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Randy Lansing is looking forward to moving to Nashville.
Lansing will officially join the town as the Town Manager on June 4.
Nashville's Town Council announced last Tuesday night that they had hired Lansing to serve as their manager. Lansing was hired at a salary of $110,000.

Nashville police arrested a Rocky Mount man on Saturday after responding to a disturbance on Jackson Way.
Police were dispatched to the 600 block of Jackson Way around 10:45 p.m. on Saturday, April 6. Upon arrival, officers determined there had been some type of physical altercation.

Nash County 4-H volunteers and supporters were honored at the state level for their dedication to the mission of 4-H.
Around 350 4-H alumni, family, friends, volunteers and donors visited Greensboro for the Celebrating North Carolina 4-H: Ever GREEN event, which honored NC 4-H Hall of Fame members as well as Lifetime Achievement and Family Legacy Award recipients.

Former Spring Hope Town Manager, John Michael Holpe, Jr., 69, of Winston-Salem, passed away, Sunday, April 7, 2019.
A mass of Christian burial will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 13, at Our Lady of Mercy, Winston-Salem, with Father Carl Zdancewicz officiating. Entombment will follow at Oaklawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

When I started writing a column in this space over 20 years ago, I did not foresee a day I'd have to write a piece about the threat of socialism in America.
Of course, when we look at life in this country in 1997 compared to today, there are a lot of unbelievable things have come to pass that most of us never thought would be possible.

My oldest kid is getting to the age where he's very interested in technology.
We've tried hard to keep the boys away from devices but last year, we did buy Corbin a handheld game set. We limit the time our kids can play tablets or any devices and we also eagerly take those devices away when the boys misbehave. Corbin hasn't been able to play his game for two months now!

Dear Editor: Nashville Elementary School took part in a special, community wide shared reading event. Every family received a copy of the same book, The Toothpaste Millionaire by Jean Merrill, and were asked to read it together at home over the last few weeks.

VETERAN BACKS -- This photo originally published September 16, 1971 in The Nashville Graphic. These five backs, who saw a lot of action that year, were the top performers in the Knights' season. Pictured, left to right, kneeling, Butch Petty and Jimmy Williams. Standing: Danny Weaver, Frank Hedgepeth, and Larry Hines.

Rocky Mount Police are investigating a homicide that occurred over the weekend.
Police responded to a call around 12:14 a.m. on Sunday, April 7 on King James Court in reference to subjects being disorderly. While officers were in route to the call, they received information about a subject laying in the road unresponsive.

A Rocky Mount tax preparer was charged last week with aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false income tax return.
United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. reported that Moses Whitaker transmitted or casued to be transmitted around 3,384 U.S. individual income tax returns during the 2010 through 2018 tax years.

The Rocky Mount Police Department made several arrests last week in an operation focused on disrupting the illegal sales of controlled substances.
Multiple enforcement operations were conducted over the March 29th weekend.
The operation, dubbed "Hammer Time," was focused on disrupting the illegal sales of controlled substances while at the same time deterring acts of violence and crime within the city of Rocky Mount.

INCIDENTS
A larceny (shoplifting) was reported on 4/1/19 at Food Lion, 1151 Eastern Avenue
An involuntary commitment service was reported on 4/2/19 on Embassy Drive

An obscene material exploiting children was reported on 4/2/19 at 3170 Red Oak Battleboro Road
A failure to work after paid was reported on 4/2/19 at 5861 Maggie Road
A larceny of a fireram was reported on 4/2/19 at 2788 Rocky Cross Road

Nash County Planning and Inspections issued the following building permits from April 1 through 5.

Instead of donning high heels and marching around a track, supporters of My Sister's House met for tea on Sunday to show support for victims of domestic violence.
The first annual "Community Tea Party" was held at Benvenue Country Club and was held in lieu of My Sister's House "Walk in Her Shoes," an event that has been held the past five years.

Red Oak United Methodist Church has received a grant from the Duke Endowment to host another summer literacy program.
The church was one of several other rural North Carolina congregations selected to offer the program, which is designed to help early readers avoid the learning loss that can happen over the summer break.

The town of Spring Hope will experience an increase in recycling rates within the next few months.
Government Contracts Manager of Waste Industries Patrick Luce came before the board to request the increase, which commissioners approved.
The Consumer Price Index, or CPI, for the town will increase by 3 percent and the cost per account will go up by 34 cents.

Kevin Barnes has come out of retirement to serve as the new jail administrator for Nash County Detention Center.
Barnes was hired by the Nash County Sheriff's Office on April 1.
A Wilson County native with experience in overseeing state prisons in North Carolina, Barnes started his career in 1987 as a Correctional Officer at Polk Youth Center in Raleigh. He has 31 years of prison experience and over 28 years of supervising experience in correctional management.

4-H'er Bryleigh Colbert, at left, partnered with Logan VanHouten, at right, during the Eastern Carolina 4-H Livestock Show and Sale Exceptional Exhibitors Show last Wednesday. (Contributed photo)

Wade Coffield guides his goat around the ring during the goat show last week at the annual Livestock Show and Sale. (Graphic photo by Amanda Clark)

Dylan Newbold showed swine for the first time at this year's Livestock Show. He finished fifth in Showmanship and sixth in his Market Class. (Contributed photo)

Trey Ormond guides his pig around the ring last week during the swine show. (Contributed photo)

Stacie Winner shows her goat during her last year of showing at the Eastern Carolina 4-H Livestock Show and Sale. Winner had the Grand Champion Market Goat. (Contributed photo)

Taryn Reams shows her goat during the show last week.

Nash Community College welcomes runners, walkers, volunteers, and sponsors to the 5th Annual Run for Knowledge 5K and One Mile Fun Run on Saturday, April 27, 2019. The runs will begin at the Continuing Education and Public Services Building.
Runners will enjoy the 5K at 8:30 AM on a mix of paved and trail surfaces covering the outside loop of Nash Community College before entering the woods for a scenic second half of the course.