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Department heads in Nashville will be spending a few days at the beach as part of a retreat put on at the request of Town Manager Hank Raper.
Raper confirmed on Monday that he, along with eight department heads, would be leaving on Thursday for a trip to Wrightsville Beach.
The out-of-town retreat has reportedly been planned for a while but some council members weren't made aware until late last week.

The Nash County Sheriff's Office is searching for a man suspected of robbing a Red Oak gas station on Saturday night.
A black male reportedly walked into Griffins Food Mart, at 8353 Red Oak Boulevard, just before 10 p.m. on Saturday, January 13. The suspect was reportedly brandishing a handgun and demanded money from the clerks working in the store.

"Where do we go from here?"
"Forward!"
Those were the words of Edgecombe County Sheriff Cleveland "Clee" Atkinson, who served as the guest speaker for the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Banquet, which is hosted each year by the Willing Workers of Nashville.

Nash County Commissioners want to make it clear they are not in favor of a proposal that would split the 7th Judicial District.
Commissioners last Monday unanimously approved a resolution opposing the Senate proposal.
The proposal would separate Nash County from the 7th Judicial District and place it with Franklin, Granville and Person Counties. According to the resolution, splitting the district would "create a new, approximately 100-mile long, "snake-like," disjointed district with very little in common. "

Scarlett Langley has always been around animals. So when an animal control officer position opened up in Nash County, Langley jumped at the chance.
That was over 30 years ago.
Langley celebrated her retirement from Nash County Animal Control last month. Her last working day was on December 29.

A local firefighter was named the North Carolina American Legion Firefighter of the Year.
Nashville's American Legion Post 110 nominated Chris Joyner for Firefighter of the Year. Joyner was notified he was selected as the North Carolina Firefighter of the Year and would move on to the national competition.

Rocky Mount Assistant City Manager Tasha Logan Ford announced that she will be leaving the area she has called home since 2013 for a new position in a new city. Logan Ford will assume the role of assistant city manager in Winston-Salem.
"Every community has a unique set of strategic initiatives and priorities," said Logan Ford. "It is the approach you take to them that makes the difference."

Market Leader Realty hosted a Business After Hours event and ribbon cutting last Thursday with Nashville's Chamber of Commerce.
The event was to celebrate the real estate agency's recent move to a new location at 2090 Eastern Avenue in Nashville.
This is the third location for owners Ana Joyner and Renee Silk, who have continued to move due to growth.

The Fellowship of Christian Athletes Club (FCA) at Nash Central High School, in partnership with the Youth Pastor's Coalition, is holding the 6th annual After Exam Jam Concert on January 27th, 2017 at Red Oak Baptist Family Life Center starting at 6pm.​ ​
This event is a fundraiser for the FCA and the college and camp scholarship programs the club sponsors.​

Bailey Elementary Principal Mary Jones was surprised last Wednesday to learn that the school's first playground fund raiser had brought in over $16,000.
Dean Edwards, who organized the event, presented the check to Jones during a staff meeting on Wednesday afternoon.
Edwards said it had been a hard secret to keep but he was able to keep the final figure under wraps until last week's meeting.

A Whitakers couple were killed on Sunday afternoon when their car was struck by a train. The accident happened in Whitakers around 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, January 14. The driver of the car reportedly attempted to drive around the stop arms after they were lowered. An Amtrak train collided with the vehicle and Eugene and Dorothy Lyons were killed.

Last week, people in Hawaii and elsewhere got a huge scare when an emergency alert went out that a ballistic missile was inbound to the island/state.
For nearly an hour, people there thought the world, or at least their world, was coming to an end.
Then, suddenly, another alert went out saying the whole thing was just a mistake. Apparently, a government employee hit the wrong button. Just one of those things, ha-ha-ha, they said.

Christmas time is always busy. Before you know it- you've attended a zillion events, shopped 'til you dropped and then you find yourself trying to catch your breath for the New Year. There is a sense of euphoria that you'll find an abundance of time to get caught up and organized since all the hustle and bustle of the holidays are now well behind you.

BLANKET OF SNOW -- This photo was found in The Graphic's February 2, 1978 archives. It looks as though this youngster was ready to throw a snowball at the photographer who was Joe Burnette.

The Nash-Rocky Mount Board of Education has a new leader for the 2018 year.
Ann Edge was selected to serve as Chair during the Board of Education's meeting last Thursday. Edge served as Vice-Chair in 2017.
Edge was nominated to serve as chair along with Wendy Wilson, who served as Chair in 2017.

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will conduct a public hearing in Rocky Mount on January 25 at 7 p.m. to take comments on proposed changes to 35 agency regulations related to wildlife management, fisheries and game lands for the 2018-19 seasons. The public hearing will be held at Nash Community College's Brown Auditorium located 522 N. Old Carriage Rd. in Rocky Mount.

Nash County Planning and Inspections issued the following building permits from January 8 through 12.

Mason Coley, fourth-grade student at Faith Christian School, has been invited to join the Duke University Talent Identification Program's prestigious 4th-6th Grade Talent Search.
Each year, a select group of academically talented students in the United States are identified as academically gifted based on their exceptional grade-level standardized test scores at or above the 95th percentile qualify.

A Bailey Elementary teacher was recently awarded the Conservation Education Teacher of the Year Award.
Lisa Langley, a fifth grade science and math teacher, received the recognition at the North Carolina Association of Soil and Water Conservation District's 74th annual meeting on January 8.