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Discharge firearm into occupied dwelling/moving vehicle reported at 10653 Ward Rd., Whitakers on 8/4/25
Discharge firearm into occupied dwelling/moving vehicle; damage to real property reported at 10716 Ward Rd., Whitakers on 8/3/25
Larceny of a firearm reported at 12790 Eagle Ridge Dr., Zebulon on 8/8/25
Obtain property by false pretense; larceny by employee reported at 130 N. Old Carriage Rd., Rocky Mount on 8/5/25

House to Home Construction, inc. to Latarsha Middleton and Douglas Eatmon; 1986 Sheldon Road, Bailey; $499,000
MCC Utility Construction, LLC to Medina Realty, LLC; .46 acres
I'll have another, LLC to Deanna Faye Gentile and Velma Faye Wirth; 413 East Center Street, Nashville; $168,000
Carolyn Hartney-Correa, Carolyn Hartney Correa and James E. Correa Jr. to Robert Brethen and Denise Brethen; 4612 River Farm Road, Rocky Mount; $565,000

NASHVILLE - A group of Nash County Public Schools classified workers have "graded" county commissioners, appearing at the August 11 commissioner meeting with a "Report Card On Our Public Schools."
Wilma Jones DeRosa, Thelma Harris and Christina Walters spoke during the public comment section of the meeting, chiding commissioners for not having increased the money allotted to NCPS during the FY2025 budget, including a requested $500 supplement for classified staff.

NASHVILLE - An $85 million expansion at the Crump Group, Inc., the pet treat manufacturer located on the old Universal Leaf campus, is well underway, with the facility footprint increased by about one-third. New product lines are also planned, projected to increase local sweetpotato consumption by up to four times as much.

A man and a woman are dead, the victims of flash flooding last week in Spring Hope.
Both victims were from Louisburg: 55-year-old Raymond Evans Jr. and 24-year-old Lottie Alston. They were driving a silver 2002 Honda Odyssey minivan around 2:15 p.m. last Wednesday afternoon in the area of 687 North NC-581 when the vehicle was swept off the right side of the road about 35 yards into a ravine during flash flooding.

NASHVILLE - A proposed ordinance amendment covering shipping container use has been put on hold after town council members put the freeze on it, deciding to take no action pending potentially working with staff to come up with a third version.
Chris Sandy, owner and operator of Build Right Supplies, is seeking an amendment to the town's Land Use Plan which specifies permitted shipping container use in Residential, Business and Industrial zoning districts which would allow the containers to be used for storage purposes or as recognized permanent accessory buildings.

NASHVILLE - Ten Nash County Sheriff's Deputies who serve as School Resource Officers in county schools were honored with a special pinning ceremony August 7 to mark completion of new training with the Autism Society.

NASHVILLE - In response to the deaths August 6 of two Louisburg residents who lost their lives during flash flooding off NC581 in Spring Hope, Spring Hope's mayor is asking for county support to launch a state-wide action plan.
Pritchard, appearing before Nash commissioners at their August 11 board meeting, had his mission to present a powerpoint cut short when he attempted to do so during the public comment portion of the meeting, because he ran out of time at four minutes.

NASHVILLE - A citizen-filed challenge to buck Spring Hope Commissioner Drew Griffin's bid for re-election has been dismissed after a hearing by the Nash County Board of Elections, with the decision served August 8.
The order and decision, signed by John Check, Board of Elections chair, stated that a 4-0 vote by the board declared that Andrew Griffin is, in fact, a resident of Spring Hope and therefore able to legally serve to represent his area constituents and to run for re-election.

NASHVILLE - The Nashville Graphic was honored in double presentations this month by the Town of Nashville and Nash County on the occasion of its 130 year anniversary of local journalism.
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A mayoral proclamation, shared history with a 'show and tell' of 1800's letters, the playing of a blues-style original radio-style commercial and a sunflower cake were part of a 'birthday' celebration for The Nashville Graphic, at the August 4 Nashville town council meeting.

NASHVILLE - A homeowner's issues with stormwater runoff off S. First Street near Nash Central Middle School have been brought before the Nashville town council, whose members accepted an engineering report and said they will monitor the situation.
Kenneth Viverette of 1720 1st Street, whose property adjoins the middle school, said "I'm in a bad mess."

Ms. Arellano, Kindergarten teacher, poses with Layah Cannady on her first day.

Kindergartener Cade Culbreth gets a hug from his brother, Maxton, on the first day of school.

SPRING HOPE- A major project regarding replacement of Spring Hope's oldest water mains, many of which are downtown, is going back out for rebidding as initial bids came in way over budget.
The "water system improvement project" scope is to replace water mains, laterals and hydrants. Areas included are W. Nash to E. Nash Streets, S. Pine to N. Pine, S. Walnut to N. Walnut, Bunn Lane, S. Ash to N. Ash, N. Poplar Street, Dodd Street, and a connection on the eastern side of town to loop the system, according to summary information provided to The Graphic.

ROCKY MOUNT - Nash County's Pet Connection Center, hit with two sets of violations by the state in the past two months, has now tripled its staff and upped both staff training and adoption opportunities. It also now has an animal control supervisor in place: Jacob Barley, who was promoted from animal control officer last week.
Nash County Manager Stacie Shatzer gave an update at the August 11 board of commissioners meeting.

NASHVILLE - Nashville businesses wanting to host their own special and street events just got quite a bit of red tape cut out in order to make the process easier.
Town council members, at the suggestion of town staff, passed an amendment to current ordinance at their August 5 meeting as the result of several businesses expressing interest in having events on town property, specifically the Nashville Junction stage and parking lot.