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Nash UNC Health Care welcomed new members Sheila G. Wallace and Joel Lee Bryant to its Board of Commissioners at Thursday's board meeting. Hospital executives and fellow board members also recognized and thanked Leorita B. Hankerson, Board Secretary, for her time and valuable contributions to the hospital as she completed her final term.

Saturday, March 10 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. will be an opportunity for residents to rid their homes of old electronics, unwanted and unused prescription drugs, paper and much more during Nash County Recycles Day. This event, open to the public, will be held in the parking lot of the Nash County Courthouse. The courthouse is located at 234 W. Washington Street in Nashville, N.C.

North Carolina Wesleyan College has announced the promotion of Ben Lilley to Associate Director of Admissions. The announcement was made by Judy Rollins, Vice President of Enrollment and Marketing.
As Associate Director of Admissions, Lilley is responsible for freshmen engagement, recruitment, and admissions.

It only takes a little appreciation for old houses or history, or maybe just a little travelling to make a person realize the value of public art.
Or, maybe, I should say how undervalued public art can be.
For example, right here in Nashville we have plenty of examples. The biggest is perhaps the Courthouse on Washington Street.

I've always been told the toughest years of raising a child are the middle school years. Everything changes for a child - and the parent. Kids begin to think in a different direction. They crave acceptance from their peers yet want to become independent thinkers. Hormones begin kicking in around this time too. All these changes begin to happen rapidly and kids become what is known as the typical "tween" who will pretty much give any parent a run for their money at times.

This photo originally published in The Graphic on May 4, 1978. Ronald Braswell (right), president of Braswell Milling Co., in Nashville, was named winner of the Nash County Clean Air Award given by the Tar River Lung Association. Presenting Braswell with the award were Donna Medlin and Ken Glover, co-chairmen of the Southern Nash Senior High/Tar River Lung Association Youth Board.

Nash County Sheriff's Office K9s Dako and Dino have received bullet and stab protective vests thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc.
K9 Dako's vest was sponsored by an anonymous sponsor and embroidered with the sentiment "This gift of protection provided by Vested Interest in K9s, Inc."

A man required to serve a weekend in jail as part of probation added some time to his sentence after trying to smuggle drugs into the jail.
Dominique Darcoa McCalop, 26, of Watson Seed Farm Road, Whitakers, reported to the Nash County Detention Center on Tuesday, February 27 to serve his arranged weekend probationary time as mandated by his probation sentence.

The Nash County Sheriff's Office charged two with trafficking cocaine on Saturday after a vehicle stop.
Members of Platoon Four of the Patrol Division stopped a dark colored Nissan Altima on Saturday, March 3 with 30-day license tags for a traffic violation on US 64 Westbound, near South Old Franklin Road.

The Rocky Mount Police department reports it is meeting the expectations of Interim Police Chief Willie Williams' promise to focus full attention on solving homicides. This includes the review of all unsolved cold homicide cases.
Two weeks ago, Williams organized a new Rocky Mount Police Department Homicide Squad.

INCIDENTS
A driving while impaired, assault on a female and assault by strangulation was reported on 2/26/18 at 2236 Barnes Court
A domestic criminal trespassing and damage to property (vandalism) was reported on 3/1/18 at 103 Village Lane

Found property and misdemeanor probation violation was reported on 2/25/18 at 227 Barnes Street
A social media threat was reported on 2/26/18 at 3170 Red Oak Battleboro Road
A larceny of a motor vehicle was reported on 2/26/18 at 6298 Land Road

Nash County Planning and Inspections issued the following building permits from February 26 through March 2.

The next few years will be exciting ones for the Twin Counties, Norris Tolson, of the Carolina Gateway Partnership told Nashville Town Council Members at their annual retreat.
Tolson said the Twin Counties had a good year last year and projects are starting to come to fruition.

The town of Spring Hope is in good financial standing, according to its 2016-2017 audit report.
Town auditor Scott May presented his findings to the board at the Monday night meeting.
He said the town's governmental fund, or the general fund, at the end of the year had one incurrent of assets of $1,047,278 with a capital asset at $2,029,944 and deferred outflows of resources at $101,220.

At its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, the town board of Castalia barely had a quorum. The mayor was absent due to illness, so Mayor Pro Tem James Alston facilitated the meeting. Two other commissioners and the town clerk were also present.
The board heard brief presentations by a couple of the members of the public. First, Rev. Victor Fenner, pastor of Castalia Missionary Baptist Church, discussed the idea starting a family centered event in the park.

About 350 miles of roadway in Edgecombe, Halifax, Johnston, Nash, Wayne and Wilson counties will be restriped this year with a longer-lasting, reflective paint that will be easier to see at night or in the rain.
The N.C. Department of Transportation last month approved three contracts totaling $3.4 million to Roadmark Corp. of Butner to redo the lane markings in the six counties east of Raleigh that comprise the department's Highway Division 4.

The month of March came in "like a lion" as the old adage says. Last Friday we had high winds and many power outages in the area. So the sunshine on Sunday morning was much appreciated as Peachtree folks gathered at the church for worship.
Sanctuary flowers were given by Bob and Fran Bunn in honor of Fran's father, Jake Robertson, and their two grandsons, Georgia and JR.

The Nash County WMU Spring Meeting will be Monday, March 12 at 10:00 am at Calvary Baptist Church in Rocky Mount.
It's coming! The Children's Community Easter Egg Hunt will be Saturday, March 17 next to the Red Oak Baptist Church Family Life Center. Festivities will begin at 11:00 am and will include the Easter egg hunt and bouncy houses. Following the hunt everyone will enjoy hot dogs, chips, and drinks.

Hello fellow followers of the Way - may this day be, for you, a day of joy and strength in the Holy Spirit as you continually allow Him to conform you to His likeness step by step.
As is the habit, I'd like to begin our time together by posing a question to you, "What does the Church, here in the United States of America, need?" Go ahead and ponder it, chew the fat of it, think on it, analyze it - "Google it" if you'd like.

Friday, March 10 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Nashville Fire Department, 501 S Barnes Street, Nashville.
Tuesday, March 13 from 1 until 7 p.m. at Englewood Baptist Church, 1350 Winstead Avenue, Rocky Mount
Wednesday, March 14 from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. at NC Wesleyan College, 3400 N Wesleyan Boulevard, Rocky Mount

Erin Binkley, of Nashville who is in the ASL-English interpretation program, made the Dean's List for the fall semester at Rochester Institute of Technology.
Degree-seeking undergraduate students are eligible for Dean's List if their term GPA is greater than or equal to 3.400; they do not have any grades of "Incomplete," "D" or "F" and they have registered for, and completed, at least 12 credit hours.

The Classical Conversations, Inc. community held a Science Fair on Thursday, January 25 at Church on the Rise in Rocky Mount.
Using the steps of the scientific method, the students worked for several weeks on their experiments. They prepared a detailed research paper and display board.
On the night of the fair, students were interviewed by judges. Scores were combined from their reports, displays, and interviews.

Several Nash Community College employees are recipients of the 2018 National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) Award. As a member of NISOD, the College has been honoring faculty, staff and administrators with this award of recognition annually since 1992. Recipients are selected based on their proven commitment to high performance and extraordinary service to Nash Community College, its students, and the community.

Local Boy Scout Troop 76 participated in Scouting For Food on Saturday February 10th. All of the food that was collected was donated to Faith Christian Ministries. Dillon Jenkins, Jaden Crudup and Hayden Cahoon are pictured delivering the food to Faith Christian Ministries.