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NASHVILLE - Things are a bit different this season in the Nash-Halifax Swim League after the departure of the Birchwood program left the conference with just three teams.
That move means that league squads will have two bye weeks this summer in addition to a break week for the Fourth of July holiday.

The Town of Spring Hope announced last week that one of its own will fill the police chief position recently vacated.
Nathan D. Gant was named Police Chief and began serving last Wednesday, June 19.
Gant has served as a sergeant with the Spring Hope Police Department since 2015. He also served as a member of the Tar River Regional Drug Task Force since its inception.

The remains of Private First Class W. Hoover Jones were returned to Nash County last Thursday.
Law enforcement, fire, EMS and the community lined Nash County overpasses to pay their respects as Jones was brought from Raleigh to Rocky Mount.
PFC Jones, of Whitakers enlisted in the United States Army at the age of 18 as an infantryman.

The Patriot Guard escorts the remains of PFC William Hoover Jones last Thursday on Highway 64 to Rocky Mount.

Nash County residents have another July Fourth celebration to add to their list of fun, as the Town of Red Oak and the faith community will present its first Family Freedom Celebration this Sunday, June 30.
The event will take place from 7 until 9:30 p.m. on the church grounds of Red Oak Baptist Church and at Ennis Park.

The Brooklyn Community hosted its second annual Nashville Neighborhood Day Saturday attracting over 250 people to Glover Park for food, fun and fellowship.
Former Brooklyn community resident Mary Richardson came up with the idea to host the event last year and said it went so well, she decided to do it again.
The event included a softball game between the Rocky Mount Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity and St. Elmo Lodge and the Alumni Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity and Alumni Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha.

Nash County Cooperative Extension is looking to add a Master Food Volunteer Program this fall.
The program, similar to the Master Gardeners Volunteer Program, will focus on cooking, nutrition and food safety.
Regina Moseley, Nash County Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences, said the program is something new for North Carolina Cooperative Extension.

Nash County Commissioners recognized graduates of the annual Nash County Citizens Academy at their May 20 meeting.
This is the 12th year "Nash County Government Works" has been hosted.
Nineteen Nash County residents who completed the program were presented their graduation certificates at the Board of Commissioner's monthly meeting.

Nash County EMS has received the American Heart Association's Mission: Lifeline® EMS Gold Plus Award for implementing quality improvement measures for the treatment of patients who experience severe heart attacks.
Every year, more than 250,000 people experience an ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) the deadliest type of heart attack caused by a blockage of blood flow to the heart that requires timely treatment.

Lara Wood, a student at Virginia Episcopal School, recently served as a Page for the North Carolina House of Representatives. She is the daughter of Donna Wood and Ernest Wood and was sponsored by Representative Lisa Stone Barnes (R), Franklin, Nash. Ms. Wood was appointed and introduced to the Members of the House during session on Monday night.

Serenity Moses and Ziyah Lucas are all smiles at the Brooklyn Community Nashville Neighborhood Day Saturday.

Goldie Ford (left) enjoys time with her son, Patrick Ford, and her great-granddaughter, Canorah Wilson, at the Brooklyn Community Nashville Neighborhood Day Saturday.

Maybe it is just the fact that I'm getting older.
After all, I did complain after one of my boys painted a giant "X" in the middle of the yard the other day [too complicated to explain].
I also went out of town for a couple of days and did as close to nothing for 48 hours as is humanly possible. I rated it as one of my best vacations ever.

I hope many of you are looking forward to some relaxing travel this summer. But whether you're planning on enjoying the heat or evading it, nothing will ruin your vacation faster than a travel or rental scam. Here are some things to keep in mind when you're vacationing this summer.
Travel scams can often be disguised as too-good-to-be-true offers - and when things seem too good to be true, they usually are.

This photo originally published in The Nasvhille Graphic July 11, 1968. David and Leigh Ann Askew, children of Mr. and Mrs. W.B. Askew, Jr. of Dortches, were staying cool in their back yard. Leigh Ann was 4 years old in this photo, David was 10 months.

The Anchor Holds hosted its first Community Naloxone (Narcan) Training and Distribution last Thursday in Spring Hope.
Heather Moore said she hopes the training will be the first of many offered around Nash County.
Moore, who is the founder of The Anchor Holds, said she wanted to host the event to give the community a chance to learn more about Naloxone.

Twenty-one individuals were arrested recently during a special one-day joint operation between the Nash County Sheriff's Office and Rocky Mount Police Department.
The focus of the operation, named "Summer Drought," was to disrupt the illegal sales of controlled substances within the City of Rocky Mount while at the same time deterring acts of violence.

INCIDENTS
A possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia was reported on 6/17/19 at Glover Park
A damage to property (Vandalism) was reported on 6/21/19 at 830 Brooklyn Boulevard

An obtaining property by false pretense was reported on 6/17/19 at 9349 Pleasant Grove Church Road
A breaking, entering and larceny was reported on 6/17/19 at 7292 Hunt Lane
A cardiac arrest was reported on 6/18/19 at 13389 NC 43

Nash County Planning and Inspections issued the following building permits from June 17 through 21.