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The Town of Nashville will be decorated with new Christmas decorations this holiday season, Nashville's Town Council agreed last week.
The board approved three projects which were recommended by the newly created Municipal Service District Advisory Board.
The Board, which includes five members of Nashville's business community, was tasked with coming up with potential project ideas using an additional ten cents tax that was levied to the newly created Municipal Service District.

Nashville's Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a candidate forum next Thursday at 7 p.m. for those seeking the two open seats on Nashville's Town Council.
The seats for Larry Taylor and Michael Coleman are up for grabs in the November election. Both Taylor and Coleman have filed for re-election for their seats with no opposition but since filing ended, Coleman accepted a position with Haywood Community College and resigned from the town board.

It drizzled some, it rained some but the 46th annual Spring Hope Pumpkin Festival continued on and is considered a success.
Festival Chair Chris Wheaton said he was pleased with Saturday's events.
Rain tried to put a damper on the parade, which started at 1 p.m. but the event continued on.

The Nash-Rocky Mount School System will soon submit an application for grant funding that could pave the way for a new elementary school to be built.
Nash County Commissioners met on Tuesday afternoon to give initial approval to the grand application and the Nash-Rocky Mount Board of Education met on Wednesday afternoon.

Castalia's Fire Department will celebrate fire prevention month with Fire Prevention and Community Day on Saturday, October 14.
This is the first year the department has hosted such an event, said Ty Davis, a member of the department.
Davis said the department tried to hold one last year for the first time but Hurricane Matthew put a hold on plans.

The sun was barely up as around 100 runners took to Washington Street for the second annual Missions Color Run on Saturday.
The event was hosted by the Nashville location of Church on the Rise.
The 5K race began at 7 a.m. at Church on the Rise on Washington Street.

Nashville's Police Department will host its Fifth Annual National Night Out on Monday at Glover Park.
Typically, the national event is held on the first Tuesday in August. However, Nashville's Police Department decided this year to move the event to October because August was so hot.

The Nashville Graphic is introducing three new officers of the Nashville Police Department this month as part of an "Officer Spotlight" series. This week's article features Officer James B. Ellis.

A Nashville husband and wife were killed on Saturday night in a car accident on Highway 64.
According to Trooper Travis Holloman, of the North Carolina Highway Patrol, Brenda and William Moss were traveling east on Highway 64 between Spring Hope and Momeyer when their vehicle ran off the road, hit and tree and overturned.

I want my October back.
All these high 70s and mid 80s days are killing me. This is October.
The air is supposed to be crisp in the morning, with a little bite to let you know the best part of the year is here.
The cotton has been defoliated and provides a wonderful blanket, awaiting the picker. Pumpkins and hay bales are out in yards.

Motherhood ain't pretty.
If you aren't a mom, you probably have these visions of how motherhood should be. And you probably look at other moms and think, "when I'm a mom I'm not going to do it that way" or you gasp and think, "Wow, she's doing it all wrong."

This photo was found in The Graphic's September 24, 1981 archives. Shown above is the planning committee for the 11th annual OIC Gold Key Banquet which was held at Josh Bulluck's Restaurant.

A quadruple murder in the Glenview Community of Halifax County remains unsolved but Halifax County Sheriff Wes Tripp said they are closer to resolving the case.
Tripp said this week that the murders of Janice Harris, 72, James Harris, 88, James Whitley, 76 and Peggy Whitley appears to be gang related but would not go into more detail.

Nash County Commissioners, along with the Nash-Rocky Mount Board of Education, are working on a joint resolution that expresses their desire for Williford Elementary School to be excluded from the Innovative School District.
The two boards met on Monday to discuss the issue of Williford being included in the shortened list of schools that could be included in the newly created Innovative School District.

INCIDENTS
Harassing phone calls were reported on 10/2/17 at the Nash Rocky Mount School Administrative Office, 930 Eastern Avenue
A fraud - credit card/automated teller - was reported on 10/2/17 at CVS, 101 W Washington Street

A breaking, entering and larceny was reported on 10/1/17 at 11195 Davis Worrell Road
A criminal damage to property was reported on 10/1/17 at 2260 Tom George Road
A misdemeanor possession of a schedule VI controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia was reported on 10/1/17 at 7809 Strickland Road

Nash County Planning and Inspections issued the following building permits from October 2 through 6.

Thursday, October 12 from 8:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Rocky Mount Prepratory School, 3334 Bishop Road, Rocky Mount
Thursday, October 12 from 12 until 6 p.m. at Rocky Mount Englewood Presbyterian, 100 South Englewood Drive, Rocky Mount
Friday, October 13 from 11 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. at Rocky Mount Englewood Presbyterian, 100 South Engelwood Drive, Rocky Mount

At its regular monthly meeting on Monday, the town board of Red Oak voted to increase zoning permit fees to $25.
They also reviewed a quote for the fence planned to go between the parking area and the basketball courts at the park. The possibility of building a fence to protect the cars in the lot was brought up at last month's meeting.

The 10th annual Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down will be held on the lawn of the Helen P. Gay Rocky Mount Historic Train Station Friday, Oct. 13, 2017 from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017 from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. The weekend of festivities will include a BBQ competition, the third annual home brew competition, a classic car show and competition, food vendors, two stages of live entertainment, children's activities, tours of Rocky Mount and much more.

The Nashville Chamber of Commerce made a contribution of $250 from its Blooming Festival proceeds to the Nashville Fire Department. Pictured left to right on the front row are: Mary Grace Daughtridge, Nashville Chamber of Commerce President; Andy Joyner, Nashville Fire Department; Amy Beasley, chamber treasurer and Blooming Festival co-chair; Cindy Puckett, Blooming Festival co-chair; Chris Joyner, Nashville Fire Department Captain. On the back row are: Douglas Garciga, Nashville Fire Department; Cliff Joyner, Chamber Vice-President and Bill Trimmer, Nashville Fire Department.

The Nashville Chamber of Commerce made a contribution of $250 from its Blooming Festival proceeds to the Nashville Police Department. Pictured left to right are: Amy Beasley, chamber treasurer and Blooming Festival co-chair; Jo Anne Cooper, Blooming Festival chairperson and chamber board member; Heather Moore from the Anchor Holds organization, which works to assist the Nashville Police Department with the HOPE Initiative; Nashville Police Chief Tom Bashore; Nashville Town Manager Henry Raper; and Michael Coleman, past chamber vice-president.

The Nashville Chamber of Commerce made a contribution of $250 to Nashville Elementary's Hometown Heroes 5K race, which is the school's major fundraiser for its playground project. Pictured above, left to right, are: Carrie Morningstar from Nashville Elementary, and Nashville Chamber of Commerce President Mary Grace Daughtridge. Pictured far right is Cliff Joyner, chamber vice-president. Nashville Elementary students pictured front row, left to right are: Kaniyah Gloster, Terrance Saunders, Peyton Flora and Layla Curtis. Back row, left to right: Jackson Cary, Rachel Gray and Caden Wood. (Graphic photo by Jo Anne Cooper)