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Nash Central’s Kayla Mitchell drives for a basket for the Lady Trojans during last Thursday afternoon’s home victory against Patillo Middle School.

Southern Nash’s Marquise Wright (right) is fouled during the Firebirds’ road boys basketball decision last Tuesday night against the Bunn Wildcats. Southern Nash, coached by Robbie Kennedy, is off to an undefeated start to the campaign. (Photo Submitted by Anthony Barham)

An accidental fire destroyed a Red Oak home on Sunday afternoon.
The Red Oak Fire Department was dispatched to a structure fire around 2:17 p.m. at 3238 N Halifax Road, just off of Dortches Boulevard.
According to Brent Fisher, Assistant Director of Fire and Emergency Management for Nash County Emergency Services, firefighters found flames shooting from the single-story structure when they arrived.

Expansion plans for the Nash County Courthouse and Sheriff’s Office are back on Nash County’s radar.
Plans for expanding courthouse space as well as the sheriff’s office have been in the works since 2007 but were put on hold. However, discussions on the project have resumed and requests for architectural services were recently sent out.
In the current budget year, Nash County Commissioners budgeted $250,000, to be set aside for architectural services for the project.

Spring Hope Town Manager John Holpe announced last week that he had selected Anthony Puckett as the town’s new police chief.
Puckett will begin work on Tuesday, December 16.
Holpe said the town’s Board of Commissioners met with several candidates who were being considered but he made the final selection.

CHRISTMAS –– Pictured above, Little Macon Shearin checks out Santa Claus for the first time on Saturday during Nashville’s Christmas celebration. The festivities were moved inside Nash County’s Claude Mayo Administration Building due to the wet weather but still brought out a crowd, who watched the Nash Central High School Chorus perform Christmas songs, then watched a Children’s Christmas Parade.

Nash-Rocky Mount School officials are concerned with a recent move by the State Board of Education to adopt a 10-point grading scale at North Carolina High Schools.
Robin May, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction, presented the policy change to the N-RMS Board of Education on Monday night at the board’s regular meeting.

Bradly Leonard and four of his friends are planning to break a world record and raise money for cancer in the process.
Leonard’s goal is to break the world record of playing a video game, Super Smash Brothers for the Wii, for 48 hours.
“We’re going to try to go for 50 hours,” Leonard said.
Leonard, along with friends and fellow students at the Nash-Rocky Mount Early College, decided to attempt to break the record for many reasons.

INCIDENTS
A damage to property (vandalism) was reported on 12/3/14 at 110 Arrowood Drive
A fraud (credit card/ATM) was reported on 12/3/14 at Food Lion, 1151 Eastern Avenue
A fraud (credit card/ATM) was reported on 12/3/14 at Wal-Mart, 1205 Eastern Avenue

A burglary was reported on 12/1/14 at 767 W Old Spring Hope Road
A burglary was reported on 12/1/14 at 2497 Browntown Road
A credit card fraud was reported on 12/2/14 at 1285 Golden Acres Drive
A breaking and entering a motor vehicle was reported on 12/2/14 at 2418 Creekridge Drive

Building Permit (Residential)
Stephen Ingram; 4890 Shepherds Way Drive; renovation/alteration; $71,500
Ted Daniel; 11800 W Finch Avenue; new single family; $75,000
John Newcombe; 1900 Kingfisher Court; new single family; $300,000

Thursday, December 11 from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. at the Environmental Services Building on Thorpe Road in Rocky Mount
Wednesday, December 17 from 1:30 until 6 p.m. at Sunset Avenue Baptist Church, 3732 Sunset Avenue
Thursday, December 18  from 12 until 6 p.m. at Englewood Presbyterian Church, 100 South Englewood Drive, Rocky Mount

On November 18, the North Carolina School Boards Association (NCSBA) honored the winners of three student contests: an elementary school poster contest, middle school photo contest, and high school video contest. Students were asked to create posters, take photos, and create a 30- to 45-second video around the theme, What’s Super about Public Schools?

Nashville’s Police Department hosted its annual Kids and Cops Christmas and took 21 youth shopping on Tuesday morning at Nashville’s Wal-Mart. Nashville Police Officers, along with Nashville Firefighters, Town of Nashville staff and community leaders, participated in the event, which provides Christmas to area youth. Wal-Mart employees also help with the event. This year, the department was able to help twice as many youth as last year.

Corporal Miles Costa helps eight-year-old Andrew Wilhelm pick out a dinosaur toy during a shopping trip to Wal-Mart, which was part of the Nashville Police Department’s annual Kids and Cops Christmas.

Nashville’s newest police officer Derek Sowka (at right) helps four-year-old Jamari Fields try on a coat during the Kids and Cops Christmas on Tuesday.

Nash County Animal Hospital is once again raising money for Nash County Animal Friends as part of a holiday fundraiser. The annual fundraiser offers people the opportunity to purchase lights for a Christmas tree that is displayed inside the veterinarian office. The lights can be purchased in memory or in honor of a four-legged friend.

While there are many, many reasons most of my family considers me weird, there is one that is common ground for all of them — Christmas.
I’m considered the Grinch, mostly due to my perceived lack of enthusiasm regarding the most joyous of holidays. My attitude towards decorating, shopping and gatherings is shameful, bordering on disgrace. If you consult my sisters or my Mama.

I have two small boys who are amazed at Christmas.
They love, love, love all the lights and colors and often beg me to stop in the middle of the road so their little eyes can linger for just a bit longer.
This past weekend, we were getting cabin fever so I decided that we needed to get out. I fixed dinner and then bribed my kids into eating by promising them an excellent light show.

Dear editor,
I am writing to you as a concerned citizen, a passionate agriculturalist, and an avid outdoorsman. My fellow citizens should be aware of a growing trend affecting our county and towns, the land we all call home. Solar farms are a new way for landowners to invest in their property. A landowner leases (signs) a 15-year contract that allows them to make much more per acre than they would renting to a farmer or investing in timber.

Dear editor,
I want to take this opportunity to thank all the citizens of District 6 who voted for me during both of the recent elections for school board. I am also appreciative of all the people who volunteered their time by making personal contacts, use of social media, phone calls and spending hours at the polls promoting my candidacy,  It is truly humbling that so many people believed that I was the best candidate.

This week’s backward glance photo was submitted by Mr. Pete Whitley of Nashville. He graduated from Benvenue School in 1946. This photo was taken sometime prior to 1941. Pictured left to right are teachers at Benvenue School: R.B. Gordon, D.A Willey, Merl Bell, Rebecca Turner, Mary Hindley, Louise Parker, Ruth Godfrey, Frances Graham, Louise Longest, Edna Farmer, Marie Proctor, Lucy and R.G. Payne.

Adam Quinn, Aaron Horne, and Tanner Williamson of Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts Troop #12 of Bailey  are pictured serving at the annual Bailey Christmas Parade Dinner.

Darrick Price - Assistant Scout Master - Troop #12 Bailey - puts finishing touches on vehicle.

Eli Kicklighter of Kenley rides on a float for Rock Ridge 4-H.