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Nashville officials broke ground on one of the town's largest infrastructure projects to date.
The ground breaking was held on Friday morning for the Stoney Creek Sewer Outfall project.
The $2.5 million project consists of 7,100 linear feet of 30 inch sewer lines that will connect to the existing sewer lines that eventually flows to the Tar River Regional Treatment Plant, which is operated by the City of Rocky Mount.

In the ninth round of bidding, the Spaulding Alumni Association is once again the top bidder for the former Spaulding Middle School site.
The Alumni Association placed a bid of $80,100, which will be good through August 2.
In this round of bidding, only one other group, SND, LLC out of Rocky Mount, placed a bid. Their bid was at $78,000.

So, I got this email from the power company, and maybe you did, too. The subject line read that the company wanted to save me money. I've gotten several of these lately offering "tips" that might help lower my bill.
The tips including things that certainly would never occur to the common person, with one basic theme: use less electricity and your bill will go down.
However, this email was even bolder, and I suppose I'd seen this offer before enclosed in my monthly bill.

People are complainers. I think that's just human nature.
One thing people definitely seem to like complaining about is politics and let's be honest, there's lots to complain about there!
But, my complaint about the complaining is that people whine and complain about certain things going on and how there needs to be new representation but when it comes time to make that change, no one wants to step up.

The question keeps being brought up as to why is there not enough local candidates so that there are challengers for those currently in office? The answer can be short or long depending on your point of view. The answer is really a bit of a mixed bag of problems.
The first problem with the local elections is that the election is held on a non-election year. We hold elections every two years for state and federal offices

This photo was originally published in The Graphic on July 30, 1974. Nashville Mayor Rex Paramore is pictured presenting the runner-up trophy to several members of the Sixteen team. The Sixteen girls softball team beat the Brooklyn Caps team in the semi-finals but were shut out in the finals by Peoples Bank.

A pedestrian reportedly died from injuries after being struck while walking south on US 301 just outside of Sharpsburg last week.
Eric D. Smith, 31, of Rocky Mount, died at the scene of the accident on July 15th at approximately 4:41 a.m.
Smith was walking in the travel lane with dark color clothing. The vehicle, a 2017 Nissan Versa, was also traveling south on US 301.

The Nash County Sheriff's Office and Rocky Mount Police Department assisted in investigating a drug trafficker who was sentenced to 12 years in prison last week.
United States District Judge Terrence W. Boyle sentenced Albert Abdalia, 45, of Durham, and Brian Keith Gonzales, 38, of San Antonio, TX, to 144 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine.
Abdalia and Gonzales pled guilty to the charge on December 30, 2016 and January 4, 2017, respectively.

INCIDENTS
A larceny and aid and abet a larceny was reported on 7/18/17 at Wal-Mart, 1205 Eastern Avenue
A larceny (shoplifting) was reported on 7/21/17 at 1205 Eastpointe Avenue
A larceny (shoplifting) was reported on 7/21/17 at Wal-Mart, 1205 Eastern Avenue

An arson and injury to real property was reported on 7/16/17 at 11620 Selma Road
A breaking, entering and larceny was reported on 7/16/17 at 7979 Edwards Road
A domestic violence was reported on 7/16/17 at 2460 Curtis Ellis Drive
A traffic stop was reported on 7/17/17 at Highway 231 and Hopkins Road

Nash County Planning and Inspections issued the following building permits from July 17 through 21.

Mr. and Mrs. E. Ray Summerlin, Jr., of Dunn, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Erin Joyce Summerlin, of Raleigh, to William Ennis Kornegay, Jr., of Greenville. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Eugene Harris and Mr. William Ennis Kornegay, Sr., all of Rocky Mount. A September 9, 2017 wedding is planned at Topsail Island.

Zack Hayes and Diane and Greg Hodges, of Rocky Mount, are pleased to annouce the engagement of their daughter, Allison Rebecca Hayes, of Raleigh, to Brandon Thomas DeLong, of Raleigh. He is the son of Thomas and Barbara DeLong, of New Bern. A May 5, 2018 wedding is planned at All Saints Chapel in Raleigh.

Edgecombe and Nash middle school and high school counselors, CTE coordinators, and career coaches attended a Counselor Institute at Edgecombe Community College June 21 and 22. Participants took part in ECC program demonstrations and learned about admissions and financial aid at the college. Schools represented were Phillips, Red Oak, South Edgecombe, and West Edgecombe middle schools; Edgecombe Early College, Nash Central, North Edgecombe, Northern Nash, Rocky Mount, SouthWest Edgecombe, and Tarboro high schools; Martin Millennium Academy; North East Carolina Prep School and Tar River Academy.

Shiloh Bulluck, Samuel Bulluck and Kyleigh Silver (L-R) rehearse a routine during dance camp last week at Nash Arts.

The Town of Nashville Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Resources Department held its Environmental Summer Day Camp June 26, 27 and 28.
The camp was held from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. for children ages 5 to 9.
The camp is part of the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources' new offerings, which included two full day camps this summer.

In 2016, Nash Central High School's Renny Taylor was named the Sons of the American Revolution History Teacher of the Year.
Earlier this year, Taylor was named the 2016-2017 Nash-Rocky Mount School's Teacher of the Year.
Recently, Taylor added another Teacher of the Year recognition to his resume, as he was named the 2017 North Carolina History Teacher of the Year by the Gilder-Lehrman Institute.

The Town of Red Oak hosted a retirement celebration for Town Clerk Carolyn Briggs on Sunday, July 9. Briggs served as the town clerk for 26 years before retiring. Pictured (L-R) is Briggs with Tracy Shearin, who was recently promoted from Deputy Town Clerk to Town Clerk for Red Oak.

The Board of Directors of the Kitty Powell Scholarship Fund recently presented $6,000 in scholarships to members of the local bowling community.
The Kitty Powell Scholarship Fund was established in 1989 to provide education assistance to members of the Rocky Mount bowling community. The scholarship is named for Kitty Powell, who was the long-time General Manager of the Bowling Center in Rocky Mount and who has given so much to the sport of bowling.

Taryn Reams, a rising fourth grader at Nashville Elementary School, recently collected 1,000 books for the school for the NC Reads initiative. Reams has been contributing to the initiative since she was in kindergarten. The program used to be called Give 5 Read 5 and is a program that helps to ensure children in elementary school have books to read at home. Reams visits yard sales and gets donations of books throughout the year. She said she hopes to continue donating books to Nashville Elementary even when she is in middle school.

COMMON SENSE....The other day I was delivering a puppy to a rescue transporter when we saw a dog in a car. I was talking to the 911 operator when the owner came rushing out of the restaurant. They claimed the AC was on and the car running. Sure was quiet!

Grace and Peace to you my dear neighbor, I pray this note finds you well as you live this day being a child of God. A few years ago I heard a Pastor speaking on the importance of writing and how it impacted him for the good of his ministry. It helped him communicate and proved to be an effective tool in the way the Lord used him in His ministry.

On a sultry July morning, Peachtree folks gathered at the church for worship. Sanctuary flowers were given by Doug and Cheryl Hayes in memory of Annie and Melvin Hayes.
The offertory was a beautiful arrangement of "Great is Thy Faithfulness," whistled by David Griffin and accompanied by Jane May at the piano. The choir special was "He Touched me" under the direction of the pastor, with the solo part by Jerry Hobgood.

Everyone had a great week as "Galactic Starveyors" at Red Oak Baptist Church during Vacation Bible School July 16-21! Average attendance for the week was over 60 children and many adult and youth leaders and workers. The children ages 3 years through 5th grade enjoyed Bible study, missions, crafts, music and recreation. Each night the children were treated to supper prior to VBS. Commencement was held on Friday, July 21 followed by a hot dog supper.

When it comes to changing people, all sorts of methods are used. For the most part, for most people, lack of education and poor environment are the main culprits in fostering undesirable character. How do we affect change? To change people for the better we exclaim, "Educate them! Change their surroundings!"
Will changing a person's environment really change how that person thinks or feels? Can a new home and a new set of clothes really change someone on the inside?