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NASHVILLE - With water levels dropping in the Tar River Reservoir and in watersheds that feed the Tar River, both the town of Nashville and the city of Rocky Mount are asking residents to abide by voluntary water conservation measures.
Nashville launched its "Voluntary Conservation Stage II" measures June 8th, while Rocky Mount did the same three days before.
NOAA's website Drought.gov states that Nash County is currently classified in D3- Extreme Drought along with 31.4% of the state. Areas in eastern North Carolina have seen rain deficits of 5 to 8 inches.

I've reached that stage in life that I look at the calendar and any week without a doctor's appointment seems very exciting.
A few weeks ago, I wrote about hitting the 10-year mark after my transplant. Yes, I am grateful to be in the condition I am, but I've also been questioning if ailments are transplant or age related.
My thing is called "frozen shoulder." It sounds made up, but a real doctor assured me it is not and it does not feel made up since it hurts like $#@&. I had it a couple of years ago in the other shoulder.

According to the latest data, North Carolina has eight counties who have lost their local newspapers - meaning they have no access to locally gathered and reported news about their governments, schools and communities. The term for the loss of a free press is called "news desert."
The data also shows that North Carolina has other counties possibly approaching news desert status. In recent reporting about North Carolina's news deserts, people who have lost their newspapers are calling it a "structural crisis."

This photo published in The Nashville Graphic on July 22, 1976. The Southern Nash Senior League team sponsored by the Bailey Tastee Freeze went undefeated in the Tar Heel Senior League competition posting a 10-0 record.

The Youth Police & Fire Camp, held from June 2-June 5 for children aged 8-13 years, alternated days spent with the Nashville Police Department and Nashville Fire Department personnel. Police-related activities included station and vehicle tours, a "burglary" scenario, traffic stop and vehicle search scenarios, a DWI simulation, a Drone demonstration with the Nash County Sheriff's Office, an SBI Bomb Squad speaker, a demonstration by the City of Rocky Mount Swift Water Rescue Team and K9 demonstrations.

Ro Broyles, Spring Hope Museum Director, accepts a check June 1st for $500 from Drew Griffin, Spring Hope Chamber of Commerce President.

SPRING HOPE -- The Spring Hope National Pumpkin Festival has announced the official launch of its new website at www.springhopepumpkinfest.com.
The new site serves as the go-to digital destination for everything related to the Festival, which is set to return on October 2-3, 2026, in Spring Hope.
Visitors of the website will find up-to-date announcements, vendor registration forms, parade participation forms, and a variety of ways to get involved in the festivities.

Today is the last day of Rainforest Falls Vacation Bible School at Red Oak Baptist Church. Please pray that the children reached this week through scripture, Bible study, imagination station, and games will carry the gospel with them and share with others so they will know the nature of God.
Also, be in prayer for the youth and chaperones of Red Oak Baptist Church who will be travelling to Virginia for Mfuge next week.
Women in Action of Red Oak Baptist Church will meet on Tuesday, June 16 at 6:30 p.m. at the church.

CULLOWHEE - Ava Moore of Nashville has been named to the Spring 2026 Chancellor's List at Western Carolina University. To qualify for this honor, students must achieve a GPA of 3.8 or higher. Students named to the Chancellor's list are also named to the Dean's List.

Dominique Jones and Natahja Mayfield, both of Nashville, have been named to the the Southern New Hampshire University Spring 2026 President's List. The spring terms run from January to May. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above for the reporting term are named to the President's List. Full-time status is achieved by earning 12 credits over each 16-week term or paired 8-week terms grouped in fall, winter/spring, and summer.

NASHVILLE - The newly revised Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) for Nash County - which contains some entirely new sections on Conservation Subdivisions, 'Granny Pods' and Data Centers- has been hashed through by county commissioners and the county planning board.
The next steps will be to have a shorter public presentation, with public input allowed, later this month followed by official adoption by both the planning board and board of commissioners. Public hearings will be held at both of those meetings.

NASHVILLE - Nash County has two new department heads; Angela Manning, Public Health Director, and Ashley Howell, Animal Services Director.
Manning and Howell both began their jobs June 1st, the same day they were introduced to county commissioners.
Manning, who recently served as Deputy Director of the Pitt County Health Department, has 22 years' experience in public health. Manning also worked as Environmental Health Director for Pitt and Wilson Counties and has served in numerous statewide leadership roles,

NASHVILLE - A second attempt by the town of Spring Hope to have Nash County approve the expansion of its extra-territorial jurisdiction (ETJ) by up to one mile past its current ETJ border has been denied again by commissioner vote, this time unanimously.
A previous ETJ expansion request made April 6th was also voted down, with the condition imposed that a public hearing be held prior to the matter being reconsidered.

NASHVILLE - Just prior to Nash County's FY 27 budget hearing June 1st - with the budget scheduled for adoption June 15th - 7 new line-item additions, most coming from the Sheriff's Office- got thrown in the pot. Each was heavily debated by commissioners with individual consensus votes taken.
After Monday's action, another $1.3 million was added, bringing the total county budget to $162,037,492.

NASHVILLE - Move over, snowflakes and poinsettias: Nashville's Christmas decorations may be getting ready to make a big jump into diversification after members of the Downtown Strong Advisory Board chose three different new designs to invest in, subject to town council approval.
Meeting May 26th, an abbreviated DSAB (which was missing five of its members) met with Sam Hardwick of Mosca Designs, the company that made the town's current Christmas lights, and picked out three totally different designs they'd like to see added to the town's décor: a pair of entwined candy canes, a green wreath with red bow, and a triple poinsettia light.