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It may sound a little dramatic, but the thing I worry most about in my faith is that Jesus will return before a family member or friend comes to a saving knowledge of him. Ever since Jesus was born and since he died, we have the opportunity for salvation. "For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. " (John 3:17)

Jamey Baines has spent most of his life serving the citizens of Nashville.
After this week, he will set out on a new journey.
Baines is leaving his current position as Public Works Director to go into the private sector. Baines has worked for the Town of Nashville for 18.5 years.

The nephew of Sarah Denise Patterson, 51, has been charged with first degree murder after her body was found in a shallow grave last Wednesday.
Patterson, of Raleigh, was recently reported missing while visiting Spring Hope.
Last Tuesday, investigators found Patterson's vehicle burned, Nash County Sheriff Keith Stone said during a press conference. The vehicle was found in Edgecombe County.

Local farmers, 4-H'ers and others in the community have pulled together to offer support and assistance to a local family devastated by a tornado earlier this month.
Marina and Larry Strickland's Nade Road home and farm in Middlesex received significant damage after a tornado came through the area on May 13.
Damage was also reported along Massey Road and Brantley Road in the Middlesex area.

A new assisting living community will open up this summer in the renovated space of what used to be Universal Healthcare.
Hickory, North Carolina-based Affinity Living Group (ALG) will open the doors to The Gardens of Nashville and five other new assisted living communities this year.
Universal Health closed the facility in 2016 to reportedly make extensive repairs. However, in May 2018, the facility was sold for $1.7 million to a company listed as Nashville Prop Co. LLC.

The North Carolina National Guard is nearing completion of two capital improvement projects at the Nashville Readiness center on Eastern Avenue.
The facility closed in 2017 to undergo renovations and members of that National Guard unit were temporarily reassigned.
State funding of over $2 million was received for the two capital projects in the 2013-2015 biennium and matching federal funds were recently received to allow the National Guard to complete the construction projects.

A driving while intoxicated was reported on 5/19/19 at 301 South and Cooley Road
A larceny by an employee and obtaining property by false pretense was reported on 5/19/19 at 14490 Avent Road
A driving while intoxicated and misdemeanor child abuse was reported on 5/19/19 at Highwway 97 and S Old Carriage Road

Nash County Planning and Inspections issued the following building permits from May 20 through 24.

Jen Deal recently opened up shop in Nashville in what is traditionally known as the Abernathy house.
Deal has owned her own accounting business, Jen Deal CPA, since 2003 but always worked from her home.
She moved to Nashville from Florida in 2015 and continued working from her home but said she found it necessary to move into a building.

Memorial Day is a time for Americans to be thankful for those who paid the ultimate sacrifice. But the legacy of those who gave their lives should be remembered every day.
Those were the sentiments of Frank Stancil, who was the guest speaker for Nashville's Memorial Day Ceremony, which is hosted each year by American Legion Post 110.

Look, I don't care what you call it.
You can tell me about Gregorians and and equinoxes and solstices, or whatever you want, but when the temperature hits 90 with regularity, it is summer.
If it makes you feel better to hold off until June 21 this year to officially call it summer, then fine. My car seat burns say otherwise.

This week, Nashville will say goodbye to two behind-the-scenes employees who have spent their careers going above and beyond.
Jamey Baines has served Nashville for 18 and a half years. He is well known and well liked by so many. His staff does a tremendous job in town and they do so much, it's really hard to keep up!

This photo originally published in The Nashville Graphic July 4, 1968. Jean Martin McNair of Nashville tackles a tall cone of ice cream before it melts in the hot sunshine.

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the third semester of the 2018-2019 school year.
The following students at Southern Nash Middle School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the third semester of the 2018-2019 school year.
The following students at Southern Nash High School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

Keren Harper, a Sophomore Communication Disorders major of Nashville, was among approximately 540 Bob Jones University students named to the Spring 2019 President's List.
The President's List recognizes students who earn a 3.75 or higher grade point average for the semester.

Nashville's Interim Police Chief Joey Corbett was the guest speaker at last Monday night's VOICE of Nashville meeting.
Corbett shared information about his role as the interim chief as well as about how Nashville's Police Department chooses to police the town.
"The citizens come first, then the town, then the department," Corbett explained.