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Nashville grocery and convenience stores can now sell alcohol on Sunday mornings.
Nashville's Town Council voted 2-1 to approve an ordinance that will allow the sale of alcohol beverages before noon on Sundays at licensed premises. Councilwoman Louise Hinton voted against the request.

The body of a missing Rocky Mount woman was recently discovered in Momeyer near US Highway 64 Alternate and North Old Franklin Road.
Glorika Cherta Townsend was reported missing last Thursday.
Following up on information received, Rocky Mount Police found Townsend's vehicle abandoned in the parking lot of 1701 Sunset Avenue and on Monday, Townsend's body was discovered.

The Nash County Senior Center celebrated their "groovy" volunteers during the center's annual Volunteer Appreciation Social last Wednesday afternoon.
This year's theme focused on the 70s. Michele McKnight, Aging Services Director, told volunteers the annual celebration is one of her favorite times of the year and she looks forward to coming up with creative ways to recognize the many volunteers who give of their time.

Marcus McKnight played the role of Ike Turner during the grand finale of entertainment at last week's Volunteer Appreciation Social.

Nash County Senior Center Aging Services Director Michele McKnight, along with her "Nashettes," performs for volunteers during the annual Volunteer Appreciation Social last Wednesday at the center. This year's event featured a 70's theme, with McKnight performing several songs from the 70s including a Tina Turner number.

Thomas Fallat, center, was named the Mount Pleasant Volunteer of the Year. Pictured with Fallat is Activities Specialist Holly Edwards, at left, and Aging Services Director Michele McKnight, at right.

The Harold D. Cooley Library in Nashville is offering a myriad of programs for youth, teenagers and adults during the month of September.
Library Director Emily Enderle said library staff had collaborated to come up with more programs at the library to attract patrons of all ages.
Enderle said more programs have been developed for teenagers in hopes to bring them to the library.

Local organizations are pitching in to help those affected by Hurricane Harvey.
The Town of Nashville has partnered with the North Carolina Baptist Men to collect donations for victims of the hurricane. Donations are being collected at town hall in Nashville during normal business hours.

Kelvin Yarrell, Director of the City of Rocky Mount Parks & Recreation Department was the keynote speaker at Pay It Forward Civitans August meeting at Ribeye's in Nashville. Mr. Yarrell spoke about "Creating Community through People, Parks and Programs and specifically the City Lake Beautification Project, Pictured with Mr. Yarrell is Sherry Strickland, PIF Civitan Director.

Nashville's Town Council recognized Sgt. Steve Glover, at right, on Tuesday night during their regular council meeeting for achieving his Advance Law Enforcement Certification. Pictured congratulating Glover is Sgt. George Bottoms, at left.

Battalion Chief Dewand Taylor retired from the Rocky Mount Fire Department on August 18th. He joined the City of Rocky Mount Fire Department in January 1994. Taylor was last assigned to the Operations Division where he oversaw the daily activities in Battalion Two. He provided emergency service leadership at the command level for the purpose of mitigating emergency incidents.

Improvements being made to a few of the streets in Spring Hope are almost finished.
The renovations are made possible through the Powell Bill Project which helps to upgrade and maintain public streets. Streets included in the project are McLean, South Poplar and Second.