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Two Nashville residents have announced their intentions to seek the recently vacated seat of Michael Coleman on the Nashville Town Council.

Butch Mull and Kate Burns have each have filed to run as write-in candidates.

A chain-reaction accident on Wednesday evening killed a Rocky Mount woman, the North Carolina Highway Patrol said.

The second annual Recovery Rally is set for Saturday, September 23 at Glover Park in Nashville.
This year's rally will focus on recovery and will include several speakers.
The event is planned from 2 until 5 p.m.

The Nash County Arboretum is one of Nash County's best kept secrets but local Master Gardeners want that secret to get out.
On Saturday, September 23 from 2 until 4 p.m., Nash County Extension Master Gardener Volunteers will host, along with the Nash County Cooperative Extension, "Art in the Gardens" to showcase all the Arboretum has to offer.

COOPERS FIRE-RESCUE DAY -- Little Kyle Hammett tries on firefigher gear during the fourth annual Coopers Fire-Rescue Department Community Day Saturday. The event included a dunking booth, food, face painting, the smoke house and obstacle course plus a V.I.P. for a V.I.P demonstration.

The Nash County Sheriff's Office is investigating two homicides that happened on Sunday and Monday. On Sunday, deputies responded to the 9000 block of Grover Road in Nashville in reference to a shooting. Upon arrival, deputies found Brian Scott Keen, Jr., 31, of Elm City, with a single gunshot wound. EMS arrived on the scene soon after and pronounced Keen dead.

The Momeyer Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department will host its third annual Community Day on Saturday, September 23 from 12 until 4 p.m.
There will be plenty to do, said Amanda Melvin, one of the organizers for the event.
Melvin said the event has been held in October the past two years but was moved to September with hopes of bringing more families out.

Just Save employees were told last week that the grocery store would be closing its doors by the end of the month.
Kimberly George, Vice President of Communications and Corporate Citizenship for Alex Lee, the parent company of Just Save, confirmed the store, located at 731 E Washington Street in Nashville, would be closing.

Eighty-five runners participated in Saturday's Hometown Heroes 5K. This is the second year Nashville Elementary School has hosted the race, which raises money for the school's playground. The race also serves as a tribute to public service officials. Following the 5K race, a one-mile fun run was also held. The school also hosted its annual Fall Festival following the race events.

The Nash-Rocky Mount Public School System recently submitted an application seeking permission to start a new high school.
The new school is allowed under legislation and will be considered a Cooperative Innovative High School program. The purpose of the program is to expand students' opportunities for educational success through high quality instructional programming.

The Nash-Rocky Mount Public School System is taking significant steps to improve the health of the district.
Earlier this month, the State Board of Education announced that the district was once again on the list of low performing school districts in the state. This is the third year the district has been on the list.

Three firemen benefitted from a fundraiser hosted by the NC EMS Angels recently.
The Nash County chapter of the NC EMS Angels Motorcycle Club hosted a Dice Run on Saturday, September 9 that started at the West Mount Fire Department in Rocky Mount.

Nash Health Care recently announced the hiring of Rocky Mount native Dorsey Tobias as Director of Marketing and Communications.
Tobias replaces long-time director Jeff Hedgepeth, who announced his retirement.
Hedgepeth continues his employment at the hospital on a part-time basis, managing the chaplains, volunteers and the switchboard operators.

President Trump on Twitter is like that annoying person you worked with, or that nutty relative, or that former classmate you never talked to who forwards you chain letters, inappropriate photos, or out of date jokes all the time, and that your Spam filter cannot seem to stop.
A few days ago, he re-Tweeted some video that shows him hitting Hillary Clinton with a golf ball. This reveals several troubling things: