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Swift Creek Elem. School to go back up for public auction (relevance: 100%, date: Aug 6, 2025)
NASHVILLE - The old Swift Creek Elementary School, sold off by Nash County Public Schools last year, is going back up on the auction block now that the buyer has backed out of the deal.
Angie Miller, NCPS Special Assistant of Auxiliary Services, Operations and Athletics, first shared the news at a July 28 board of education committee meeting, relaying that the property would be put back up for sale.

Remediation continues at Red Oak Landfill (relevance: 100%, date: Aug 6, 2025)
RED OAK- Rough grading of the land surface at the Old Red Oak Landfill, a "Superfund" contamination site, is presently underway, the seventh of ten remediation steps required by NCDEQ.
'Superfund" is the nickname for a federal act created in 1980 to allow EPA to clean up contaminated sites presenting unique risks to the environment and to human health, requiring specialized equipment and training to safely remediate.

NCSO I-95 traffic stop nets cocaine, money (relevance: 66.7%, date: Aug 6, 2025)
BATTLEBORO- Two out-of-state men are being held in the Nash County Detention Center after their arrest on July 15 on I-95 near Battleboro. The reason? Cocaine and a "large amount" of money found in the car.
According to a July 16 Nash County Sheriff's Office press release, Harry Rodriguez Felix, 35, of Erie, PA and Marcos Rivera Garcia, 26, of New Bedford, MA, were driving a white mini-van with out-of-state plates when they were pulled over at 1:45 p.m. July 15 for a routine traffic violation.

School board delays hike in student parking permit prices (relevance: 66.7%, date: Aug 6, 2025)
NASHVILLE - A proposed across-the-board increase in student parking permit prices to $100 has been stalled amidst some contention, pending talks between the Nash County Public School Superintendent and high school principals, who reportedly asked for the hike.
LaShawnda Washington, board of education member, said she had the item placed on the August 4 agenda for discussion after she had several inquiries from parents.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR (relevance: 50%, date: Apr 18, 2006)

Truck buying seemed like a cross-cultural experience (relevance: 33.3%, date: Aug 6, 2025)
Last week, I wrote about how Old Unreliable finally bit the dust, taking a deer and my credit card balance with it.
While that old Dodge served my dad and his pugs for a generation, it was not so kind to us. If a truck could smoke two packs of Marlboros a day, lay out of work twice a week and get in the occasional fight at the Waffle House, it would have been this one.
The truck was ruled totaled and I told my youngest son, the primary driver of the vehicle, that we'd try to take our time and find the right vehicle.

Nash extension agent takes national award (relevance: 33.3%, date: Aug 6, 2025)
WASHINGTON, D.C. - One of Nash County's Cooperative Extension Agents, Colby Griffin, has another prize to add to his wall: this one for Distinguished Service. It is awarded by both state and national associations of county agricultural agents, recognizing Extension professionals for outstanding service, program excellence and high regard among peers. Only extension agents who have served ten or more years are eligible.
Griffin was awarded the prize at the state level in Concord, NC, on June 11th, proceeding to Billings, MT, July 1 to collect the national award.

Contract applications sought to operate Rocky Mount License Plate Agency (relevance: 16.7%, date: Aug 6, 2025)
ROCKY MOUNT - The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles is seeking applicants for a commissioned contractor to operate a license plate agency (LPA) in Rocky Mount.
In North Carolina, NCDMV oversees LPAs, but the agencies are managed by private businesses or local governments.
The current agency, at 1850 Stone Rose Dr., in Rocky Mount, will close at 5 p.m. on Nov. 26 following the announced retirement of the contractor. The agency is owned by Rocky Mount, LPA, LLC, and has been operated by Vicki Bridgers since 1981.

New Spring Hope subdivision planned (relevance: 16.7%, date: Aug 6, 2025)
NASHVILLE- Initial plans for a new, 61-lot subdivision on the 114 acres on the south side of W. Old Spring Hope Road have been approved by the Nash County Planning Board.
The Frazier Creek Estates Subdivision, owned by The Lampe Reserves, Inc. & Quintet Holdings, through designer Mike Moss of CMP Professional Land Surveyors, submitted a site Plan July 21st, which was unanimously approved by the planning board subject to some sketch plan revisions.

Middlesex, Bailey subdivisions up for Nash Commissioner consideration (relevance: 16.7%, date: Aug 6, 2025)
NASHVILLE- Two subdivisions in Middlesex and Bailey, neither new to Nash County but appearing in altered forms before the Nash County Planning Board July 21, were both recommended for denial regarding for requested conditional rezoning, but the final call for each will fall to Nash Commissioners at their August 11 meeting.

NCSO RESPONDS TO TEXAS DISASTER (relevance: 16.7%, date: Aug 6, 2025)
Nash County K-9 Fiji, along with handler Deputy Jack Thorpe, are shown during deployment to central Texas recently to assist with search and recovery efforts along the Guadalupe River, the site of devastating flash flooding. Fiji, a German Shepherd, is a certified Human Remains Detection Dog. The pair were requested by Texas Game Wardens at the city of Kerrville, Texas. They were part of a coordinated effort involving more than 50 K=9 teams from across the U.S. and Mexico, working 12-14 hour days to help locate approximately 160 people reported missing.

New Nash Community College mural supports first responder mental health (relevance: 16.7%, date: Aug 6, 2025)
ROCKY MOUNT - A summer camp project for local middle school students may leave a lasting impression on first responders, with a message for firefighters and police officers who use the Nash Community College fire burn building near the Police Officer Physical Agility Test Field.
The side of the Burn building, used each year during NCC's Firefighter Academy, now is covered by an immense piece of "graffiti art" featuring a yellow sun burning on a blue background with the words "You Are Not Alone."

Spring Hope pageant to skip 2025; Pumpkin Festival plans going strong (relevance: 16.7%, date: Aug 6, 2025)
SPRING HOPE- While Spring Hope's Pumpkin Festival is alive and well, with more food vendors than ever lined up for October 3rd and 4th, the Spring Hope Pumpkin Pageant is taking a hiatus and will not be held this fall.
A press release from Michael Ward, Chamber of Commerce President, states that "this year marks a year of transformation for our cherished event," with 2025 being used to plan new developments for the pageant's future.

Chloe's Court Prowess (relevance: 16.7%, date: Jul 31, 2025)
TUSKEGEE, ALA. -- One of the top tennis players in Nash County's recent history is heading into her final year of college this fall and is primed for a strong senior campaign on the tennis court.
Northern Nash graduate Chloe Harrington has made a huge impact on the Tuskegee University Golden Tiger tennis team over her first three years, highlighted by back-to-back NCAA Division II Regional appearances by Harrington and her teammates in 2024 and 2025.

Newsstand Locations (relevance: 16.7%, date: Mar 3, 2021)

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