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Nashville's Town Council gave approval last week for a day care facility to be established in the Winwood Subdivision.
The request came from Wanda Holloway, of 110 Arrowood Drive. Holloway was requesting a special use permit to establish a day care at her home.
A public hearing was held on the request on Wednesday, January 29.

Nashville firefighters spent Tuesday training how to safely react if someone becomes trapped in a grain bin or silo.
The training was part of the process for firefighters to received confined space certification. Joe Burris provided the training for the department.
Fire Chief Chris Joyner said after Tuesday's training, all of Nashville's full-time firefighters would be trained in confined space.

Nash County Commissioners have approved the guidelines for being nominated for inclusion in the Nash County Commemorative Courtyard.
Former Nash County Commissioner Billy Morgan was the first person honored in the courtyard, which was built in 2018. A stone was dedicated in honor of Morgan in January 2019. Since that time, Nash County staff have been working on nomination guidelines for the courtyard.

The Joint Veterans Committee of Nash and Edgecombe Counties honored Chris Hardy on Saturday during its monthly flag-raising ceremony.
Each month, the committee honors a deceased veteran and their family by presenting them with a flag, which is flown over the park for a month.
Hardy, of Nashville, served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam era. He passed away on April 30, 2015.

The Dortches Ruritan Club was recognized for the first time with five gold community service awards.
Past National President and Nash County resident Wayne Outlaw presented the awards to the club at the first meeting of 2020.
Outlaw said this is the first time the club had received the awards but only because they had never applied.

The West Mount Fire Department presented its first "Chiefs Award" to J. Wayne Outlaw, Nash County Commissioner (far left). The award was presented by West Mount Chief Johnny Baines (far right).

Nash County Commissioners recognized long-time employees during their regular meeting last month.
Each year, Nash County acknowledges employees who have completed five or more years of service to the county. Department heads distribute service pins to employees who have completed five, 10 or 15 years of service and commissioners give special recognition those with 20 or more years of service with presenting them with the service pin.

North Carolina Wesleyan College recently announced Sharon Lawrence as their April 2020 commencement speaker.
Lawrence is an award-winning actress with roles on NYPD Blue, Grey's Anatomy and the CBS comedy, "Me, Myself and I." A native of North Carolina, she was born in Charlotte and later moved to Raleigh where she graduated from Broughton High School. Lawrence attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, graduating in 1983 with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism.

It was an emotional moment on Wednesday when an important member of our household passed on.
The coffee maker, such a factor in our daily survival, left us too soon.
Based on what I paid, way too soon.
I even wrote an obituary for it:

A search warrant at a Rocky Mount home last week led to the arrest of two for drug trafficking.
Members of the Nash County Sheriff's Office Special Response Team and Narcotics Unit executed a search warrant on February 11 around 6 a.m. at 1412 McDearman Avenue, Rocky Mount due to the sale and distribution of illegal narcotics from the residence.

Robbie Green, a local entrepreneur and community leader, was appointed to Nash UNC's board of commissioners during its February meeting. Green fills the expired term held by Jim Lilley for ten years. The board and administration thanked Mr. Lilley at its December meeting with a resolution recognizing his service and leadership as chairman of the board during a time of significant challenge and transition.

Edgecombe Community College recently announced its President's and Dean's Lists for the Fall 2019 semester.
Students named to the President's List are full-time students earning a 4.0 grade point average.
Nashville residents named to the President's List include Tianna Arrington and Bailey Lamm.

The Tar River Connections Genealogical Society (TRC) presented 18 genealogical reference books and a check for $1,928.78 to the Local History Room of Braswell Library in January. Jimmy Winters, past president and current board member of TRC, is pictured above presenting the donations to Traci Thompson, Local History/Genealogical Librarian for the Local History Room.

INCIDENTS
A warrant served and speeding were reported on 2/16/20 at 510 S Barnes Street
A larceny by bypass of an anti-theft device was reported on 2/12/20 at 1205 Eastern Avenue

Nash County Planning and Inspections issued the following building permits from February 10 through 14.

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the second semester of the 2019-2020 school year.
The following students at Southern Nash High School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the second semester of the 2019-2020 school year.
The following students at Spring Hope Elementary School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the second semester of the 2019-2020 school year.
The following students at Swift Creek Elementary School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the second semester of the 2019-2020 school year.
The following students at Tar River Academy made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

Some members of the Jr. and Sr. Beta Clubs attended the Beta Club State Conventions recently in Greensboro. RMA brought home numerous awards.

BAILEY- Southern Nash High School was one of four schools in North Carolina chosen for a recent hands-on course from the Universal Technical Institute (UTI) offering students information on how to pursue higher education in the automotive industry.
UTI teamed up with NASCAR Tech for the program which travels into about 90 schools annually, but only four were chosen in eastern North Carolina for this semester.

Sadly Nash has a "Kill Shelter." Our groups, Nash County Animal Friends of NC and Promoting Animal Welfare in NC (NCAF/PAWNC) advocate for the homeless pets there. Nash is an Open Admission gov't facility that cannot turn animals away even when overfull. That is why it is so important that people spay/neuter their pets to help control the population and the roaming.

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the second semester of the 2019-2020 school year.
The following students at Southern Nash Middle School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

"Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven." (Matthew 18:3)
The story is told about a young child who prayed to ask Jesus to come and live in his heart during Sunday School. When he saw his mother, he proudly told her, "Mama, I asked Jesus to come and live in my heart today and take my skin away."

My current calling in life is to serve alongside the community of saints called Nashville UMC here in the Original Nashville. One of the many facets that I love about our church community is that there is a rich clinging to traditional elements of worship that have proven to be powerful through the history of the church universal. Yet, at the same time, there is an openness to the Spirit here that allows old to meet new in powerful ways that are often not experienced in some church settings.