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The unsettling sight of a blood-spattered, partially-overturned school bus resting sideways atop a crushed car set the stage Saturday for a Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) simulation event at 997 Atlantic Avenue, Rocky Mount, at the site of the Rocky Mount Fire Department Training Center.
Nash County EMS and students from Nash Community College's EMT and Paramedic programs, along with their counterparts from Edgecombe Community College, were among those who participated, along with ECU East Care and the Rocky Mount Fire Department.

Nashville's Town Council encouraged a downtown business owner to reapply for a facade grant after denying his initial request at last week's town council meeting.
Scott Tyson submitted a facade grant application for the existing building located at 302 W Washington Street. Wright CPA, PLLC currently occupies the building, which is in the town's Municipal Service District.
Tyson applied for the facade grant to repair or replace the roof and paint the porch and handicap ramp.

Larceny after breaking and entering; felony breaking and/or entering (two counts) reported at 10447 Liles Rd., Bailey on 10/19/23
Felony larceny reported at 1156 S Big Wood Rd., Spring Hope on 10/20/23
Assault on a female; simple assault (2 counts) reported at 1761 N. Old Carriage Rd., Rocky Mount on 10/15/23
Financial transaction card fraud reported at 186 S. Old Franklin Rd., Spring Hope on 10/17/23

An article recently published in the "New York Post" was entitled "Language Variation And Change". It stated that Generation Z is killing the southern drawl. The report said that the southern pronunciation of words has been shifting over the last few generations.
"Today's college students don't sound like their parents, who didn't sound like their own parents." Interestingly, it was noted that they also DO NOT want to sound like their parents.

A 2018 Pew Research survey stated, "Nine-in-ten Americans believe in a higher power, but only a slim majority believe in God as described in the Bible."
As we think about belief/faith, perhaps the closest that the Bible comes to offering an exact definition is Hebrews 11:1 - "Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen." From this particular passage we see that the central feature of faith is confidence or trust. In the Bible, the object of faith is God and his promises. A clear example of this is Abram's encounter with God in Genesis 15.

Several from Red Oak Baptist Church enjoyed an overnight trip to the Billy Graham Library and surrounding area on October 15-16.
The youth and children of Red Oak Baptist Church will be selling poinsettias through Sunday, October 29. The 6.5 inch pots are $15 each and the 8 inch pots are $20 each. Proceeds will support the summer missions camps.
Join in the fun on Sunday, October 29 at Ennis Park! The Community Trunk or Treat will be held at 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm.

The West Mount Ruritan Club recently made a donation to the Nash County Foster Care Program. Pictured, Wayne Outlaw (left) is shown presenting the check to Amanda Jankowski (right).

Line dance classes will be held Wednesdays 2-3 p.m. at Town of Nashville Parks & Recreation Department, 108 S. Boddie Street, Nashville. Learn to line dance to popular songs in this beginner-friendly class. Four week class session, $10. Nashville town residents, $15. Nonresidents. For more information call the Town of Nashville Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Resources Department at 252-459-9796.

Storytime is Oct. 26, Nov. 2, Nov. 9 and Nov. 16 from 11 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. for ages 2-5.

LEGO Club for ages 7 and older meets Oct. 24 from 4-5 p.m. at Harold D. Cooley Library, 114 W. Church St., Nashville. Please call ahead for groups of 5 or more. 252-459-2106.

Nash County Holdings, LLC to Boys and Girls Clubs of the Tar River Region, Inc.; 5.148 acres
NVR, Inc. to Pamela Winks; 8921 Shallow Creek Trail, Bailey; $284,000
River Dew Corporation to Matt Baldwin Homes, LLC; lots 37, 38 and 39, River Dew Subdivision; $105,000
Starlight Homes North Carolina, LLC to Rebekah Ann Lopez; Bryson's Ridge, Lot 6; $300,000

Building Permit Residential
Kellen Lynch, 378 Sawdust Lane; renovation/alteration; $5,000
Clayton Homes, 4210 Old White Oak Rd; deck; $3,500
Natalie Brown Shearin, 3683 S. Browntown Rd; detached accessory; $32,000

Nash County Magistrate Kenneth Carl Barnes has resigned and is no longer on the payroll.
Records obtained by The Graphic from the North Carolina Judicial Branch show a separation for Barnes of Oct. 3, with no current salary listed.
His former salary was listed at $56,754.00.

Daphnne B. Wooten to Marlon Dickens and Sheila Dickens; Hunters Acres, Lot 1
Pop Homes - RDU, LLC to Calysta Hardy and Dillon Forsythe; 4097 Cordiality Church Road, Nashville; $290,000
Equity Trust Company Custodian FBO Robert H. Cameron IRA, Equity Trust Company, Robert H. Cameron IRA and Robert H. Cameron to Michael G. Olmsted and Cheryl P. Olmsted; Section 6, Morganshire, Lot 35

RED OAK - Anyone wishing to make a public comment about the proposed remediation plan for the contaminated Red Oak Landfill has until 5 p.m., Oct. 23 to do so before the public comment period closes and DEQ makes a decision on whether or not to approve current plans.
Nash County Commissioners signed a resolution of support Oct. 16 stating the Board "requests that (DEQ) finalize and then implement the corrective action outlined in the Draft Remedial Action Plan... as soon as practical in order to mitigate the risk posed by this landfill to the residents of Nash County."

NASHVILLE - Dueling news releases issued by Nash County Manager Stacie Shatzer and Nash County Sheriff Keith Stone indicate that multiple meetings between the two have not led to a meeting of the minds.
Following contention over a Sept. 6 recommendation by Nash County Manager Stacie Shatzer that there be no additional salary increases in the Nash County Sheriff's Office and allegations by Sheriff Keith Stone that Shatzer's figures were not correct, a series of meetings between the two departments has concluded that Shatzer's report was factual, according to a news release from Shatzer dated Oct. 13.