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This photo published in The Nashville Graphic on Oct. 18, 1962. The four girls were in a hurry to get a good spot to view the Harvest Festival Parade.

RALEIGH- Nash County House Representative Allen Chesser has been appointed Chair to the newly formed House Select Committee on Blockchain and Digital Assets.
An Oct. 3 press release stated that Chesser would be working to keep North Carolina at the forefront of emerging technologies and to be globally competitive.
"This committee's work will focus on ensuring that innovation can thrive in our state while also providing safeguards for consumers and businesses," Chesser said, adding that he was honored to be appointed by Speaker Destin Hall to head up the new committee.

NASHVILLE - The Nash County Health Department is encouraging community members to prepare for flu season, particularly with the announcement that the state's first flu-related death has occurred.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human services announced Oct. 8 that an adult in the western part of the state died due to complications of flu during the first week of October.

Last week, we began to look at what Jesus endured before being nailed to the Cross; yes, nailed. We pick up the story by noting that evidence of nailing the feet on either side of the stipes comes from a fortuitous 1968 archeological excavation of a burial cave in Giv'at ha-Mivtar. The discovery yielded the remains of an individual crucified by the Romans, including the right calcaneum (heel bone) through which the crucifixion nail was driven, complete with the nail (still present, piercing the bone) through and through. It is important to note that these were no small nails.

Some churches call it communion, the eucharist, and others the Lord's Supper. Congregations that I am most familiar with, come to the Table on the first Sunday of each quarter. Some churches give their congregants the opportunity to partake in the Lord's Supper every Sunday and you will find that some churches have no deliberate schedule. Personally, I don't believe most local churches invite people to the table often enough.
Let us turn to the Apostle Paul's words to the Corinthian church, where he passes on what he received from the Lord himself:

TUSCALOOSA, AL - Harrison Moody of Spring Hope has received a Master of Science from The University of Alabama: UA awarded over 1,300 degrees during its summer commencement ceremonies.
A recent economic analysis found that a degree from The University of Alabama has proven to provide an abundant return on investment for graduates, setting the stage for legendary careers while also creating priceless experiences and memories.

Andrew Watson, Andrew J. Watson, Rebecca E. Watson, Rebecca Ellington Watson to Jordan Corbett-Viverette, Jordan Corbett Viverette and Andrew Viverette; 10369 Chestnut Ridge Road, Bailey; $260,000
Starlight Homes North Carolina, LLC to Ashley Kristine Mace; 970 Bombardier Alley, Spring Hope; $315,000
Daniel E. Thompson and Olivia T. Thompson to Daniel E. Thompson and Olivia T. Thompson; two acres

NASHVILLE- For the second time this year, and again by a split vote of 4-3, Nash commissioners have denied conditional rezoning permission for the proposed Wildlife Road subdivision in Castalia.
Owner/developer Little Bear Creek Properties requested conditional rezoning to allow construction of 122 lots on the 151.6 acre parcel located off Wildlife Road under the RA-30-CZ designation, which is smaller than the R-40 currently permitted under A-1 zoning.

NASHVILLE - An alleged conflict of interest on the part of Nash Planning Board Chairman DeLeon Parker is being investigated by the Nash County attorney after a commissioner brought up an email and the matter was referred for discussion in closed session.
Gwen Wilkins, commissioner, asked that the matter be discussed during the Oct. 6 commissioners' meeting during action on an agenda item, a public hearing on a conditional rezoning request for the Old Lewis School Road Subdivision of Middlesex.

NASHVILLE - A rare, 58-hour training opportunity for trench rescue was completed recently at Nashville's Fire Station 2.
Nashville and Rocky Mount firefighters practiced in and around a 12'deep, 4' wide trench dug behind the fire station, coming away with techniques to use in case anyone was to be trapped in a 'catastrophic earth event.' That would mean a massive shift, or slide, of dirt either burying or pinning someone in place.

Despite multiple obstacles this year, Spring Hope residents and volunteers successfully organized and carried out the 2025 Pumpkin Festival.
Organizers were forced to reduce the downtown parade route and move the majority of the event to the Spaulding Resource Center, which is about three-quarters of a mile outside of the traditional festival footprint. This year's changes were required by the town of Spring Hope due to the projection of construction timeline.

Nashville's Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a candidate forum next week for the three citizens who have filed to run for two Nashville Town Council seats.
Incumbents Kate Burns and Larry Taylor along with newcomer Jeff Dodson are all running for two seats in the upcoming November 4th election.
The chamber is hosting the forum to offer citizens a chance to meet and hear from the candidates.

NASHVILLE- After two previous attempts and a return to an earlier, less lot-dense sketch plan, rezoning to accommodate a new Middlesex subdivision on Old Lewis School Road has been approved by Nash commissioners in a split vote.
Despite considerable public opposition at the Oct. 6 public hearing, developers for the Old Lewis School Road subdivision were green-lighted for a conditional zoning change to RA-30 on 110.6 acres owned by Bonnie B. Glover.

NASH COUNTY - A Nash County Health Department outreach program to test high-risk patients for sexually-transmitted diseases has been discontinued, while testing at both local offices is still offered and two outside agencies- including the Edgecombe County Health Department- may be working to help fill any gaps.
The ITTS project, which stands for Integrated Targeted Testing Services, "provide HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia and hepatitis C testing in areas frequented by people at high risk," according to the NCDHHS (North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services) Epidemiology web page.

I had mixed feelings when I found out Waylon Jennings had a new album coming out last week.
Waylon, my favorite country music "outlaw," has been dead for nearly 25 years. However, his producer son has found several unreleased songs and thus Songbird was released. Two more albums from the man known for "Good Hearted Woman" and "I've Always Been Crazy" are planned.
XM Radio dedicated the Outlaw Country station to Jennings over the weekend, playing only his songs and covers of his songs by others.

I joined others to speak to the Nashville Town Council members Tuesday night while knowing there wasn't one thing, as a municipality, they could do at this point - in a legal action - to stop the destruction of 111 S. Hilliard Street. This 1903 home is slated to be "razed" as stated by Nashville Methodist Church.
However, each of them can step away from their post as a town council member, acting as a citizen of this town to express their thoughts to the church leadership asking for reconsideration.

This photo published in The Nashville Graphic on March 1, 1962. Pictured is part of the chow line at an old-fashioned fish fry held at the V. Lee Bass and Sons farm in Momeyer.

The reigning Pumpkin Festival queen waves while riding in the parade.