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Nashville's Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for its annual Distinguished Citizen of the Year event.
This year's event is set for Thursday, March 5 at 7 p.m. at Nash Arts.
The Distinguished Citizen Award is presented to a citizen or business person from the Nashville area that strives to make the community a better place.

Lee Brown is still settling in to his role as the new public works director for the Town of Nashville.
Brown began in the position in August 2019 but said he's learning some things.
"There's a lot of things that are familiar and a lot of things that are new," Brown said.

Nash County's Animal Control Ordinance now prohibits the tethering of more than five dogs.
Nash County Commissioners approved the changes to the ordinance last Monday during their regular board meeting.
The changes were initially brought before commissioners in November. Commissioners, at that time, agreed to move forward with holding a public hearing on the changes.

A single car accident claimed the life of a Warrenton man in Red Oak over the weekend.
According to the North Carolina Highway Patrol, 20-year-old Leontae Lashun Francis was traveling northbound on Highway 43 in the Red Oak city limits. He entered a curve and crossed the center line, running off the road to the left.

Joe Collins began 2020 as a retired man.
Collins retired on December 31 with 30 years in the postal service. Nashville's Post Office hosted a retirement celebration for Collins last Friday.
Collins, of Castalia, worked as a postal carrier in the Castalia area. He said he took over the route from his father, Wayne Collins, 30 years ago. His dad worked for the postal service 46 years.

The former Assistant Jail Administrator of the Nash County Detention Center received the Order of the Long Leaf Pine Award last Monday during the Nash County Board of Commissioner's meeting.
Chief Deputy Brandon Medina presented the award to Dorine Deans, who recently retired with 30 years of service to the Nash County Sheriff's Office.

Nash UNC Health Care announced Mary Strickland as their new Vice President of Nursing.
Strickland, of Nashville, previously held the position of Executive Director of Women's Services and served as Interim Vice President of Nursing for the last six months since the departure of Michelle Cosimeno.

A Rocky Mount man was sentenced to 15 years in prison as an armed career criminal.
Arthur Thomas Vick, 61, was sentenced on Monday, January 13 in federal court by United States District Court Judge Louise W. Flanagan.
Flanagan sentenced Vick to 180 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release.

A possession of marijuana was reported on 1/5/20 at S Church Street and Kingston Avenue
A breaking and entering, felony larceny and damage to personal property was reported on 1/5/20 at 3866 Oak Level Road
A wrongully B&E, tresspass on posted property was reported 1/5/20 at 6446 Southern Nash High Road

INCIDENTS
A warrant served was reported on 1/7/20
A possession of marijuana was reported on 1/7/20 at 114 W Church Street

Nash County Planning and Inspections issued the following building permits from January 6 through 10.

Years ago, I started January with a column about non-resolutions.
After years of harping about this, I've started noticing a trend of others suggesting people not make resolutions.
One doughnut company that shall remain anonymous (it rhymes with Krispy Kreme) is even encouraging people to cheat with a new product of theirs: mini-donuts.

Times sure have changed since I was a little girl.
When I was growing up, you'd hear parents talk about how they had to walk 10 miles to school every, single day, no matter the weather.
Today, I tell my kids how we didn't have cell phones growing up and that, to communicate with our friends, we had to go to their house or call them from this giant phone that was likely attached to the wall inside the house. It had a cord and pretty much limited you to where you could talk.

This is a photo from The Nashville Graphic March 26, 1970 archives. J.W. Parker High School is pictured marching the All-America Parade in Rocky Mount. There were over 60 units in the parade.

I recently read an article about the lasting importance of the Ten Commandments in which the author observed, "When God gave his people the Ten Commandments, he wrote them on stone to symbolize their durable, lasting nature; he wrote them on both sides of the stone to signify their thoroughness; and he wrote these laws with his own finger to attest to their supernatural character".

Now is the time to register for the 24th Annual NRBA WMU Mother/Daughter Overnight Camp! This year's camp,"Fixer Upper", will be held on April 3-4, 2020 at Camp Mundo Vista in Sophia, NC near Asheboro. All girls (grades 1-12), and their moms are encouraged to attend this fun missions camp! There will be missionaries, Bible Study, crafts, recreation, campfire, and large group worship times. Registration is open now through February 5.

The Lord often speaks about money in Scripture. In fact, there are more verses about this subject than there are about prayer or heaven and hell. Over half of Jesus' parables dealt with financial situations. We'll never go wrong by heeding Scripture's instructions because it's our best guide for personal financial management.

What follows is Part 1 of an excerpt from a sermon I preached to the community of saints at Nashville UMC on December 22. Though the Christmas season is over, I would encourage us to always reflect on the characters of Christmas and in this case, Mary the mother of Jesus. Enjoy and may you be filled with the Spirit!
"This mother named Mary would do like many mothers - she would raise her child and in doing so, watch her heart walk around outside her body, for like any mother, her heart was for her child. As he listened to her, she began listening to Him and the teacher became the student.

Vaughan's Chapel Church had their monthly Sunday night Bible study on 1/12 in the fellowship building. Tim Sills gave several special selections in song. The devotion given was entitled "Telling the Gospel With Love."
Vaughan's Chapel Church will have Bible Study the second Sunday night of each month in the church fellowship building. Study starts at 6 p.m.

Each Sunday at Peachtree becomes more exciting. We, as the members, welcomed many more visitors to Peachtree, with some becoming new members. GOD IS GOOD.
The sanctuary flower arrangement Sunday was presented to glorify God by Janice Sykes in loving memory of her husband, James Bobby Sykes.

Keren Harper, a Junior Communication Disorders major from Nashville, was among approximately 670 Bob Jones University students named to the Fall 2019 President's List.
The President's List recognizes students who earn a 3.75 or higher grade point average for the semester.

Brandon Bunn with his daughter, Hayden, at the Daddy Daughter Dance.

Tommy Broom dances with his daughter, Abigail, at the Daddy Daughter Dance on Saturday, January 11.

Shannon Collins is witnessing her dreams become a reality.
Collins will celebrate the opening of her at-home business, The Vintage Clasp on Saturday, January 18.
A special grand opening will be held from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.

Twenty-nine college scholarships are available from AgCarolina Farm Credit and will be awarded in the coming months.
College scholarships are one component of AgCarolina Farm Credit's corporate-giving program. Ag loans, special loan programs, educational seminars, grant funds and financial sponsorships to help young and beginning farmers succeed are also provided by the agricultural lender.