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Friends, family, teachers and other members of the community spread out along a route from Nash Community College to the campus of Nash Central High School to celebrate the Class of 2020 on Tuesday evening.
Signs along the route included encouraging messages and each graduate had their very own sign with their name and photo lined up at the school.

Landon Alford announces his college plans while riding in Nash Central High School's parade Tuesday.

Amber Silver is all smiles while riding in the parade to celebrate Nash Central High School's Class of 2020.

Nash Central High School English Teacher Carolina Trull waves to her students during the parade Tuesday.

The Town of Red Oak is working towards constructing a Veterans Memorial at W.B. Ennis Park.
Funding for the park was approved in 2018, Red Oak Town Clerk Tracy Shearin said.
Shearin said commissioners began talking about the idea for a memorial after the remains of Korean War soldier Private First Class William Hoover Jones, of Whitakers, were identified and returned home from Korea.

Blake Hager, a rising third grader at Coopers Elementary School, is pictured standing by a mural he painted on his Nana's outdoor shed. Blake, who is 8 years-old, has always been fascinated by the mural in downtown Nashville. He asked his Nana, Judy Joyner of Sandy Cross, if they could do something similar on her outdoor shed. Blake wanted to paint something to recognize the social distancing during COVID-19.

A long-term investigation into the selling and distribution of ecstasy led to the seizure of over $15,000 worth of ecstasy.
The Nash County Sheriff's Office, the Rocky Mount Police Department and the Nashville Police Department executed a search warrant at 810 Gay Street in Rocky Mount on May 21.

LEARNING GARDEN - Nashville Elementary School is planning a Learning Garden for the 2020-2021 school year. Last Friday, work began to get the garden ready, which will include a sensory garden, pollinator garden as well as an area for edibles to be planted. The purpose of the garden is to integrate outdoor education and environmental education. Nature's Caretaker donated the work to get the area ready and SAC Enterprises is donating the soil.

The Town of Nashville, Nash County and Carolina Gateway Partnership are joining forces to provide internet service to the West Nashville Commerce Park.
The three entities are providing a total of $35,000 to Suddenlink/AlticeUSA to aid in the construction of a fiber optic telecommunications line at the industrial park, which will soon receive its first tenant.

Like many of you, I'm trying to make the most of my quarantine time.
I mentioned in a recent column that I've never gotten my yard into such good shape and I've been trying to get the house in order.
This has led to the "going through" of many boxes and with that, many memories have resurfaced.

Dear Editor: I believe there are two words missing from our society today. One is "integrity" which means, "the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness. The other is "accountability" which means, "the fact or condition of being accountable; responsibility. These are the definitions according to Google.

Dear Editor: I have lived in Rocky Mount for the last 34 years and the current state of affairs at the City Council and City Hall grieve me. When the Council voted to make it impossible for an employee to seek rebuttal to what he considered unfair dismissal within the city unless through independent legal representation, I was thinking to myself, "How is the assurances of the EEOC, the commission that guarantees equitable treatment in cases of disparate treatment, reflected here"?

Dear Editor: Many of you who are defending Andre Knight, saying the State Auditor is racist, the Mayor is racist, etc., are a piece of work. If the State Auditor wanted to "get" Andre Knight, her office could have rushed to finish the audit report before the Election last October; meaning Knight, probably, would not be occupying the seat he is in! However, her office took its time to give as much of a detailed and thorough audit as it could...irrefutable!

This photo was taken in 1956 of the Red & White Super Market which was located on Boddie Street in Nashville. The building will soon be the new home to Nashville's Parks and Recreation once renovations have been completed.

A Rocky Mount man was sentenced to 11 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute heroin and cocaine base (crack).
According to court documents, Matthew Darnell Pittman, 29, possessed with intent to distribute heroin and cocaine base (crack) in July 2017. Pittman, who has been convicted of multiple prior drug distribution offenses, also possessed a firearm.

INCIDENTS
A felony larceny was reported on 5/20/20 at 219 Regency Dr.
An obtaining property by false pretense was reported on 5/20/20 at 1205 Eastern Avenue

A simple assault was reported on 5/17/20 at 10083 Old Middlesex Road, Middlesex
A larceny after a breaking and entering and felony breaking and entering was reported on 5/21/20 at 10250 W Old Spring Hope Road, Spring Hope
A felony breaking and entering and larceny after a breaking and entering was reported on 5/22/20 at 11522 Lodge Road, Middlesex

Building Permit
(Commercial)
Joshua A. Gandy; 7000 A Fuel Farm Lane; sign; $4,150

Nash UNC Health Care is adding a new layer of safety measures to protect patients, staff and visitors from the spread of COVID-19. Beginning May 26th, all patients and visitors will be issued a mask upon arrival if they do not already have one, and will be required to wear the mask while in patient care areas, unless special circumstances warrant alternative protective measures.

DON'T SAVE kittens, until you read this! Too many people "rescue" free ranging (feral) kittens that don't need rescuing (nursing). If you find kittens in a box, someone most likely dumped them there, having allowed their domesticated cat to breed. That is cruelty. Spaying cats is cheap. If the kittens are found behind a bush, it's best to closely monitor them, and see if the mother returns.

"For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins." (Matthew 26:28)
Jesus died for the remission of our sins. We've all heard it repeatedly in our churches and Sunday school classes. But what does the Bible mean by saying that our sins have been "remitted"?

It really is the struggle of struggles. It's what we were made for, it's what we crave, and it's what we manage to mess up in some way almost every day.
What's the struggle? The struggle for glory.
I've said many times that I believe the most important words in the Bible are the first four - "In the beginning, God..."

On Wednesday, the Coopers Elementary School 5th Grade Graduation and Farewell Parade took place. Southern Nash Middle School also held a drive-thru awards ceremony for students on the same day.
Southern Nash High School held a "Senior Parade" on May 16 to honor their graduates.

Rachael Anne Godwin, daughter of Robert and Anne Godwin, of Nashville, has been awarded this year's Ann MacPherson Weaver Memorial Scholarship at Rocky Mount Academy. Currently a 9th grader being homeschooled, Godwin will attend RMA in the fall on a full-tuition scholarship, valued at nearly $40,000 for three years.

North Carolina Coastal Pines recently announced that Daniella McCready of Spring Hope is the Nash top seller for the 2020 Girl Scout Cookie Program. McCready sold 2,415 boxes of Girl Scout cookies in the annual cookie program that ended in March. Cara Cotugno of Nashville, placed second with 2,300 boxes sold and Samia Bulluck of Rocky Mount, placed third with 2,211 boxes sold. The 2020 Cookie Program was held January 11-March 1, 2020.