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THIRD GRADE - A HONOR ROLL
Luke Balazs, DeAndre Bellamy, Lily Collins, Justin Coppedge, Kaidence Costa, Tiana Farr, Arianna Garris, Adeline Hancock, Caroline Harvey, Matthew Joyner, Kingston Miller, Joshua Minchew, Lylah Mitchell, Brynlee Moore and Ryleigh Price

MOMEYER - The Momeyer Town Council is taking another look at allowing a food bank to move into the old Bass Brother IGA.
Two upcoming meetings are set for December to hear from the public on whether food banks should be allowed as a permitted use in the commercial district. If approved, the town would have to amend its zoning ordinances.

NASH COUNTY - Northern Nash High School's Air Force Junior ROTC program is facing the possibility of shutting down next year but school leaders are hoping a bill will be passed to salvage the program.
Nash County School Board Chairman Bill Sharpe said a lack of certified instructors has already suspended the Air Force Junior ROTC program at Southern Nash High School this school year.

RED OAK -- When Red Oak Elementary School students return to classes after the holiday break it will be in a new building.
The move to a new, larger state-of-the-art building is bittersweet for staff and teachers.
For years they watched the construction of the new building -- directly behind the aging school house on Red Oak Road -- with a mix of fascination and a little trepidation.

Shopping locally keeps money in Nashville.
"It's important to support local small businesses," said Cliff Joyner, president of the Nashville Chamber of Commerce.
Small businesses in Nashville support the local economy, but also the community with events and fundraisers, Joyner said.
"Shopping local is a way to support them and show appreciation," Joyner said. "It's also a way to get unique gifts you can't find anywhere else."

Ruritan Clubs rely heavily on volunteers to help meet its goal of making communities a better place to live and work. Each year, the Coopers Ruritan Club celebrates those volunteers at an appreciation banquet.
This year, a few members were singled out for going above and beyond.
John Sprague was recognized as the club's Ruritan of the Year. Sprague has been a member of the Coopers Ruritan Club since 2008.

NASHVILLE - The state may have mandated his retirement from the bench, but 72-year-old Judge Quentin Sumner refuses to be put on the shelf.
After 39 years of presiding over capital murder cases and $1 million civil trials, Sumner retired Oct. 31 as Nash County's resident senior superior court judge.
Many of Sumner's colleagues transitioned from lawyers to lawmakers. He played coy with questions about whether he planned to run for another office.

Nash County has a new livestock agent ready to share her love of animals.
Jennifer Coltrain, 22, went to work earlier this month with the N.C. Cooperative Extension of Nash and Edgecombe counties.
Coltrain grew up in Pitt County where she developed an interest in horses as a young girl. She landed a "job" where she cleaned around the barn and did chores to earn riding lessons. She kept this up from age 9 through high school.

Nashville's Christmas parade is all about the kids.
"The children are the parade," said Cliff Joyner, president of the Nashville Chamber of Commerce, which is hosting the event.
Parents are asked to help their children 12 and under to decorate their bikes, wagons, strollers, scooters or whatever (as long as it doesn't have a motor).

Christmas is coming to Red Oak a little early this year.
The town has two days of holiday events set for this weekend at W.B. Ennis Park, 4605 N. Old Carriage Road.
"There's No Place Like Home" Christmas Music Festival is scheduled for Friday and Saturday with a parade, live music, 20 food vendors, 60 craft vendors and more, according to organizers.

Nominate Nashville's best decorated holiday home! This contest is open to residential, downtown businesses, and other businesses within town limits.
• All homes and businesses within Nashville City Limits are eligible.
• Entry form must be submitted online by noon on Thursday, December 8th.

I read an article over the weekend about an author who was asked by a magazine to write a short piece relating her thankful list.
Her piece would be integrated into a roundup type article with other writers. The editor gave an example of what he was writing and asked her to please not include politics.
Bless his heart.

'Tis the season for thankfulness. And more than ever, I have a lot to be thankful for!
For those of you who know me, or keep up with us here at the newspaper office, you know I've battled COVID-19 since October 5. I went almost three years from catching the nasty bug, and it finally got me. And apparently I'm one of the more than 16.3 million people diagnosed with something called Long Covid which carries a long list of symptoms that linger after the virus.

WINTER'S FIRST SNOW - This photo originally published in The Nashville Graphic on December 11, 1958. Lucian Vick, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.G. Vick, didn't object at all to the weather-enforced school holiday. He put on boots, gloves and heavy clothing and made for the nearest hillside. By 4 p.m. the snow was more than four inches deep and still falling.

INCIDENTS
A simple possession of a schedule VI controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of methamphetamine was reported on 11/13/22 at 100 East Evans Drive, Nashville

Is it worth it? My answer is an emphatic YES. I hear people saying, but they don't live long enough when speaking of their pets. Yes, they will pass and they will take a bit of our heart with them. But what if you never had them? Think of the comfort, the unconditional love, the reason you might get up in the morning, and so many reasons that we could keep listing for ages.