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NASHVILLE - A local woman is dead after a fire that started in the kitchen of her home.

According to Chris Bissette, of the Nash County Fire Marshal's Office, a fire was reported at 3310 Barnes Hill Church Road just after midnight on Thursday, with a person possibly still inside.

NASHVILLE - A Nashville man was taken to Pitt County Memorial Hospital by helicopter after a head on collision last Wednesday afternoon.

According to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, 18-year-old Anthony Dwayne Harris, was traveling east on U.S. 64 Alternate when he crossed the center line. Harris swerved back in his lane but became out of control and collided with a van traveling west.

NASHVILLE – A parade, carnival, a huge variety of entertainment, and tasty festival food are what you'll find in downtown Nashville on Mother's Day weekend at Nashville's annual Blooming Festival.

You'll also meet Nashville's 2007 Mother of the Year, who will be announced Saturday morning prior to the parade.

NASHVILLE - Roger Gwinn hustled about the office at Brookway Village Apartments Friday afternoon, getting chairs, greeting guests and towards the end, even serving guest's food. Even though Gwinn was off the clock, he meandered around making sure everyone else was comfortable.

Friday was Gwinn's big day, even though he didn't really know it. He was being recognized as the 2006 Maintenance Caretaker of the Year for North Carolina.

Family Dollar will soon offer excellent merchandise values, good customer service and new jobs in Castalia.

Family Dollar will open its doors to customers on Thursday, April 19, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. The new store is located at 10067 Main Street, Castalia, NC 27816.

SWIFT CREEK — In its work session held at Swift Creek Elementary School on Monday night, the Nash-Rocky Mount (N-RMS) board of education unanimously approved a request from the City of Rocky Mount for an easement on the Winstead Avenue Elementary School property to extend Westminster Drive to Winstead Avenue. All of the board's approvals at the work session are to be finalized by official votes at its next regular meeting, May 7, at the N-RMS Central Office in Nashville.

Anyone doubting the power of the media to "carry" a story — and the ability of others to manipulate the media — and control its perception, could have gotten textbook case studies just in the last couple of weeks.

Let's take a look at a few examples:

When I was 14 years old, I lost my aunt to cancer. It was the first death of a loved one that I had experienced. It was also the first real experience I had with cancer. It hasn't been the last though.

Cancer kills everyday. It doesn't pick its victims, it just takes them at random. You can be rich or poor, black or white, male or female. You can even be healthy. It doesn't matter.

We request that you deny the request for two operating outdoor shooting ranges at the northeast and southeast corners of Sykes Road and Campground Road because it is not appropriate for our rural pastoral community to have three shooting ranges which will not enhance our well-being or safety or increase our property value.

Every year, thousands of North Carolinians – women, men and children – are victimized by sexual violence. Last year, according to the N.C. Council for Women, North Carolina's rape crisis centers provided assistance to over 7,000 victims of sexual assault. Sexual violence not only affects those who are victims, but it impacts families, friends, churches, communities and our society as a whole. According to S. Martin & S. Cloutier (1999), in North Carolina, one in five women have been sexually assaulted at some point in their lives.

This year, a featured event during National Boys & Girls Clubs Week (March 25-31) was the center of attention for many art aficionados in the Rocky Mount area. The Image Makers National Photography Program and Contest was on display at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Nash/Edgecombe Counties. This year-round program encourages Boys & Girls Club members ages 5-18 to learn and practice black-and-white, color, digital and alternative process photography.

At last month's Town of Spring Hope meeting, board members unanimously offered a resolution of support for the county taking over the town's recreation program. Last Monday, board members still agreed it was in the best interest for the county to take over but expressed concern over the fee the town would have to contribute.

The annual Nash Soil and Water 2007 Poster and Essay Contest Awards Program was held Thursday, March 29 at the Nash County Agriculture Center. Local youth were recognized for their posters and essays on natural resources and conservation.

The program recognized third, fourth and fifth grade winners from each Nash County School as well as a county wide winner in each grade level.