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NASH COUNTY BUILDING PERMITS - JULY 2026 (relevance: 100%, date: Aug 5, 2026)
Building Permit Commercial
Addition; 4461 Boseman Rd, Rocky Mount; Amber Morrow, Licensed Contractor, Cell Site Technologies, Inc.; $29,000
Addition; 16013 Watson Seed Farm Rd, Whitakers, ; Gail Prince, Licensed Contractor, East Rock Development, LLC; $176,038.62
Addition; 7474 Nc 48, Battleboro; Heaven Huffman, Licensed Contractor, Skyward Telecom, LLC; $10,000

Spring Hope Pumpkin Festival set for October 2-3 (relevance: 100%, date: Aug 5, 2026)
SPRING HOPE - More pieces are falling into place for this year's Spring Hope National Pumpkin Festival, planned Friday, Oct. 2nd and Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026.
"We got a much earlier start this year," said Steve Brumfield, commissioner, speaking at the July 20th Downtown Development Board meeting. "We're going to have more vendors than I've seen in a very long time."
Brumfield, who is Festival President, attempted to recuse himself from board action regarding festival permit approval August 3rd, but attorney Nick Berry said that since Brumfield had no financial conflict, it was permissable for Brumfield to vote for permit approval.

Town mulls parking ordinances; bumps trash can fee again (relevance: 100%, date: Aug 5, 2026)
NASHVILLE - A request from Nashville Methodist Church to allow on-street parking on the west side of nearby S. Hilliard Street has met with town council approval, but the council tabled other parking changes until related ordinance issues could be addressed.
Randy Lansing, town manager, said that the church had asked that the parking restriction to be lifted in order to accommodate additional church parking. A house originally located at 106 S. Hilliard, Lansing said, but now demolished after acquisition by the church, was the reason the no parking zone had been put in place.

Nash to amend location rules for rural vape shops (relevance: 100%, date: Aug 5, 2026)
NASHVILLE - The adoption of a new UDO Text Amendment to regulate the locations of stand-alone "vape" shops has put the kibosh on suspected plans to place one on NC 97 near the Rocky Mount-Wilson Airport.
Nash commissioners voted unanimously August 3rd to adopt the text amendment into current code, effective immediately, with the understanding that it would be carried over into the draft revised Unified Development Ordinance currently being worked on.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR (relevance: 100%, date: Apr 18, 2006)

Sports (relevance: 50%)
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NASH COUNTY DEED TRANSFERS (relevance: 50%, date: Aug 5, 2026)
Usherla Deberry to Thomas James Willson and Tamera S. Willson to 305 Cunningham Drive, Rocky Mount; $250,000
Taylor D. Ferrell, Elaine Virginia Cooper Ferrell and Taylor D. Ferrell to Carson Endicott Fowler and Kristina Fowler; 456 Shellcastle Road, Rocky Mount
Kathy Leonard Lawson to Doris Griffin; Autumn Ridge Subdivision, Phase B1, Block A, Lot 36; $210,000
Gregory J. Roth II and Sharon L. Roth to Jacob S. Johnson and Rebecca R. Johnson; 5030 Overlook Drive, Elm City; $699,500

RED OAK NEWS (relevance: 50%, date: Aug 5, 2026)
Red Oak Baptist Church will have a Backpack Giveaway on Saturday, Aug. 8 at 8:30 a.m. This ministry will support students by providing backpacks filled with school supplies.
Merry Christmas in August! Red Oak Baptist Church is participating in Christmas in August, a ministry of Woman's Missionary Union, by providing needed items for North American Mission Board missionary, Emanuel Carvalho of Deerfield Beach, FL

Is God Dead? - The first murder (relevance: 50%, date: Aug 5, 2026)
Christian philosopher Eleonore Stump states, "Orthodox Christian doctrine holds that persons once created are everlasting and are of infinite value. If they become defective, it is up to a good God not to eliminate them, but to fix them if He can." Although Christians hold these truths to be absolute, this statement presents us with a conundrum or a difficulty. That is, how can we say God is all-powerful, all-knowing, and all-benevolent when we see so much evil in the world? That, of course, has been the question we have labored to address over the last many weeks.

Overheard conversations are not the same as eavesdropping (relevance: 50%, date: Aug 5, 2026)
I was in a Wilmington hotel lobby, having just checked out and sitting alone waiting for my car. The woman working the front desk took a phone call. I had no interest in her business whatsoever, but then:
Woman: Naw, I can't be seen with them in public. I've told you that.
Long pause.
Woman: That's the agreement.

Animal shelter expands hours; adds Saturday options (relevance: 50%, date: Aug 5, 2026)
NASHVILLE- Beginning this week, the Nash County Pet Connection Center is expanding its open hours, including adding two Saturdays a month for people and families to come meet potential new pets.
Stacie Shatzer, Nash County Manager, dropped the news Monday in her manager's report during the August 3rd board of commissioners' meeting.

Nashville closes door on shipping container rules (relevance: 50%, date: Aug 5, 2026)
NASHVILLE - The issue of where, when and how shipping containers can be used in Nashville may finally be closed, with town council members voting to adopt a final ordinance version at their August 4th meeting.
Brewing for more than a year, and the subject of multiple meetings, a special work session, and numerous iterations by the town planning board along with town staff, a hired consultant and input from local citizens, the topic was offered one final time Tuesday evening for people to have a say.

County to purchase land next to NCC (relevance: 50%, date: Aug 5, 2026)
NASHVILLE- A suddenly-announced plan for Nash County to buy land adjacent to Nash Community College for NCC expansion hit opposition Monday, primarily over the sticker price- but the purchase was narrowly approved in a 4-3 split vote by county commissioners.
Initiated by Mike Gaynor, county attorney, an August 3rd agenda item stated that Nash had already negotiated the purchase of 39.84 acres at 3538 Eastern Avenue, Rocky Mount, for the price of $1,950,000 from sellers Sanjeev Kumar and Supriya Kumar.

BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
Nashville Chamber celebrates 75th year (relevance: 50%, date: Aug 5, 2026)
NASHVILLE - Taylor Made Jewelry, a family-owned and operated business that opened its doors in the Piggly Wiggly shopping center in 2002, was named and celebrated as the 2026 Business of the Year during the 75th annual meeting of the Nashville Chamber of Commerce.
Diane Taylor, with son Ryan, daughter Rachel, and Tracie Rives, sales manager, accepted the award from Cliff Joyner, Chamber President, at the Elks Club on Thursday night, July 30th.

Click "Graphic Sports" link on right sidebar (relevance: 50%, date: Nov 19, 2025)

Church Events Calendar (relevance: 50%, date: Apr 26, 2006)

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