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The state premiere showing of a documentary on the impacts of the opioid epidemic will also serve as a fundraiser for the HOPE initiative.
The documentary, "The Cost of Living High" will be shown on Thursday, July 12 at NC Wesleyan College in Powers Recital Hall.
WHIG-TV and the Rocky Mount Chamber of Commerce are hosting the showing, Nashville Police Chief Tom Bashore said.

A Rocky Mount Police Officer was killed on Saturday night in a car accident.
Senior Police Officer Christopher Driver was on duty at the time of the accident, which happened around 10:35 p.m. at 4112 South Church Street in Rocky Mount.
Driver was reportedly responding to a call of a suspicious vehicle in the roadway when he came upon a tree-trimming truck stopped in the road.

A Nashville business owner came before Nashville's Town Council on Monday night asking for help with expanding his business.
Jeremy Bell, who owns Bell's Hardware on Highway 58, told council members he was working to move his business into the city limits of Nashville and partner with ACE Hardware. In developing the land on East Washington Street across from Walgreens, Bell said he ended up having to do more work to the sewer line than anticipated.

Fun. Food. Positivity.
Those were the key ingredients to Saturday's Nashville Neighborhood Day.
The event was created for the Brooklyn Community but held at Glover Park for neighboring communities as well.

The Nashville Graphic is introducing new officers of the Nashville Police Department this month as part of an "Officer Spotlight" series. This week's article features Officer Taylor Lucas

The Town of Castalia will host its annual birthday party for America on Wednesday, July 4th.
This year's Fourth of July Festival will include the same fun as in year's past.
The fun will begin at 11 a.m. when craft and food vendors will open up.

The Homestead Project at the Nash County Arboretum is one step closer to being complete, thanks to a special projects grant from the Daughters of the American Revolution.
The Nash County Master Gardeners were recipients of the 2017-2018 special projects grant, which provides financial support to projects in local communities that exemplify the mission of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) to promote historic preservation, education and patriotism.

The Nash-Rocky Mount Board of Education approved switching its telephone provider at a special called meeting on Monday night.
The board unanimously voted on a two-year contract with Converged Networks at $157,518.80 annually.
Tremain McQueen, Chief Technology Officer, said the school system was currently in an agreement with Digital Phone.

My Sister's House was the recent recipient of BB&T's Lighthouse Project.
The Lighthouse Project is a community service effort by BB&T, which helps exemplify the bank's mission to "serve as a beacon of light to neighbors in need." BB&T associates are encouraged to work together as a team to determine the needs in their communities they're most passionate about addressing. BB&T then provides funding and time away from the office to support those team projects.

The Nash County ABC Board surprised General Manager and Law Enforcement Chief Mike Murray last Thursday with a plaque of appreciation.
Murray received the plaque of appreciation "in recognition and appreciation for his outstanding service to the Nash County ABC Board." Board Chair Julia Congleton-Bryant presented the plaque to Murray during the board's regular monthly meeting last Thursday morning.

The Coopers High School Alumni Banquet was held April 28th observing the school's 85th annual event. The class of 1958 was honored during the event. Members of the class attending were Patricia Smith Joyner, Arnold Joyner, Jackson Joyner, Victoria Cockrell Collins, Joyce Boone White, Fred Winstead, Rebecca Joyner White, Carolyn Vickers Mobley and Spencer Cockrell.

The downtown area of Nashville will more than likely be getting new Christmas decorations.
The town's Municipal Service District (MSD) Advisory Board met on Monday to discuss projects for the upcoming fiscal year, which begins on July 1.
The topics up for discussion were Christmas decorations, trees in downtown and banners/flags.

It has been one year and eight months since the infamous Presidential election of 2016.
Some folks still haven't come to terms with it. Some have turned it into a mental illness condition.
I still say that about 20 percent of the people were nuts for Hillary, about 20 percent nuts for Trump, and the other 60 percent braced ourselves when we voted, knowing we were losing either way.

I don't think I've ever, in my 15-year career in the newspaper business, been more glad to see July 1 approaching.
Why July 1?
Well, in local government, that's the day budgets have to be passed.
This budget season has just about called for my retirement.

Driving through North Carolina's countryside this time of year is both good for the soul and a reminder of the importance agriculture plays in our state. The NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences reports that agriculture adds $83.7 billion to our state's $538 billion gross domestic product, accounting for 16.9 percent of all jobs. While we celebrate the number one contributor to our state's economy, we also recognize there are storm clouds on the horizon that threaten not only our farmers but also our state's economy.

JAYCEES -- This photo was originally published in The Graphic on May 9, 1978. Durwood Parker (center) assumed the role of the Nashville Jaycees' president at the club's installation banquet.