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What a beautiful site on Saturday afternoon of more than 50 children lined up in downtown Nashville prepared to ride and walk in their very own Christmas parade.
The parade was led by the Boys & Girls Club members with high spirited singing that was sure to get the kiddos excited.
Following were Big Wheels, bikes, trikes and scooters. Also were strollers and wagons. A closer eye saw flashing lights, tinsel, bells and bows, pink bikes, green bikes and even a Grinch dinosaur.

This photo published in The Nashville Graphic on August 6, 1964. Local Fire Chief Atlee Gulley (second from left) and Frank Jordan (second from right) supervise the installation of a new fire siren on top of the Municipal Building. Gilbert Griffin (right) and another town employee assist with the job. - (Graphic photo)

SPRING HOPE - Several dilapidated structures in town, both commercial and residential, are due for required code or zoning violation hearings as a first step in enforcing cleanup.
Shawn Lucas, code enforcer, told town commissioners that Dec. 17 hearings were scheduled with the owners of 120 S. Ash Street (an old hardware store); 409 W. Main Street (an accessory storage building that had a tree fall on it); 804 E. Nash Street (reportedly the site of tires, tractor trailers and "junky materials"); and 206 Hopkins Avenue (site of an un-permitted shipping container).

The Christmas season has become a holiday season and has lost a lot of it Christian influence. Just think about it. Have you ever seen the word "Xmas"? Our world has allowed the Christmas season to become Christ-less. Just like the Pharisees, all style and no substance.
Jesus once told the Pharisees, and the Scribes that were charged with the task of recording all of the rules which the Pharisees developed to practice their religion: "Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites!

The first three petitions of The Lord's Prayer focus on God's glory: Your name. Your kingdom. Your will. The remaining petitions focus on our needs: Our daily bread. Our debts. Lead us not. Deliver us. This transition does not suggest competing or conflicting priorities in prayer. It is not that we address God's priorities and then address our priorities. In all of these petitions, God occupies the place of priority.
• When we pray about God's name, kingdom, and will, we express devotion to God.

Congressman Don Davis delivered pies to first responders and 911 telecommunicators working over Thanksgiving and extended Thanksgiving greetings across all 19 counties in North Carolina's First Congressional District during his second annual "Pies of Thanks" Thanksgiving Tour.
"Pies of Thanks is about showing appreciation for the unsung heroes of our communities -- our first responders and 911 telecommunicators. Law enforcement officers, firefighters, and emergency services personnel stand unwaveringly on the front lines of our security and healthcare systems, especially during the holidays, ensuring safety for all," said Congressman Davis.

Nashville
12/12/2024: 12:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Nashville Baptist Church, 512 E Washington St
12/16/2024: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., Sandy Cross Methodist Church, 3725 Sandy Cross Road

NASHVILLE - Nash County leaders are snapping up the Fellowship Church property at 981 Old White Oak Road, Nashville, to use for "existing county services and departments," approving a motion after closed session Monday to enter into a purchase contract for $1,250,000.
The renewed Dec. 2 open session lasted for less than two minutes, with Sue Leggett, commissioner, making the motion, which was seconded by Gwen Wilkins, commissioner. There was no discussion, and the motion was passed unanimously.

The Town of Red Oak hosted its annual Christmas Festival on Nov. 30th featuring amusement rides, vendors, food trucks and a parade. Pictured above, St. Nick arrives in Red Oak pulled by a carriage of horses in the parade.

NASHVILLE - Nine months after being awarded $400,000 from the state for the construction of a new Southern Nash Middle School, the hunt for a potential site has flushed out several potential locations, with the preferred option two adjoining parcels not far from the current school.
Robbie Davis, Nash County commissioners' board chair, brought members of the Nash County Public Schools' Administrative Services committee up to speed at the committee's Nov. 25 meeting, reminding members that the clock is ticking on drawing down grant funds.

NASHVILLE - In a split decision, Nash commissioners have approved a plan to consolidate county health services in the Med Park building at UNC Nash, while allocating money in the 2026 budget to purchase a mobile health unit to service other areas in the county, particularly in the Middlesex-Bailey area, which is most distant from Rocky Mount.

NASHVILLE - In response to public request, half of the regularly scheduled Nashville Town Council meetings for 2025 will be conducted during morning hours, as opposed to the usual nighttime routine.
Council members voted Dec. 3 to adopt a new town meeting schedule in which the first of two monthly meetings, routinely held on the first Tuesday night, will start at its usual 7 p.m. time - but the second monthly meeting will shift both to a different day and time, happening on Wednesday with a start time of 9 a.m.