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Johnny Floyd Land and Argie Nell Hobson Land celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on May 29, 2023. They were wed in Nash County, North Carolina on May 29, 1963. Johnny likes to tell the story of picking Argie up from the cotton field and taking her to get married without any preparation. They spent their entire 60 years in Nash County where they worked and raised their family.

Earlier this year, Crystal Gray was halfway through the surgical technology program at Edgecombe Community College and working long hours at UNC Health Nash.
She also was looking forward to her youngest daughter graduating high school.
Then a long shot paid off, and the renowned Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, offered Gray a summer internship - one of four such offers the No. 1 rated hospital in the nation made this year.

Sadly, MANY cats will die if they go to the Shelter. WHAT? Let's look at some hard facts. MOST homeless cats at Shelters are euthanized. At Nash, it is by humane injection, as you would when you take your pet to the vet. Sometimes it is for space, they literally run out of a place for all. County Shelters have unlimited intakes. It isn't like a private facility where they can pick and choose.

It was strange. The morning she died, I woke up with the eeriest feeling I've ever experienced in my life. I knew something was wrong even though it was over 14 hours before one of my high school friends called to let me know that an old friend of mine had lost her 5-year battle with cancer.
I will never forget the deep sense of loss that I felt back when I heard the news. This was a lady whom I had met in 1968 when I was in the 9th grade.

How do you pray with the end in mind?
As Paul prayed, his loving concern for the Thessalonians poured out in petitions to God. Paul did not focus on material, financial, or physical needs. With the end in mind, Paul asked God for a worthy and fulfilled life.

Red Oak Baptist Church recognized high school and college graduates on Sunday, June 4 during the morning worship service. High school graduates included Spencer Cary, Michaela Fisher, Nicole Mason, Ava Moore, Anna Brooks Murray, and Ashton Sykes. College graduates included Jessica Cary, Amanda Davis, Parker Dickens, Caitlyn May, and Heather Perry. Sarah Grace Acker, Caleb Carwell, and Luke Leonard were recognized but were unable to attend.

Towers Com IV-B, LLC and VB BTS II, LLC to VB BTS II, LLC and Tower Com IV-B, LLC; property in Jacksons Township; $1,494,500
Baron Cunningham and Sarah Mavis Cunningham to Rum-Clarke Properties, LLC; 1005 West Thomas Street, Rocky Mount; $48,000
Verna Walker to Mike Buys Houses NC, LLC; 102 Arrowood Drive, Nashville; $12,500

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Joseph L. Robinson; 3438 S Halifax Road; new construction; $100,000
Aaron Phillips; 10135 D US 264A; new construction; $142,300

A Bailey native and Southern Nash High School graduate has been named the Communications Director for the Nash County Public School System.
The school system announced on Tuesday that Heather Louise Finch was named the Executive Director of Communication, Planning and Engagement. Finch replaces Michelle Fiscus.

During the school's first kindergarten graduation, the Board of Directors of Southside Academy announced the hiring of a new Head of School.
Breona Walker was named to the position, and received a warm reception from the almost 200 people gathered for the occasion. Walker is a graduate of North Carolina Central University and is currently completing her Masters in Organizational Leadership at Chowan University.

The Nash County Board of Education has given an F to legislation to reduce its number and realign remaining members along county commissioner lines.
The school board voted 8-3 in May to draft and send a resolution to the General Assembly in opposition to Senate Bill 248.
If the March 8 legislation passes, the school board would shrink from 11 to 7 after Rocky Mount students are divided along county lines, sending 1,700 pupils to Edgecombe County for their education in 2024.

ALL IN - Pictured (L-R): Nash County Sheriff Keith Stone, Rocky Mount Police Chief Robert Hassell, Nashville Police Chief JT Winstead and Edgecombe County Police Chief Clee Atkinson before the Torch Run. The final leg of the run will be on June 2 in Raleigh.

Rocky Mount city officials have sent letters to Nash County commissioners and state lawmakers opposing legislation that would affect Nashville and every municipality in the county concerning voluntary satellite annexation.
City Manager Keith Rogers penned the letter expressing the city council's disagreement with Senate Bill 169 and displeasure with county commissioners for engaging with members of the local legislative delegation to create the bill.