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The Nash County Sheriff's Office Highway Interdiction Team arrested two Georgia residents after finding cocaine in their vehicle.
Members of the team conducted a traffic stop on I-95, north of Goldrock, near the 148 mile-marker for a traffic violation on Thursday, November 30. The occupants of the vehicle indicated they were traveling to Emporia, Virginia.

A Rocky Mount man was arrestsed last week after trying to run over a law enforcement officer.
According to a press release, members of the Tar River Regional Drug Task Force conducted a search warrant at 8766 Mill Branch Road, Rocky Mount last Tuesday, November 28.

Melissa Kay House and Daniel Lee West were united in marriage at Calvary Baptist Church in Rocky Mount at 2 p.m. on November 18, 2017. Rev. Brandon Dees officiated the ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of Tonya Moore House and the late Michael Keith House.

The national award-winning Tar River Children's Chorus will present "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!" at 7:30 p.m. this Friday, December 8, at Fellowship Church, 1114 S. 1st St., in Nashville.
Celebrating its 26th year of music-making with 70 children, ages 9 to 18, the Chorus promises the sweetest Christmas sounds in the region, with flutes, percussion, the Tar River Strings and the Tar River String Quartet.

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the first semester of the 2017-2018 school year.
The following students at Nashville Elementary School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the first semester of the 2017-2018 school year.
The following students at Bailey Elementary School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

Bailey Elementary School partnered with the Kramden Institute of Durham and Southern Bank to give home computers to 60 students on Wednesday, November 29. Kramden Institute is an organization that seeks to provide technology tools and training in order to bridge the digital divide. Through the Kramden Tech Scholars program, the institute donates computers to students in grades 3-12 who do not have a home computer.

On November 18, 2017, the Southern Nash High School (SNHS) band was featured in a Magic Kingdom parade at Walt Disney Word. SNHS was one of only two bands selected to march in the 6:45 p.m. parade that day. The parade route took band members down Magic Kingdom's Main Street in front of the park's iconic Cinderella Castle. Participating in the parade was the grand finale of the band's trip to Walt Disney World, a trip that took a year to plan and organize.

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the first semester of the 2017-2018 school year.
The following students at Cedar Grove Elementary School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

Jerry Emerson, Jack Murray, Joe Goarck, Vince Sievert, US Navy Sub Vets, stand in front of a WWII MK-14 Torpedo which sank 5.3 million tons of Japanese Shipping in WW II.

Bailey Elementary students are all smiles at the Bailey Christmas Parade. Pictured, left to right, are Penny Gardner with Alondra Rangel, Payton Vick, Axel Beltran, Johnathan Hendry and Elijah Jones.

Pictured (L-R) is Hailey Couch, Lucas Couch and Emma Cotton, who won second place and $25 on Saturday for their costumes. Hailey and Emma were Cindy Lou Who and Lucas was Frosty the Snowman.

Brothers Corbin and Devin Clark (front L-R) dressed as reindeer while their younger brother, Brendin, 2, was Santa for Nashville's Children's Christmas Parade on Saturday. The Clark brothers won first place and $50 for their decoration.

Jillian Hale won third place and $25 for her festive scooter decoration.

Raylee Richardson included her Native American heritage into her decoration on Saturday. Richardson is part of the Haliwa-Saponi Indian Tribe in Hollister.

Chayce Lynch, at right, tells Santa his Christmas wish list on Saturday at Nashville's Christmas celebration, which included a Children's parade. Santa arrived on a fire truck to greet children and then heard their wishes in the Nash County Administration Building.

Nashville's Police Department is home to a special Christmas tree this holiday season.
The North Carolina Fallen Law Enforcement Memorial Tree was put up on Sunday afternoon outside of Nashville's Police Department.
This year, 555 names hang on the tree. The names are of those law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in North Carolina.

The Town of Nashville Fire Department, in conjunction with Nash Women's Center at Nash UNCH Healthcare, will hold a Child Passenger Safety check point on Saturday, December 9 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.
The check point is free and will be held in the Wal-Mart parking lot at 1205 Eastern Avenue, Nashville.

Nash County Commissioner Chair Robbie Davis announced on Monday that the board would remain neutral on the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, after opponents again pleaded with commissioners to pass a resolution against the pipeline.
A handful of opponents have attended the last few county board meetings asking that the board support a resolution against the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, which is proposed to come through Nash County.

Fourteen schools in the Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools District were recognized by the Board of Education on Monday night.
The schools were recognized by the State Department of Public Instruction for meeting academic growth during the 2016-2017 school year and received certificates. The Nash-Rocky Mount Early College was also issued a certificate for having a 100 percent graduation rate during the 2016-2017 academic year.

Chubby's Pizza rides in the parade.

Cub Scouts Troop #185 of Sims ride in the Bailey Christmas Parade.

Jalyan Davis (left) and Stacy Davis ride on the "Standing On His Words Ministry," Sims, float.

Santa and Mrs. Claus prepare for the Bailey Christmas Parade.

Everyone had a great time at "Reaching Russia", the International Mission Study, at Red Oak Baptist Church! The evening began with Russian tea cakes and black tea for refreshments which are a tradition at Christmas. Following an introduction by Audrey and Suzy Pearce, participants divided by their age group including preschoolers, children, youth, and adults to attend their studies which focused on reaching Muslims in Russia.