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Donnie King Price, Larry E. Price and Thomas H. Price to Thomas H. Price and Candace N. Price; two tracts
Chris M. Sandifer and Sarah L. Sandifer to Leon 22 Properties, LLC; 217 South Halifax Road, Rocky Mount; $37,000
Carolina Corral Partners to Islamic Center of Rocky Mount; property on Hunter Hill Road
Dida Marie Denton and Dida M. Mozingo to Billy Wayne Horton and Pamela Horton; 11010 West NC 97, Middlesex

Nashville's signature event, the Blooming Festival, will include blooming flowers downtown this year in the form of large hanging baskets.
A joint meeting Feb. 19 between the Nashville Town Council, the Downtown Strong Advisory Board and Chamber of Commerce members put the stamp of approval on several beautification projects, including the installation of ten large planter pots on W. Washington Street, five on the courthouse side and five on the merchant side, to alternate with flags.

An 18-year-old Raleigh man fleeing arrest from Wilson police was apprehended Friday, Feb. 16, after crashing his car into a disused store in Nashville.
Tyshaun Dontez Lane was taken into custody by Wilson Police after a chase that ended around 9 a.m. into the side of the former El Pueblito Market at 815 S. Alston Street.
Nashville Fireman Dylan Hinkle cut into a front window in order to enter and check the building for occupants, but it was vacant.

The first homes in the Cardinal Woods Subdivision, located off Glover Park Memorial Drive, are slated for completion in July.
Lauren Granger, Land Development Manager for Starlight Homes, a division of Ashton Woods, appeared with Bob Mishler, Land Entitlement Manager, at the Feb. 20 Nashville Town Council meeting.

A Nash County man with deep roots in Halifax County is fighting to save the old Eastman High School in the Medoc community, while literally digging successfully to find artifacts from what he believes was an area trading post.
Willis Richardson of Nashville Road, Rocky Mount, a 1967 graduate of Eastman High School, wants to save his old school, currently scheduled for demolition in order to pave the way for a new school at that location.

March 4 - Sandy Cross Methodist Church, 3725 Sandy Cross Rd., Nashville (2-6 p.m.)
March 4 - Lakeside Baptist Church, 1501 Sunset Ave., Rocky Mount (1:30-6 p.m.)
March 6 - Harrison Family YMCA, 1000 Independence Drive, Rocky Mount (9 a.m. - 1 p.m.)

A seven-agency law enforcement operation entitled "Thunder On The Hill," coordinated by the Nash County Sheriff's Office, executed six search warrants at residences used for drug trafficking Feb. 15, netting drugs, guns and money and resulting in the arrest of three people.
The Sheriffs Offices of Nash, Edgecombe and Wake Counties, in partnership with NC State Highway Patrol, US Alcohol Tobacco Firearms (ATF), Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), and Alcohol Law Enforcement (ALE), arrested 33-year-old Carvell Shamike Puddy of 112 Sunset Avenue, Rocky Mount;

INCIDENTS
Licenses-fail to comply restriction codes; speeding; DWI reported at mile marker 459 US 64 E., Nashville on 1/11/24
Simple possession schedule IV controlled substance reported at 100 East Evans Dr., Nashville on 2/13/24
Breaking or entering into or breaking out of motor vehicle(s) reported at 121 N. Wheeless Dr., Nashville on 2/17/24

Recovered vehicle reported at 10210 S. Nash St., Middlesex on 2/12/24
Larceny misdemeanor reported at 10696 E NC 97, Rocky Mount on 2/15/24
Possession of marijuana less than 1/2 ounce reported at 10762 Liles Rd., Bailey on 2/16/24
Possession stolen firearm; US currency seizure reported at 107 N Wheeless Dr., Nashville on 2/15/24

Early voting has begun for the March 5th Primary Election.
Voters may cast early votes through March 2 at the Nash County Ag Center, 1006 Eastern Ave., Nashville and at Braswell Memorial Library, 727 N. Grace St., Rocky Mount. Voting hours are Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 24 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. and Saturday, March 2 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
On election day voting will take place at your normal election day precinct polling place (March 5 from 6:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.)

As I walked to the mailbox on one of those typical North Carolina, 65-degree February afternoons, I thought to myself, "Soon, I'll be out hitting golf balls into water hazards, woods, yard, highways, and perhaps other unsuspecting victims."
Waiting for me in the box was a white 9x12 envelope. My pulse quickened and my spirits sank. This was the tax organizer from my accountant, more reliable than the groundhog at letting me know spring can't be far.

Christmas decorations have been quite a controversial topic in Nashville over the last decade.
To offer a bit of history behind all the hoo-ha, I'll attempt to catch us up-to-speed since I was recently dubbed as a town historian - which I received with grace as quite an honor though I have to admit it made this ole' gal feel a bit older.
In the early restructuring days of the Nashville Chamber of Commerce back in 1991, the chamber worked hard to raise funds to assist with some of the town's needs.

This photo originally published in The Nashville Graphic on July 29, 1975. The Gang team won runner-up honors in the league tournament.

The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) invites all high school students (9th through 12th grades) interested in the American Revolution to participate in the George S. & Stella M. Knight Essay Contest. The contest is open to all U.S. citizens and legal resident students attending home schools, public, parochial, or private high schools in that same grade range.

Nash County Public Schools' Communications Department has received five Blue Ribbon awards for "outstanding and effective communication" from the North Carolina School Public Relations Association.
Two golds, two silvers and one bronze award were presented Feb. 9 in a High Point ceremony to the NCPS Communications team consisting of Heather Louis Finch,