The Nashville Graphic

NASH COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE REPORTS (relevance: 100%, date: Jul 30, 2025)
Assault with deadly weapon with inflicting serious injury reported at 1089 Bloomery Rd., Bailey on 7/19/25
Larceny of a firearm reported at 13001 Edwards Rd., Spring Hope on 7/16/25
Larceny by employee reported at 1765 Red Oak Rd., Nashville on 7/18/25
Fail to report change of address-sex offender; fail to return verification form reported at 1921 N. Wesleyan Blvd., Rocky Mount on 7/17/25

Nashville council to consider shipping container ordinance (relevance: 94%, date: Jul 30, 2025)
NASHVILLE - The Nashville Planning Board has weighed in with recommendations about the use of shipping containers in town, and now it will be up to the town council to make a decision at their upcoming August 5th meeting.
Spearheading the movement to codify shipping container use has been local businessman Chris Sandy of Build Right Supplies, who first composed and presented a prospective ordinance at the June 24 town planning board meeting.

Bailey man wins fight against town for nightclub hours (relevance: 74.8%, date: Jul 30, 2025)
BAILEY - The owner of a Bailey event center, initially denied a variance to keep his business open past midnight, has won that right while re-branding his business as a nightclub or dance hall.
Herculao Patino and Patino Contracting of Wendell, owners of the Tu Casa ("Your Home") Event Center at 5825 Main Street, Bailey, asked for a variance in the summer of 2024, stating that it was causing a business hardship for him to close his events down prematurely, as clients wanted to stay longer during celebrations.

School & Business Closings (relevance: 59.3%, date: Sep 6, 2008)

Nashville Chamber of Commerce holds 34th annual meeting (relevance: 51%, date: Jul 30, 2025)
NASHVILLE - A well- attended 34th annual meeting of the Nashville Chamber of Commerce July 24 featured a celebration of appreciation for multiple local folks and businesses, with awards bestowed for "Business of the Year," "Beyond The Call of Duty," a Special Recognition, four scholarships and the swearing-in of Chamber officers.

NASHVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTS (relevance: 293.5%, date: Jul 30, 2025)
Financial transaction card fraud reported at 131 Nashville Commons Dr., Nashville on 6/16/25
Larceny, misdemeanor reported at 711 S. First St., Nashville on 6/17/25
Larceny, misdemeanor reported at 131 Nashville Commons Dr., Nashville on 6/20/25
Sell/deliver heroin reported at 217 Aviation Ave., Nashville on 6/25/25

Maybe Nash County should be out of the animal shelter business (relevance: 47.1%, date: Jul 30, 2025)
I really can't believe we're having to report, again, the shortcomings of Nash County leadership when it comes to making sure our animal shelter is managed and operated properly.
It's bad enough they were basically gifted a brand new facility, which opened in 2023, but have yet to place any focus on developing a plan to increase staff, increase adoption hours, develop affordable spay/neuter programs or increase public awareness.

Violations cited at water treatment plant (relevance: 34.6%, date: Jul 30, 2025)
ROCKY MOUNT - The City of Rocky Mount has received a notice of violation by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality.
At issue is effulent discharge from the Tar River Water Treatment Plant's wastewater treatment facility on May 8 and May 9, 2025.
A July 15 certified letter to Elton Daniels, Rocky Mount City Manager, gives both the notice of violation and the intent to assess a civil penalty.
The environmental group Sound Rivers posted a press release about an event July 17, the same day that a Nashville Graphic reporter was denied photographic access to the Tar River Reservoir dam.

Animal shelter fails second state inspection (relevance: 33.7%, date: Jul 30, 2025)
ROCKY MOUNT - Less than six weeks after the Nash County Animal Shelter was cited by the state for multiple animal care violations, the facility has failed another inspection, leading to another civil penalty of $9,100.
The shelter, also called the Pet Connection Center, was previously assessed $6,700 in fines after an inspection June 13 and a follow-up visit on June 16.

Stateline.org (relevance: 28.6%)
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR (relevance: 27.8%, date: Apr 18, 2006)

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