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The National Weather Service has confirmed an EF-2 tornado in Southern Nash County on Monday morning.
The tornado touched down around 10:13 a.m. on Monday, May 13 four miles northeast of Knightdale in Wake County, traveling 17.40 miles and ending at 10:39 a.m. four miles northwest of Bailey. Wind speeds reportedly reached a maximum of 115 miles per hour.

The Dual Language Immersion Program is wrapping up its second year in action and planning for growth as it prepares for the 2019-2020 school year.
The program was first implemented at Bailey, Winstead and Middlesex Elementary Schools during the 2017-2018 school year.
"We're very excited that our Dual Language Immersion program is moving into its third year at our three sites," said Dr. Edward Hicks, who serves as the Director for Curriculum Support at Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools.

Public comments will now be allowed at both the agenda and regular meetings of the Nashville Town Council.
Council members unanimously approved an amendment to the public comment policy which would allow comments at both meetings.
The issue was initially brought up at the board's regular meeting on April 2 after several members of the public showed up at the March 27 agenda meeting hoping to speak.

Nash County is accepting bids to lease cropland the county owns.
The property is located at 3279 E NC Highway 97 in Wilson and includes around 115 acres.
Nash County purchased the property for economic development.

INCIDENTS
A possession of drug paraphernalia and driving while impaired was reported on 5/6/19
An obtaining money/property by false pretense was reported on 5/9/19 at 109 S Barnes Street

Nash County Planning and Inspections issued the following building permits from May 6 through 10.

Plans are being made to remove equipment at the park in Spring Hope.
Town Manager Jae Kim said several complaints have been made regarding the park's playground equipment condition.
The equipment was donated and installed as part of the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund grant (PARTF). According to Kim, some of the equipment may impose safety issues including being dated, heavily worn, or broken.

The majority of the regular meeting of the town board of Castalia was spent discussing the park and whether or not it should be rented to an adult soccer league. The issue was tabled at the last meeting, and since then another request to rent the fields has come in.
"I've heard all the comments and most of them are negative," said Mayor Ellene Leonard.

At its regular monthly meeting on Monday, the town board of Red Oak approved the annual budget and discussed a new ordinance.
First, the board held the required public hearing for the budget. No one was present for the hearing. The budget was unanimously approved. The 2019-20 of $1,160,500.00 reflects an increase of 25.7 percent over the current budget. The increase is based on adding two holiday festivals for the community (Christmas and Fourth of July Fireworks), and the proposed matching grant of $500,000.00 for the park expansion.

I'm starting to wonder if I'm going through a strange female midlife crisis.
From the brief research I've done, I'm too young, far too young, for such a thing.
But lately, I've noticed that I'm trying to do things I have no business doing.

This photo originally published in The Nashville Graphic on February 18, 1971. Miss Jan Christensen (right) State Extension Home Economics Editor, conducted a workshop in Nashville to teach homemakers club leaders how to write better news articles for newspapers. Discussing news writing here with Miss Christensen are Mrs. R.B. Freeman, Nash Cub, and Mrs. C.L. Cooper.

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

American Heritage Girls and Trial Life USA Troop NC-0834 recently walked in the steps of the country's heroes while participating in the Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum's camping program aboard the historic World War II aircraft carrier USS Yorktown on Charleston Harbor.
During the trip, the group became "shipmates" while touring the museum's three 70 year old warships: the USS Yorktown, World War II destroyer USS Laffey, and Cold War submarine USS Clamagore.

Taylor Clark Evans has transitioned to the role of Assistant Director of First Year Experience (FYE) Programs at NC Wesleyan College, assuming the responsibilities of Taylor Stone who was recently promoted to Director of the program.
Evans is responsible for providing developmental advising to first-year students, assisting with First Year Experience programming and working with other Student Success Center program initiatives.

Thomas and Peggy Winstead recently provided support for Nash Community College Basic Law Enforcement Training cars to be painted. The Winsteads previously established a scholarship at Nash Community College for students enrolled in trades-related continuing education programs. Their son, J.T. Winstead, a NCC Basic Law Enforcement Training alumnus, serves the community as a Nash County Sheriff's Office deputy, and adjunct instructor at NCC. Special thanks to Custom Car Trims and Capitol Ford of Rocky Mount.

Lee Hart, at left, and Frank Daughtridge, at right, were recently awarded the Stonewall Jackson Medal by the Bethel Heroes Chapter 636, United Daughters of the Confederacy, in appreciation for their contribution and dedication to the chapter. They worked on the repairing and preservation of the Confederate Monument and undertook repairing/replacing the Iron Cross Markers on local graves of Confederate Soldiers.

Delta Kappa Gamma, Mu Chapter members Tobey Worthington, at left, and Margie Parker Brantley, at right, attended the Eta State North Carolina Executive Board Meeting at Elon. Tobey gave the NC State Rules Committee Report. The group collected gift cards to send to teachers in schools damaged by the hurricanes.

A rabies vaccination clinic will be held from 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, May 18 at 1101 North Church St. in Rocky Mount. The clinic is open to cats and dogs fourth months or older.
Dr. Bob Cameron of Riverside Veterinary Hospital will perform the vaccinations, which are $5 per pet.

One of the most influential Christians in my life is an attorney with whom I once worked.
When we were in Atlanta on a business trip in the late 1980's, I took him to a favorite restaurant of mine. I was not saved at the time. In fact, salvation would not come my way for another two years.

Hi Fellow Followers, thank you for joining me once again as we continue in our current article series, "Saved: From This, For That". Throughout these weeks we are looking at the grand scope of salvation and diving into the depths of what it means to be saved from and saved for through the work of Jesus Christ. We have this week and one more. Let's dive in.

Several ladies from Red Oak Baptist Church attended the NRBA senior luncheon, "Carolina Derby", at West Edgecombe Baptist Church. Guests dressed for the derby with hats and bright colors. Amy Kornegay was guest speaker and provided music. The day also included a "horse" race and lunch. Those attending from Red Oak included Linda Sheets, Barbara Sue Edwards, Rochelle Bass, Sheila Housden, Jean Mellor, and Vicki Davenport.

We've found that our more mature friends are calmer, laid back and generally very sweet wonderful companions. Most, through no fault of their own (family breakup or death, moving, etc.) find themselves in the Shelter system. They often have plenty of energy, love to go on walks (although maybe not real long ones!), and get along with everybody and everything.

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

I read something recently where someone said writer's write -- they don't talk about writing, or spend time on social media posting about writing, or think about the romanticism of writing.
Even though I had tons of stuff that needed to be written, I'd been putting it off. That's another thing writers are really good at. Other people in other professions excel at it as well, of course.

My wife spoke to our congregation on Mother's Day and encouraged the women in particular to understand that just as we take care of our physical bodies so also we should take care of our minds.
The subject was something that was discussed in my classes while preparing for full-time ministry, but I honestly didn't pay attention because I was just ready to see the world come to know Jesus and I was full of zeal and passion.