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My Sister's House hung up pairs of jeans April 27 in honor of Denim Day, a part of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.
Denim Day is a campaign that is observed annually on the last Wednesday of April.
According to Kerry Carter, sexual assault program coordinator at My Sister's House, Denim Day started after a case that occurred in Italy in the 1990s which a girl was raped by her driving instructor.

Linda A. Edwards Family Trust, Linda A. Edwards, Phillip Bradley Smith and Stephen Randall Smith to Weston A. Young and Sally Nicole Young; Section 4, Woodridge Block E, Lot 7
Adam Mohamed Sam Yafai and Malayen Nagi Abdo Mohamed to Amin Ahmed Saleh; 714 North Church Street, Rocky Mount
Lonnie McCowan Jr. and Beatrice H. McCowan to Sallie H. Floyd; 13.29 acres

A Nashville native who was diagnosed with a rare form of blood cancer speaks about her emotional journey in her book entitled, 'Unseen Arms: A Story about Cancer, Crisis, and Being Carried by Faith.'
Evelyn Hausknecht was born to a pair of tenant farmers a mile outside of Nashville. She attended NC State University where she met her husband Wayne. The couple eloped in 1970 at Ebenzer Pentacostal Holiness Church in Nashville.

National artists will headline this year's 24th annual Nashville Blooming Festival.
Dillon Carmichael and Danielle Bradbery will take to the stage on Saturday night in front of what is anticipated to be a record crowd.
Carmichael will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 7th followed by Bradbery at 9:30 p.m. Prior to the performances, locals Meredith Davis Johnson and Chandler James will perform at 7 p.m.

Nashville's city limits grew by 118 acres, as an annexation request for a new subdivision was approved on Tuesday night.
The annexation request was from Mayo Farm Holdings, LLC, who requested a contiguous annexation of 118 acres of property located at the end of Glover Park Memorial Drive. The property will eventually house the proposed Cardinal Woods Subdivision.

Nash County Relay for Life held a walk event for cancer April 30 at Red Oak Middle School. This was the organization's first full capacity relay since 2019. No event took place in 2020 because of COVID-19. A mini walk for cancer event was held in 2021 but it did not feature many teams or vendors due to COVID-19 precautions.

Nash County residents can now request a second permit to use when they dump their trash at any of the county's nine convenience centers.
May 1 was the first official day the requirement of having an issued ID tag to use a convenience center took effect. The ID tags will be replaced every two years.
Nash County Human Services Director Bill Hill said the permits were distributed to eliminate abuse of the convenience centers.

Two Oak Level Ruritans were presented with the Ruritan of the Year award.
The award was not presented in 2020 or 2021 due to the impact of COVID-19.
"Because of the crisis and the slow start of 2021, we didn't do a Ruritan of the Year," said Kay Boone, current president of the Oak Level Ruritan Club.

Christian Community Services received an award from Oak Level Ruritan Club for the continous service it provides to residents of the county. The handicap ramp team also received a check for $600. Oak Level Ruritan Club President Kay Boone said the award is from all of the ruritan clubs in the county. Pictured are Stan Mesh, Josh Thomas, Eddie Thomas, Lynn Ward, Kay Boone and Larry Leggett.

I can remember many times when I was younger, my mama would come into the living room and say, "Why don't you find us something good to watch?"
It was a short task in those days. We had five channels on "regular" TV and if I held my tongue just right and wiggled the tin foil on the antenna a certain way, another two on UHF.
About time I'd get interested in a show, I'd look over at my mama and she'd be slumped in the chair, "checked out."

Members of Cub Scouts Pack and Scouts Troop #37 visited the Charters of Freedom at the Nash County Courthouse Monday afternoon. Though I got delayed and couldn't make it over to see the entire group, thankfully photos are being provided for a future edition of The Graphic.
I did make it in time to catch the Scout Master along with a parent and child who were still standing at the display.
Upon arrival I could tell they were all still admiring the documents which are housed in the brick and mortar cases.

Cynthia Richardson rides in the Nashville Blooming Festival Parade as the first ever Mother of the Year. The festival is celebrating its 24th year in 2022.

Three warrant services reported at 100 N. Boddie St, Nashville on 04/26/22 and 04/29/22
Larceny by employee reported at 1054 Bloomery Rd, Bailey on 04/30/22
Trafficking synthetic cannabinoid reported at 1091 N. Winstead Ave, Rocky Mount on 04/27/22