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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

Bailey man wins fight against town for nightclub hours (relevance: 73%, 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.

Stateline.org (relevance: 31.2%)
Stateline.org

Maybe Nash County should be out of the animal shelter business (relevance: 28.1%, 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.

FRONT PAGE (relevance: 27.4%)
FRONT PAGE

Nashville Chamber of Commerce holds 34th annual meeting (relevance: 26.9%, 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 council to consider shipping container ordinance (relevance: 23.5%, 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.

Rosser announces that he is leaving Northern (relevance: 22.2%, date: Jul 31, 2025)
RED OAK -- One of the top basketball players in the area's history is making a big change this offseason, one that not only is taking him outside of Nash County but outside of North Carolina as a whole.
Formerly of Northern Nash High School's Boys Basketball roster, one of the class of 2027's top players in C.J. Rosser announced on Sunday via social media that he would be leaving Northern this year, opting to attend Southeastern Preparatory Academy in Orlando, Florida this academic year.

Cooper launches campaign for US Senate Seat (relevance: 18.9%, date: Jul 30, 2025)
RALEIGH - Former North Carolina Governor and Nashville native son Roy Cooper is running for a U.S. Senate seat.
Cooper, a Democrat and also a former attorney general from 2001-2017, said his decision came in response to the current threat to the middle class.
"Right now, our country is facing a moment as fragile as any I can remember. And the decisions we make in the next election will determine if we even have a middle class in America," Cooper said, adding that he "never really wanted to go to Washington" and wanted to serve people in North Carolina, "but these are not ordinary times."

COMMUNITY CALENDAR (relevance: 17.8%, date: Apr 18, 2006)

STERLING CHOICE (relevance: 10.3%, date: Jul 31, 2025)
STANHOPE -- For the first time in more than 20 years, Southern Nash will be under the direction of a new boys basketball coach this winter.
Ten-year assistant and longtime member of the Southern Nash family Sterling Leonard will be taking the reins as the Firebirds' head coach on the hardwood, taking over the position from Robbie Kennedy, a role he held since the 2002-03 season.

Animal shelter fails second state inspection (relevance: 9.3%, 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.

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