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Nash Community College will welcome Thomas Joyner as its newest member of the Board of Trustees during the board's August meeting, where he will officially be sworn into office.
A lifelong resident of Nash County, Joyner brings decades of leadership experience in agriculture, business and community service to the college's governing board.

Louisburg College has announced Lynwood Roberson as its new vice president of Institutional Advancement.
After a search and interview process, college officials decided that Roberson would be the best fit for the role.
Hailing from Nash County, Roberson holds a degree in Justice and Public Policy from North Carolina Wesleyan University. He has spent most of his professional career working in public policy, fundraising, and outreach.

100 N Boddie St, Nashville; 08/02/26; possession controlled substance prison/jail premises
10601 E NC 97, Rocky Mount; 08/08/26; liquor-open container in passenger area (broken seal); DWI
11046 Old US 64, Spring Hope; 08/04/26; missing persons
13693 Old Raleigh Wilson Rd, Middlesex 08/04/26; trespass-first degree on infrastructure; misuse of 911 system

A Celebration of Life for Xavien Harrison, Pastor and Nashville Town Councilman, who passed away August 11th, will be held Saturday, August 22nd, beginning at 12 noon at Northern Nash High School, 4230 Green Hills Road, Rocky Mount.
Harrison, 53, described by Nashville Mayor Brenda Brown as a "true servant of the community," has a distinguished history of service. A Shaw University graduate and former 8th grade history teacher, Harrison, Pastor at Philadelphia Missionary Baptist Church in Nashville, previously served for years as a youth Pastor for Union Hill Baptist Church.

NASHVILLE - A Nashville teenager arrested during an overdose death investigation may be back in court soon to answer charges following the June 15th drug-related death of a 17-year-old boy.
Dillon Blake Davis, 19, of 5603 Sandy Road, Nashville, was arrested August 11th and charged with the B-2 felony aggravated death by distribution.
The term "aggravated" as part of the charge is typically applied to people who have prior felony convictions for drug offenses within seven years.

RED OAK - At a quiet house in Red Oak sits a workshop filled with what looks like, on first glance, brightly colored children's toys. But they're not toys, they're puppets- and they come to life, each with their own names, voices, personalities and movements, under the hands of their creator, Chris Chappell.
Chappell, soft-spoken and unassuming, doesn't come across as a famous guy, but he is, kinda, with some famous friends. A series of signed photographs on the wall from people like Cheech and Chong, Noel MacNeal (the creator of "Ernie" on Sesame Street), along with film awards tell part of the story.

NASHVILLE- One of Nashville's newer businesses, JB's Billiards at 117 West Church Street, wants to get the message out that you don't have to be good at pool to come by.
"Just come play," said Bobbie Hargrove, manager and co-owner. "We want people to come have a good time without negativity."
'People' also includes children, who can play arcade and pinball games at the front of the hall along with foosball up until 7 p.m.; after that, it is adults only.

Danny Vester of Spring Hope stopped by The Nashville Graphic with a 73-pound cantaloupe grown on his farm. While the state record weight for cantaloupes is 72 pounds, Vester said he disqualified this one himself because it has a "soft spot." Vester grew a world record cantelope in 2018 weighing 65.90 pounds. He also grew a 55 pound cantelope in 2016.

MOMEYER - The town of Momeyer, in mid-swing with an overhaul of zoning regulations, has also been considering proposed changes in term limits, attendance, and eligibility for volunteer boards and committees.
Will Funderburg, Mayor, said August 10th it made sense to review terms, attendance and eligibility while the town code was undergoing some additions. He said he wanted to hear what the council thought.

ROCKY MOUNT - More than 1,200 people, including students, parents, teachers and school administrators, turned out Thursday, July 30th, for the annual Back-To-School Festival conducted by Nash County Public Schools.
Held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Nash Community College's Brown Auditorium, the family-friendly event offered free slushies and ice cream to the first 300 attendees.

SPRING HOPE - Planned street repaving in Spring Hope has been pushed back once again, with a promise August 3rd from town commissioners that they should have a potential work contract ready for a vote in September. In the meantime, the Mayor asked that Public Works look into pothole repair in the Walnut Street area.
Priscilla Capps of 505 Walnut Street addressed the town board earlier this month, asking what happened to what she said was a 2025 promise that Walnut Street would be paved this past April.

SPRING HOPE - An online community survey, completed July 31st, is driving the next work session of the town's Downtown Development Committee
April Barner, owner of the Artists Art Center and member of the town's Downtown Development Board (DDB), updated those present about survey results at the board's August 18th meeting.
Barner said 79 people completed the survey, designed to solicit input from residents, business owners, visitors and non-resident employees.