Nash County Commissioners are hoping to add US 264 to the list of scenic byways in North Carolina.
Commissioners approved a resolution on June 17 to submit an application to include the 11 mile stretch of 264 that runs from Wake to Wilson County to the NC Scenic Byway Study List.

The Town of Spring Hope announced last week that one of its own will fill the police chief position recently vacated.
Nathan D. Gant was named Police Chief and began serving last Wednesday, June 19.
Gant has served as a sergeant with the Spring Hope Police Department since 2015. He also served as a member of the Tar River Regional Drug Task Force since its inception.

JONES

The remains of Private First Class W. Hoover Jones were returned to Nash County last Thursday.
Law enforcement, fire, EMS and the community lined Nash County overpasses to pay their respects as Jones was brought from Raleigh to Rocky Mount.
PFC Jones, of Whitakers enlisted in the United States Army at the age of 18 as an infantryman.

Nash County residents have another July Fourth celebration to add to their list of fun, as the Town of Red Oak and the faith community will present its first Family Freedom Celebration this Sunday, June 30.
The event will take place from 7 until 9:30 p.m. on the church grounds of Red Oak Baptist Church and at Ennis Park.

The Brooklyn Community hosted its second annual Nashville Neighborhood Day Saturday attracting over 250 people to Glover Park for food, fun and fellowship.
Former Brooklyn community resident Mary Richardson came up with the idea to host the event last year and said it went so well, she decided to do it again.
The event included a softball game between the Rocky Mount Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity and St. Elmo Lodge and the Alumni Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity and Alumni Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha.

Lara Wood, a student at Virginia Episcopal School, recently served as a Page for the North Carolina House of Representatives. She is the daughter of Donna Wood and Ernest Wood and was sponsored by Representative Lisa Stone Barnes (R), Franklin, Nash. Ms. Wood was appointed and introduced to the Members of the House during session on Monday night.

Serenity Moses and Ziyah Lucas are all smiles at the Brooklyn Community Nashville Neighborhood Day Saturday.

Goldie Ford (left) enjoys time with her son, Patrick Ford, and her great-granddaughter, Canorah Wilson, at the Brooklyn Community Nashville Neighborhood Day Saturday.

The Anchor Holds hosted its first Community Naloxone (Narcan) Training and Distribution last Thursday in Spring Hope.
Heather Moore said she hopes the training will be the first of many offered around Nash County.
Moore, who is the founder of The Anchor Holds, said she wanted to host the event to give the community a chance to learn more about Naloxone.

Twenty-one individuals were arrested recently during a special one-day joint operation between the Nash County Sheriff's Office and Rocky Mount Police Department.
The focus of the operation, named "Summer Drought," was to disrupt the illegal sales of controlled substances within the City of Rocky Mount while at the same time deterring acts of violence.

Nash County Cooperative Extension is looking to add a Master Food Volunteer Program this fall.
The program, similar to the Master Gardeners Volunteer Program, will focus on cooking, nutrition and food safety.
Regina Moseley, Nash County Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences, said the program is something new for North Carolina Cooperative Extension.

Nash County Commissioners recognized graduates of the annual Nash County Citizens Academy at their May 20 meeting.
This is the 12th year "Nash County Government Works" has been hosted.
Nineteen Nash County residents who completed the program were presented their graduation certificates at the Board of Commissioner's monthly meeting.

Nash County EMS has received the American Heart Association's Mission: Lifeline® EMS Gold Plus Award for implementing quality improvement measures for the treatment of patients who experience severe heart attacks.
Every year, more than 250,000 people experience an ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) the deadliest type of heart attack caused by a blockage of blood flow to the heart that requires timely treatment.

INCIDENTS
A possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia was reported on 6/17/19 at Glover Park
A damage to property (Vandalism) was reported on 6/21/19 at 830 Brooklyn Boulevard

An obtaining property by false pretense was reported on 6/17/19 at 9349 Pleasant Grove Church Road
A breaking, entering and larceny was reported on 6/17/19 at 7292 Hunt Lane
A cardiac arrest was reported on 6/18/19 at 13389 NC 43

Nash County Planning and Inspections issued the following building permits from June 17 through 21.

Students from Nash County, Franklin County, Vance County, Warrenton and Johnston County Sheriff's Offices recently completed Detention Officer training at Nash Community College. The certification includes 179 hours of instruction designed to train qualified participants to function as officers in detention facilities. The course is governed by the North Carolina Sheriffs' and North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commissions.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jhaqez L. Langley graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.
The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.

Nashville's American Legion Post 110 installed its new officers recently. Pictured on the front row is Barney Bell, Sergeant-at-Arms, Jim Boehm, Historian, Gene Braswell, Commander, Gerald Pipkin, Chaplain, and Larry Womack, Service Officer. Back row: Kenneth Powell, Adjutant, Ross Strickland, Finance Officer, Butch Mull, Vice Commander, Michael Page, Vice Commander.

YOU CAN STOP THE KILLING ​
~ 99+% of the dogs and cats in Shelters are not fixed! Cats & kittens (especially outdoor/feral ones) plus adult dogs & puppies DIE at the Nash County Animal Control Shelter. It is not the fault of the Nash County Animal Shelter staff. It is the fault of people with pets that aren't fixed (spayed/neutered). There is only so much space for unwanted animals.​

I am a product of a blended family. In other words, as a child I lived under the same roof with a parent and a stepparent, both of whom were rearing children of their own.
Now, I am now the head of a blended family. And while my whole perspective about it has changed, one thing hasn't: Harmony in a blended family is often difficult to sustain.

One of my favorite parables, one that we are likely all familiar with, is "The Parable of the Good Samaritan." The reason being is because every time I read this story, the Spirit illuminates the words in a new and different way. We all know who the star of the show is in this parable (hint: it's in the title) but I want to take a minute to reflect on the other guys that don't always look so great. When we really get down to it, I think we'll find that "the other guys" can be the more relatable characters.

At Kingdom International Church this past Sunday, Youth Pastor Steve Massey gave the announcements followed by two worship selections with the Praise Team. Pastor Daniel Moss gave the message from Galatians 2 "God - The Same Yesterday, Today, and Forever".
The Kingdom International Warriors Tball Team won the 2019 Tri-Community Tball Championship on June 17.

Women in Action of Red Oak Baptist Church met at the church on Tuesday, June 18. Women in Action is a missions group that meets at least once a month to learn about, pray for, give to, and do missions.
The youth and chaperones of Red Oak Baptist Church had a great time at MFuge in South Carolina last week and returned home safely Saturday.

This past Sunday Peachtree Baptist Church congregation, family, and friends welcomed Rev. Wendy Edwards, as guest pastor. She was accompanied by her husband Ray. She filled in for Pastor Gene while he and Marta were on a mini vacation. Rev. Wendy is a dear friend of the Peachtree members.
The sanctuary flower arrangement Sunday was presented to glorify God by Barbara Privette in loving memory of her late husband, John Beverley Privette.

Ideas and actions have consequences. Christian's must be different in the way we behave (actions), and just as important, Christians must be different from the world in the way we think. Our thought processes should be different because actions follow thinking (Philippians 4:8).
The apostle Paul knew the gospel transforms our thoughts and our actions.

Beverly Griffin, Park View Nursing alumna, event organizer (left) and Courtney Calhoun, NCC nursing instructor and former Park View Hospital Nurses' Alumnae Association Scholarship recipient (right).

Park View Hospital Nurses' Alumnae Association celebrated their 105th anniversary with a luncheon held at The Main Course at Belmont in Rocky Mount on Thursday, May 16. More than 50 individuals attended the event, including 31 Park View nurses.
Park View Hospital opened its doors as a 25-bed facility on July 1, 1914.

Fayetteville State University (FSU) student Vanessa Ward was awarded a $2,000 scholarship from Networth of Fayetteville. Ward is a biology major from Nashville.
Networth awards the scholarships to students attending FSU, Fayetteville Technical Community College and Methodist University. To be eligible, students must meet the following criteria:

RALEIGH - Fourteen N.C. Department of Transportation employees have been recognized as the agency's best at operating heavy equipment and earned an opportunity to compete against their peers from across the Southeast.
The winners of the state's annual Equipment Operators Safety Training Conference and "Roadeo" held at the N.C. State Fairgrounds in Raleigh on June 20 will travel to Mississippi in September in the regional event.

Nash Community College recognized eight officers for completing the College's 56th Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) Academy on Tuesday, June 11, 2019.
"Each of you have had an opportunity to experience a wealth of information and apply what you have learned in classroom practical situations during numerous scenario-based blocks," Rocky Mount Police Department Captain Michael Whitley, NCC alumnus, said in his keynote address.

The Patriot Guard escorts the remains of PFC William Hoover Jones last Thursday on Highway 64 to Rocky Mount.

Maybe it is just the fact that I'm getting older.
After all, I did complain after one of my boys painted a giant "X" in the middle of the yard the other day [too complicated to explain].
I also went out of town for a couple of days and did as close to nothing for 48 hours as is humanly possible. I rated it as one of my best vacations ever.

I hope many of you are looking forward to some relaxing travel this summer. But whether you're planning on enjoying the heat or evading it, nothing will ruin your vacation faster than a travel or rental scam. Here are some things to keep in mind when you're vacationing this summer.
Travel scams can often be disguised as too-good-to-be-true offers - and when things seem too good to be true, they usually are.

This photo originally published in The Nasvhille Graphic July 11, 1968. David and Leigh Ann Askew, children of Mr. and Mrs. W.B. Askew, Jr. of Dortches, were staying cool in their back yard. Leigh Ann was 4 years old in this photo, David was 10 months.

NASH REC SWIM STANDOUT SETH MORGAN

NASHVILLE - Things are a bit different this season in the Nash-Halifax Swim League after the departure of the Birchwood program left the conference with just three teams.
That move means that league squads will have two bye weeks this summer in addition to a break week for the Fourth of July holiday.

NORTHERN NASH'S DAVONTAE WIGGINS

RED OAK -- At the beginning of the 2016 football season, former Northern Nash Head Football Coach Randy Raper had a tough decision ahead of him.
Christian Daniels, who had started at quarterback for the Knights throughout the 2015 campaign left for Eastern Alamance, and Raper was tasked with finding his replacement.

RED OAK -- After the May 2 resignation of fourth-year head baseball coach Bard Collins, Northern Nash High School's Administration and Athletic Department began taking strides in finding the next leader of the Knights' diamond program.
As it turned out, NN Principal Brian Hopkins and fellow administrators didn't have to look far to find their replacement.

ROCKY MOUNT -- The North Carolina Wesleyan College Athletic Department recently announced its 2018-19 Athletes and Student-Athletes of the Year.
Taking home Male Athlete of the Year was sophomore men's tennis player Roberto Puig while fellow women's tennis freshman Fariza Abdulloeva was chosen as Female Athlete of the Year.

Westridge's Maddie Girouard is one of the top swimmers in the area in her age group.

NASH REC SWIM TRIO
(LEFT TO RIGHT)
MONICA KIBBE, ANNA BETH MORGAN
AND REBEKAH KIBBE

NASH REC'S LYLAH MITCHELL

JUVENTUS
NASH COUNTY PARKS AND REC
9-10 BOYS REGULAR SEASON
AND TOURNAMENT CHAMPS

HORNETS
NASH COUNTY PARKS AND REC
7-8 GIRLS TOURNAMENT CHAMPS