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At their regular meeting Monday morning, the Nash County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved amendments to the county noise ordinance that includes an exemption for agricultural propane-fueled cannons.
The noise ordinance was reviewed, county attorney Vince Durham explained, due to complaints last fall by Vanise and Deborah Hardee about the use of these cannons.

Warrant service at 100 N. Boddie St., Nashville on 7/10/21
Financial transaction card fraud was reported at 11901 Burgess Rd., Middlesex, on 7/6/21
Firearm by felon was reported at 1317 N. Wesleyan Blvd., Rocky Mount on 7/10/21

A Rocky Mount man was sentenced to 87 months in prison for possessing multiple firearms despite being a previously convicted felon. Keyonte Da'quan Smith, also known as "Smiley," entered his guilty plea on March 3, 2021.
According to court documents and other information presented in court, Smith, 27, of Rocky Mount, and another unidentified subject, were observed operating a sedan and shooting multiple rounds of ammunition into another vehicle while in traffic.

After much discussion of its water infrastructure system, the town of Spring Hope could possibly be receiving relief funds to resolve issues that arise.
NC Senator Lisa Barnes said she requested funding for Spring Hope after several individuals reached out to her expressing their concerns over the recent water line breaks that occurred in May. She also said she had prior knowledge of the town's aging water infrastructure system and its need for improvement.

The End of Watch Ride will honor Nash County Sheriff's Office Deputy Sheriff Jared Allison by stoping in Nashville on Friday, July 23.
The End of Watch Ride is a 17,000 plus mile ride across America to honor the men and women of law enforcement who paid the ultimate price in their service to our communities.

Four trees will be cut down along Washington Street, Nashville's Town Council agreed on Tuesday night.
The four trees are currently marked with pink ribbons.
The town's Tree Board met last Wednesday to review a second risk assessment that was done on the trees along Washington Street and compare notes with the first assessment done.

Friday, at noon, is the last day for filing to run for local municipal seats in November.
Nashville Town Council incumbents Larry Taylor and Kate Burns have both filed for re-election of the two available seats on the board.
In Spring Hope, two newcomers have tossed their name in the race for the mayor.

Rocky Mount Police are investigating a residential roberrty which took place on Monday, July 12 at at approximately 12 a.m in the 100 block of Julian Court. When officers arrived, they spoke with the victims, who stated two unknown subjects brandishing a firearm entered their home, held them at gunpoint, and assaulted them.
The suspects ransacked the home and took several items before fleeing the residence.

Rocky Mount Police are investigating a commercial robbery which took place at approximately 1:15 a.m. July 12 at 3601 Sunset Ave (Circle K).
When officers arrived, they spoke with the clerk, who stated that a black male entered the store and walked around the counter brandishing a knife, demanding money from the register. The suspect took an unknown amount of US currency and fled the scene before officers arrived.

It recently came to my attention that some people, even people I am related to -- gasp -- eat barbecue without slaw.
As often happens, this unfathomable situation triggered my self-righteous self and I sought support from others. I just could not imagine a world where these two foods were not paired together. It's practically a law.

This photo originally published in The Nashville Graphic on October 22, 1970.

The governor answered and said to them, "Which of the two do you want me to release to you?" They said, "Barabbas!" (Matthew 27:21)
In Jesus' time, the Romans had a long-standing tradition at Passover of releasing one prisoner as a gesture to illustrate its respect for the Jewish holiday. Mark's account of Pontius Pilate's decision to release Barabbas covers the exchange between Pilate, the Jewish leaders and others as Pilate struggled with his decision:

For this addition of the Peachtree Column, I am going to start it differently. I believe we need to take heed.
First, with an apology for not having the column in the paper last week. Second with a warning and why it wasn't in the paper.
I work on my column during the week and finish it on Sunday after I get all the information I need from church.

One of the themes that courses through the New Testament is that your walk with God is designed by God to be a community project. Anonymous, consumerist, isolated, independent, self sufficient, "Jesus and me" Christianity is a distant and distorted facsimile of the New Testament. You and I simply were not created or re-created in Jesus Christ to live all by ourselves.

Jayeshkumar T. Shah and Bela J. Shah to Jayantilal Patel, Taraben Patel, Himanshu Patel and Jesal Patel; 5094 Plantation Drive, Battleboro; $520,000
Leamon Lloyd Brantley, Mary Gaskill Brantley, Rebecca L. Brantley and Anne W. Brantley to Rebecca L. Brantley, Anne W. Brantley, Leamon Lloyd Brantley and Mary Gaskill Brantley; 1.3442 acres in Drywells Township

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Halley Keyser, 5208 West Mount Drive; renovation/alteration; $15,000

The two months closure of the Shelter for repairs is over. We know there will be a new Shelter but until then, grateful that repairs were done on the old one.
The NASH SHELTER is OPEN 1-4 PM Mon-Fri (except for holidays). For AM, call for appointment, due to staff availability. Closed 11:30 AM - 1 PM. No weekends or holidays. During weekday business hours, call Nash Animal Control at 252-459-9855 if you need assistance.

Spring Hope's Town Manager Jae Kim is leaving the town.
Kim said he will be headed to Bald Head Island, just south of Wilmington, to fulfill his new role as Assistant Village Manager.
"I will miss Spring Hope, I've enjoyed every minute of the five plus years I've lived and worked here.

Earlier this summer, North Carolinians saw just how troubling a ransomware attack can be as the Colonial Pipeline shutdown wreaked havoc at gas stations across the Southeast. But this wasn't a one-time thing - ransomware attacks are on the rise. Last year alone, nearly a quarter of the 1,644 data breaches that companies reported to my office were caused by ransomware attacks.