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ROCKY MOUNT -- Last Tuesday night, the Northern Nash Knights were up 14 points at halftime at Wilson Fike and feeling good about themselves.
In what seemed to be the blink of an eye, the Golden Demons had made it a one-point game with less than one minute to go in Big East Conference boys basketball action.

A few years ago, Heather Moore stood on the steps of the Nash County Courthouse to bring awareness to drug addiction.
Moore was just a mom looking for answers and support.
On Friday night, Moore once again stood on the steps of the Nash County Courthouse but this time was joined by friends, family, law enforcement and others who know firsthand what addiction can do.

The Town of Nashville will hold a public hearing on whether to allow some residential units in the downtown area.
A hearing will be held on Wednesday, February 28 at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers, which is located in Cooley Library at 114 W Church Street in Nashville.
The request is to amend the zoning ordinance requirements to allow some high density residential dwellings in the B-2 Central Business District.

Grant funding will allow the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department in Nashville to offer adults a new way to stay fit.
An instructor training grant from the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will allow a Walk with Ease (WWE) program to the Nashville community.

Less than a week remains to file for primary elections in May.
Linda Thorne, who serves as the assistant in the Clerk of Court office, filed last Tuesday, February 14 to run for the Clerk of Court seat.
Thorne, a Democrat, is from the Spring Hope area.

In another week, Donna Boone will be enjoying retirement from a 35 and a half year career with the Nash County Department of Social Services.
Boone has led the department for the past three years.
Boone first started her career with Nash County in 1982 when she was hired as a Food Stamp Eligibility Specialist.

The Fifth Annual Dancing with the Arts competition is set to take place on Friday, February 23 at Nash Arts.
Eight local residents will take to the stage to compete for the dancing title.
This year's competition is a bit different than in year's past, said Shelly Gray, Nash Arts Director.

The town board of Red Oak had a full agenda for its regular monthly last Monday.
Robbie Davis, Chairman of the Nash County Board of Commissioners, delivered an update on the water system. The project is on schedule and in the final design stages. In May 2017, the board voted to aid Nash County in funding the construction of the County water system. The project should be completed in late 2019.

The Spring Hope Board of Commissioners are considering adding sidewalks to high traffic areas within town.
The Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program, or CMAQ, would make it possible for the sidewalks to be built. CMAQ is a program that is through the Federal Highway Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation which funds transportation projects.

On Wednesday February 28, 2018, Northern Nash High School will be presenting their first ever celebration honoring Black History Month appropriately named In Living Color.
Students school wide and across the curriculum will be presenting, displaying and performing their own tributes to great Black Americans and culture.

Phil Ford will return to Nash County on March 1 to serve as the guest speaker for the Nashville Chamber of Commerce's Distinguished Citizen event.
Ford is a Nash County native and former UNC basketball star.
He was the second pick in the NBA draft in 1978 and was named NBA Rookie of the Year with the Kansas City Kings in 1979.

A Tarboro woman was killed in an accident on Saturday afternoon on Highway 64.
According to the NC Highway Patrol, a vehicle driven by Victor Lopez Alvarez, 21, of Macclesfield, was traveling east on Highway 64, just a few miles north of Nashville when he ran off the road to the left, over corrected and then ran off the road to the right, striking two trees before coming to rest.

Nashville's Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting last week for a new mattress business.
Twin Counties Mattress by Appointment opened in June at 107-C West Nashville Drive.
Brad Thayer said the mural on the building at Faith Christian Ministries is what encouraged him to locate the business in Nashville.

After last week's tragic school shooting in Florida, there was no shortage of blame being assigned.
President Trump was blamed, as was Congress.
The National Rifle Association was blamed.

Nashville's Business and Professional Women (BPW) celebrated a birthday this week.
I joined the organization a few years ago and haven't regretted a day of it !
BPW is really one of the only organizations I've been able to stick with after having kids. Free time is hard to come by at the moment and the members of BPW understand that.

Dear Editor:
Here are a few 2018 statistics from The Trace, a nonprofit news organization dedicated to expanding coverage of guns in the U.S.
7,036 -- the number of gun violence incidents this year through Saturday, Feb. 17. (Source: http://www.gunviolencearchive.org/)
1,939 -- the number of deaths this year

This photo originally published in The Graphic on February 23, 1978. The JC's, sponsored by the Nashville Jaycees, posted a 13-1 regular season record to take the regular season championship of the Nashville Little League basketball program.

Bakari Maurice Teachey, aka "Double R," of Rocky Mount, was recently convicted in a three-day jury trial before Senior United States District Judge W. Earl Britt. The jury found Teachey guilty of three counts of possession of a firearm and/or Ammunition by a convicted felon.
The evidence at trial showed that Teachey pistol-whipped a man on May 9, 2017 at his estranged wife's home, and the victim received medical treatment.

Governor Roy Cooper recently announced 31 new appointees to various state boards and commissions for North Carolina, including the State Health Coordinating Council, the Minority Health Advisory Council, and the Domestic Violence Commission.
"I'm grateful that these North Carolinians have agreed to serve in these important roles and share their talent to benefit our state," Gov. Cooper said.

A Nash County native has filed for a second term as the Sheriff of Beaufort County.
Ernie Coleman, a 1979 graduate of Northern Nash High School, filed last week to run for Sheriff.
"It has been my honor to serve the great citizens of Beaufort County over the past four years," Coleman said in a press release.

INCIDENTS
A larceny was reported on 2/13/18 at 516 Indian Trail
An identity theft was reported on 2/13/18 at 1121 A-Crescent Meadows
A larceny (shoplifting) was reported on 2/13/18 at Wal-Mart, 1205 Eastern Avenue

A driving while intoxictaed was reported on 2/11/18 at Peachtree and Wilkerson Streets
A financial card fraud was reported on 2/11/18 at 130 N Old Carriage Road
A possession of a schedule II controlled substance, trafficking heroin and possession of marijuana was reported on 2/11/18 at West Mount Drive and Briarwood Drive

Nash County Planning and Inspections issued the following building permits from February 12 through 16.

As a continued effort to push work-based learning experiences and to help close the information gap between students, educators and industry, the Strategic Twin-Counties Education Partnership (STEP) sponsored Lunch with an Engineer in traditional Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools (NRMPS) high schools in November and December 2017. STEP also sponsored a February 2018 Career Connections: Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing event at Nash-Rocky Mount Early College High School (NRM-ECHS).

Hayley Turner, of Nashville, was recently selected to participate in the 2018 Miss Teen pageant competition that will take place on Sunday, February 25, 2018.
Turner learned of her acceptance into this year's competition when the pageant announced their selections following interviewing in the local area. Turner submitted an application and took part in an interview session that was conducted by this year's Pageant Coordinator.