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Rachel Joyner, Nash County's Clerk of Court for 50 years, has passed away.
Joyner passed away last Wednesday, January 4 at the age of 91.
Joyner leaves behind an impact that reaches far beyond Nash County, Superior Court Judge Quentin Sumner said.
"She was the best clerk," Sumner said. "We will never understand her impact on the court system. All we can do is appreciate it and smile."

Nashville's water and sewer systems are in need of some TLC, preliminary findings from an asset inventory assessment show.
Council members approved last January funding an asset inventory assessment at a cost of $300,000 to help the town identify repairs and upgrades needed on its water and sewer system. Mike Tolson, Principal Engineer at Mack Gay and Associates, provided preliminary findings to town council members last week.
Tolson said work was wrapping up on the town's sewer system, with 90 to 95 percent of the town's manholes checked.

RALEIGH -- A Florida man accused of shooting a Nash County deputy on Interstate 95 two years ago has been sentenced to a decade behind bars.
Jarred Javon Ford is on trial this week in Nash County, accused of trying to kill Deputy William Toney of Spring Hope.
Regardless of the outcome of the local trial, Ford will spend 10 years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for possession of a firearm by a felon after being involved in a shootout with deputies. Toney has recovered but isn't able to return to duty, Sheriff Keith Stone recently announced.

A Nashville native who grew up in the town's fire department is now the owner of one of the town's first fire pumpers.
Larry Cockrell recently purchased the town's 1948 American LaFrance fire pumper at a cost of $1,000.
Council members approved declaring the fire pumper as surplus in November and last week, approved selling the pumper to Cockrell.

It's new baked goods with the same brew and crew.
Formerly known as Corner Coffee Cafe, Baked & Brewed Coffee House at 201 W. Washington St. in downtown Nashville across from the courthouse offers the same home brew: Lanoca Coffee Company out of Farmville; and a familiar crew: a family of baristas who worked at the shop under the previous owner.

SPRING HOPE -- The Town Board of Commissions is expected to vote on a state of emergency declaration for recent water issues at a special meeting tonight.
The board is also set to vote on a contract with Wooten Company for engineering services related to the town's aging water infrastructure, according to a notice for the 5:30 p.m. meeting.

A local probation absconder stands accused of trying to outrun Nashville police and Nash deputies with a weapon of mass destruction and his 2-year-old child along for the ride in the backseat.
Chiali Alijuwon Bunn, 28, of Autry Road in Rocky Mount, faces charges of speeding to elude arrest; careless and reckless driving; failure to maintain lane control; illegal passing; child abuse, possession of a firearm by a felon; carrying a concealed weapon; possession of a weapon of mass destruction;