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Months have flown by at a pace I've never known - which is something my mother always warned us about. She would tell us once you hit a certain age you'll feel like you wake up on Monday and Friday rolls around in the blink of an eye. She was absolutely right!
It seems we were just wrapping up the 2022 Blooming Festival and here it is literally hours from Christmas Day!

This photo was found in The Nashville Graphic's 1958 archives. We're not sure the location the photo was taken or the names of the ladies. If you can identify the location or the ladies, give us a call. 252-459-7101.

The Town of Nashville had a discharge of untreated wastewater on December 18, 2022, of an estimated 2,250 gallons from a manhole near 610 Western Ave. The untreated wastewater was discharged into Stoney Creek, a tributary of the Tar River in the Tar River Basin.
The Division of Water Resources was notified of the event on December 18, 2022 and is reviewing the matter. For more information contact Lee Brown, Director of Public Works at 252-459-4511.

"I do not sit with deceitful men, nor do I consort with hypocrites." (Psalms 26:4)
The Christmas season has become a religious season and has lost a lot of its Christian influence. Just think about it. It seems more and more you see the word "Xmas". Our world has allowed the Christmas season to become Christ-less. Just like the Pharisees, it's all style and no substance.

Am I a malnourished Christian?
There was a 2012 news story about a 17-year-old girl who collapsed at work with a swollen tongue. Turns out she'd eaten almost nothing but McDonald's chicken nuggets her entire life.
No fruits. No vegetables. Just deep-fried chicken. She learned it the hard way: man doesn't live by breaded nuggets alone.

The Baptist Men enjoyed their monthly breakfast meeting on Sunday, December 18.
Red Oak United Methodist Church will have a Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at the Fisher Farm on Saturday, December 24 at 5:00 pm. Everyone is welcome!
The Christmas Eve Candlelight and Communion Service will be at 5:30 pm at Red Oak Baptist Church on Saturday, December 24 in the Family Life Center.

Bissett Investments, LLC to Bissett Family Irrevocable Trust; 354.96 acres, 114.5 acres, 15.98 acres, 59.81 acres and 94.71 acres
Donna-Susan Falgiano to Daniel Thomas McNamara and Dianne Dunn McNamara; Lake Royale, Lot C-1678, C-1679 and C-1680
Little Bear Creek Properties B, LLC to May Bell Capital, LLC; Beaver Creek Subdivision, Phase 3A, Lot 40

Building Permit Commercial
Nick Craft, 9377 N US 301; renovation/alteration; $5,000,000
Joshua Godwin for Dish Wireless, 5818 Red Oak Rd; miscellaneous; $29,000

Wildlife officials are grateful for hunters and cooperative partners who have helped and are continuing to help the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission with Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) testing and monitoring this deer hunting season. CWD was first detected in North Carolina this March, resulting in special regulations in two geographic areas in the northwest region of the state called the Primary and Secondary Surveillance Areas.

A local lawyer with a history of winning big eminent domain cases has been tapped to serve as Superior Court judge in Nash County.
Timothy W. Wilson has been appointed by Gov. Roy Cooper to serve in Judicial District 7A, replacing retired Judge Quentin Sumner.
"Tim Wilson brings years of legal knowledge and experience to the bench," Cooper said. "I am grateful for his willingness to step up and serve as the Superior Court Judge in Nash County."

To Santa,
2022
For Christmas I want
1. A microphone.
2. a Nintendo game.
3. Mario lego set.
4. Nerf gun at Bass Pro.

Reginald C. Joyner and Reginald Carl Joyner to Juliet Anita Joyner; 409 Taylor Drive, Sharpsburg
Nicholas F. Sanchez-Garcia to Rijkdom Realty Partners, LLP; 1609 Davis Street, Rocky Mount; $20,000
Jeffrey S. Donaldson, Angela B. Donaldson, Martin S. Donaldson and Bailey L. Donaldson to Jeffrey S. Donaldson, Angela B. Donaldson, Charles W. Donaldson

Supporters of a food bank wanting to relocate to Momeyer threatened the wrath of God in a Hail Mary attempt to sway the town council on Monday.
Roger Warren, town resident and board member of A Touch of the Father's Love, has repeatedly promised legal action if the council doesn't allow the food bank to move into the old Bass Brothers building at 5193 Momeyer Way.

Nash County 4-H held its annual Festival of Tables recently. Pictured above are Jade Austin and Sarah Taylor enjoying the festivities.

Zack Gray will keep his seat on the Nash County Board of Education.
Gray defeated Kathy Hawk in a runoff earlier this week, the last election in the state for the year.
Gray received 462 votes or 61% to Hawk's 288 votes in the second election this cycle for the District 8 seat.

A Rocky Mount man is requesting the Town of Nashville grant an easement for property his family acquired in 2020 behind Glover Park.
Kenneth Muhammad's family owns around 20 acres of land along the western border of Glover Park. The property is land locked with no public road frontage and no legal easement across an adjoining property.

Zaiden Arrington and Buxton Fincher visit Santa Claus with their nanny Lois Sherrod at Coopers Fire and Rescue on Sunday during an event titled "Santa at the Firehouse." The event included free snacks and drinks.