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Nashville residents will have to wait a little longer to find out who won the second seat on Nashville's Town Council.

RED OAK - Red Oak Middle School's cross country course has played witness to several dashes of heroics through the years -- but has never experienced a finish like the one last Saturday in the boys race of the Class 3-A East Regional Championships.
Especially with so much at stake.

Just a few days remain for early voting in the 2017 Municipal Elections and so far, turnout has been low, said Board of Elections Director John Kearney.
Kearney said as of Tuesday around noon, around 238 had participated in early voting.
"I expected a little higher numbers with the write-in campaigns in Nashville," Kearney said. "In towns where just the incumbents are running, I expect turnout to be very low. Turnout will be higher in locations with contested races."

A former teacher and coach at Southern Nash High School was arrested on Monday and charged with having sexual relations with a student at the school.
Raleigh Police arrested Joshua Thomas Sessoms, 24, on Monday, October 30 and charged him with statutory rape of a child under 15, statutory sex offense of a child under 15 and indecent liberties with a student.

Nashville held numerous fall festivities recently including the traditional Halloween Costume Parade in downtown Nashville. Pictured, Elliott Mills smiles for the camera while visiting merchants in downtown Tuesday morning during the costume parade.

A new charter school has plans to open in Southern Nash County next school year.
The Global Achievers School received approval earlier this year to open in August, said Quiletta Dunston, Chair of the Board for the school.
"August 2018, We've gotten the go to open," Dunston said

The Red Oak community joined together on Sunday to celebrate the life and leadership of Agnes B. Moore.
The Red Oak Historic Preservation Society hosted a 91st birthday for Moore at the Red Oak Community Building on Sunday afternoon.
Barbara Tyre, a member of the Town of Red Oak's Board of Commissioners, presented Moore with a Proclamation recognizing her for her many years of service to the Town of Red Oak, Nash County and the State of North Carolina.

The fourth annual Bark for Life is set for this Saturday, November 4 at Stoney Creek Environmental Park in Nashville.
The event is slated to begin at 9 a.m. with a welcoming and opening prayer, followed by the blessing of the dogs.
The survivor walk will begin at 9:30 a.m.

North Carolina State Highway Patrol has announced new officers assigned to Nash County. The Nashville Graphic has partnered with the NCHP to introduce the troopers. This week's special features Trooper Macy A. Cannon.

The Nash Community College Cosmetology Program invites the community to Cosmetology Market Day on Saturday, November 18 in the College's Science & Technology Building parking lot.
From 10 a.m. until 5 p.m., community members will enjoy a day of fun featuring crafts, food, hair care demonstrations, jewelry displays, and student competitions.

Nash County Commissioners have agreed on a name for the new park in the Coopers community.
Commissioners voted unanimously on October 16 to name the park the Nash County Miracle Park at Coopers.
Recreation Director Thomas Gillespie brought the item before commissioners, adding that there were still questions concerning the name of the park.

Parents at Bailey Elementary School are hoping a 5K run will help fund the first phase of a playground at the school.
Dean Edwards is heading up a 5K Color Run for the Kids this Saturday, November 4 at Southern Nash High School.
Edwards, who has two children at the school, said the school is in need of a new playground so he decided to help raise the necessary funds to build a new playground.

AgCarolina Farm Credit announces applications are being accepted for the 2018 Innovative Farmer of the Year Award given by The Tobacco Farm Life Museum.
Eligible nominees must be between the ages of 18 and 40. Nominees are to either be in school for agriculture or have worked in the agriculture industry for less than ten years.

The time came when I needed to upgrade to a younger model.
She'd be true and reliable, but she was starting to show signs of age. It happens -- everything is fine, and then one day, your head is turned, and it's all over.
That's right -- I recently purchased a new computer.
I loved my old Mac laptop. She truly wasn't old, but in computer years, she was about 35 years old.

If you blinked, you probably missed October.
But don't worry, if you are a parent, a teacher, or anyone that deals with kids, you'll remember that the last day of October wasn't that long ago as your kids are still bouncing off the walls from all the candy they consumed on Halloween!
Personally, I can't tell much of a difference because my boys are always bouncing off the walls!

Dear Editor, One and one half years ago a group of people who had grown up in the Red Oak Area began a journey which led to the formation of the Red Oak Area Historic Preservation Society (ROAHPS), an IRS 501 c 3 organization. This area consists of Dortches, Salem, Aventon, Ward's Store, Hilliardston, North Nashville, Castalia, Griffins, and Red Oak.

Dear Editor, The Power of a G.I.R.L. (Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-taker, Leader) ™: Harnessing the Unique Strengths of Girls Everywhere
If I could name only one thing that girls learn when they're involved with Girl Scouts, it's that they become capable of tackling pretty much anything. From building robotic hands to creating libraries, Girl Scouts have done amazing things for more than 100 years.

1981-82 SOUTHERN NASH FIREBIRDS -- This photo originally published November 24, 1981. Pictured, front row, left to right, are: Terry Battle, Jeff Lucas, Crawford Few, Gary Dunston and Bradley Lee. Second row: Coach Pete House, Jimmy Pulley, David Spivey, Lenwood Andrews, Michael Vaughan, Frankie Toney, Terry Best, Ricky Battle and Coach Stan Lewter.

INCIDENTS
A larceny was reported on 10/22/17 at 325 Meadow Park Drive
A damage to property (vandalism) and breaking and entering a residential was reported on 10/22/17 at 210 N Lumber Street