The Nashville Graphic

Spring Hope mayor lobbies to launch state-wide flood action plan (relevance: 100%, date: Aug 13, 2025)
NASHVILLE - In response to the deaths August 6 of two Louisburg residents who lost their lives during flash flooding off NC581 in Spring Hope, Spring Hope's mayor is asking for county support to launch a state-wide action plan.
Pritchard, appearing before Nash commissioners at their August 11 board meeting, had his mission to present a powerpoint cut short when he attempted to do so during the public comment portion of the meeting, because he ran out of time at four minutes.

NASH COUNTY DEED TRANSFERS (relevance: 80%, date: Aug 13, 2025)
House to Home Construction, inc. to Latarsha Middleton and Douglas Eatmon; 1986 Sheldon Road, Bailey; $499,000
MCC Utility Construction, LLC to Medina Realty, LLC; .46 acres
I'll have another, LLC to Deanna Faye Gentile and Velma Faye Wirth; 413 East Center Street, Nashville; $168,000
Carolyn Hartney-Correa, Carolyn Hartney Correa and James E. Correa Jr. to Robert Brethen and Denise Brethen; 4612 River Farm Road, Rocky Mount; $565,000

Backward Glances (relevance: 80%, date: Aug 13, 2025)
This photo published in The Nashville Graphic on Oct. 16, 1977. Five members of the Nashville Volunteer Fire Department were honored for their completion of certification as emergency medical technicians. In addition, the Nashville Jaycees donated an emergency trauma box to the group to use in emergencies.

Shelter approaches full staffing, supervisor hired (relevance: 80%, date: Aug 13, 2025)
ROCKY MOUNT - Nash County's Pet Connection Center, hit with two sets of violations by the state in the past two months, has now tripled its staff and upped both staff training and adoption opportunities. It also now has an animal control supervisor in place: Jacob Barley, who was promoted from animal control officer last week.
Nash County Manager Stacie Shatzer gave an update at the August 11 board of commissioners meeting.

School resource officers complete Autism training (relevance: 80%, date: Aug 13, 2025)
NASHVILLE - Ten Nash County Sheriff's Deputies who serve as School Resource Officers in county schools were honored with a special pinning ceremony August 7 to mark completion of new training with the Autism Society.

Pet treat plant upfit to increase production (relevance: 80%, date: Aug 13, 2025)
NASHVILLE - An $85 million expansion at the Crump Group, Inc., the pet treat manufacturer located on the old Universal Leaf campus, is well underway, with the facility footprint increased by about one-third. New product lines are also planned, projected to increase local sweetpotato consumption by up to four times as much.

Workers grade commissioners on funding (relevance: 80%, date: Aug 13, 2025)
NASHVILLE - A group of Nash County Public Schools classified workers have "graded" county commissioners, appearing at the August 11 commissioner meeting with a "Report Card On Our Public Schools."
Wilma Jones DeRosa, Thelma Harris and Christina Walters spoke during the public comment section of the meeting, chiding commissioners for not having increased the money allotted to NCPS during the FY2025 budget, including a requested $500 supplement for classified staff.

MAGIC MELANIE (relevance: 80%, date: Jul 31, 2025)
STANHOPE -- Building a successful high school sports program comes in phases, some of which can be excruciatingly long and frustrating -- but the euphoria at the end of the journey somehow makes all of those struggles seem rewarding.
Such is the case for Melanie Mercer's tenure in charge of the spike squad at Southern Nash High School.
Mercer preached patience and commitment as she slowly built the Ladybirds into a playoff contender without cutting any logistical corners.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR (relevance: 80%, date: Apr 18, 2006)

Celebrating 130 years of community journalism (relevance: 60%, date: Aug 13, 2025)
The Nashville Graphic's 130th year of publishing was honored by both the Town of Nashville and Nash County with presentations of proclamations to the newspaper.
Being an old school newspaper gal, I'm honestly not used to seeing local governments honor newspapers. Actually, back in the day, newspaper editors and publishers would think something was wrong if a government official thanked them.

First Street drainage issues addressed by resident (relevance: 20%, date: Aug 13, 2025)
NASHVILLE - A homeowner's issues with stormwater runoff off S. First Street near Nash Central Middle School have been brought before the Nashville town council, whose members accepted an engineering report and said they will monitor the situation.
Kenneth Viverette of 1720 1st Street, whose property adjoins the middle school, said "I'm in a bad mess."

Nashville Graphic honored for 130 years of service (relevance: 20%, date: Aug 13, 2025)
NASHVILLE - The Nashville Graphic was honored in double presentations this month by the Town of Nashville and Nash County on the occasion of its 130 year anniversary of local journalism.
NASHVILLE TOWN COUNCIL
A mayoral proclamation, shared history with a 'show and tell' of 1800's letters, the playing of a blues-style original radio-style commercial and a sunflower cake were part of a 'birthday' celebration for The Nashville Graphic, at the August 4 Nashville town council meeting.

Flash flood on Hwy 581 leaves two dead in Spring Hope (relevance: 20%, date: Aug 13, 2025)
A man and a woman are dead, the victims of flash flooding last week in Spring Hope.
Both victims were from Louisburg: 55-year-old Raymond Evans Jr. and 24-year-old Lottie Alston. They were driving a silver 2002 Honda Odyssey minivan around 2:15 p.m. last Wednesday afternoon in the area of 687 North NC-581 when the vehicle was swept off the right side of the road about 35 yards into a ravine during flash flooding.

About Us (relevance: 20%, date: Dec 7, 2005)

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