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Nashville applies for home rehab funds (relevance: 100%, date: Jun 25, 2025)
NASHVILLE - Seven or more low-income homes in severe need of renovations have a chance of being razed to the ground and re-built, now that the town has signed on to work with a consulting company to apply for grant funding.
It will be the first time that the town of Nashville has been involved in a grant project that would cover both demolition and rehabilitation of homes, with 2004 the last time a similar rehabilitation project was done.

Nashville student named to University of Alabama Spring President's List (relevance: 98.3%, date: Jun 25, 2025)
TUSCALOOSA, AL - Damien Wozniak of Nashville was named to The University of Alabama Presidents List for Spring Semester 2025.
A total of 14,289 students enrolled during Spring Semester 2025 at The University of Alabama were named to the dean's list with an academic record of 3.5 (or above) or the president's list with an academic record of 4.0 (all A's). These driven students are making waves across UA's more than 70 undergraduate programs and 12 colleges and schools.

Rocky Mount native serves with US Naval Aviation Warfighters (relevance: 70.4%, date: Jun 25, 2025)
PENSACOLA, Fla. - 2nd Lt. Caleb Chesis, a native of Rocky Mount, North Carolina, is serving in the U.S. Marine Corps amongst sailors, Marines and guardsmen at Naval Aviation Schools Command (NASC) who are developing the skills needed to be a combat-ready aviation professional.
Chesis is a 2020 graduate of Rocky Mount Academy who graduated from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, with a degree in psychology in December 2023.

Nashville renews 40-year sewer contract (relevance: 53.4%, date: Jun 25, 2025)
NASHVILLE - While deciding to sign on the dotted line for another 40 years of sewer service with Rocky Mount, Nashville town leaders are thinking about shopping around for more affordable options for sewer and water, including the possibility of installing more wells.
"The prices are unreal for water and sewer," grumbled Larry Taylor, councilman, at the council's June 18 morning meeting.

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What A Year For SNHS (relevance: 50%, date: Jun 24, 2025)
STANHOPE -- The 2024-25 athletic year marked quite the successful campaign for the Southern Nash High School Firebirds, highlighted by four Big East Conference championships and two teams reaching the fourth round of the Class 3-A State Playoffs.
Three of the school's four conference titles came in the fall, with the Southern Nash Volleyball, Boys Soccer and Girls Golf squads each registering a league championship.

Cooley Library gains assistant director (relevance: 47%, date: Jun 25, 2025)
NASHVILLE - Partly in response to anticipated growth and patron needs, the Harold D. Cooley Library is staffing a new position - Assistant Library Director. Megan Milam, currently one of two library assistants along with Melody Pridgen, will be filling the role as of July 1.
"We've needed (an assistant director) since I was here before, in 2012," said Brian Booth, director, citing multiple reasons. One has to do with demographics, one with recommendation and support for the position from the State Library of North Carolina, and the last being a need for a "succession plan" if the director is unavailable.

Nash Central ready to shine in a new league (relevance: 46.2%, date: Jun 24, 2025)
ROCKY MOUNT -- Nash Central will be hoppin' a train toward new frontiers this fall -- albeit with a relatively familiar group of fellow passengers.
Following the latest realignment by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, the Bulldogs will spend the next four years in the newly formed Quad County Conference, which will, along with NCHS, feature schools from Franklin, Johnston and Halifax Counties.
Three of those schools are no strangers to NCHS as Roanoke Rapids and Bunn have spent the last four years in the Big East Conference along with the Bulldogs -- while Louisburg is a previous Big East entrant.

POLICE-FIRE CAMP 2025 (relevance: 35.1%, date: Jun 25, 2025)
SUMMER FUN - Nashville-area children ages 8-13 attended the 2025 Police and Fire Camp, held June 18-20. Activities included tours of the fire station, Nash County Communications Center; development of fire ground skills like connecting to hydrants and washing fire trucks; a firefighter agility course; a visit with North Carolina search dogs; demonstrations with police K9s and the use of a fire ladder truck; working a mock crime scene; learning basic first aid skills; an ambulance tour; a visit from a State Highway Patrol helicopter crew; and outdoor games, among other activities. Pictured above, NC State Aviation Unit Troopers take questions from campers about helicopter uses and equipment during a visit at Stoney Creek Environmental park.

WHITLEY WINNER (relevance: 33.4%, date: Jun 24, 2025)
ROCKY MOUNT -- Accepting the prestigious Dudley Whitley Award was a tremendous honor for Nash Central High School long-time Athletic Director Kyle Bain.
But how it came to fruition will always be just as memorable for Bain.
The Dudley Whitley is Nash County Schools' most prestigious award, given annually to only one teacher/coach in the county.
And in order to be considered, a coach must be nominated -- and that usually comes from a professional peer.

Barn Quilt Wall begins at Nashville Parks & Rec (relevance: 27.7%, date: Jun 25, 2025)
NASHVILLE - Nashville's much-anticipated Barn Quilt Wall hit the bricks June 19, with an assortment of colorful squares paving the way for more to come. It can be seen on the side of the Nashville Recreation Center at 200 Boddie Street.
Miles and Tim Glasgow of Glasgow Sign Service began by attaching furring strips to the brick, repeatedly clambering ladders and balancing on constructed scaffolding, before carefully mounting the 4' x 4' centerpiece, a handsome maroon, blue and blue-gray compass rose featuring Nashville in the middle of multiple destination points.

Meeting slated for July 14th for new Nash County Cattlemen's Association (relevance: 26.3%, date: Jun 25, 2025)
A public meeting will be held on July 14th for anyone who wants to be part of the new Nash County Cattlemen's Association. The meeting will be held at the Nash County Ag Center, 1006 Eastern Ave., Nashville at 7 p.m. A spaghetti dinner with local beef will be serve. RSVP is required. Call 252-459-9810 or visit us at: go.ncsu.edu/readext?1076944

Wedding goes well with no casualties reported (relevance: 20.3%, date: Jun 25, 2025)
The most common question I've faced the last two weeks is, "How much did you cry at the wedding?"
That's because my first born, my baby girl, Holly, the little girl who has made many guest appearances in this space over the last 25 years, got married.
I'll get to my answer a few paragraphs down.
The important thing is, this wedding, which ranks just behind Eisenhower's big party on June 6, 1944 as far as volume of thought and planning, went extremely well. Despite the detailed models and predictive analytics I ran, there were no casualties.

Intersections: God and Life (relevance: 19%, date: Jun 25, 2025)
There are three main characters in the book of Ruth. Chapter 1 introduces two characters: Naomi and Ruth. Naomi was married to Elimelech. During a famine in Bethlehem, Elimelech, Naomi, and their two sons became refugees in the country of Moab. Elimelech died in Moab. Naomi's sons, Mahlon and Chilion, married Moabite women. Without having children, both sons died, Naomi was left without her husband and two sons. When the famine passed, Naomi returned to Bethlehem. Her daughters-in-law, Orpah and Ruth, followed her. Naomi pressed them to remain in Moab to restart their lives.

Boards kick the can on Nashville mural (relevance: 16%, date: Jun 25, 2025)
NASHVILLE - What might have been the chance for a mural featuring a red cardinal on the side of Nashville Elementary has had its wings clipped after a special called meeting of the Nash County Schools' Board of Education June 17, in which one staff member recommended to the board that no action be taken at present.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR (relevance: 15.9%, date: Apr 18, 2006)

Local students selected for $14,000 Golden Leaf Foundation scholarships (relevance: 15.8%, date: Jun 25, 2025)
ROCKY MOUNT- The Golden LEAF Foundation announced 215 rural North Carolina students were selected to receive up to a $14,000 Golden LEAF Scholarship, including eight in Nash County.
High school seniors entering college as first year students are eligible for a $3,500 scholarship each year for up to four years of undergraduate study at a participating four-year North Carolina college or university.

Legislation may predict the future for "paper towns" (relevance: 8.3%, date: Jun 25, 2025)
Temperatures have climbed into the "it's hotter than blue blazes" days. It never fails to see temperatures sky-rocket (no pun intended) just in time for our local Independence Day events.
Be sure to check inside today's edition for information on Red Oak, Castalia and Rocky Mount's events.
One thing that never slows down this time of year is local governments, especially the last few days of June closing out their year-end while approving budgets for the next year that begins July 1.

Nash school board stalls budget (relevance: 8.2%, date: Jun 25, 2025)
NASHVILLE - A special called virtual meeting of the Nash County Public Schools Board of Education June 17 was outstanding for its technological shortcomings, unclear board participation and remarkable lack of public information.
In addition, what should have been a major agenda item, a resolution about the 2025-2026 proposed budget - garnered no discussion whatsoever.

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