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Linda Thorne
Nash County Clerk of Court
Age: N/A

Bobby Joe Fisher, chairman of the board of supervisors of the Nash Soil and Water Conservation District, and District Attorney Robert Evans, top prosecutor for Nash, Edgecombe and Wilson counties, talk during last week's local candidate meet and greet. Several candidates and a packed house of interested voters attended the event hosted by the Nashville Chamber of Commerce and held at the Nashville Recreation Center.

Folks let down by the cancelation of this year's Spring Hope National Pumpkin Festival can pick themselves up and head to the Pig at the Depot.
Going into its second year, the Nov. 5 barbecue cook-off is shaping up to be the second largest annual festival in Spring Hope.
"There's seven pigs, 144 chickens, all the fixins and sides to go along. We will also have hot dogs and hamburgers," said Spring Hope Mayor Kyle Pritchard.

The Nash Community College Foundation was recently awarded $30,000 by Rotary Club of Rocky Mount from proceeds raised at Tackle the Tar. Rocky Mount Rotary Club #6122 raised $90,000 at the 5th Annual Tackle the Tar 5K Race held May 14, 2022. Tackle the Tar is a unique 5k obstacle course race and family fun day that raises money for scholarships for students attending Nash Community College, Edgecombe Community College and North Carolina Wesleyan University.

Scrabbling every week is what we do, trying to save the homeless pets that end up in the Nash County Animal Control Shelter. This last week, several times, there wasn't one available kennel for the next canine intake. The majority of the intakes are not neutered or spayed, and they went looking to mate with another. Their noses will take them for miles from home.

A third deer in North Carolina has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). Officials with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission reported the deer was hunter-harvested in Surry County this archery season approximately 10 miles from the two previous positive detections in Yadkin County.
The Wildlife Commission's Wildlife Management Division Chief, Brad Howard, said that although another detection is disappointing, it's an encouraging sign that the agency's response plan is working, and a lot of people are helping to put that plan into effect.

Officials from North Carolina natural resources and public health agencies remind waterfowl hunters to be observant and careful when handling wild birds during hunting season. Although no new highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) infections in wild birds have been documented in North Carolina since March, those birds that migrated to other states and Canada during the spring and summer, where HPAI was present, are returning to North Carolina for the winter.

Cobwebs and jack-o'-lanterns aplenty line the front yard of a house on South Boddie Street in Nashville.

"The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light." (Romans 13:12)
October is a great month. Fall begins to show just how crisp of a season it can be, the World Series provides a crowning end to our national pastime, and Halloween forces most of us to the grocery store for a last-minute purchase of candy for the kids.

If you place yourself at the center of your universe, pretty soon your world becomes very small and meaningless. Self-centeredness never satisfies. It leaves a bitter taste in your mouth - an aftertaste. There's more to life than just you. If you make you the center, if you make yourself a little god, you'll quickly realize life is meaningless. Like Proverbs 28:25 says, "Selfishness only causes trouble."

The Red Oak Community Trunk or Treat will be Sunday, October 30 at Ennis Park at 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm. Festivities will include food, fun, and lots of candy! Come join in the fun!
The Red Oak Christmas Festival is coming November 25 - 26. There will be a vendor fair, live music, food trucks, carnival rides, parade, and SANTA!

Building Permit Commercial
Ralph Pegram, 4416 W NC 97; sign; $26,031
Amy Pearson, 12687-B Sanford St.; shell/foundation; $500,000

JEC Construction Inc. to Trevor Smith and Kathryn Malcom; Lot 1; $306,000
Jamie Ziff to Jonathon Lee Rider and Elizabeth Ann Myles; 5789 Pine Street, Bailey; $40,000
Floyd J. Rosini and Judith Rosini to Eric Boseman and Ruth Ann Brown; 323 Trevathan Street, Rocky Mount

Three counts of altering, destroying, stealing evidence and possession of marijuana less than 1/2 ounce and possession of cocaine was reported on 10/19/22 at 1020 N Wesleyan Boulevard, Rocky Mount
A damage to real property was reported on 10/16/22 at 10908 Ward Road, Whitakers

David Lee Brake Jr.
Nash County sheriff
Age:54

Nash County Clerk of Court
Age: 56 years old
Education: Graduated from Fike High School, 1984; bachelor's degree in business administration from Barton College

Nash Community College has announced Renee Martinez as the 2023 J. Edgar and Peggie T. Moore Staff Award recipient. Martinez will represent NCC as a nominee for the 2023 North Carolina Community College System Staff Award.
Martinez began working at Nash Community College in 2010 as an English Instructor and is currently the Executive Director of Advising Services.