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The Maria V. Howard Arts Center, located in the Imperial Centre for the Arts and Sciences, is calling all visual artists for the second annual Art Garden Visual Art and Flower Fair. The fair will give artists and flower enthusiasts from across the region an opportunity to share their works and talents with the community. Art Garden will take place Sat., April 26, 2014 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sun., April 27, 2014 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Nash Community College has received the United Way Bronze Award for the campus’ contributions to the recent campaign. The college led a high-spirited campaign with fun activities serving the purpose of helping thousands of people in need throughout Nash and Edgecombe Counties. United Way campaign awards are given to organizations that attain at least $30 per capita giving and 25 percent employee participation.

Castalia’s Park Committee will make it official next Thursday, March 13, as they break ground on the Castalia Community Park.
A special ceremony is scheduled for 2 p.m. that afternoon at the park site on Main Street in Castalia.
As soon as the ground breaks, construction will begin on the park, said Castalia Mayor Ellene Leonard.

Nash County Commissioners, at a budget retreat last week, reviewed three options that will help keep the county’s utilities fund solvent. Two of the options creates a fee for municipal residents to use the county’s convenience centers.
The utility fund discussion was the final part of commissioner’s budget retreat, which was held last Monday.
Derek Hawkes, Director of Public Buildings and Public Utilities, told commissioners that he was anticipating a $3.86 million deficit as of June 30, 2014.

Retired educator Patricia Taylor reads to students at Coopers Elementary School as part of the nationwide reading celebration, Read Across America, which takes place annually on Dr. Seuss’s birthday. Approximately 30 readers visited the school last Friday reading to all age groups throughout the day. Students also incorporated a pajama party into the event plus collected 100 books and 69 pairs of pajamas that will be donated to local shelters.

A Vermont woman was charged with misdemeanor death by motor vehicle for causing a pedestrian to be struck on Highway 64.
According to Trooper Brandon Jones, of the North Carolina Highway Patrol, Diane Leclaire, 48, of Vermont, allegedly stopped in the travel lane on 64 Westbound, near the 452 Exit, to ask for directions.

Filing ended on Friday with a handful of people filing prior to the lunchtime deadline. Several local seats will be contested during this year’s elections.
Rachel Joyner (D), who has served as Nash County’s Clerk of Court since 1968, is one who is facing opposition for the first time in many years. Magistrate Tripp Finch (R) filed last Monday to run against Joyner, saying he felt his generation needed to step up and lead.

Nash County Relay for Life organizers are gearing up for the 20th annual event.
This year’s event will take place on Friday, April 25 at the Rocky Mount Athletic Stadium.
Co-Chairs Nikki Hanson and Barbara Gill are planning for this year’s event to be just as exciting as in year’s past.
Many teams are already hosting fundraising events to help Relay meet its goal of $245,000.

Nashville’s Town Council met with state legislators  Monday morning to discuss several issues of concern.
Council members meet each year with legislators prior to them going back into session to share any concerns or issues facing Nashville.
Monday’s breakfast meeting was held at The Nashville Exchange and was attended by Representatives Jeff Collins and Bobbie Richardson.

Cornerstone Funeral Home and Cremations in Nashville, locally owned and operated by Daniel Moss, opened its doors in 2007. The business started with three employees. Today, Moss employees nine full-time and 10 part-time people and with the recent addition of an on-site, state-of-the art crematory and a banquet hall, he has made close to a $2.75 million investment in Nashville between the two facilities.

Nash County authorities searched for hours on Friday night for a plane that was reported to have crashed in a rural area of the county.
According to Chris Bissette, Nash County Deputy Fire Marshal, at least two 911 calls came in around 6 p.m. of a plane that had crashed around the Sykes Road and West Castalia Road area.

Elizabeth Valentine Fuller, age 85, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, February 26, 2014.

NASHVILLE - Elizabeth Valentine Fuller, age 85, passed away peacefully Wednesday, February 26, 2014.  

Several from Red Oak Baptist Church attended the Pregnancy Care Center’s Celebrate Life Banquet on Thursday, February 20 at Englewood Baptist Church.
Red Oak Baptist Church held a Groundbreaking Ceremony for the new Family Life Center on Sunday, February 23.

Nashville’s Chamber of Commerce will announce its 2014 Distinguished Citizen Award recipient next Thursday night at Nash Arts.
The annual Distinguished Citizen event is scheduled for March 6 at 7:00 p.m. It is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served at 7 p.m. prior to the ceremony which will begin at 7:30 p.m.
Elaine Corbett, Chamber President, said the Distinguished Citizen event is one the Chamber always looks forward to.

A Nashville man is facing multiple counts of indecent liberties with a child and statutory sexual offense in Nash and Carteret Counties.
The Nash County Sheriff’s Office arrested 69-year-old James Preston Peele, of Mt. Zion Church Road, Nashville on February 17 after being contacted last month in reference to a sexual assault.

Descendants of Singleton Langley and members of the community gathered at Sandy Cross United Methodist Church Saturday morning to pay homage to a Civil War soldier who was also one of the founding fathers of the church.
Singleton Langley, along with G.D. Langley, Redmond Wells, and Blueford Williams are noted as the founders of Sandy Cross United Methodist Church. Singleton, a Confederate  soldier, is buried in the church cemetery and was honored during a memorial service Saturday morning at which his great-great-great-grandson, Clay Batchelor, unveiled a stone commemorating Langley’s service during the Civil War.

A Spring Hope man has filed to run for the Nash County Clerk of Court seat currently held by Rachel Joyner.
Tripp Finch filed on Monday morning at the Nash County Board of Elections.
Finch, a Republican, said he decided to run because he felt like it was time for his generation to take responsibility.
“I am running because I think it is time that my generation step up and start taking responsibility for leadership in this county,” Finch said.

Nash County Commissioners met on Monday to hear budget requests from each department as part of the board’s annual budget retreat.
The meeting was the first step in Nash County Manager Zee Lamb putting together the county’s budget. Commissioners heard requests from Nash Community College and Nash-Rocky Mount Schools last Monday.

A Nash County educator was recently recognized for her efforts teaching conservation.
Rachel Owens, a teacher at Nash Central High School was named the 2013 Conservation Teacher of the Year by the North Carolina Association of Soil and Water Conservation District.
The Teacher of the Year award recognizes the conservation education efforts of North Carolina teachers.

SPRING HOPE –– Dorothy D.Williams, age 93, passed away Tuesday, February 18, 2014.

NASHVILLE - Charles Abernathy Pridgen, 91, passed away Wednesday, February 19, 2014.

HALIFAX - SGT. James Arthur Parker, 78, passed away February 8, 2014.

NASHVILLE –– Thomas Outlaw, Jr., 68, passed away Sunday, February, 23, 2014.  He was born January 14, 1946 in Nash County to the late Thomas and Mavis Gay Outlaw.

WHITAKERS - Funeral services for Michael Ray Thomas, 55, who died on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, will take place Thursday, February 27, at 2 p.m. at Social Union Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Hilliardston Cemetery.