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COMMERCIAL PERMITS
Addition; 10975 N NC 58, Castalia; Amber Morrow, Licensed Contractor, Cell Site Technologies, Inc.; $29,000
Addition; 8164 Grover Rd, Nashville; Chrystal Fisher, Licensed Contractor Tepdb Opco, LLC; $25,000
Miscellaneous; 5846 Taylors Gin Rd, Castalia; Jeremy Caster, Licensed Contractor, Blue Ridge Power, LLC; $15,000

Savannah Stephens, daughter of Kyle and Susan Stephens, has been named the recipient of the Ann MacPherson Weaver Memorial Scholarship at Rocky Mount Academy (RMA). Currently an eighth-grade student at Red Oak Middle School, Savannah will attend RMA this fall as a freshman on a full-tuition scholarship valued at nearly $58,000 over four years. The Weaver Scholarship is the Academy's only full-tuition award.
Established in 1986, the scholarship honors the memory of Ann MacPherson Weaver, a 1984 RMA graduate who passed away from cancer later that same year.

The Nash County Farmers Market and the Nashville Farmers Market have partnered to bring you the "Nothing but Nash" Farm to Table Fundraiser on Saturday, June 20, 2026. The event includes an evening of fun, food, and fellowship at the Nashville Junction.
The event begins with a "meet the farmers social hour" with yard games and live music from Meredith Davis Johnson starting at 5 p.m. The meal begins at 6 p.m.

RALEIGH - North Carolina's wildflowers aren't just beautiful -- they reflect decades of care and commitment by N.C. Department of Transportation crews.
Since 1985, stretches of highway across the state have flourished with blooms that support pollinators and enhance the travel experience, thanks to the NCDOT Wildflower Program. This week, NCDOT is celebrating the 2025 Wildflower Award winners, honoring the teams that made our roadsides brighter and more beautiful last year.

"Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another - and all the more as you see the day approaching." (Hebrews 10:25)
Robbie and I became members of a wonderful church last Sunday. After caring for her mom for a long period of time, we were finally able to commit to attending church on a regular basis. We had been visiting there for several months. We love the pastor, the sermons, the music, and the people. We even found a Sunday School class with about 50 others which we really enjoy.

NASHVILLE - In order to put some teeth in Nashville's two-hour parking limit downtown, particularly on "court days," the town planning department is looking into a parking ticket system based on license plates.
Planning Director Shawn Lucas brought up parking enforcement at the April 28th Downtown Nashville Strong Advisory Board meeting. His questions to board members were if there were still ongoing parking violations and if the DSAB might consider budgeting for parking enforcement software.

RED OAK - Anticipating slight increases in both sales and franchise taxes, the anticipated FY 26-27 budget for the town of Red Oak has increased by 6.73% over last year's.
Meeting April 27th for a council work session, minus commissioner Tony Bennett, who was ill, town council members had little comment overall with figures presented by Sandra Russ, commissioner and Finance Officer.

Nash Central High School students participated in the 2026 Senior Parade last week. Pictured, Tamaya Coppedge of Rocky Mount loads her unicorn bubble gun prior to heading out, trailing bubbles, with other Nash Central Seniors. After the annual Senior (car) Parade, seniors participated in "Senior Sunset.. Last Recess." The event involved games and activities on the footfall field and reading letters written to themselves at the start of the year. They also watched the sunset together and had their class picture taken. Graphic photo by Nancy West-Brake

ROCKY MOUNT - Nashville native son and former Governor Roy Cooper was enthusiastically received by a crowd of about 150 when he made an appearance Thursday at the Thornes Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Rocky Mount. Multiple Democrat leaders and political candidates from both Nash and Edgecombe Counties were in attendance.
The stop was part of Cooper's statewide "Make Stuff Cost Less Tour," in which he addresses the need to make regular living expenses like groceries, childcare, health care and utilities more affordable and how he will work to address those needs should he be elected to the U.S. Senate.

MIDDLESEX - A new option for young people exiting foster care has opened its doors in Middlesex on the grounds of the Free Will Baptist Church Children's Home (FWBCCH): two new apartment duplexes, unveiled during a ribbon-cutting April 29th, offer independent living for a total of eight people.
"Older youth in foster care often find themselves struggling to adapt to adulthood. They lack a stable support system to help them navigate finding housing, higher education, and career-minded employment," states a flyer for the Thrive Independent Living Program, so named because of the goal to "help youth thrive while moving towards independent adulthood."

Thursday, May 7
Nash Arts Blooming Kick-Off free concert at 7 p.m. featuring
Lynette Barber with Will Ellis
Carnival opens at 5pm