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Shout out to Retirees! We need weekday peeps who love dogs and cats!
What can you do? As long as you can take a decent photo (either with a digital camera or a good I-phone) and comfortable with Facebook - please consider being a pet photographer.

The Nash-Rocky Mount Board of Education elected Franklin Lamm to serve as Chairman of the Board for the 2019-2020 year.
Board members voted 7-4 for Lamm to serve as chair. Four board members voted in favor of Evelyn Bulluck for the Chair seat.
Ann Edge was elected to serve as Vice-Chair. Bill Sharpe was nominated as well but declined to serve.

Nashville's Town Council officially approved a contract with Mike Ruffin to help in the town's search for a new manager.
Ruffin will assist the town until May 31 in the search. The contract totals $9,800 and is for "services related to the search, recruitment, advertising, interviews and background investigations of candidates for the position of Town Manager of the Town of Nashville."

"Nash County people-first, foremost, always and on every occasion."
Those words were what former Nash County Commissioner Billy Morgan were known for and citizens will now forever be reminded of them.
Nash County dedicated its Commemorative Courtyard on Friday afternoon, with Morgan's stone serving as the first honoree.

The Town of Red Oak is seeking input on a potential playground expansion at its park.
The first meeting was held on Wednesday, January 16. Additional meetings are set on January 23 and 30 from 4 until 6 p.m.
Town Clerk Tracy Shearin said the meetings are being held as part of requirements for applying for a grant.

The Nash County Republican Party Executive Committee will be supporting Sue Leggett to fill the recently vacated seat on the Nash County Board of Commisioners.
"The Nash County Republican Party Executive Committee hereby recommends Sue Leggett to the Nash County Board of Commissioners to be appointed to serve in the vacant seat for District 4," a press release stated.

Nashville Interim Police Chief Joey Corbett chats with John Davis of Nashville during Coffee with a Cop Monday morning at Corner Coffee Cafe in downtown Nashville. Nashville's Police Department plans to host Coffee with a Cop on a consistant basis in 2019.

Dancing is now on the list of activities for the Town of Nashville's Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department.
The town recently started offering partner dance classes for ages 16 and over. The first class was held on January 9 and will be held January 16 and January 23.
The next round of classes will start on February 6. Classes are held at Nashville's Community Building.

Long-time Nash County employees were recognized last Monday during the Nash County Board of Commissioners regular meeting.
Employees with 20, 25, 30 and 40 years were presented with Employee Service Awards by Nash County Manager Zee Lamb and Commissioner Chair Robbie Davis. The awards were announced by Human Resources Director Anison Kirkland.

Nash UNC Health Care has implemented its Influenza Plan due to a recent surge in the number of flu cases diagnosed at the hospital. The plan includes Visitor Restrictions, which aims to help prevent the spread of flu to patients, visitors and staff.
"Because of the increase in flu cases, we are asking the public to help stop the spread of flu by not visiting our patients if they have any symptoms such as fever, cough, runny nose, sore throat and body aches," said Connie Clark, manager of Infection Prevention at Nash UNC Health Care.

Mary Riggs Thoman (left) is pictured with her family marking five generations. Standing next to Thoman is her great-granddaughter Mary Alexis Cash holding Thoman's great-great grandson Brian Taylor Cash, Thoman's granddaughter Mary Renee Creekmore and her daughter Melody Lee Jarman. Creekmore is the manager at Strickland Equipment in Nashville.

Significant upgrades are coming to the airfield at Rocky Mount-Wilson Regional Airport, thanks to cooperation between federal, state and local governments.
"We are thrilled to have this kind of investment in economic development in our part of the state," said Gus Tulloss, a member of the state Board of Transportation from the area. "We couldn't have done it without the wonderful collaborative effort we have formed with our local governments and state and federal partners."

Oxford House has opened a residence in Rocky Mount that will serve eight men. This house is part of the contract to unveil 20 new houses in Trillium Health Resources's 26-county region by 2020 that was signed between Trillium and Oxford House in 2016. This will be the 14th house as part of that agreement, offering more than 100 beds to individuals in recovery.

Honor and Remember of North Carolina will hold their 8th Annual Gold Star Banquet on Saturday, January 26th in the Brown Auditorium at Nash Community College. The doors will open to the public at 5:30 pm. Dinner/program will begin at 6:00 pm.
The keynote speaker this year will be Chaplain Colonel Tim Lever.

Sen. Berger recently appointed North Carolina Senator Rick Horner (Rep) as Education Co-Chair.
Horner represents District 11 which includes Nash and Johnson Counties.
He will serve as co-chair of the Education / Higher Ed Committee along with Senator Deanna Ballard (Rep) who represents Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga and Wilkes Counties and Senator Jerry W. Tillman (Rep), who represents Guilford and Randolph Counties.