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Nash Central High School's Robbi Allen (left) had an amazing performance last Tuesday during the Lady Bulldogs' overtime victory on the road against the Bunn Ladycats in the first round of the Class 2-A Girls Hoops State Playoffs.

NASH COUNTY -- Listed are updated Nash County Recreation & Senior Services Youth Futsal and Basketball Scores:

Nashville's Town Council is looking at raising property taxes in the next budget year.
The topic of increasing taxes was discussed during the board's annual budget retreat, which was held on Friday, February 23.
Council members debated whether to raise property taxes by just a few cents or as much as 10 cents but agreed 3-1 to look at raising the rate to 63 cents per $100 valuation, a seven cents increase. Councilwoman Louise Hinton voted against the increase.

Nash County Commissioners are putting together a committee to determine whether county building should have "In God We Trust" on them.
The decision to form a committee came after a presentation from Rick Lanier.
Lanier said he is a former county commissioner in Davidson County, where he served until 2002.

Nash Arts was filled on Friday night with people wanting to get a glimpse of local celebrities dancing to moves they recently learned for the fifth annual Dancing with the Arts.
This year's fund-raising event brought in over $8,000 for Nash Arts.
The dancing competition is based on which celebrity dancer receives the most votes, which are purchased for $1 each.

Nash County Commissioner Lisa Barnes is seeking a new public office.
Barnes announced her candidacy on Friday for the North Carolina House of Representatives in District 7, which is comprised of Franklin County and the southern part of Nash County.

Members of Nash Central Middle School's Living Literature team will once again be competing in the national convention, after winning first place at the state convention recently.
The Living Literature team won second place at last year's state convention.

The Nash-Rocky Mount Public School System is now accepting registration for pre-kindergarten and kindergarten for the 2018-2019 school year.

The man who robbed Southern Bank in Red Oak on Friday was apprehended around two hours later in Kenly.
According to the Nash County Sheriff's Office, Michael Scott King, 36, walked into the bank around 2:30 p.m. on Friday, February 23 and handed a teller a note demanding money.

Natalie Webb won second place in fundraising at Dancing with the Arts. Pictured with Webb is her dance partner Dee Turner.

Joey Privette, at right, won Most Improved Dancer at the Dancing with the Arts event. Pictured with Privette is his dance partner, Pat Donofrio.

Angela Tolston was one of the eight contestants to volunteer for the fifth annual Dancing with the Arts. Pictured with Tolston is Eddie Sherrod.

As I write, I am sitting in a hotel room painted 1970s-kitchen-green.
It is a nicer room than I'm used to having as my wife and I travel with three kids. One of us typically ends up on an air mattress or chair, as the hotel industry seems baffled at times with how to accommodate families of five.

Gun control always seems to be up for debate following any type of tragic shooting.
A school shooting in Florida has caused the issue to be heavily discussed just about everywhere you turn.
There's been some chatter about how teachers in all schools should be armed.
I agree.
Teachers should be armed....with pencils, paper, hand sanitizer and open arms for the occasional hug.

This photo published in The Graphic on April 4, 1978. J.W. Vanhook (right) of Nashville was the lucky customer who received the first piece of birthday cake during the 47th birthday party held at People's Bank in Nashville. Officiating as hostess was Mrs. Bonnie May who was the head teller.

The North Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating two separate accidents recently that killed two.
The first accident happened at 12:10 p.m. on Thursday, February 22.
According to a spokesperson with the Highway Patrol, Glenn Williams, 65, was traveling westbound on Bend of the River Road when he traveled left of center and struck two trees. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Multiple gang members were arrested last week as part of a joint effort between the Nash County Sheriff's Office, Edgecombe County Sheriff's Office and Rocky Mount Police Department.
The three agencies, along with the Tar River Regional Task Force, teamed up to execute a search warrant last Tuesday, February 20 at 813 Long Avenue in Rocky Mount.

INCIDENTS
A hit and run was reported on 2/19/18 at the Nash County Courthouse, 222 W Washington Street
A trespassing and larceny was reported on 2/19/18 at Wal-Mart, 1205 Eastern Avenue

An assault on a female was reported on 2/18/18 at 11257 Cedar Lake Court
A misdemeanor larceny, obtaining property by false pretense and breaking and entering were reported on 2/18/18 at 8606 Norris Avenue
A possession of a firearm by a felon and assault by pointing a weapon was reported on 2/18/18 at 11010 W NC 97

Nash County Planning and Inspections issued the following building permits from February 19 through 23.

The North Carolina Highway Patrol recognized 77 employees on Monday, February 26 for promotions.
The promotions included 10 civilian and 67 sworn members from various sections within the organization.
Sgt. G.E. Rhew, who was stationed with Troop C, District 3 in Wake County, was promoted to First Sergeant and will now be located with Troop C, District 1 in Nash County.

Girl Scout Brownie Cara Cotugno, of Nashville Troop #611, has dedicated her time to raising awareness for Operation Cookie Drop, a community service project that brings Girl Scout Cookies to military men and women deployed away from home. Cotugno spoke to her local fire department and encouraged them to donate $280 to the cause.

The Technology Student Association (TSA) team at Red Oak Middle School recently won first place in website design at the STEMEast/NCTSA Eastern Regional Conference. The event was hosted by Lenoir Community College and held on February 16. This is the first year that Red Oak Middle School has had a TSA team. The team is led by Ms. Madeline Cutchin.

WHIG-TV, a local television station in Rocky Mount, recently announced new ownership.
WHIG-TV, formerly owned by Action Community Television Broadcasting Network, INC., was purchased by RSS Media Marketing, LLC, a new partnership which includes the station President, Sandra Smith. The transition comes just over three and a half years after the death of Herbert Greenberg, the founder of WHIG-TV.

Representative Bobbie Richardson was recently appointed to the House Select Committee on School Safety. The bipartisan committee was formed by House Speaker Tim Moore and is made up of House members with backgrounds in education, law enforcement, and mental health policy. Rep. Richardson is a retired Ed.D. educator and administrator.