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A pharmaceutical company will be the first tenant to locate in the West Nashville Commerce Park on Cooke Road.
The North Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority recently approved 17 grant requests to local governments totalling over $6.5 million. The Town of Nashville was one recipient of the grants, receiving $250,000 to support the reuse of the 10,000 square-foot building where Asterra Labs plans to locate.

The Town of Nashville is looking for a new planning director.
Julie Spriggs will wrap up her time with the town on May 8. Spriggs has taken a planner II position with the Town of Rolesville.
"It's a little closer to where I live," Spriggs said.

Nash County Senior Services Director Michele McKnight is facing charges of financial card fraud and embezzlement.
McKnight was arrested on Monday, April 20 and released on the same day. She received a $5,000 secured bond.
According to warrants obtained, McKnight used a county-issued credit card to buy personal items off of Amazon. The value of the property purchased was over $3,500.

Nash County has seen over a dozen new cases of the COVID-19 virus since Friday.
Nash County Health Director Bill Hill reported on Tuesday that there were now 72 confirmed positive cases of the Coronavirus, or COVID-19.
"We had a fairly active weekend," Hill reported.
Of those 72, 12 have recovered, 53 are isolated and five are in the hospital.

Local residents are finding creative ways to follow social distancing recommendations while celebrating family traditions such as birthdays.
Pictured above, Clara Danforth of Nashville celebrates her 13th birthday visiting her grandmother, Betty Cochrane. The two spent time together though separated by a glass door.

Church on the Rise in Nashville is planning to build a playground at the corner of Washington and Barnes Streets.
The church recently had the large building on the corner torn down to make way for the playground.
Planning Director Juile Spriggs said the church got a demo permit to tear the building down, which had sat vacant for years.

North Carolina Wesleyan College's spring commencement ceremony was originally scheduled for April 25. With ongoing concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the College announced on March 23 that the ceremony would be postponed until December 5, 2020. Graduate candidates for April, August, and December will be able to participate in the December 2020 ceremony.

As we head into a month of "lockdown" over COVID-19, Coronavirus, Chinese virus, or whatever else you want to call it, it seems the general population is getting ... um, restless.
That's to be expected. We are an on-the-move society. Everyone is busy all the time.

There have been a handful of times in my life as a wife and mother where I desired to stay at home.
Around five weeks ago, I was somewhat given that chance, although it was a bit forced.
At first, I was a little excited, I mean a teeny, tiny bit excited. I'd get to spend more time with my family, get to try my hand at teaching, get to stay home more.

Dear Editor: We offer words of gratitude and praise to all our dedicated and committed caretakers, hospitals, law enforcement, EMS, 911, fire and rescue departments, food suppliers, childcare providers, local government, and all those that keep us informed as how and what to do to stay safe.

Dear Editor: Acting Secretary of the Navy, Thomas Modly, jumped the gun when he fired the popular skipper of the USS Theodore Roosevelt without a proper investigation first.
Modly then took the added step of flying to Guam to personally address the crew and explain why the Captain had to go.

This photo was taken of the Nashville United Methodist Church Men's Sunday School Class sometime between the early to mid 1980s. Steve Brown submitted the photo, pointing out his father near the right-hand end on the third row, standing in front of Joe Wilson, former long-time owner of The Nashville Graphic until 1984.

Three men face a total of 132 charges for breaking into vehicles in Nashville.
Nashville Police responded to the South Creek Subdivision on Sunday, April 12 after one of the victims were alerted by a friend to a light on in her car. The victim then called 9-1-1.

A Town of Nashville employee was charged with misdemeanor larceny after taking a woman's wallet last month.
According to Nashville Police Chief Anthony Puckett, a Nashville resident was at the car wash in Nashville vacuuming her car out when she laid her wallet down. Puckett said the resident went back to get her wallet it was gone.

INCIDENTS
A breaking and entering in an auto and a larceny was reported on 4/12/20 at 309 Aubrei Court
A possession of a controlled substance in a prison/jail was reported on 4/12/20 at 222 W Washington Street

A misdemeanor breaking and entering and felony possession of a schedule III controlled substance was reported on 4/18/20 at 1469 Corinth Road, Nashville
A larceny of auto accessories was reported on 4/15/20 at 2325 Old Mill Road, Rocky Mount
A damage to personal property was reported on 4/17/20 at 242 S Oak Street, Whitakers

Building Permit
(Commercial)
Dillon Blaine; 10135 C US 264A; new construction; $35,645
Don Perry; 12991 A NC 581S; addition; $17,000

The 9th Annual Ethics Bowl, a debate competition hosted by the North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU), asks students to compete over a selected topic. Out of 22 North Carolina private colleges, North Carolina Wesleyan College placed in the semifinals.
This year's topic explored Ethics in the Agriculture. The final question asked, "What ethical responsibilities does the United States have to support the agricultural industry in securing the qualified workers that it needs?" Other questions covered topics such as genetically modified and/or gene edited food.

In an effort to assist students and support those on campus, Wesleyan provided care packages Friday, March 20 with help from local churches and organizations. Packages included snacks, drinks and other food items for students to take back to their residence halls.
NC Wesleyan currently has approximately 200 students remaining on campus to finish the semester via remote instruction.

You were born at a time our nation was rising to the challenge of becoming its best and rebuilding after 9-11. You're now a senior, getting ready to celebrate the beginning of the rest of your life. Your generation was destined to become something truly great. And you are! Your new journey will soon begin, and you are ready for all the great things to come. We salute you!

In celebration of the Week of the Young Child April 13-17, 2020, Nash Community College employees kicked off a "virtual storytime" with children enrolled at the NCC Betsy B. Currin Child Development Center. Through the HiMama app, center staff share videos of NCC employees reading their favorite children's book with NCC's youngest students.