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The Spring Hope Chamber of Commerce is working on a strategic plan focusing on helping to advance businesses in town.
Mary Penny Kelley, President of the Spring Hope Chamber of Commerce, said the plan includes several parts: promoting and retaining existing businesses, recruiting new businesses, making strong connections through the Chamber's membership program, and revitalizing vacant spaces.
To devote more time and energy to businesses, some events of the town have been "skinnied down," she said.

The Nash-Rocky Mount Board of Education accepted a proposal that will cut a portion of funding for assistant principals and clerical staff in the 2017-2018 school year.
Superintendent Dr. Shelton Jefferies presented a Reduction in Force proposal to board members on Monday that would cut assistant principals employment to 10-10.5 months instead of 12 months. The proposal would also cut all clerical staff, except book keepers and data managers, to 10 months of employment.

Nashville's Chamber of Commerce recognized a couple last week that have given back to Nashville for over 50 years.
Macon and Elaine Robertson were presented the chamber's Distinguished Citizen Award last Thursday during a special ceremony at Nash Arts.
Jordan Lytton, a longtime friend of the couple, presented the award to the Robertsons.
"Since 1960 when Nashville became home to this couple, these recipients have put forth countless hours building and strengthening Nashville," Lytton said upon presenting the award.

In a split vote, Nash County Commissioners denied a request to rezone property in the Sandy Cross community from residential to agricultural.
The request was presented by William Brian Colbert and Kimberly Colbert, who own the property.
The property consists of three tracts of land totaling around 89.5 acres on the west side of S NC Highway 58 on Cabin Path Lane.
The request was to rezone the property from R-40 Single Family Residential to A-1 Agricultural.

Nashville's Town Council is considering a request to allow bee hives in the town limits.
Charles Vester, a resident of the Birchwood Subdivision, brought the request before town council on Tuesday during the board's regular meeting. Vester said he hoped the board would consider changing the town's ordinance to allow for citizens to have bee hives at their residences.
Vester said bees have many positive attributes.

Determination to save an animal's life can make all the difference.
Suzanne Murray is proof of that.
Murray spent 48 days driving from her Spring Hope home to Nashville to check on and feed an abandoned dog, who she named Cookie.
Murray discovered the Chow dog in a field on Cooke Road when driving home one rainy, Sunday night.

INCIDENTS
A larceny after a breaking and entering and breaking and entering a motor vehicle was reported on 2/28/17 at the Ag Center, 1006 Eastern Avenue
An involuntary commitment was reported on 3/1/17 on S. Alston Street
A damage to property (vandalism) was reported on 3/2/17 at 1782 NC 58 South

A breaking, entering and larceny were reported on 2/19/17 at 5964 Edge Street
A misdemeanor larceny was reported on 2/19/17 at 3967 N Old Carriage Road
A possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana and felony possession of marijuana was reported on 2/20/17 at 1465 I95 Southbound
A larceny from a personal trailer was reported on 2/20/17 at 7976 Harris Road

Nash County Planning and Inspections issued the following building permits from February 27 through March 3.

At its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, the town board of Castalia adopted an ordinance related to the park and set dates for future meeting.
The ordinace details the rules of the park, such as hours of operation, that children should not be left unattended, that no smoking, animals, or glass containers will be allowed, etc. It also mentioned that the picnic shelter can be rented, and applications are available at the town hall. The next Park and Fourth of July meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 14th at 7 pm in the town hall.

Three school buses on the way to Raleigh for a field trip were involved in an accident on Highway 64 Tuesday morning.
The buses, which were from Gaston College Preparatory School in Northampton County, were all traveling on Highway 64 West, just east of Old Carriage Road when one of the bus drivers slowed down to avoid hitting a bumper that was in the travel lane.
Sgt. Quintin Stanton, of the NC Highway Patrol, said the second bus slowed down in time to miss the bumper but the third bus rearended the second bus, causing it to hit the first bus.

Two Nash County residents were transported to Wake Medical Center after an accident on Monday afternoon.
According to the NC Highway Patrol, Anna Wall, 16, of Bailey, was traveling on Macedonia Road towards Highway 581 around 5:15 p.m. when she failed to stop for the stop sign.
Wall's car was t-boned by a truck driven by Jonathan Curtis, of Elm City. Curtis was traveling on Highway 581.

The Town of Nashville is in good financial shape, Dale Place reported to town council members during the board's annual budget retreat.
Place, of May and Place, P.A., performed the town's audit and presented his report to the board during their retreat, which was held on Friday, February 24.
Highlights of the audit were: