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A Middlesex man who Nash County authorities said fled from them on Sunday is still at large.
Nashville Police Department Chief J.T. Winstead said around 9 p.m. on August 21 an officer was patrolling the town when they noticed a vehicle with West Virginia tags that was involved in an ongoing investigation of counterfeit cash.

The Town of Nashville Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources held its Back 2 School Bash at the Nashville Farmers Market on August 19. Children participated in various activities including a scavenger hunt where they searched for vegetables. It was determined that over 1,200 people were in attendance.

It has been a strange week.
For the first time in years, I did not have children to drive to school in the morning.
Other than a little over a year when our oldest played chauffeur, the school run in the morning and afternoon has been a constant since 2005.

I walk around downtown quite a bit thanks to my co-pilot and "news hound" here at the paper.
July, a Labrador-Australian Heeler mixed breed, has been coming to work with me for 12 of his 13 years. I brought him to the office at first when he was a puppy to keep an eye on a medical condition but we both got quite used to the routine.

Building Permit Commercial
Michael Hurt, 723 Barnes St; renovation/alteration; $1,200,000
Sasha Jones, 6152 Fire Tower Rd; miscellaneous; $25,000

Joseph Thomas Mercer to DMD House Flippers, LLC; Henry Turner Property, Lot 53
Virginia Continental Corporation to Foote and Moorefield, Inc.; Section III, Belmont Lake Preserve, Lot 81
Square Foote, LLC to Foote and Moorefield, Inc.; Section II, Belmont Lake Preserve, Lot 23

Warrant service (2x) reported at 100 N. Boddie St, Nashville on 08/19/22 and 08/15/22
Identity fraud reported at 1499 Green Rd, Spring Hope on 08/16/22
Larceny by employee reported at 1765 Red Oak Rd, Nashville on 08/19/22

School has started back and that means Friday night high school football games are in full swing. The stands are full of students, families of the players, and school alumni.
When I was in school, one of the local pastors would always lead in prayer prior to the game. But since 1962, thanks to Madalyn Murray O'Hair, there have been numerous court rulings regarding the legality of prayer during school or at school events. Sadly, most rulings have gone against prayer.

The longer I live the more convinced I become that the natural man will do almost anything to dodge the full implications of the gospel. The gospel declares that Jesus Christ died to save men and women from the wages of sin.
The gospel states that Jesus Christ is the only way to God. The one who has not yet come to Christ begins to advance other ways of salvation and to argue in defense of the many non-Christian religions.

Congratulations to Reid and Katie Pair and big sister Andrews in the birth of their son and brother, Thomas Reid Pair, Jr. born on August 8! Proud granddaddy is Craig Powell.
Also, congratulations to Nate and Jordan James, and big brother, Andrew, in the birth of their son and brother, Adam Thomas James born on August 19! Proud grandparents are Ronnie and Jan James and Lannie and Pam Widgeon.

The photo above was originally published in The Nashville Graphic on September 18, 1958. Mrs. John Lee Powell of the Macedonina Community was pictured selling vegetables on the Home Demonstration Club Market in Rocky Mount.

Rocky Mount Area Chamber of Commerce (RMACC) celebrated small businesses on Tuesday, July 12th.
The annual event was held a Nash Community College Brown Auditorium. Close to 200 people were on hand to recognize the "Best of the Best" when it comes to small businesses.

The name of the Nash County Administration Building is about to change from being titled after a longtime commissioner to something more standard.
The administration building, located on 122 West Washington Street in Nashville, has been known as Claude Mayo, Jr. Administration Building.
The building was named after the late former Nash County Commissioner J. Claude Mayo, Jr. who served on the board for 28 years (from 1981 to 2009) when he resigned due to health reasons.

The Nashville Police Department has put an end to illegal gaming machines in town.
Newly appointed Nashville Police Department Chief J.T. Winstead made getting rid of the illicit games a priority once he began his role on August 1.
According to Winstead, illegal gaming machines can be defined as, "any other video game not dependent on skills or dexterity that is played while utilizing a prize as a result of an entry into a sweepstakes."

The Nash County Sheriff's Office held its annual Back to School Bash on August 13 at the sheriff's office parking lot. Major Miste Strickland of the Nash County Sheriff's Office, who organizes the event, said 400 bookbags were given to children. The sheriff's office team cooked up 1,200 hotdogs for attendees to consume. Children enjoyed activities such as jumping in foam, riding on a golf cart with fatal vision goggles, and getting fingerprinted for their take-home fingerprinting kit.

Nash County deputies arrested two men after they committed a break-in and fled from a traffic stop.
Maj. Eddie Moore said a Nash County resident contacted 911 to report a suspicious vehicle. The resident provided a license plate number along with pictures of the vehicle.
Moore said the resident told authorities a man approached their home. When the resident opened the door, the man appeared startled that someone was home.

Area court officials are prepping to pucker up in the name of charity.
The Nash County Sheriff's Office typically hold events to raise funds for the North Carolina Special Olympics.
Deputy Elizabeth Cahoon of the county's sheriff's office said in 2021, judicial officials kissed a goat for the Nash County Sheriff's Office "Kiss the Goat fundraiser."

Members of a local church now have an area to sit down and enjoy the outdoors, courtesy of Nashville Boy Scout Dillon Jenkins.
Jenkins is an upcoming senior at Northern Nash High School who has been a part of Nashville Boy Scouts Troop 76 for 10 years.
He said he joined the organization to network with peers and gain life skills.

Hit & run-misdemeanor fail to stop reported at MM 460 US 64 E, Nashville on 08/08/22
Indecent exposure reported at 1205 Eastern Ave, Nashville on 08/13/22
Fail to yield to emergency vehicle, reckless driving, driving left of the center, and speeding reported at MM 460 US 64 E, Nashville on 08/09/22