a "non-event." However, wind gusts of 55mph that night dropped five trees in Wake County, with two of those on houses and one on a power line.

NASHVILLE - Freedom Industries, a maintenance contracting company situated between Nashville and Rocky Mount, will be expanding its operations to the tune of $6.5 million. It is expected to add 20 new jobs with the expansion, which has been made possible by assistance from the town of Nashville, the city of Rocky Mount, and Nash County.
Both Nashville and Nash County approved a five-year joint interlocal cooperation agreement this month, with Nashville's action at its March 18th town council meeting and Nash County moving to do so earlier in the month on March 2nd.

Town of Nashville Parks & Recreation is hosting Eggciting Saturday, sponsored by Braswell Family Farms. The egg hunts will begin promptly at 10 a.m. at Stoney Creek Environmental Park, 455 W. Washington St., Nashville.
Easter Bunny photos, crafts and activities and free hot dogs will follow at the Recreation Center, 200 S. Boddie St., Nashville from 10:30 a.m. - 12 noon.
Sensory friendly egg hunts will follow from 2-4 p.m. at the Nashville Council Chambers, 114 W. Church St., Nashville.

A certificate of appreciation was given to Nashville Methodist Church member Paul Jones, Wallace Abernathy, Kay and Dennis Coggins, and Kathy Smallwood for preparing the delicious dinner, including the ever-popular squash casserole. (Scott Hale, part of the cooking team, was still working in the kitchen when photos were taken.)

The Power of H.E.R. (Helping Entrepreneurs Rise) Entrepreneurial Summit was hosted by Nash Community College recently. The event was held March 7th at Word Tabernacle Church, The Impact Center.
Pictured above, T'Sha Vaughan of Whitakers speaks with Lakia Crutchfield of Wilson as Aquilla Thompson of Wilson works in the background.

ROCKY MOUNT - Local cattlemen took in a presentation from a fellow cattleman and feed distributor at their Feb. 23 meeting. About twenty farmers met Monday night at the East Carolina Ag Center/Livestock Arena on Kingsboro Road for the program, which also included a meal with hamburgers, mashed potatoes, string beans and cornbread.
Speaker JD Baltzell of Beaufort County, co-owner of Foxfire Feed LLC of Pinetown, NC, spoke about the importance of feed ingredients to help cattle regulate heat stress.

NASHVILLE - 'Snow days' may cause some rejoicing for teachers and students alike, but the piper still has to be paid regarding makeup days. With ten school days already affected by inclement weather this school year, school district officials are shuffling the calendar to make up the time.
Dr. Timothy Mudd, Executive Director of Accountability, Research and Innovation, presented a revised school calendar to the board at a NCPS committee meeting Feb. 23.

Nashville's Chamber of Commerce has announced applications are open for education scholarships.
Funds are raised for the scholarships when chamber members renew memberships and choose to contribute additional funds which go towards a scholarship fund. Those businesses also get their logo put on the chamber's website.
Four $500 scholarships will be presented to graduating seniors who apply.

On March 21, 2026, at approximately 4:09 a.m., officers with the Nashville Police Department responded to a reported single-vehicle collision involving a 2019 Dodge Charger near the 458-mile marker on US 64 East, beneath the US 64 Alternate bridge.
Upon arrival, officers located the driver, identified as Demetrius Miles Artis, 21, of Rocky Mount, deceased at the scene as a result of the crash.

SPRING HOPE - In order to funnel downtown visitors towards Spring Hope's Museum, located at 400 W. Main Street, town leaders are considering placing signage at the Depot.
"In case you don't know, we have a little gem of a museum," said Rocio Broyles, acting president for the Spring Hope Historical Association and Museum at the March 3rd town hall meeting.

SPRING HOPE- While still weighing in on what its operating rules will be, the Spring Hope Downtown Development Board (DDB) is changing in composition, having lost three members and added two others. Also reportedly under consideration is the addition of two new members.
There are three seats currently open on the board.

Most Sundays, I sit behind a rowdy group of octogenarian ladies at church. When I ask how they're doing, I never get "My bunions are acting up" or "I think the gout is coming on."
No, there's usually some sass and always some humor. This past week was no exception. (Names have been abbreviated to protect identities and my backside from catching a swift kick).