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An across-the-board ban for student-owned wireless devices has gone into effect at Nash County public schools, after an immediate vote August 4 by the board of education.
Neither cell phones or smart watches are to be in sight or turned on during instructional time, basically defined as "bell to bell" during the school day, but starting at the tardy bell for high school students.

District 1
Doneva Chavis
dzchavis@ncpschools.net
(252) 459-7503
7818 McGregor Road

During a performance appraisal, I once had an employee who remarked: "I give my all everyday so when I go to bed at night, I don't have to apologize to the Lord for anything".
I thought she was just trying to make a point until she mentioned a verse from II Timothy, "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith". (II Timothy 4:7)

Over the last several months, we have been eager to explore the common ground between Christian believers and unbelievers. Those aspects of nature, life, and history are from which two people might engage in a fruitful discussion. After all, it has been the Bible skeptic, Michael, that we have spent much time discussing over the months. We have explored common ground through observations of the cosmos: the moons, the planets, and the stars. We also found common ground by exploring the apparent evidence of design found in nature, specifically in biological systems.

Top Dog Waste Solutions in Rocky Mount recently donated a total of $2,000 to the Edgecombe Community College Foundation. The local trash and recycling company's contribution will fund three distinct scholarships.
The Top Dog Welding Scholarship will provide $1,000 to students enrolled in the welding diploma program at ECC. A $500 gift will support students in business administration's marketing certificate program and is entitled the Top Dog Marketing Scholarship.

NASHVILLE- Two subdivisions in Middlesex and Bailey, neither new to Nash County but appearing in altered forms before the Nash County Planning Board July 21, were both recommended for denial regarding for requested conditional rezoning, but the final call for each will fall to Nash Commissioners at their August 11 meeting.

NASHVILLE- Initial plans for a new, 61-lot subdivision on the 114 acres on the south side of W. Old Spring Hope Road have been approved by the Nash County Planning Board.
The Frazier Creek Estates Subdivision, owned by The Lampe Reserves, Inc. & Quintet Holdings, through designer Mike Moss of CMP Professional Land Surveyors, submitted a site Plan July 21st, which was unanimously approved by the planning board subject to some sketch plan revisions.

ROCKY MOUNT - The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles is seeking applicants for a commissioned contractor to operate a license plate agency (LPA) in Rocky Mount.
In North Carolina, NCDMV oversees LPAs, but the agencies are managed by private businesses or local governments.
The current agency, at 1850 Stone Rose Dr., in Rocky Mount, will close at 5 p.m. on Nov. 26 following the announced retirement of the contractor. The agency is owned by Rocky Mount, LPA, LLC, and has been operated by Vicki Bridgers since 1981.

ROCKY MOUNT - Nash Community College recognizes the academic excellence of its students for the Spring 2025 semester by announcing those named to the prestigious President's List and Dean's List.
The President's List honors students who have achieved a perfect term GPA of 4.0 while completing 12 or more credit hours during the semester. The following students earned this distinguished recognition:

The Nash County 4-H Sew What Club traveled to Greenville recently to donate items club members made during the year. Items donated included blankets and surgical caps, which would all go to patients at the children's hospital in Greenville. Pictured (L-R) is Landon Jones, Lydia Jones, Brendin Clark, Devin Clark, Club Leader Jane Tyson and Elise Ironmonger, who coordinates the donations for ECU Health Foundations.

D.R. Horton, Inc. to Margarita Martinez Garcia and Erick Villalon Ziranda; Bentridge Subdivision, Section 5, Lot 17
Airflow RE, LLC to Rocky Mount RE, LLC; 688 Porter Road, Rocky Mount; $312, 500
C.T. Williams Corporation to NVR, Inc. and Ryan Homes; Williams Ru, Phase 1, Lot 86 and Phase 2, Lot 66
Antoine Daniel Jackson and Antoine Jackson to Martin Alvarez Perez and Karen Raquel Molina Ramirez; 619 Clyde Street, Rocky Mount; $20,000

NASHVILLE- Reports of a man waving a machete at passing cars on July 26 near Nash Community College led to the apprehension and arrest of Isaiah Williams by the Nashville Police Department, who charged him with Going Armed To The Terror of the Public.
NPD officers were dispatched to the area of Eastern Avenue and North Old Carriage July 26, where a man wearing a Cook Out T-shirt was said to be armed with a machete and exhibiting threatening behavior.

Two New York City men, pulled over for speeding July 17 on I-95, are being held in jail under a $175,000 secured bond after their arrest on drug trafficking charges.
Luia Find Al Awdi, 27, of Richmond Hill, Queens, and Alhaggag Abdo Mohamed Musaid, 23, of the Bronx, were pulled by Nash County Sheriffs deputies around 8:22 am for speeding.

RALEIGH - Two Rocky Mount brothers have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in separate but related drug trafficking operations involving crack cocaine, fentanyl, and firearms.
"Pumping illicit narcotics--especially fentanyl--into our communities not only endangers the lives of our citizens, it is a serious federal crime," said Acting U.S. Attorney Daniel P. Bubar.

Struggles are a part of life, and we all need renewed courage from time to time. So it's comforting to read words like these from someone as great as King David:
"I am in trouble," he wrote. "My eye is clouded and weakened by grief, my soul and my body also. -- Psalm 31:9 AMP
This morning, I discovered a resource for Christian men at faithgateway.com. The words above come from that resource.
Everyone struggles but I want to focus on men this week. Some may think men don't have struggles and/or grief. In fact I grew up believing men don't cry.

BATTLEBORO- Two out-of-state men are being held in the Nash County Detention Center after their arrest on July 15 on I-95 near Battleboro. The reason? Cocaine and a "large amount" of money found in the car.
According to a July 16 Nash County Sheriff's Office press release, Harry Rodriguez Felix, 35, of Erie, PA and Marcos Rivera Garcia, 26, of New Bedford, MA, were driving a white mini-van with out-of-state plates when they were pulled over at 1:45 p.m. July 15 for a routine traffic violation.

RED OAK -- One of the top basketball players in the area's history is making a big change this offseason, one that not only is taking him outside of Nash County but outside of North Carolina as a whole.
Formerly of Northern Nash High School's Boys Basketball roster, one of the class of 2027's top players in C.J. Rosser announced on Sunday via social media that he would be leaving Northern this year, opting to attend Southeastern Preparatory Academy in Orlando, Florida this academic year.