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The state, nation and Town of Nashville are mourning the loss of former U.S. Congressman Tim Valentine, who passed away on Tuesday. He was 89 years old.
Valentine was born in Nash County but he graduated from Nashville High School and went on to earn a Bachelor's Degree from the Citadel Military Academy in Charleston. He served 25 months in the Air Force during World War II. After the war, he earned a law degree from the University of North Carolina Law School in 1952.

Nash County's Board of Elections determined on Friday that Michael Coleman was the winner of the Town of Nashville's Town Council unexpired seat.
Provisional votes were counted during a Board of Elections meeting pushing Coleman ahead of opponent James "Butch" Mull. Coleman received six of the seven provisional votes in the race, while Mull received one.
Coleman and Mull were tied after last Tuesday's election, each receiving 166 votes, or 42.56 percent of the votes.

Results of an efficiency study of the Nash-Rocky Mount School System was presented on Monday night, with one suggestion being to close two schools immediately.
Linda Recio, of Evergreen Solutions, presented the study to the Nash-Rocky Mount School Board and Nash County Commissioners at a joint meeting on Monday night.
Nash County Commissioners hired Evergreen to conduct the study earlier this year.

For over a dozen years, Southern Nash Middle School sixth graders have been learning about veterans. For some of those students, the lessons have had a lasting impact.
Joye Ellington is a sixth grade teacher at the school and said her son, Corey, still treasures the novel, "Under a War Torn Sky," that he read while a student at the school. That year, the author of the book, Laura Elliott, spoke to students at the school and Elliott signed Corey's copy. Ellington said her son, now a sophomore in college, still has the book.

After tabling a decision on a proposed firearms ordinance last month, Nash County Commissioners again delayed action at a recessed meeting on Monday.
The proposed ordinance would prohibit the public and employees from possessing firearms and other deadly weapons on county owned property, including recreational facilities. Currently, there is an ordinance in place that prohibits concealed weapons; however, that ordinance does not prohibit weapons that are not concealed.

Momeyer's Fire Department recently held a fire prevention event for the community.
The Fire Prevention Community Day was held on Saturday, October 31 with around 300 attending, said Amanda Melvin, a member of the department.
"We had a good turnout," she said.
Melvin said the department used to do a similar event but it fizzled out.

Today's column might not be what you expect from this space, and cause you to reexamine the byline and wonder what the [expletive] has gotten into me.
That's because I'm going to tell you what a worthless, hypocritical holiday Veteran's Day has become.
How can that be?
•Our military men and women give up a lot of personal freedom to serve their county. That's part of the deal. While they don't ask for it, they don't get much in return.

The letter to the editor today suggests we need to realign local elections with state and national elections. Maybe he has a point.
It's really sad that a town as vibrant and full of people, who truly care about Nashville, had less than 10 percent of its citizens to vote last week for its local town council!
A good friend of mine called me on election night to share her disgust that we had under 400 people to cast a vote in a town that has nearly 5,500 citizens. She shared her opinion that there was absolutely no excuse to not cast a vote when we have the luxury of early voting offered. I agreed.

Many wonder why so few people vote in the local elections. The answer is very simple, local elections are treated as third rate elections. Local elections are not held along with state or national elections but on the off years. By holding local elections on years when there is no state or national election makes the local election appear to be unimportant in the elections process.

TARRYTOWN MALL CRAFT FAIR -- This photo was found in The Graphic's 1977 archives of a craft fair held at Tarrytown Mall in Novmember. We're sure many of you will recognize several of the shops in the background and shopping at Tarrytown Mall during the holiday season.

INCIDENTS
A driving while license revoked and possession of marijuana was reported on 11/3/15 at Eastern Avenue and Red Oak Road
A possession with intent to sell/deliver marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia was reported on 11/6/15 at 209 E Sixth Street
A simple affray was reported on 11/7/15 at 124 Wheeless Drive

An injury to real property was reported on 11/2/15 on I-95 Northbound at the 142 mile marker
An injury to personal property was reported on 11/2/15 at 4230 Green Hills Road
A breaking, entering and larceny was reported on 11/2/15 at 4425 Langwood Way
A found property was reported on 11/3/15 at 3174 Boddie Mill Pond Road

Nash County Planning and Inspections issued the following building permits from November 2 through November 6.

Nash County EMS are collecting food to give back to the community.
A food drive is set up to run through November 18. Drop off points are set up at the West Mount Fire Department, Coopers Fire Department, Spring Hope Fire Department and the EMS Station at Nash General Hospital. Collection points are also at Smiths Red and White, Just Save in Nashville and Nashville United Methodist Church.

Nashville's Town Council approved last month a text amendment that would allow the sale of beer and wine at special events in town, with prior special approval from town council. Last Wednesday, Town Council approved another text amendment that placed restrictions on the consumption of alcohol at the special events.
The amendments were approved in order to allow alcohol sales and consumption at special events on property owned and occupied by the town. Those special events could only be sponsored by a local government, civic group or non-profit organization.

Spring Storm, a lesser known play by the renown playwright by Tennessee Williams, will be the fall production presented by Northern Nash High School this weekend. Like his other more famous plays "Streetcar Named Desire" and "The Glass Menagerie", this play addresses the dramatic issues of love, life, and loneliness in Southern America in the early 20th century. The cast includes a large group of NNHS students both on stage and behind the scenes.

Orville and Marie Wiggins, of Nashville, will celebrate 34 years of marriage on December 6, 2015. The couple were married on December 6, 1981 at Galatia AME Church in Nashville. They have two children; Travis Lamar Wiggins, 31, and Natalie Nicole Wiggins, 24.

Keith and Connie Cooke of Louisburg announce the engagement of their daughter, Courtney Michelle, to Jonathan Brooks Williams, son of Jim Williams of Lake Royale and Sandra Williams of Louisburg. A June wedding is planned.

Tiffany and Josh Jenkins, of Nashville, are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Jayden Ruth Jenkins on September 2, 2015 at Nash General Hospital. She was eight pounds, six ounces and 20.5 inches long.

Mr. Lonnie Worrell celebrated his 90th birthday on October 30, 2015. He enjoyed a surprise birthday celebration on October 31, 2015 at Mayflower Seafood Restaurant in Rocky Mount. Guests included his wife of 69 years, Cleo Worrell, his daughter Yvonne Lucas and her husband, John Lucas; granddaughters Angie Vandemark and Amy Reason and their families. Many other family members and friends joined the celebration. Mr. Worrell is also a WWII Veteran, member of Barnes Hill OFWB Church and adored by all who know and love him.

DONATION -- West Mount Ruritan Club recently made a donation to the Nash County Sheriff's Department D.A.R.E. Program. Pictured above, Lt. Breedlove accepts the donation from West Mount Ruritan Club Vice President Wayne Outlaw.

Hobgood Academy recently announced its Principal's List (A's) and Honor Roll List (A's and B's) students for the first six weeks of school.