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NASHVILLE- The well-appreciated Helping Hand Outreach Ministry Annual Christmas Event will be held at 105 Surry Drive, Nashville, on December 20.
Free clothing and etc. giveaways will be held from 9:30 a.m. until 11 a.m., while there will be singing and bag lunches distributed from 11 a.m. to Noon.
Beginning at noon, children will be able to visit with Santa Claus and kids will be able to pick a gift for their parents (with gift wrapping provided.) Kids will also be able to shop for toys from Noon "until."

NASHVILLE - Jason Glover, Nashville's new Public Works Director, has come full circle- while he came here fresh from his previous position as Superintendent of Rocky Mount's Water and Sewer Division, he actually started his career in Nashville's Public Works department as a utility worker fresh out of Northern Nash High School in 2001.
And the name "Glover" should ring a bell. Yes, Jason is one of the Glovers who have a strong history with Nashville.

SPRING HOPE - The first board meeting for three new commissioners in Spring Hope was anything but routine, resulting in multiple verbal confrontations aimed at current town management.

The Town of Red Oak held its annual Christmas Festival Saturday featuring a parade, vendors, food trucks, rides, live music and Santa Claus. Pictured above, Kaiden and Carter Richardson of Hollister visit with St. Nick just in time to share their wish list.

SPRING HOPE - Two resolutions relating to the potential extension of Spring Hope's Extra Territorial Jurisdiction were tabled at the Dec. 1 board of commissioners' meeting after considerable opposition voiced during a public hearing.
As listed on the agenda, the first resolution was for consideration of a resolution to extend the ETJ, while the second was to pass said resolution to county commissioners for their approval.

NASHVILLE - A lifetime marked by devotion to family, education, and truth: Bertha Dickens, who just celebrated her 100th birthday Nov. 26, is passing down her legacy to six children, around forty grandchildren, around twenty great-grands and between five and ten great-great grands.
Bertha, then Bertha Howington, was born on "the Braswell farm" in Whitakers, one of 13 children to Percy Lee Bunn and Levy Howington; Levy kept his family fed by digging graves in Edgecombe and Nash Counties, most often at Red Hill Baptist, where he was eventually laid to rest in 1967.

NASHVILLE - A 'town hall discussion' is set for 6 p.m., Monday Dec. 8, to allow interested residents a chance to meet with state officials about what would be involved in establishing a Historical Preservation Commission (HPC) in Nashville.
Kristi Brantley, Local Historic Preservation and Certified Local Government Coordinator for the NC State Historic Preservation Office will attend the meeting, to be held at the Nashville town council chambers adjacent to the Harold Cooley Library.

Free children's activities 2-4:30 p.m.
Children's Bike Parade line-up - 4pm
Parade begins at 4:30 p.m.
Christmas Tree Lighting after parade

NASHVILLE - Parking in and around the Nash County government complex off W. Washington Street, Nashville, is going to be "creative" this month as work is done on multiple planned building improvements.
Work begins the week of December 1st to replace the roof of the Administration Building, beginning with the courthouse side of the building. Part of Boddie Street will be closed for approximately six weeks, weather permitting, to accommodate placement of a crane, equipment, and materials needed such as dumpsters.

MOMEYER - The first draft of a revised town ordinance for Momeyer is now in the hands of the planning board, but initial reactions at a Nov. 20 meeting were not too positive.
The planning board will take a second stab at reviewing the document at their next meeting on January 27, deciding that one session was not enough.

NASHVILLE - Rules are now in place for rental of the town-owned stage at the Nashville Junction, with formal adoption completed at the Nov. 19 town council meeting. The biggest changes to the initial draft have to do with required event security, the addition of a lower use rate for free public events, and the requirement for renters to supply their own porta-potties.