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NCSO coordinates large fentanyl bust with Edgecombe County (relevance: 75.7%, date: Jul 16, 2025)
Two Edgecombe County brothers are in jail after a major interagency law enforcement collaboration to crack down on the flow of Fentanyl into Nash and Edgecombe Counties.
The Nash County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Unit, in conjunction with the Edgecombe County Sheriff's Office, and two federal partners- the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives- worked together for ten months to investigate the trafficking and distribution of Fentanyl into both counties.

A look at Nash County sweet potato farming (relevance: 47.3%, date: Jul 16, 2025)
NASHVILLE - Most everybody knows that Nash County is famous for its sweetpotatoes; we grow accustomed to seeing people setting them in the fields in June, picking in the fall, then a lot of trucks rolling by laden with crates and crates. Even with the otherwise unusual presence of a Sweet Potato mascot riding in a Blooming Festival float and Bailey hosting the North Carolina Sweetpotato Festival, unless you're a farmer, you probably don't think about what's involved in making this happen or the sheer volume involved.

Quilting may have served as yesteryear's stress reliever (relevance: 42%, date: Jul 16, 2025)
This week's Backward Glance photo sure brings back childhood memories watching my mother assemble a quilting rack which reached from one corner to the other of our living room. I recall being so fascinated watching her work around that frame stitching the squares together which would evolve into an incredible design, somewhat like a puzzle.
To this day, I hate I didn't take more interest in her incredible skill as a seamstress.

Long-time Nash County farmer passes away (relevance: 39.5%, date: Jul 16, 2025)
SPRING HOPE - Johnny Barnes, President of Barnes Farming Corporation, passed away Saturday, July 12, following complications from an illness.
Barnes, 61, recognized as a forward-thinking innovator within the state's agribusiness community, dedicated his life to advancing the sweetpotato industry. Barnes Farming Corporation became one of the largest sweetpotato producers in the United States.