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Water and sewer rates are projected to increase under Nashville's proposed 2021-2022 budget, which was presented to council members on Tuesday during a budget work session.
The budget is proposed at $15.2 million, a four percent increase from 2020-201 amended budget, Nashville Finance Director Samantha Sanchez told council members.

Nash County EMS and telecommunicator staff were recognized for going above and beyond in their response to the Thanksgiving day accident that took the life of Nash County Sheriff's Deputy Jared Allison.
Nash County Sheriff Keith Stone presented five telecommunicators and four EMS personnel with Meritorious Service Awards during a recent Nash County Board of Commissioner's meeting.

Saturday was an emotional day for Harold Winstead of the Coopers Community as he celebrated a dream come true.
A ribbon cutting was held for the grand opening of Nash County's Miracle Park at Coopers including the baseball fields, all thanks to Winstead's persistence and vision.
The park held a soft opening in February but due to social distancing restrictions, the ribbon cutting was delayed until Saturday welcoming hundreds from the community.

Concerns continue to be brought before Nash County Commissioners over firearms being shot consistently in rural areas.
Dorothy Battle, who lives at 13343 Taylors Store Road, Nashville, has appeared before commissioners many times with complaints about Ted Williams, of Force Firearms Training and an outdoor shooting range he utilizes on property near Battle's home.

Fallen trees which damaged homes during a severe thunderstorm in March has prompted Nashville to take a close look at the condition of very mature trees on Washington Street.
Nashville's Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Director, Koy Worrell, and the town's Tree Board agreed it was time to seek a risk assessment of the trees along Washington Street, many of which are assumed to be nearly or greater than 100 years-old.

Audrey Vick was led to write a children's book about Jesus.
The Nashville resident did just that and "Jesus Is My Big Brother" is the result. Vick penned the book using her maiden name Faye Cooley.
"Jesus Is My Big Brother" came out in early April and soon, Vick will have a book signing at H.D. Cooley Library.

Spring Hope Police have charged Joshua Frazier, 33, with felony first degree murder as a suspect in the death of his mother, Mildred Allen Frazier, 60.
Police arrived at Ms. Frazier's home at 308 N. Walnut Street Wednesday morning, May 12th, finding her inside suffering from multiple lacerations to her upper body. Nash County EMS pronounced her deceased at the scene.

An inmate in possession of tobacco/phone/ cocaine/marijuana was reported at 100 N. Boddie St. on 5/12/21
A possession of cocaine was reported at 1206 Liberty St., Rocky Mount on 5/11/21
A felony larceny was reported at 13268 W. Hanes Ave. on 5/15/21

A local store was the target of larceny Saturday, but little did the alleged thieves know the store manager and owner both have extensive military backgrounds.
At approximately 12:50 p.m. officers responded to Strickland Equipment Company at 309 S. Barnes Street in reference to a female chasing a male out of the store.
Mary Creekmore, general store manager, chased one of the three suspects to his car attempting to stop him. She was able to slow the exit of the car as police were en route.

The big news late last week was that people who are fully vaccinated for COVID-19 are no longer required to wear masks indoors or outdoors.
While there was some confusion from the CDC and the White House, it appears to be the beginning of a return to normalcy.
Some businesses have decided that they will continue to require masks. That's fine -- that's a right and those that don't like it can conduct their business elsewhere.

This photo originally published in The Nashville Graphic on July 2, 1970. The headline read, "Nash Farmers to get $1.3 million in 1970 crop diversion payments. The photo was captioned: Diversion crop payments are being readied for mailing by employees of the ASC office in Nashville. Approximately 85 percent of the checks were mailed to farmers Wednesday.

In an outdoor, socially distanced pinning ceremony Nash Community College recognized graduates from its Associate Degree Nursing and Veterinary Medical Technology programs. The event was held on campus on Thursday, May 13 at 5:30 pm. Twenty-two nursing graduates and six Veterinary Medical Technology graduates were honored during the event.

Nash Community College Nursing Student Jarren Webb received the DAISY in Training Award for commitment to extraordinary compassionate patient care and outstanding clinical skill that will make a meaningful difference in the lives of many people.
Webb also is the 2021 Excellence in Associate Degree Nursing award recipient. He is a local and national member of the Student Nurses' Association and has volunteered for community events including supporting local hospitals, long-term care facilities, and fire stations.

"Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully with God." (Genesis 6:9)
My wife and I vacationed in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, several years ago. Lancaster County is widely known as "Amish Country". However, we found something much more memorable.

In the previous three stanzas of Psalm 119, the psalmist is overwhelmed by a fierce storm of affliction and verses 81-88 is the low point of the psalm. The storm nearly wiped out his faith. In this section, the psalmist is coming through the storm. He is anchored to the sovereignty of God.
He is standing on the rock. Verses 89-96 record the psalmist's faith-filled testimony about the permanence, power, and perfection of God's word.

Kingdom International Church opened with prayer and offering followed by a selection from the Worship Team and the morning message given by Pastor Daniel Moss.
Sandy Cross United Methodist Church received the morning message from Pastor Eric Packard entitled "The One Hope To Which We All Are Called".