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Nash County Commissioners have decided not to include any increases for animal control and public utility fees in the upcoming fiscal year budget.
Commissioners met earlier in the month for a budget work session and were presented several proposed increases in animal control fees.
Increases presented included a $10 increase in the adoption fee, which would include the rabies vaccine.

Positive cases of COVID-19 are continuing to increase in Nash County.
As of Wednesday, morning Nash County had a total of 186 positive cases. Last Wednesday, May 20, positive cases were at 159.
Nash County Health Director Bill Hill said the county saw its largest increase in a single day on Tuesday, with 11 new cases reported over a 24-hour period.

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