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Building Permit Commercial
Addition; 4461 Boseman Rd, Rocky Mount; Amber Morrow, Licensed Contractor, Cell Site Technologies, Inc.; $29,000
Addition; 16013 Watson Seed Farm Rd, Whitakers, ; Gail Prince, Licensed Contractor, East Rock Development, LLC; $176,038.62
Addition; 7474 Nc 48, Battleboro; Heaven Huffman, Licensed Contractor, Skyward Telecom, LLC; $10,000

1054 Bloomery Rd, Bailey; 07/27/26;common law robbery
10855 Smith Rd, Middlesex; 07/30/26; larceny of a firearm
12040 Nada Rd, Zebulon; 07/26/26; warrant service; resisting arrest/hinder and delay
12481 Bloomer Lane, Whitakers; 07/26/26; resisting arrest/hinder and delay; assault on law enforcement officer; assault with deadly weapon with inflicting serious injury

07/22/26; 2008 S First St, Nashville; felony serious injury by vehicle - DWI
07/22/26; 1847 S First St Apt 71, Nashville; damage to personal property
07/24/26; 118 Virginia Ave., Nashville; open container after consuming; DWI
07/23/26; 100 East Evans Dr., Nashville: open container after consuming; DWI

NASHVILLE - A Nashville woman has been released on bail following her arrest for allegedly shooting at two people inside a vehicle on the evening of July 5th.
Denisha Masha Gray, 32, of 906 Old Wilson Road Nashville was charged with two felonies and two misdemeanors July 6th for an incident involving two people and two vehicles in the roadway of Old Wilson Road and Cockrell Street.

Nash County Public Schools recognized several athletic accomplishments from across the district. Northern Nash High School Head Basketball Coach Henry Drake was recognized, along with Northern Nash High School Basketball Coaches Ashley Davis, Mitchell Wells, Moe Deloach, and Davis Spragley. The Northern Nash Boys Basketball Team was also recognized.

NASHVILLE - The first of two public hearings on a proposed one-year moratorium on the development of data centers, data processing facilities and cryptocurrency mining, drew a larger-than-average crowd to council chambers July 22nd, with five speakers expressing their feelings on the subject.

NASHVILLE - A 14-year-old boy riding a bicycle who was struck by a vehicle during an accident on NC58/First Street last Wednesday has died of his injuries, and Nashville Police Department investigators are conferring with the District Attorney regarding potential additional charges against the vehicle's driver.
The driver, identified as a 17-year-old female, has already been charged with driving after consuming alcohol while under the age of 21.

NASHVILLE - Annie Grace Manning and her mom, Jessica Manning, experienced Momeyer horsewomen, both raised money to take their two Appaloosas to Waco, Texas earlier this month to "experience" the 78th National Appaloosa Championship Show and the Youth World Championship Show hosted by the Appaloosa Horse Club.
The duo did a little more than "experience" it.
They dominated.

NASHVILLE - A time-honored handicraft documented in Egyptian tombs and brought to colonial America with the first European settlers is riding a popularity boom: Cross stitching. And the people to hook you up with it - or rather, put a needle in your hands and point the way- are in Nashville at The Southern Needle.
Carol Hooten of Red Oak is the owner-proprietor of the store, which is located front and center downtown at 231 W. Washington Street.
Why a store to carry cross stitching kits, supplies, fabrics, floss and projects, when all these are available online? Because here, you can see and feel the fabrics and tell their true colors, for one.

NASHVILLE - Starting with the first day of school, public school parents will be able to use an app that tracks their children's schoolbuses live via GPS.
Michael Baier, Director of Transportation for Nash County Public Schools, reported July 27th at a NCPS committee meeting that the new tracking system would be operational August 11th.
"If a bus is enroute, it will change its route automatically if needed, giving a new ETA" Baier said, adding that estimated times of arrival would be visible for both bus stops and the schools.

NASHVILLE - In order to give downtown businesses their own combined social media platform, town officials have approved creation of a MSD Facebook page. Adoption of a downtown logo, however, has been delayed pending another design modification.
Shawn Lucas, Planning Director, said at the July 22nd town council meeting that it had taken two years to finalize a logo design, which as presented shows a partial streetscape of storefronts along W. Washington Street. He said the logo was part of planned coordinated marketing plans to benefit downtown businesses.

NASHVILLE - The saga of Nashville's leaking water tank has come to a close after several dark night sightings fanned some public concern.
Jason Glover, Public Works Director, set the record straight at the July 22nd town council meeting.
"As of (July 16th), we had a two-inch valve blow off our 300,000-gallon water tower (on Eastern Avenue). Chad (Neville) was able to isolate that pretty quickly, but in the process, we did lose about 200,000 gallons," Glover said.

I've reached the stage of life where I'm excited about commodes.
Part of me wishes that wasn't so, but part of me wishes a lot of things. I wish my wife's cats would mind their own business, especially when she's out of town and I'm trying to keep the laundry going and there's a question for a few seconds about whether Junie B. Jones (Cat #2) is experiencing a fluff and dry cycle.
We are currently trying to catch up on "deferred maintenance" at our house. This is a term companies and organizations use when they haven't taken care of stuff like they're supposed to. Usually the money for maintenance is wasted on non-essentials.

Many of our readers have fond memories of Nashville's good ole' days. Though I didn't grow up the town limits of Nashville, but rather rural Nashville, we visited frequently.
One of the first things to come to my mind includes my mother and I dropping by Nashville Drug Store after a visit with Dr. High. We would enter from the side door to hand over a hand written paper prescription to be filled by the famous pharmacist, Ernie Wooten. I recall, as a youngster, watching Mr. Wooten behind the counter, with a pipe hanging from his mouth as he filled the medication bottles. And of course how could anyone forget Mr. Buck Henry at the cash register.

American Revolution Patriot William Battle was honored in 2017 with a grave marker dedication by the Halifax Resolves Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR)
Battle is buried in a family cemetery at a home on Cooper Road in Nash County.
Battle was born around 1758, most likely in Northampton County, the son of William and Mary Battle.

This photo published in The Nashville Graphic on Sept. 14, 1976. The Nashville Methodist Church began its week day school for three and four-year-olds that week. Pictured is a class of four-year-olds under the supervision of Bettie Phillips, director of the program.

PRINCIPAL APPOINTMENTS Elaina Ingram has been named Principal of Benvenue Elementary School. Ingram most recently served as an Assistant Principal at Nash Central Middle School and will succeed Kristen Tedford.
Jessica Daughtridge has been named Principal of G.R. Edwards Elementary School. Daughtridge most recently served as Principal of Englewood Elementary School and will succeed Dr. Allen Wilson.

"Therefore, in order to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me." (II Corinthians 12:7)
You can't help but wonder what Paul's "thorn in the flesh" was. But we do know from Scripture that it kept Paul humble. It also ensured that his prayer life remained active.
Theologians have offered a number of possibilities.

Over this miniseries of recent articles, we have gleaned several notions from the biblical text in an attempt to ascertain what God has to say in answer to the question, "Why does God allow evil and suffering to exist in the world?" From that exposition, we have identified evil and suffering as punishment for sin, as a consequence of other people's sin, as a consequence of fallen angelic free will, and for a greater good that could not otherwise be obtained.
Sure enough, the Bible gives multiple examples of each of these reasons why God may allow evil to exist in the world.

The children and chaperones of Red Oak Baptist Church returned home Friday, July 24 following a week at church camp at Camp Caraway.
Red Oak Baptist Church will have a Backpack Giveaway at the church on Saturday, Aug. 8 at 8:30 a.m. Backpacks will include some school supplies.
Women in Action of Red Oak Baptist Church will meet on Tuesday, Aug. 11 at 6:30 p.m at the church.
Join the fun at West Edgecombe Baptist Church for an Area Wide Old Fashioned Hymn sing on Saturday, August 15 at 2 p.m.