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Opioid addiction has become a hot topic lately and that's not a good thing.
But, here in Nash County, Nashville particularly, we have a lot to be proud of because here, law enforcement officials are trying to combat the problem in a different way and it's gaining some national recognition.
The HOPE initiative was introduced by Nashville's Police Department last February.

TAX BILLS -- This photo originally published in The Graphic on August 13, 1974. Nash County Tax Supervisor Willis Ward and Marsha Rains are pictured preparing part of more than 35,000 tax bills to be mailed out to Nash County property owners.

A state trooper arrested a man in Nashville on Tuesday afternoon after he failed to stop for the officer.
Trooper Bradley Boone said he was traveling on Highway 58 S just south of East Old Spring Hope Road around 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 1 when he clocked a vehicle going 66 miles per hour in a 55 mile an hour zone.
Boone said he turned around and attempted to stop the vehicle but the vehicle sped up, reaching speeds of 88 miles per hour.

INCIDENTS
A larceny was reported on 7/31/17 at 914 E Washington Street
A failure to appear and simple assault was reported on 8/1/17 at 610 E Washington Street
A larceny was reported on 8/1/17 at Wal-Mart, 1205 Eastern Avenue

Nash County Planning and Inspections issued the following building permits from July 31 through August 4, 2017.

A breaking and entering was reported on 7/30/17 at 8970 Mill Branch Road
An arson and injury to real property was reported on 7/31/17 at 10908 Ward Road
An identity theft was reported on 7/31/17 at 12097 Old Bailey Highway
A possession of marijuana was reported on 8/1/17 at NC 97 and W Tarboro Road

Spring Hope will not be adding a license plate agency to its town at the moment.
According to Mary Penny Kelley, Spring Hope Chamber of Commerce President, the North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has rejected the chamber's application through a form letter. The chamber submitted an application earlier this year.

The Rocky Mount Farmer's Market hosted its annual tractor show on Saturday, July 29. Pictured (L-R) Willie Keeter, of Enfield, and Carl Taylor, of Whitakers, check out a tractor at the show. The men are part of the Roanoke River Antique Engine and Tractor Club, which brought out several tractors to participate in the show.

Roland and Joyce Sherrod of Nashville are celebrating 50 wonderful years of marriage. The couple was married in Bailey on August 6, 1967. Their daughter, Wendy Sherrod and boyfriend, Mike Harper, along with grandchildren and close friends gave the couple a celebration on August 5, 2017 at the Coopers Ruritan Club. In 50 years of marriage Roland and Joyce had one daughter, Wendy Sherrod, three grandchildren, T.J. Askew and wife Haley, Matt Askew and girlfriend Katelyn Wood, and Tanner Askew.

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the fourth semester of the 2016-2017 school year.
The following students at Tar River Academy made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

A Nashville resident was among those graduating from Leadership North Carolina's Class of XXIV.
Cynthia Floyd, of Nashville, was among the 55 who participated in the graduation ceremony in the North Carolina Capitol in May. Floyd is a School Counseling Consultant for the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

A Red Oak native plans to seek a seat on the NC Court of Appeals.
Jefferson Griffin, a Wake County District Court Judge, is hoping to win the Court of Appeals seat currently held by Ann Marie Calabria.
Griffin, a Red Oak native, was appointed in 2015 as a Wake County District Court Judge by former Governor Pat McCrory to fill a vacancy in the 10th Judicial District created when Judge Jennifer M. Green passed away. In 2016, Griffin was elected to a four-year term.

Governor Roy Cooper recently signed an Executive Order reinstating the Statewide Independent Living Council. Gov. Cooper also appointed 25 new members to the Council.
"I'm pleased that these North Carolinians are willing to bring their time, talent, and experience this Council," Gov. Cooper said. "I look forward to working together to ensure that people with disabilities have the services they need."

I DON'T WANT A PIT DOG....said someone recently. She adopted what looked to be a lab mix. But Shelters have a tendency to put pit mix on many and on her paperwork when she got home, that is what it said. She got upset. She was ready to take it back. The thing is, unless you do a DNA test, you do not know what breed they are! The good news is that she decided to give the dog a chance and now she is totally in love with him.

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the fourth semester of the 2016-2017 school year.
The following students at Southern Nash Middle School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the fourth semester of the 2016-2017 school year.
The following students at Spring Hope Elementary School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the fourth semester of the 2016-2017 school year.
The following students at Swift Creek Elementary School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the fourth semester of the 2016-2017 school year.
The following students at GR Edwards Middle School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the fourth semester of the 2016-2017 school year.
The following students at DS Johnson Elementary School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the fourth semester of the 2016-2017 school year.
The following students at Williford Elementary School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the fourth semester of the 2016-2017 school year.
The following students at Baskerville Elementary School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

Nash Arts' Nashville Showcase Series Presents Nantucket on Friday, September 29 at 8 p.m. Doors open at 7:40 p.m.
Tickets are $25 in advance for the general public or $20 for Nash Arts member or $30 in advance for the general public and $25 for Nash Arts members. Reserved seats (front 3 rows) are $35, $30 for Nash Arts members.
Nantucket is a rock band that formed in Jacksonville, North Carolina in 1969.

The Medical Assisting curriculum prepares multi-skilled health care professionals to perform administrative, clinical, and laboratory procedures. Course work includes instruction in scheduling appointments, coding, and processing insurance accounts, billing, collections and computer operations. Graduates are prepared to assist with examinations and treatments, and perform routine laboratory procedures, electrocardiography, and supervised medication administration. Employment opportunities exist in physician offices, health maintenance organizations, health departments and hospitals.
Pictured below are the Nash Community College Medical Assisting graduates, from left: Sabrina Hampton of Rocky Mount, Anissa Alston of Bailey, Grace Druppel of Rocky Mount, Amy Winstead of Rocky Mount, Toni Williams of Castalia, Velva Mann Hunter of Rocky Mount.

Project H.O.P.E.07 (Helping Our People Excel), hosted the Jesse and Corine Leadership Academy.
Project H.O.PE.07 was founded in 2007 as a non profit organization to mentor at-risk young men. Today, Project H.O.P.E.07 has branched out and assists all young people. The Jesse and Corine Leadership Academy is named after founder Donnell Brown's grandparents who exhibited these many skills.

Peachtree folks gathered at the church for worship on a beautiful summer morning. Sanctuary flowers were given by Linwood May in memory of his wife, Jeannie, and his son, James.
The Adult Choir sang "He Hideth My Soul "as directed by the pastor. For the sermon for the children, Beverly Wilson talked about "wrestling". The Bible tells a story about wrestling.