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The community, staff, board members and financial partners of Southside Academy recently joined together at Peacemakers to welcome the new school's first class of scholars and families at the New Family Induction Ceremony and Orientation.
Southside Academy is a new private Christian school located at Peacemakers of Rocky Mount, 2221 W. Raleigh Blvd.

Howard Landon Hoggard and Shannon Lynn Hoggard to Melissa Berg and Jason Berg; Raven Ridge, Block A, Lot 2
Fernando Guadarrama and Reyna Elizabeth Perez Manzanares to Reyna Elizabeth Perez Manzanares and Fernando Guadarrama; Lot 11, Green Pond Loop Road
Jocelin Yoana Linares Romero, Gabriela Romero, Gabriela Romero Rosas and Antonio Negrellos Hernandez to Josue Romero Martin; 5459 Stone Whitley Road, Middlesex

North Carolina's egg prices were lower on extra large and large, higher on medium, and steady on small when compared to last week. Supplies of extra large were moderate, large light, while medium were heavy to meet a moderate demand. The North Carolina weighted average price quoted Thursday, July 29, for small lot sales of delivered, cartoned, grade "A" eggs was 349.10 for Extra Large, 343.15 for Large, 223.09 for Medium, and 156.00 for Small eggs.

The Oak Level Ruritan Club issued two scholarships to two incoming college freshmen in memory of a club member who passed away.
The nonprofit civic group typically gives a scholarship to high school graduates who are either local or related to club members.
They are selected in terms of merit.

Did you ever hear of the Jesus Seminars? They were started in the 1970's by a man named Robert Funk. At first sight, you might think they are meetings where groups discussed Biblical truths. However, their belief is that Jesus was a mortal man born to two human parents. They do not believe he performed miracles or died as a substitute for sinners. They also say he did not rise from the dead.

The Nashville Chamber of Commerce presented a local real estate company with the business of the year award and upcoming college freshmen with scholarships at its annual meeting last Thursday.
The meeting was held July 21 at Elks Lodge 1038 in Nashville.

A groundbreaking was held Tuesday for the new state-of-the-art animal shelter coming to Nash County.
Nash County Pet Connection Center will be located at 3656 Eastern Avenue between Nashville and Rocky Mount. It will be adjacent to Nash Community College near the roundabout.

St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church is providing children with a weekly summer feeding and reading program until August 12. The program is held every Monday and Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Children recently rode horses as part of the enrichment portion of the program which allows them to explore new activities and develop new skills. Horses were provided by Ross City Buffalo Soldiers, a horse riding club located in Nash County.

The Town of Nashville is continuing its work to remove abandoned or derelict homes.
Last year, four homes and one accessory building were demolished under the direction of Code Enforcement Officer Shawn Lucas, who was hired last March. The homes were removed through the town's demolition process for abandoned/derelict homes.

After a 30-year tenure in municipal law enforcement, Nashville Police Department Chief Anthony Puckett is retiring.
Puckett started as a police chief for the Nashville Police Department in 2019. Before then, he held various roles at different agencies including as a police chief for the Spring Hope Police Department, a sergeant at Wake Forest Police Department and a corporal at the Rocky Mount Police Department.

Several intersections in Nash County will be converted into all-way stops.
The N.C. Department of Transportation awarded this week a $580,000 contract to Highway Traffic Control Inc. of Durham to install all-ways stops over a dozen locations in Division 4 including the following intersections in Nash County:

Nashville Police Department Captain J.T. Winstead has been promoted to serve as the town's new Chief of Police.
Winstead will be replacing current police chief Anthony Puckett once he retires on August 1. He was selected by Nashville Town Manager Randy Lansing.
Winstead's law enforcement career began in 2002 when he completed Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) at Nash Community College.

Nashville Police Chief Anthony Puckett (right) shakes hands with Captain John Thomas Winstead who has been named Nashville's new police chief as of August 1st upon Puckett's retirement.