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This photo of downtown Nashville was taken in December of 1973.

INCIDENTS
A hit and run was reported on 10/28/13 at 103 N Alston Street
An assault inflicting serious bodily injury was reported on 10/30/13 at 113 McCoy Drive
An assault on a government official and escape from custody or resist, obstruct, delay were reported on 10/31/13 at Railroad Street and Freeman Street

A breaking, entering and larceny of a residence was reported on 10/28/13 at 6585 Todd Road
A breaking, entering and larceny of a residence was reported on 10/29/13 at 8532 Old Middlesex Road
A breaking, entering and larceny of a storage facility was reported on 10/29/13 at 3094 S Weselyan Boulevard
A breaking, entering and larceny of a residence was reported on 10/29/13 at 13108 NC 33

Two Spring Hope men have been charged in a rash of break-ins that have occurred in town since July.
Spring Hope Police Chief Tim Denton said Jermaine Antwon High, 20, and Terrell Antwan Wilkins, 20, both of Spring, were arrested and charged with several counts of breaking and entering and larceny.
Denton said the two men have allegedly broken into around 16 homes in Spring Hope, stealing electronics, jewelry, firearms and cash.

A Nashville man was one of seven arrested and charged with exploiting an elderly Wilson County man in a building code scam.
Criminal investigators with the Department of Insurance allege that a group defrauded the man of over $7,400 between May 23, 2013 and October 10, 2013 by presenting themselves as code enforcement officials with the City of Wilson and misleading the victim that his home was in violation of state building codes.

Red Oak commissioners voted to enhance the incentive to draw in water customers in the area, aligning their plans with the Town of Dortches, which also reportedly plans to increase the payout. The move came Monday, November 4, at the town’s regular monthly business meeting.
Formerly, the Town of Red Oak planned to offer to pay the base tap fee, a value of $150, for one home for each resident.

Confederate soldier Wiley Daughtridge was honored at a stone dedication service in September.
The service was attended by family and friends, who paid tribute to Daughtridge’s service.
At the service, a stone was unveiled in Nash County, near Daughtridge’s home.
Terry Bryant, Commander of the Captain Jesse S. Barnes Camp, 771 of the North Carolina Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, spoke at the special stone dedication service.

Southern Nash Middle School Social Studies teacher Charles Vester invited Halifax Resolves Chapter President Ken Wilson to talk with the eighth grade students about the Revolutionary War in North Carolina and the meaning of the dates on the North Carolina flag.  The program covered the writing of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, the Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge, and the adoption of the Halifax Resolves.

Dressed as a member of the Colonial militia, Ken Wilson, President of the Halifax Resolves Chapter of the North Carolina Society Sons of the American Revolution presented a program to Red Oak Middle School 8th grade students pertaining to the dates on the North Carolina flag.  The program covered events leading up to the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, the Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge and the adoption of the Halifax Resolves.

SNHS PRINCIPAL’S LIST
The following Southern Nash High School students achieved the Principals List for the recent grading period.

The following students at Hobgood Academy made the Principal’s List (A’s) or the Honor Roll (A’s and B’s) the first six weeks of school.

Nationally syndicated talk radio host, and Nashville native,  Phil Valentine’s newly-released DVD topped Amazon.com’s rankings of best-selling documentaries as of this morning.  The award-winning An Inconsistent Truth is the definitive answer to Al Gore’s movie.  The film has been skyrocketing up the Amazon charts and recently hit the overall ranking of #249 out of all the over 646,00 movies and TV shows sold on Amazon.com.

RALEIGH - On Oct. 21, the North Carolina State Board of Certified Public Accountant Examiners approved 105 applicants for licensure as Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) in the state of North Carolina. Local newly approved NC CPAs are Rebecca Adams Parks of Rocky Mount, license number 37913,  and Muhammad Affan Akram of Nashville, license number 37968.

During the month of October, Nashville’s Fire Department visited all local daycares as well as Nashville Elementary school to promote fire safety. This year’s theme was focusing on preventing kitchen fires within the home. The department visited over 700 children throughout the month and continued its fire prevention efforts during Halloween with events at the Cooley Library and Glover Park.

Nashville’s Police Department and the Nash County Sheriff’s Office collected over 14,000 pills on October 26 as part of Operation Medicine Drop.
Operation Medicine Drop is an event that helps citizens properly dispose of unused medications. The program is administered by Safe Kids North Carolina and The NC Department of Insurance.

Starting last month, Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools students and parents began receiving the information needed to access the new Home Base PowerSchool Student and Parent Portal.  Using the portal, students and parents will have access to students’ schedules, classroom assignments, grades, attendance, demographic data and more. It also includes several new features that will impact the performance and engagement of all key stakeholders.

The 7×24 Exchange Carolinas Chapter recently presented $5,000 to three North Carolina community colleges, including Nash Community College, Wake Technical Community College and Cleveland Community College. On the same day, $23 million in US Department of Labor funds were awarded to three N.C. community colleges, UNC Charlotte and Moultrie Technical College in Georgia for the development of Mission Critical Operations training.

People want to adopt pets, but the Shelter isn’t very adoption friendly.  By that, we are referring to the hours.  They are only open to the public  1-4 p.m., Monday through Friday.  Sometimes, appointments can be made for other times, but never after 5 p.m., never on the weekends. If you work during the week, it is difficult to get off if you want a pet.

Nash County’s Got Talent finals will be held November 7 and 8 at 7 pm at the Nash Arts Center in downtown Nashville. Admission is $10 adults, $8 students 17 and under.
The top 15 selected from auditions will compete for cash prizes. (1st: $1,000; 2nd: $500; 3rd: $250)
Contestants are:

Sunday, November 10 from 12:30 until 4:30 p.m. at Shenandoah Baptist Church, 3894 Shenandoah Road, Rocky Mount
Sunday, November 17 from 12:30 until 5 p.m. at Sharpsburg Baptist Church, 3720 Hathway Blvd, Sharpsburg
Friday, November 29 from 12:30 until 4:30 p.m. at Golden East Crossing Mall, 1100 North Wesleyan Blvd, Rocky Mount

The Edgecombe/Nash & Vicinity Ministers’ Wives & Ministers’ Widows Association will celebrate their Fourth Annual Founders’ Day Banquet on Saturday November 9 at 5 p.m. at the Four Seasons Restaurant and Conference Center, 209 N. Church Street, Rocky Mount. The keynote speaker for the banquet is Dr. Beverly Williams Glover of Macon, Georgia. Dr. Glover is the eighth elected president of The International Association of Ministers’ Wives and Ministers’ Widows, Inc.

On a brisk autumn Sunday morning Peachtree folks gathered for worship.   Pastor Whitehouse greeted those present.  Under his direction the choir sang “In My heart There Rings a Melody”.  The sermon title was “Good News for Envious People”.  It was based on the scripture passage from I Samuel 18-19.  It was the concluding segment of the sermon about Saul and his envy of David.  Saul’s admiration of David had turned into envy.

Our choir sang “In My Life, Lord, Be Glorified.” Pastor Aycock welcomed everyone and prayed the prayer of invocation. Hymns of worship were “The Wonder of it All” and “There is Power in the Blood.” Algie Jones Jr. led the singing.

What a sight!  Princesses, ninjas, Tiggers, werewolves, Duck Dynasty members, and more participated in Trunk or Treat at Red Oak Baptist Church on Thursday, Oct. 31.  Children received candy and scripture cards at each stop.  Everyone also enjoyed free hot dogs, drinks, and popcorn.

It was good to see a lot of you at the monthly fish fry last Friday night. Thank you for your support and we hope you enjoyed the food and also the fellowship. Happy Birthday to Mrs. Beadie Skinner who had her 92nd birthday over the week-end. Beadie, we pray God continues to bless you with good health. We sang Happy Birthday to her at Sunday school Sunday morning as she put money in the birthday bank.