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Monday, March 6 from 2:30 until 6:30 p.m. at 209 East Washington Street, Nashville
Monday, March 6 from 2:30 until 7 p.m. at Northside Community Church, 1660 Beaver Pond Drive, Rocky Mount
Saturday, March 11 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Nashville Fire Department, 501 S. Barnes Street
Monday, March 13 from 2 until 6 p.m. at the Frederick E. Turnage Chapter of the American Red Cross, 326 S. Franklin Street, Rocky Mount

Nash Community College and New Standard Corporation are partnering to offer an Intern/Community College Work Partnership Program.
The goal of the program is to encourage individuals to enter Advanced Manufacturing programs at Nash Community College including Computer-Integrated Machining, Electrical Systems, Welding Technology and Industrial Systems Technology​,​ and to prepare them for real-world careers. The partnership promotes completion of associate degree programs in preparation for a technologically oriented workforce and provides incentives for college students pursuing these programs such as paid work experiences.

The Director of Bands at Nash Central High School was surprised recently to learn he was the recipient of a coveted award in the music educator world.
Leo Nieves was recently awarded the Eastern District Award of Excellence at an All District Clinic he attended.
The award is a big honor for Nieves, as only one band director is chosen each year out of over 200 middle and high schools. The award is voted on by peers, which Nieves said makes it even more special.

Though crime in Nashville has never been high, Police Chief Thomas Bashore said it has experienced a decrease.
Bashore said figures from 2015 to 2016 show a decrease for several crimes in town.
Burglaries experienced a 30 percent drop while larcenies went down 40 percent.
Bashore said for Part 1 crimes, which include serious crimes such as homicide, assault, robbery and breaking and entering, those crimes also decreased by 28 percent.

Pictured above, Bryony Whitley, 5, (center) gets a photo opportunity with McGruff and Nash County Sheriff Keith Stone. Bryony also got a chance to check out several vehicles the Sheriff's Office brought out and try out the sirens on a few of the cars.

Nash County Commissioners approved an agreement for professional services for a park project in the Coopers and West Mount area on Monday.
The Nash County Regional All-Inclusive Park is a part of the county's Master Plan for the recreation department, which includes a park in the Coopers and West Mount areas. Nash County officials have been working with the Coopers Community Development Corporation for several years to help make the park a reality.
Patsy McGhee, Grants and Intergovernmental Relations Administrator, presented the project to commissioners on Monday, during their second regular meeting of the month.

The historic teacherage building in Red Oak has new owners, as Red Oak's Board of Commissioners agreed on Monday to donate the property to a group that wants to preserve it.
Commissioners agreed to donate the building and also provide $25,000 in matching funds to the Red Oak Area Historic Preservation Society during a special called meeting on Monday.

Emily Lemus has been volunteering with My Sister's House since she was 15 years old. On February 9, she became an employee of the organization, as she began in a new role of overseeing the organization as the executive director.
Lemus, who is originally from the Sandy Cross area, came to the organization as a teenager to work on service projects for her school. Lemus said she chose My Sister's House because her grandmother, Joyce Ann Pope, was a victim of domestic violence.

Mary Lee Bass, the backbone of the Nashville Fire Department Auxiliary, passed away on Saturday, February 18, 2017. She was 73 years of age.
Bass was born and raised in Red Oak. She attended Beulah Church of Christ and served as the church's organist.
In Nashville, Bass was known for her role in the Nashville Fire Department Auxiliary, where she served as president.
Stanley Edwards a member of the organization, said Bass was a person who got things done.

Dorothy "Dot" McLawhorn Joyner, who owned Joyner's Supermarket in Nashville and was a long-time volunteer in the Nashville community, passed away last Wednesday, February 15, 2017. She was 88 years old.
Joyner's list of volunteer activities is lengthy. She was a long-time active member of Nashville United Methodist Church. She also served as a Cub Scout Den Mother when her children were younger.

Linwood "Pee Wee" Harper passed away on Sunday, February 19, 2017, leaving behind a legacy in his hometown of Castalia. He was 93 years old.
Harper was the last surviving World War II veteran in Castalia. He served in the United States Army from 1941 to 1945. Pearl Harbor was bombed on the same day Harper left Nash County for duty, on December 7, 1941.
On December 21, 1944, Harper was injured when a German land mine exploded.

A video posted on social media by the Nash County Sheriff's Office has gone viral and put a Nashville boy and a deputy in the spotlight.
Captain Eddie Moore posted the video last Monday, February 13. Moore said he and Deputy Cody Williams were outside of the Nash County Sheriff's Office working on the camera in Williams' car when a young boy named Jason came up to talk to the officers.
Moore said Jason lives near the Sheriff's Office and started talking to Williams about dancing.

Nash Arts will once again host the annual Elsie Clark Memorial Nashville Opry on Friday, March 3.
The Opry is sponsored by Nashville's Business and Professional Women organization and is in its 39th year. The event is a fund raiser for the group and all funds raised go towards scholarships for area youth.
The event is named after former member Elsie Clark, who was one of the main organizers of the Opry, which started in 1977.

Six local couples will dance to raise money for Nash Arts, as part of the fourth annual Dancing with the Arts.
The event is slated for Friday, February 24 at 7 p.m.
This year's celebrity couples include Nashville's Police Chief Tom Bashore and his daughter, Melanie, Nashville Fire Battalion Chief Jason Edwards and his wife, Ashley, former Nash County Sheriff Dick Jenkins and his daughter-in-law Kelly, Trevor and Tiffany Delano, Mark and Lisa Carpenter and Casey and Brittany Pierce.

It's time to clean out the notebook of odds and ends:
•There is a janitor in San Francisco who is literally cleaning up.
Liang Zhao Zhang, who cleans stations for the Bay Area Rapid Transit, cleared more than $250,000 in 2015.
Oakland's KTVU recently did an investigation and found that in addition to his $58,000 base pay, Zhang made $162,000 in overtime, which together with additional benefits ran his compensation north of $271,000.

Dear Editor: As we finalize plans for the 2017 Nashville Opry, I feel a great pride in being a part of Nash County and the legacy of which I am privileged to be a part.
On March 3, 2017 the Nashville Business and Professional Women in conjunction with the Nash Arts Center will host the Nashville Opry. Proceeds will go towards the Hazel Vantine Scholarship which is awarded annually to graduating high school seniors and working women returning to school to further their education

Dear Editor: Recalling when in school and having religious courses we ran into where Jesus said that when it came to God's support, we should separate from what a political culture deems and what a God fearing (worshipping ) society practices. Something along the lines of ...."Render (act) unto Ceasar what is Ceasar's (domain) and to God what is God's."

What a sad week it was for Nash County.
Three very special people passed away, leaving voids in the lives of their family, friends and the community.
Ms. Dot Joyner, Mary Lee Bass, both of Nashville, and Pee Wee Harper, of Castalia, will certainly be missed in their respective communities.
All three were well known faces because of their giving spirits.

ILLEGAL WEED BUST -- This photo originally published in The Nashville Graphic on April 25, 1974. ABC Officer Glenn Driver (left), Deputy Sheriff Warren Green (center) and Deputy Sheriff W.F. Perry Jr. examine what the officers believed to be a large patch of marijuana discovered between Spring Hope and Samaria. The plants were destroyed.

INCIDENTS
A larceny was reported on 2/16/17 at 115 Arrowood Drive
A driving while license revoked, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana and driving while impaired was reported on 2/17/17 on E US 64 A
A fighting (affray) was reported on 2/17/17 on Sixth Street

A felony larceny was reported on 2/13/17 at 6844 US 264A
A misdemeanor larceny was reported on 2/13/17 at 6529 S NC 581
A possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia was reported on 2/13/17 at Food Lion on Highway 97 East
A simple possession of a schedule II controlled substance and IV controlled substance was reported on 2/14/17 at 821 Mount Zion Road

Nash County Planning and Inspections issued the following building permits from February 13 through 17.

The Nashville Chapter #332, Order of the Eastern Star, recently collected items on the needs list at the Ronald McDonald House in Chapel Hill and delivered them to the house. The Nashville Chapter #332 and other chapters across the State of North Carolina support the mission of the Ronald McDonald House.

Two North Carolina Indian tribal members are exhibiting their paintings at The Maria V. Howard Arts Center, located in The Imperial Centre, at 270 Gay Street, Rocky Mount. The exhibit will remain open until May 14.
On First Friday March 3, 2017 from 6 to 9 p.m., Dreamweaver will be giving tours of the Woodland Indian Journey exhibit and Lotus Blossom will be demonstrating scaling techniques.

Noble Carl Wayne Smith, of Nashville and a member of the Rocky Mount Shrine Club, was elected as the Assistant Rabban at the Sudan Shriners annual meeting and election of officers on January 28, 2017 in New Bern. The term Assistant Rabban is a ceremonial title given within Shriners International to one of the seven elected officers of a temple and as such is a voting member of the Divan (Board of Directors). Carl is the owner of Eastern Environmental Management LLC, a full service environmental cleanup business.