Recent Articles

Possession of Drug Paraphernalia; Possession CS on Prison/Jail Premises reported at 100 N. Boddie St, Nashville, on 02/09/26
Call for service reported at 105 Drake St, Nashville on 02/10/26
Call for service reported at 10962 Lake Royale Rd, Spring Hope on 02/09/26
Obtain Property by False Pretense reported at 1897 Sheldon Rd, Bailey, on 02/09/26

Missing Persons reported at 606 Cockrell Street on 02/09/26
DWI reported at MM 459 US 64 E, Nashville, on 02/09/26
Overdose reported at S. First Street on 02/09/26
Resisting arrest/Hinder& Delay/Disorderly conduct by Abusive Language or Disruption reported at 730 S. Bass Street on 02/10/26

"Remember the word that you commanded your servant Moses, saying, 'If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the peoples, but if you return to me and keep my commandments and do them, though your outcasts are in the uttermost parts of heaven, from there I will gather them and bring them to the place that I have chosen, to make my name dwell there.' They are your servants and your people, whom you have redeemed by your great power and by your strong hand. O Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants who delight to fear your name, and give success to your servant today, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. Now I was cupbearer to the king."

NASHVILLE - "Think about what you want Nashville to look like for your children and grandchil-dren"- Kristi Brantley, CLG/Local Government Coordinator for the NC State Historic Preservation Office asked Monday evening. Brantley, along with three specialists from that office, conducted a Historic Homes Meeting at the council chambers inside Cooley Library. About 25 people, including the entire city council, were present.

Nashville's Chamber of Commerce held its annual Brunswick Stew sale last week. Proceeds from the sale are used to buy candy for Nashville's Downtown Trick-or-Treat Street and for Santa's goodie bags during the Children's Christmas Celebration. Pictured (left) Johnnie Brannan, chamber board member, and Nick Bryson, Town of Nashville Parks Maintenance Technician are two of several who kept the stew stirred Friday.

Two Middlesex men have been arrested for animal cruelty, and more than 650 roosters have been euthanized while an investigation is underway at the Nash County Sheriff's Office.
A Feb. 9 NCSO press release stated that 60-year-old Ascencion Yanez Castro and 41-year-old Marcos Aguilar Autry Sr. are each charged with 20 counts of felony cruelty to animals and 1 count of cockfighting after their arrests Jan. 20 at 7816 Logan's Run Lane, Middlesex.

NASHVILLE - As Nashville's new Glover Park Splash Pad is nearing completion, with its anticipated opening this May, the town council has adopted rules and rates for its use.
Groundbreaking for the facility happened in July of 2025, including an adjacent picnic shelter and restroom building; the latter have been completed. Construction costs totaled $791,249, to be paid by a combination of state and local funds: $316,380 in a Parks and Recreation Trust Fund (PARTF) grant, with a matching amount to come from the town's general fund.

NASHVILLE- In an attempt to update an "outdated" sign ordinance, which currently does not allow illuminated signs, a new version has been adopted after getting immediate input from a local sign company. Council members approved adoption but asked that a section be reworked concerning signs at major highway intersections.
The purpose of the sign ordinance is to "regulate the size, color, illumination, movements, materials, location, height and conditions of all signs" and to "establish criteria relating to the location, erection, maintenance, lighting, setbacks and use of signs."

CLERK OF COURT
Two Republican candidates - Linda Thorne and Ricky Jenkins - will face each other in the primaries for the Clerk of Court position, while a Democratic candidate - Nancy Blount - waits in the wings to face the victor in November. It will be the second time that Thorne and Jenkins have run against each other for this position.

NASHVILLE - Nashville Police are working a multi-agency investigation to find and apprehend a man who wrecked his car after a high-speed chase Tuesday, Feb. 3.
The man, described as an adult black male with dreadlocks and searing a gray sweatshirt or coat and black pants, eluded officers after flipping a rented black Jeep Liberty underneath the North Old Carriage Road bridge.

If it seems like you've read this column before, it is because you have. My quest for Good Internet has been a long one.
I remember being so excited that we could upgrade from the disks you got at the checkout line in Kmart to DSL. It took some time because the phone company told me that my account did not, in fact, exist, nor did I have a phone number.
It only got straightened out when I asked for all the money I'd sent them the previous 15 years for phone service.

I was excited to see good attendance at Monday night's informational meeting regarding implementing a local historic commission in Nashville.
As mentioned many times in my weekly opinion corner, I've watched too many historic structures get demolished for one reason or another. Half of the commercial end of downtown is forever gone. Many homes from the late 1800s or early 1900s - which were exquisite examples of Nashville's historic architecture are - gone.
One may say we can't live in the past or that "progress" is inevitable.

Dear Editor: I would like to take a moment to publicly thank the Nashville Fire Department for their professionalism and dedication during the recent water situation.
Their quick response, calm presence, and commitment to protecting the community made a real difference for many families, including mine. In moments like that, it becomes clear how fortunate we are to have first responders who truly care about the town they serve.

Dear Editor: Reference the proposed establishment of an historic preservation commission (HPC), we live in the target area and wish to add our vote in opposition of this initiative for the following, not all-inclusive, reasons (quotes and people cited are from the article in The Nashville Graphic):
The initiative to create another level of unnecessary bureaucracy is not driven by what residents are doing to their homes.

This photo published in The Nashville Graphic on Feb. 15, 1968. These Northern Nash girls were holding heart-shaped balloons during a basketball game to promote Feb. 25 as Heart Fund Sunday. Pictured, left to right, are Barbara Strickland and Martha Thorne, spectators; and Pam Short, Northern Nash cheerleader

NASHVILLE - A new I-2, "Heavy" Industrial District has been put on the books for Nashville, creating a text amendment to allow its addition as separate from the current I-1 "Light" Industrial.
In terms of lot sizes, lot widths and setbacks, as well as maximum structure heights, the dimensional standards for the new district "mirror" or copy those allowed in I-1.

NASHVILLE - Long-awaited work to connect homes in the Regency Estates and Essex Road subdivisions with town sewer can finally occur, now that bids have been approved and construction contracts awarded.
Randy Lansing, town manager, detailed bidding results for both jobs at the Feb. 3 town council meeting, recommending that Precision Earth & Pipe from Raleigh be awarded the job for the Regency Estates Sewer Repair and Rehabilitation project and H.G. Reynolds of Henderson be awarded the Essex Road Sewer Extension job.