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Nashville's Town Council continued to look for ways to decrease expenditures in order to prevent a significant tax increase during a budget meeting on Monday.
The board previously met on May 8 and agreed that each department should look at their budget and find ways to cut their budgets by at least two percent.
During the meeting on Tuesday, some council members questioned whether Town Manager Hank Raper had even sent the request to department heads.

Nash County teachers were among the thousands who showed up in Raleigh last Wednesday to march and rally for education.
The "March for Students and Rally for Respect" was organized by the North Carolina Association of Educators and held on May 16, the first day of the legislative session.

Nashville's American Legion Post 110 will host its annual Memorial Day Ceremony on Sunday, May 27 at Forest Hill Cemetery.
The ceremony will start at 6 p.m. Major Ravin Carpenter will be the speaker for this year's event.
Carpenter is a member of the American Legion Post 110.

Nash County employees will be seeing an overall 10 percent Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) over the next two years, commissioners decided on Monday.
Commissioners were presented the 2018-2019 Fiscal Year Budget during the meeting.
The budget included a three percent COLA for all full time and permanent part-time employees.

The third annual Unite@night Walk for CSF will be held on Saturday, June 2 at Glover Park.
Nashville resident Chrishawna Perry started the walk three years ago after being diagnosed with a Chiari Malformation and Syringomyelia. Perry said the purpose of the walk is to bring awareness to those disorders and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.

Bus drivers are being overlooked when it comes to salary increases, according to a bus driver in the Nash-Rocky Mount School System.
Mary Arrington spoke to board members at the May 7 Board of Education meeting.
Arrington said she had spoken over a year ago about the need for bus drivers to be treated better.

The Nash County Animal Shelter has a new leader.
Donald Cashwell was promoted to the Lead Animal Control Officer position in January after serving over four years with Nash County Animal Control.
Cashwell is no stranger to animal control. He served almost 10 years with Rocky Mount Animal Control.

Volunteers with the HOPE initiative have a vision to start a support program for teenagers. But, more community support will be needed to make it happen.
Michelle Parrish, the Volunteer Coordinator for the HOPE Initiative, spoke during a Drug Awareness Forum on Tuesday night. Parrish said she has been trying to get a meeting with officials from the Nash-Rocky Mount School System for six months.

The Spaulding Family Resource Center will re-open in August as a new charter school.
The Global Achievers School has announced it will locate on the campus, which was sold by the Nash-Rocky Mount School System using the upset bid process. After a bidding war that lasted over a year, S&J Holdings, LLC, of Zebulon, was the final bidder, purchasing the buildings and its 30-acre lot for $173,911.

Nashville Elementary School's running club, the Cross Country Cardinals, participated in the Nash Health Care Rocket Mile Race on May 6. (Contributed photo)

Hearing the word graduation has always brought a smile to my face.
It's just one of those words that signifies a moment of shared experience for every one of us. At one time or another, everyone has the goal of graduating from something.

I attended a pretty interesting forum on Tuesday night at the Nash County Agricultural Center.
It was a forum on drug awareness. It was hosted by the HOPE initiative and Nash County Cooperative Extension and featured speakers sharing their personal experiences with the recent heroin epidemic.

Nashville Town Council Member Louise Hinton has expressed that a closed session held a year ago should have been out in the open.
I have to agree with her after hearing her explanation at this month's town council meeting.
Actually, BOTH closed sessions held that night should have been out in the open instead of held in secrecy behind closed doors.

This photo was originally published in The Graphic on June 27, 1978. The caption read, "No, it wasn't a drunk lying in the middle of Boddie St. in Nashville one day recently but Ben Casey, a local photographer, taking some pictures for Mrs. I.T. Valentine (right). But some of the neighbors hadn't been forewarned, apparently, and called on the Nashville Police Department and the Nash County Sheriff's Department to investigate strange goings on.

INCIDENTS
A larceny was reported on 5/14/18 at 1001 Eastpointe Avenue
A larceny was reported on 5/14/18 at Sheetz, 100 E Washington Street

A non missing persn was reported on 5/14/18 at 7915 Morris Road
A larceny was reported on 5/14/18 on Barnhill Farm Road
A misdemeanor larceny was reported on 5/14/18 at 2570 Brandymill Drive

Nash County Planning and Inspections issued the following building permits from May 14 through 18.

The Nash Community College Associate Degree Nursing graduate pinning ceremony was held Thursday, May 10, 2018 in the Brown Auditorium. The time-honored tradition connects past nursing traditions with today's healthcare professionals. The College recognized 46 Nursing graduates.
The speaker for the 2018 ceremony was Dr. Crystal Hayden, chief nursing officer at Nash UNC Health Care. Upon graduation, Nash Community College Associate Degree Nursing students are eligible to take the NCLEX-RN licensure exam.

The Rocky Mount Garden Club ended their activity filled year with a luncheon at the beautiful Leaning Tree in Bailey..
Guest speaker was Linda Tippette, a Nash County Master Gardener. Tippette spoke on plans for the 1800s farm area that is in the works at the Nash County Agricultural Center. A log cabin has been moved to the area and is in the process of being restored.

Spencer Harris of Troop 7 was awarded the Eagle Scout rank in March during a ceremony held at First Presbyterian Church. Shown with Spencer are his Scoutmaster, Tim Lane and Clifton Glover - member Tar River District Eagle Board.
For his project, Spencer raised over $2,322 and used the funds to purchase and plant 19 trees at his school. The trees were planted to become a wind break for the tennis courts on campus.

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the third semester of the 2017-2018 school year.
The following students at Cedar Grove Elementary School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

The Chowan University Chapter of Alpha Lambda Delta, first year honor society, tapped 95 members in January 2018. The induction ceremony was held Sunday, March 18, 2018. Shannon Williams, Associate Director of Accounting, delivered the keynote address prior to inducting the 77 new members who accepted.
New members included Keona Nicholson, of Nashville.

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the third semester of the 2017-2018 school year.
The following students at Coopers Elementary School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

The Frederick E. Turnage Chapter of the Red Cross recently honored local heroes at its annual Heroes Celebration.
Presented by Hardee's, the Heroes Celebration was held at Benvenue Country Club in Rocky Mount.
During the event, local heroes were honored who demonstrate the seven fundamental principles of the American Red Cross: Humanity, Impartiality, Neutrality, Independence, Voluntary Service, Unity and Universality.

The North Carolina Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (NCSSAR) inducted North Carolina Governor Roy Asberry Cooper, III and his brother Judge Pell Carlton Cooper into the Society on March 28. The ceremony was held in the historic House chambers on the second floor of the State Capital in Raleigh. The Governor was accompanied by First Lady Kristin Cooper.