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Spring Hope residents marched in solidarity on Tuesday night to protest racism in America.
The event was organized by Spring Hope resident Deon Burgess, who said he felt like he should get the community together and do something following the tragic death of George Floyd.
"We are all family around here," Burgess said.

Aiyana Jones and Shamanda Hartsfield walk with signs during a peaceful protest in Spring Hope.

Traditional graduation events may have been canceled due to COVID-19 but graduates in the Nash-Rocky Mount School System were still given their special day, thanks to efforts by the community, parents and the school system.
This past Sunday, the Red Oak community came out to celebrate the Northern Nash Class of 2020 by hosting a community parade.

NNHS graduate Chance Puckett wears his college colors during the parade in Red Oak Sunday.

Signs were displayed during the parade in Red Oak Sunday congratulating Northern Nash High School's Class of 2020.

Evan Sanford waves at parade participants in Red Oak Sunday.

Nashville's Town Council delayed making a decision on two separate rezoning requests that would pave the way for additional housing in the eastern part of town.
Public hearings were held on the requests last week, with separate hearings held for the Planning Board and Town Council due to COVID-19 restrictions. Council met on Tuesday night for their regular monthly meeting and unanimously voted to table both rezoning requests until July 1, when the council will meet again.

Walking out the doors of Nash UNC Hospital last week was an emotional moment for Adrienne Burns.
Burns almost didn't get the chance.
Burns spent 43 days in the hospital, a majority of those spent in a special unit where critically ill COVID-19 patients are kept.
Burns, 38, of Spring Hope, thought she had a bad case of bronchitis when her doctor sent her to the hospital in April.

A larceny after a breaking and entering and felony breaking and entering was reported on 5/26/20 at 11500 Red Bud Road, Castalia
A damage to real property and felony breaking and entering was reported on 5/25/20 at 11601 Camp Charles Road, Bailey
A felony breaking and entering was reported on 5/26/20 at 13705 NC 98, Spring Hope

Building Permit
(Commercial)
Dennis Fields; 930 Eastern Avenue; sign; $200
Daniel Heyes; 10790 Taylors Store Road; renovation/alteration; $10,000

INCIDENTS
A damage to property was reported on 5/30/20 at 517 Amerson Court
A larceny was reported on 5/25/20 at 1205 Eastern Avenue

Nashville Elementary School held a school-wide car parade last Wednesday, May 27 for students. Students were able to be driven through an area of the campus where teachers were lined up with signs wishing the students a happy summer. Students also brought signs of their own with messages for their teachers. Pictured, teachers wave at students during an end of year parade.

Hayleigh Dickens and Sean Harrelson hold signs up during a car parade at Nashville Elementary School while their grandmother Cheryl Casper looks on behind them.

Jayden Kirtz holds a sign telling his first grade teacher, Amanda Boseman, that he misses her during a car parade last week.

I saw a social media post over the weekend that said -- I'm paraphrasing -- the actual protests were peaceful but then one person came along and threw a brick through a window. You can't blame all the peaceful protestors for that, the person wrote.
Good law enforcement officers might be having a similar thought this morning.

My mother, like most, would always on my birthday tell me about the day I was born. Now of course the conversation always began with the time of day I was born, how much I weighed and some comical comments about her labor and how Dr. Larry A. High, Sr. got tired of waiting for me to arrive, so he chose to take a nap on an extra gurney that was in the room.