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It's official. Nashville's Town Council approved the purchase of the former location of Acme Cleaners which will become the new location of its parks and recreation center.
This has been one of the town's smarter moves with "future visioning." Our parks and rec quickly outgrew its current location and it does make better sense to own rather than lease long-term.

This photo was submitted by Ricky and Amy Viverette. The photo was found in the home of Ricky's uncle, Alton Viverette. Recognize the location or any of the people? Call us at 252-459-7101.

God's grace is always sufficient, but it's not always easy to recognize. Let me give you a real-life example.
Seventeen years ago, my wife, Robbie, noticed a small spot on her chin. When she went to the doctor, it was determined to be basal cell carcinoma. It's a harmless form of skin cancer. However, you have to remove it, or it will just keep growing.

John 11 records the miracle of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. John tells the story in a series of conversations. The passage begins with a conversation Jesus has with his disciples about the sickness and death of Lazarus. When he finally arrived in Bethany, Lazarus' sister Marth confronted him. In the ensuing conversation, Jesus says, "I am the resurrection and the life" (John 11:25). Then Jesus talked with Lazarus' other sister, Mary.

Nash Arts welcomes The Dedicated Men of Zion to its stage tonight, Thursday, September 8 at 7 p.m. Doors open at 7:15 p.m. General admission is $15 ($10 for members). North Carolina's Dedicated Men of Zion are a sacred soul gospel quartet. The group, composed of vocalists/siblings Anthony "Amp" and Antwan Daniels, Marcus Sugg, and Dexter Weaver, are friends and church congregants.

Kim Batts has been sworn in as the ninth City Clerk in Rocky Mount's history.
Batts, 45, takes over the position from Pamela Casey, who retired Sept. 1. Batts has been a member of the organization since 2013 and has served as Deputy Clerk since 2013.

Francine Fogle and Samuel R. Jones of Nashville, engaged, will wed on Saturday, September 17, 2022 at 1 p.m. The wedding will be held at Castalia Missionary Baptist Church, 10404 Lancaster Store Road, Castalia. A reception will follow the wedding.

12, 10, 7 and 3. What are these numbers? These were the numbers as we went into the holiday weekend.
There were 12 adult dogs, 7 teen puppies at the shelter. There were also 3 female cats, one that has a litter of kittens and one that is pregnant. There were 10 adult dogs in temp foster care, who are transitioning to their Rescues or seeking Rescues.

Donna B. Thomas to Donna B. Thomas; 1612 Trailwood Drive, Rocky Mount
US Bank National Association, Manufactured Housing Contract Senior/Subordinate Pass-Through Certificate Trust, Newrez, LLC, New Penn Financial, LLC and Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing to Renovated Homes, LLC; 4148 Harrison Drive, Rocky Mount; $93,500

Building Permit Commercial
Bryant Inscoe, 12021 US 64A, new construction; $950,000
Andrew Lew, 9274 Divers Rd., misc.; $12,000

Heroes Field of Honor
Flags will fly around the clock from September 8 through September 11 at 1114 S. First Street in Nashville in honor of local heroes.
The project is organized and hosted by the Rocky Mount VFW Post 2057 and the Sharpsburg Exchange Club.

Union Hill Baptist Church is celebrating 150 years of existence during its annual homecoming in September.
The place of worship is one of the oldest churches in Nash County. It began in 1871 during the Antebellum period as a brush arbour, or a private location where free and enslaved people would meet to practice their religious traditions.

A high-speed chase in Nashville ended with a totaled car and the arrest of the driver.
North Carolina Highway Patrol Senior Trooper Perry Caskey said he was outside the Nash County Courthouse performing a traffic stop for a vehicle on August 26 around 9:53 p.m. when he witnessed another vehicle speeding past.

A community day was held in Castalia August 27 by town resident Cortney McCalston. The purpose of it was to bring awareness to violent crimes and to promote unity. Children participated in activities including water balloon games, jumping in bouncy houses, storytime, and sack races. McCalston said community day will be held again in the summer of 2023.
Pictured above, Jeremiah Godwin and Jaylen Pryor participate in a sack race.

Nash County's draft future land use plan seeks to help the county grow but some farmers are concerned about how it will impact their farmland.
Nash County Planning and Inspections Department Director Adam Tyson said the current land use plan was adopted over 16 years ago.
He said it is necessary to update the plan every five to 10 years, according to how a community is experiencing growth and change.

The Nash County Senior Center recognized a few of its volunteers during its annual volunteer social.
The social was held at the Nash County Senior Center on August 24 with the theme, "Nacho Average Volunteer."
Tamika Hill, Nash County Senior Center senior services coordinator, said the social is a great way to show appreciation to volunteers for hard work they put forth in the community.

A Louisburg man was sentenced to prison for his role in the overdose death of a Nashville woman.
Aaron Lloyd, 26, pled guilty to death by distribution last week and was sentenced to between 70 and 96 months in jail.
"The Death by Distribution statue that was created in 2019 has been an effective tool in our efforts to address the source of these dangerous drugs," Franklin County Sheriff Kent Winstead said in a statement.

My wife Kristi finally had me "chipped."
Pets can have a device inserted under their skin that lets the owner monitor their whereabouts in case they get lost.
I'm now wearing a device under my skin that my doctors are calling a "glucose monitoring device."

Opinions, ideas and visions. We've all got them - which is a good thing! Sometimes we have to throw out multiple ideas before we find something we feel might have a chance of success or at least something we feel we can live with. And sometimes the idea may seem sufficient when only looking from one side of an issue.
Downtown merchants have been struggling with parking issues since the 70s.

This photo originally published in The Nashville Graphic on August 14, 1958. The giant-sized pumpkin was grown by Claude Tyner (left), son of Louis Tyner of the Beulah Community. J.W. Stallings, assistant farm agent, checks the pumpkin for size.

Nashville's newly appointed police chief, J.T. Winstead, held a promotional ceremony and badge pinning on August 18th to recognize recently promoted officers.
Winstead was promoted to Nashville's new police chief upon the retirement of former chief Anthony Puckett.
Attendees of the badge pinning event included Nashville Mayor Brenda Brown, families and mentors from surrounding agencies along with federal partners and supervisors to support officers receiving promotions.