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ROCKY MOUNT - A "can do" attitude can make the difference between self-confidence and doubt, success and failure: and one person who epitomizes that is Marie Owens, born on Christmas Eve; Marie just had a party for her 100th birthday.
Still living in the same house she's had since building it in 1966 with her late husband, Cecil, south of Rocky Mount, Marie has lessons to teach about resilience and not giving up.

NASHVILLE - With the planned move of Nash County Parks and Recreation Department to the former Fellowship Church at 981 Old White Oak Road, Nashville, the wheels are already turning about new programs to offer there, particularly for individuals with disabilities.
To that end, county officials are applying for a $500,000 Accessible Parks Grant, and are inviting the public to a meeting at Nashville Elementary Jan. 6 to weigh in on which specialized programs to invest in.

Santa Claus breezed through Nashville stopping at various places on Dec. 23rd.
Children from all neighborhoods slipped outside to receive candy from Santa.
Pictured, children gather as Santa arrives escorted by Nashville Public Safety Director Chris Joyner.

SPRING HOPE - Street closures are coming up in downtown Spring Hope the week of January 6 in order to safely take down two intertwined Willow Oak trees at the corner of N. Pine and E. Franklin Streets.
N. Pine Street will be closed to through traffic from W. Nash Street (US64A) to Mclean Street. Traffic will be able to detour via Mclean to Hopkins.
The stretch of Franklin St. from N Walnut to N. Pine Street will be inaccessible during the day.

NASHVILLE - Less than ten months before his scheduled release from prison, a 43-year-old habitual felon has died at Nash Correctional Institution, apparently from suicide.
Timothy Wayne Beaver was found unresponsive in his cell around 7 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 21, according to a press release from the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction.

NASHVILLE - A fleet of patrol cars and trucks from the Nash County Sheriffs Office mobilized for Christmas Cheer duty Dec. 23, delivering clothes, toys, food and other items to eight families and three elderly citizens in need.
Sheriff Keith Stone and his deputies collected donations and shopped for children before the annual event, assisted by Piggly Wiggly of Nashville, which donates money towards the food given to families.

Nashville's Police Department hosted its annual Shop with a Cop this year. Nashville Fire Department and Nashville Parks and Recreation assisted with the shopping event.

Join us for evenings of informative and engaging discussions about gardening at the Nash County Agriculture Center. The Garden Talks will be on the second Thursday of January, February, March, May, August, September, and October. The educational sessions will begin at 6:30 p.m. and last approximately 30 minutes.
Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn from experts and fellow gardening enthusiasts. Registration is free and is available by visiting go.ncsu.edu/ncagardentalks

RALEIGH - The North Carolina State Fair has long since wrapped up, but the ribbons, trophies and bragging rights are still fresh for Nash County youth who proudly showed their livestock.
The N.C. State Fair Junior Livestock Sale of Champions raised $213,000 in bids for the top turkeys, steers, barrows, lambs, and goats in the Oct. 27 sale.
"Congratulations to all the winners and participants in the N.C. State Fair junior livestock shows," said Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler.

ROCKY MOUNT - The mountain may not go to Mohammed, but mountain trout have come to Nash County: about 1,500 hungry Rainbow, Brown and Brook Trout were released into Rocky Mount's City Lake on Monday, Dec. 16.
"It's an early Christmas present for anglers," Kirk Rundle, District 3 Fisheries Biologist said of the gift from the North Carolina Wildlife Resources commission, who delivered equal numbers of fish that day to both City Lake and Indian Lake in Tarboro.

NASHVILLE - A misdemeanor 'Death By Vehicle' charge has been dismissed in the case of a Nashville man, charged in an October 2023 accident that took the life of a Spring Hope man.
Martin Samuel Donaldson, 27, of Grover Road, Nashville, a NC Department of Transportation employee, was charged with "unintentionally causing the death of John Frank Steed," according to court reports, from an Oct.3, 2023, accident on US264 near Bailey.

The Town of Momeyer held its first annual Light up Momeyer decorating contest. Pictured above winning first place is the Tucker Bass family at 6256 US 64. Tucker Bass, 2nd from left, holds his $100 first place check with Dad Kelvin Bass, left; Will Funderburg, Momyer Mayor, center right, and Tucker's Mom Meredith Bass, right.

The Nashville Chamber of Commerce recognized the Nashville Diner as its Business of the Season for Winter 2024. Owners Tammy and Bob Davis were surprised by the chamber presentation on Dec. 20th.

Actors in the Bright Star Touring Theatre perform "Christmas With Santa" Dec. 5 in the Nashville Town Council chambers under a program provided by the Harold D. Cooley Library. The performance was offered free of charge to theater-lovers of all ages. Bright Star Tourism Theatre is a national touring theatre company based in Morrisville.

You may have awakened after passing out from binging too many Little Debbie Christmas Tree cakes and wondered if 2024 was a fever dream.
I liken it to the time I was on an out-of-state research trip and got talked into eating at an Indian restaurant where the food set my face on fire from the inside out. My nose and lips were literally floating in front of my face for about 20 minutes. For the rest of the night, I kept asking "what the heck just happened?"
What I really should have written about this week was something highbrow, such as the fact that it is the 150th anniversary of the Impressionism movement.

The Nashville Chamber of Commerce began a new tradition this year of presenting quarterly awards to members based on their contributions to the community and other criteria.
A suggestion to add a little more flavor to the quarterly award by Chamber Board Member Diane Taylor was quickly approved by fellow members - branding the presentation to sync with the four seasons of the year.

This photo published in The Nashville Graphic on January 23, 1964. Three South American Exchange Students who were visiting in Red Oak observe the operation of a linotype machine during a visit to The Nashville Graphic office.

Senior Chief Boatswain's Mate Isham Spann, from Rocky Mount, assigned to deck department establishes communications from a fueling station aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during a fueling-at-sea with guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 7, 2024.

The annual meeting of the North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation was held December 8-10th at the Sheraton Four Seasons and Joseph S. Koury Convention Center in Greensboro. Nash County Farm Bureau President Greg Bunn was recognized among his peers at the Presidents' and Agents' Luncheon. Farm Bureau President Shawn Harding presented each winning County President with a limited edition case knife.