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BUILDING PERMITS
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Town of Castalia; 9507 Main Street; sign; $25,000

RCPJR Properties, LLC to Leigh A. Saunders and Paul C. Baker; 10.01 acres; $63,500
Ann Chason Tanner-Hendrix, Ann Chason Tanner Hendrix and Kenneth Richard Hendrix to Khamis Shiran and Nisreen Bayyari; 721 Drexel Road, Rocky Mount
Terrence T. Vines and Kimberly M. Vines to Family Hospitality Investment, LLC; 1016 Southbriar Drive, Rocky Mount
Dean A. Holland Builders, Inc. to Reginald Brinkley and Rekina B. Jones; 5901 Harvest Ridge Road, Battleboro; $500,000

Cedar Grove Elementary School will offer a walk down memory lane on Saturday, April 22.
The school is hosting a special event, "Cedar Grove Commemorative Celebration," from 1 until 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 22 to give the community a chance to bid farewell to the school.

In a good news, bad news situation, Nash County commissioners don't plan to raise property taxes next fiscal year, but may hike fire taxes for some areas.
The county's property tax rate of 67 cents per $100 of valuation hasn't changed in 15 years.
County Manager Stacie Shatzer said a new property value evaluation is underway, but won't affect taxes until 2024-25.

Nashville's Farmers Market is set to open next Friday, April 21. The market will open every Friday from 3-7 p.m. featuring fresh local produce, local meats, baked goods, soaps, jewelry and more. Opening day will include a food truck and live music by Runaway Ostrich. For more information about the market call 252-459-9796.

Nashville's Town Council approved an updated ordinance that prohibits trucks and trailers from parking on town streets.
Town Manager Randy Lansing told council members last week that the town had received several complaints about trucks and trailers being parked on residential streets blocking the view of oncoming traffic and impeding travel on the streets.

Nash County social workers are turning over to South Carolina the case of siblings left in a Nashville home where a girl was killed and their grandmother stands accused.
Christal Lane, 8, died Feb. 7. Authorities charged her grandmother Patricia Ann Ricks, 72, with first-degree murder and child abuse in the girl's beating death.
"The child had severe injuries throughout her entire body and head," said Maj. Eddie Moore of the Nash County Sheriff's Office.

From a teenage hobby to side hustle to career, Gary Atkinson has taken his love of swimming pools to a new level with the opening of Crystal Clear Pool and Spa just outside Nashville.
A recently retired city firefighter, Atkinson has thrown himself into his one-time part-time job, opening a one-stop pool shop in the former Bell Hardware on N.C. 58.

Our middle child celebrated his 18th birthday last week.
It was pretty much like every other busy day -- school, then a game, then us all getting a late supper. We took him to his favorite restaurant a couple of days later.
Even with all those 18-year-old things bearing down on us for months, and even with his sister home from college, and his best friend joining us, and lots of the talk being about post-graduation, it still didn't seem real.

Part two of my COVID-19 journey mentioned here last week is grieving the loss of my best friend, July. The day before I landed in the hospital, our dog passed away due to a progressive type of cancer.
If you've ever seen me walking in downtown during lunch or in the evenings, you saw my sidekick as well. July loved walking his downtown block greeting all the merchants and getting a pat on the head.

NEW OFFICERS - Mrs. Linwood P. Robbins (far left), past president of the North Nashville Extension Homemakers Club, installs new officers for 1970-71 during a meeting.

A planned movie studio in Spring Hope may see a lot of business due to a state bill seeking to increase filming rebates.
Ascent Studios announced last week it's building a 200-acre studio with 170,000-square-feet spread over six stages at the end of Barbee Street with two new movies set to film including a science fiction thriller.

INCIDENTS
A larceny from a merchant, remove/deactivate anti-theft and misdemeanor larceny was reported on 4/3/23 at 700 E Washington Street
A damage to real property was reported on 4/4/23 at S First Street and Cross Street

A damage to personal property was reported on 4/8/23 at 3177 Linda Way, Rocky Mount
A carrying a concealed weapon was reported on 4/5/23 at 401 McLean Street, Spring Hope
Damaging houses, churches, fences and walls was reported on 4/7/23 at 5149 W NC 97, Spring Hope

With the theme "A Vision of the Future: Believing in the Beauty of Dreams," the Rocky Mount Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. will present its 42nd Jabberwock Scholarship Program on April 23, 2023, at 4 p.m. at Edgecombe Community College in Tarboro.
The Jabberwock originated in Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. in 1925 as a teen development and community outreach project.

BAILEY--Husband and wife authors James A. and Margaret B. Bailey will sign copies of their newest book, Northfield Companion: A Guide to Robbers, Witnesses, Posse and Others, from 1-3 p.m. at the Wesley Privette Memorial Library, 6288 Main Street.
The authors lived in Minnesota for a few years and attended the annual "Defeat of Jesse James" reenactment events.

Nashville Elementary School has announced its list of honor roll students for the third nine weeks.

Coopers Elementary School has announced its list of honor roll students for the third nine weeks.

MB Hubbard Elementary School has announced its list of honor roll students for the third nine weeks.

Middlesex Elementary School has announced its list of honor roll students for the third nine weeks.