The Nashville Graphic

Board chair gives State of Nash County Address (relevance: 100%, date: Mar 25, 2026)
NASHVILLE - The annual State of Nash County address, given by Marvin Arrington, board of commissioners' chair March 2, focused on four areas: Capital Projects, Public Safety, Health & Human Services, and Economic Development.
Delivered in the format of an 8-minute county-produced video, Arrington's address focused on major projects and accomplishments from 2025 that Arrington said will "continue positioning Nash County for long-term success."

Town of Nashville to receive neighborhood revitalization grant (relevance: 85.7%, date: Mar 25, 2026)
NASHVILLE - A consultant conditionally hired by the town to apply for grant money to replace or rehabilitate four low-income homes has had successful "fishing," with the town notified that it will receive a $950,000 grant award from the North Carolina Department of Commerce.
Ben Jones with Faltor Consulting Company, who submitted a grant application on behalf of the town last summer after working with town personnel to identify suitable properties, appeared before the town council at its March 18th meeting.

Nashville starts budget meetings (relevance: 85.7%, date: Mar 25, 2026)
NASHVILLE - The first of three town council work sessions on the FY 2027 budget, a budget retreat, produced one overarching message: that the town of Nashville needs to up its salaries, some significantly, to match what similarly sized communities are paying.
"It's clear our current pay is falling behind the market," summarized Lily Urieta, Human Resources Director, who compared Nashville to Williamston and Butner, particularly, in both growth and services rendered at the March 23rd meeting.

Giving our time to youth is an incredible gift money can't buy (relevance: 71.4%, date: Mar 25, 2026)
Last week's Nashville Graphic carried coverage of the Northern Nash High School Boys Basketball team winning the 6A state championship - the first time since 1968.
Though I'm a Southern Nash High School alumna, I was extremely excited for the Northern Nash Knights when word came they had won. I anxiously awaited for that text to roll in from our folks covering the game. When the phone dinged and I opened the text to see "WE WON!!" -- I couldn't help but to jump out my seat to do a little victory dance myself.

Nashville board stalls action on Braswell land transfer (relevance: 71.4%, date: Mar 25, 2026)
NASHVILLE - What began with an apparent engineering error at a business expansion that led to construction encroaching into Stoney Creek Environmental Park land has created quite the kerfuffle for Nashville town leaders, who have to make sure that a planned land swap will not endanger any state grant conditions.
Braswell Family Farms, which bought a county-constructed shell building at 111 Industry Court that sits on town land in the Nashville Business Center, is in the process of upfitting the building interior to house its new egg distribution facility. Part of the land prep involves adding additional truck docks and a semi-circular location to park semi trucks.

Fear of death not unusual for most Christians (relevance: 57.1%, date: Mar 25, 2026)
"For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain." (Philippians 1:21)
As a child, I was terrified of death. I lost my mother when I was seven years old. So death was not just a figment of my imagination. I saw its sting and I understood how it could tear a family apart.
I still fear death, largely because I continue to view it through the eyes of that seven-year old that lost his mother.

Nashville seeks grant funds for new ladder truck (relevance: 57.1%, date: Mar 25, 2026)
NASHVILLE- Based on Nashville's growing population numbers, it may qualify for almost half the funding for a brand-new ladder truck for the Nashville Fire Department- and so council members have approved a resolution to authorize a grant application.
Meeting during a special called meeting March 12th, council members figuratively put pen to paper to apply for a federal share of $1,043,900, or 55% of what would be needed to buy a 2027 Pierce Enforcer 107' PUC Aerial Ladder truck.

Schools to make up winter weather days (relevance: 57.1%, date: Mar 25, 2026)
NASHVILLE - 'Snow days' may cause some rejoicing for teachers and students alike, but the piper still has to be paid regarding makeup days. With ten school days already affected by inclement weather this school year, school district officials are shuffling the calendar to make up the time.
Dr. Timothy Mudd, Executive Director of Accountability, Research and Innovation, presented a revised school calendar to the board at a NCPS committee meeting Feb. 23.

Nashville agrees to extend sewer to Freedom Industries (relevance: 42.9%, date: Mar 25, 2026)
NASHVILLE - Freedom Industries, a maintenance contracting company situated between Nashville and Rocky Mount, will be expanding its operations to the tune of $6.5 million. It is expected to add 20 new jobs with the expansion, which has been made possible by assistance from the town of Nashville, the city of Rocky Mount, and Nash County.
Both Nashville and Nash County approved a five-year joint interlocal cooperation agreement this month, with Nashville's action at its March 18th town council meeting and Nash County moving to do so earlier in the month on March 2nd.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR (relevance: 28.6%, date: Apr 18, 2006)

NASH COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE REPORTS (relevance: 14.3%, date: Mar 25, 2026)
Larceny misdemeanor reported at 10261 Camp Charles Rd., Bailey on 2/25/26
Motor vehicle theft, all other vehicles; breaking and entering felony/non-force/larceny reported at 11011 Pace Rd., Bailey on 2/28/26
Obtain property by false pretense; recovered property reported at 11834 Salem School Rd., Whitakers on 2/25/26
Possession drug paraphernalia (not marijuana); simple possession schedule II controlled substance reported at 234 W. Washington St., Nashville on 2/26/26

Farmer launches county-wide petition to save farmland (relevance: 14.3%, date: Mar 25, 2026)
NASHVILLE- A Bailey farmer is working to grow a petition to protect Nash County farmland land while calling for a moratorium on building until current ordinance is revised.
Joseph Bailey spoke at the March 2 Nash County commissioners meeting about the community petition, which he said was growing online and currently had 239 verified signatures.

Local cattlemen hear from feed distributor (relevance: 14.3%, date: Mar 25, 2026)
ROCKY MOUNT - Local cattlemen took in a presentation from a fellow cattleman and feed distributor at their Feb. 23 meeting. About twenty farmers met Monday night at the East Carolina Ag Center/Livestock Arena on Kingsboro Road for the program, which also included a meal with hamburgers, mashed potatoes, string beans and cornbread.
Speaker JD Baltzell of Beaufort County, co-owner of Foxfire Feed LLC of Pinetown, NC, spoke about the importance of feed ingredients to help cattle regulate heat stress.

Nashville public works responds to sewage spill (relevance: 14.3%, date: Mar 25, 2026)
NASHVILLE - The same month that the town of Nashville applied for an $8.6 million Hazard Mitigation grant to make $11 million in improvements to the town's Stoney Creek Sewer Outfall Line, that same line got cracked by two trees March 17th, releasing untreated wastewater into Stoney Creek.
Severe weather predicted March 16 closed Nash County schools for students and staff that Monday, with many considering the threat a "non-event." However, wind gusts of 55mph that night dropped five trees in Wake County, with two of those on houses and one on a power line.

Church Events Calendar (relevance: 14.3%, date: Apr 26, 2006)

Newsstand Locations (relevance: 14.3%, date: Mar 3, 2021)

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