MOMEYER - The Momeyer Town Council is taking another look at allowing a food bank to move into the old Bass Brother IGA.
Two upcoming meetings are set for December to hear from the public on whether food banks should be allowed as a permitted use in the commercial district. If approved, the town would have to amend its zoning ordinances.

NASH COUNTY - Northern Nash High School's Air Force Junior ROTC program is facing the possibility of shutting down next year but school leaders are hoping a bill will be passed to salvage the program.
Nash County School Board Chairman Bill Sharpe said a lack of certified instructors has already suspended the Air Force Junior ROTC program at Southern Nash High School this school year.

Red Oak Elementary School Principal Allison Williams stands in front of the aging school, which is set for demolition with its replacement being constructed directly behind it.

RED OAK -- When Red Oak Elementary School students return to classes after the holiday break it will be in a new building.
The move to a new, larger state-of-the-art building is bittersweet for staff and teachers.
For years they watched the construction of the new building -- directly behind the aging school house on Red Oak Road -- with a mix of fascination and a little trepidation.

Shopping locally keeps money in Nashville.
"It's important to support local small businesses," said Cliff Joyner, president of the Nashville Chamber of Commerce.
Small businesses in Nashville support the local economy, but also the community with events and fundraisers, Joyner said.
"Shopping local is a way to support them and show appreciation," Joyner said. "It's also a way to get unique gifts you can't find anywhere else."

John Sprague (left) was recognized at Ruritan of the Year by Coopers Ruritan Club. Club President Danny Tyson (right) presented the award.

Ruritan Clubs rely heavily on volunteers to help meet its goal of making communities a better place to live and work. Each year, the Coopers Ruritan Club celebrates those volunteers at an appreciation banquet.
This year, a few members were singled out for going above and beyond.
John Sprague was recognized as the club's Ruritan of the Year. Sprague has been a member of the Coopers Ruritan Club since 2008.

NASHVILLE - The state may have mandated his retirement from the bench, but 72-year-old Judge Quentin Sumner refuses to be put on the shelf.
After 39 years of presiding over capital murder cases and $1 million civil trials, Sumner retired Oct. 31 as Nash County's resident senior superior court judge.
Many of Sumner's colleagues transitioned from lawyers to lawmakers. He played coy with questions about whether he planned to run for another office.

Nash County has a new livestock agent ready to share her love of animals.
Jennifer Coltrain, 22, went to work earlier this month with the N.C. Cooperative Extension of Nash and Edgecombe counties.
Coltrain grew up in Pitt County where she developed an interest in horses as a young girl. She landed a "job" where she cleaned around the barn and did chores to earn riding lessons. She kept this up from age 9 through high school.

Nashville's Christmas parade is all about the kids.
"The children are the parade," said Cliff Joyner, president of the Nashville Chamber of Commerce, which is hosting the event.
Parents are asked to help their children 12 and under to decorate their bikes, wagons, strollers, scooters or whatever (as long as it doesn't have a motor).

Christmas is coming to Red Oak a little early this year.
The town has two days of holiday events set for this weekend at W.B. Ennis Park, 4605 N. Old Carriage Road.
"There's No Place Like Home" Christmas Music Festival is scheduled for Friday and Saturday with a parade, live music, 20 food vendors, 60 craft vendors and more, according to organizers.

Nominate Nashville's best decorated holiday home! This contest is open to residential, downtown businesses, and other businesses within town limits.
• All homes and businesses within Nashville City Limits are eligible.
• Entry form must be submitted online by noon on Thursday, December 8th.

RALEIGH -- An armed drug runner who made his children urinate in bottles so he didn't have to stop will spend 20 years in federal prison after being stopped two years ago by Nash County Sheriff Keith Stone.
Anthony Cyquan Herring, 40, received a sentence last week of 240 months of incarceration for possessing fentanyl and other drugs for distribution, while armed with a loaded handgun.

INCIDENTS
A simple possession of a schedule VI controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of methamphetamine was reported on 11/13/22 at 100 East Evans Drive, Nashville

Is it worth it? My answer is an emphatic YES. I hear people saying, but they don't live long enough when speaking of their pets. Yes, they will pass and they will take a bit of our heart with them. But what if you never had them? Think of the comfort, the unconditional love, the reason you might get up in the morning, and so many reasons that we could keep listing for ages.

Randy Joyner, founder of Tobacco Barn Wood, sells wall decorations and more made from torn down old tobacco barns. He's pictured at Davis Family Farms in Fremont last weekend and will be at Red Oak's Christmas event at Ennis Park this weekend.

For years a Nash County man has turned torn down tobacco barns into folk art, popular at local craft shows.
Tobacco barn wood holds up, said Randy Joyner.
"I tore down a tobacco barn that had been burned," Joyner said. "The wood was still good. I knew a guy who made a bed out of charred wood. People love old barn wood."

James Allen Bailey and Margaret Boykin Bailey grew up in the Bailey community; however, they found very little information has been recorded about how the town formed and its settlers.
The couple recently held a book signing at Privette Memorial Library in downtown Bailey and will have a table with books at the Bailey Christmas Celebration and Parade on Dec. 3.

NINTH GRADE - A HONOR ROLL
Adam Alzer, Barlah Alzughl, Te'Anna Ausberry, Coryan Avent, Isabel Barnes, Cara Brake, Trevion Cook, Maylee Garner, Chloe Garris, Hannah Garris, Ramsey Harris, Keno Jones II, Ava Lloyd, Casiya Lynch, Ella Mallory, Arleth Mireles-Martinez, Lillian Montalvo, Elijah Moore, Ethan Price,

NINTH GRADE - A HONOR ROLL
Sharmiah Alston, Eliana Andrade, Ella Bryant, Denise Conrad, Daylan Cooper, Tamya Coppedge, Martin Davy II, Josh Day, Daniel Edwards, Angelique Garcia, Devonta Jenkins, Isaiah Johnson, Gracyn King, Liam Kopf, Sophia Langley, Blake Lewis, Lillie Long, Khiara Lowe, Emily McFerren,

"But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered." (Romans 6:17)
There is a song that many churches now sing. The chorus says, "I'm no longer a slave to fear, I am a child of God". It reminds me of the scripture where the Apostle Paul said, "You used to be slaves to sin". I didn't understand those words until I was born again. Salvation gave me a whole different perspective about the life I used to live.

Thankfulness is a wonderful virtue. When we really feel grateful, we find it a delightful and refreshing experience. When we observe it authentically in someone else, we find it admirable.
Like a glorious sunset, we don't need to be convinced of the loveliness of thankfulness.

THIRD GRADE - A HONOR ROLL
Luke Balazs, DeAndre Bellamy, Lily Collins, Justin Coppedge, Kaidence Costa, Tiana Farr, Arianna Garris, Adeline Hancock, Caroline Harvey, Matthew Joyner, Kingston Miller, Joshua Minchew, Lylah Mitchell, Brynlee Moore and Ryleigh Price

THIRD GRADE - A HONOR ROLL
Bentley Gibson, Aryana Rivera, Carter Shoffner, Marley Shore, Sydney Smith, Kyle Trull and Maya Wimberly

THIRD GRADE - A HONOR ROLL
Bailey Hepps, Sophie Sims, Elia Taifeh and Emma Wooten

THIRD GRADE - A HONOR ROLL
Elijah Arrington, Aaliyah Ellis, Josiah Ellis, Jay'ceon Harrison, Ja'kayla Nicholson, Kyland Peterson, Dylan Richardson, Yousef Sarhan and Ja'leah Wax

THIRD GRADE
A HONOR ROLL
Destiny Baker, Kyndall Brown, Angel Campos-Carreon, Nolan Honabach, Jermane Lucas and Luke Thorne

THIRD GRADE - A HONOR ROLL
Jackson Barnes and Saniyah Evans

SIXTH GRADE - A HONOR ROLL
Makayla Bakerman, Sara Bakerman, Evie Bulluck, A'dia Cash, Reginald Crooms, Harmony Dupree, Milan Harrison, Conner Ivey, Paisley Jackson, Elin Johnson, Addyson McGuire, Alexis Pennington, Camdon Proctor, Casey Rouse, Cierra Saputo, Robert Schwarz, Hayden Strutton and Kaelyn Sullivan

SIXTH GRADE - A HONOR ROLL
Aaliyah Atkinson, Kasen Batts-Wood, Pearson Bissette, Abigail Chandler, Alaina Fisher, Lila Hancock, Ayden Hanlin, Liyah Harris, Lana Hasan, Ava Hicks, Jackson Jenkins, Peyton Long, Evan Mallory, Corey Mercer, Christian Powell, Gabrielyn Rundle, Zoey Sauls, Omar Sowe,

NINTH GRADE - A HONOR ROLL
Alyssa Allen, Emma Barnes, Denisse Campos, Adam Collier, Roberto Cruz, Frenchy Davis, Makenzie Edwards, Breea Giles, Nicolas Groesser, Isabel Hernandez, Austin Johnson, Andy Liu, Nissi Perez Hernandez, Jakayla Powell, Adolfo Ramirez, Mary Romanus, Hannah Steele, Mallory Sutton and Olivia Williams

THIRD GRADE - A HONOR ROLL
Jamari Dozier, Adaiah Graham, Elijah Keith, Tyrel Moore and Brooklin Smith

Nash Community College recently partnered with the Town of Nashville to plant pear trees in the orchard at Nashville Elementary School. The trees were planted in celebration of Arbor Day, which is November 9 in the Town of Nashville. Elementary students learned about the way trees breathe and drink through their roots and about the new bluebird house that was installed in the orchard. (Contributed photo)

Students from Nash, Vance, Granville and Warren County Sheriff's Offices recently completed Detention Officer training at Nash Community College. The certification includes 177 hours of instruction designed to train qualified participants to function as officers in detention facilities. Governed by the North Carolina Sheriffs' Training Standards Commissions, the course took one month to complete.

Members of Nash Community College's student chapter of the National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America recently attended the NC Association of Veterinary Technicians fall conference in Wilmington. First and second-year Veterinary Medical Technology students and instructors attended conference sessions about workplace communication, dental imaging, hands-free radiology, lagomorphs, parasites, emergency medicine and monitoring animals under anesthesia.

Worthy Properties, LLC to Cinch Realty Group, Inc.; 113 Burnett Street, Rocky Mount; $27,500
Cinch Realty Group, Inc. to Day Consultants LLC; 113 Burnett Street, Rocky Mount; $25,000
C.T. Williams Corporation to WJH, LLC; Williams Grove, Phase IV, Lots 36-40 and 85-87; $292,000

BUILDING PERMIT
(COMMERCIAL)
Richard Belk; Renovation/alteration; 102 B Nashville Drive W; $75,000
Joshua Godwin; miscellaneous; 417 S Walnut Street; $29,000

RALEIGH - County governments and nonprofit groups may now apply for funding assistance from the N.C. Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund for farmland preservation projects. Applicants have until Dec. 19 to apply.
"The latest study from the American Farmland Trust projects North Carolina losing more than a million acres of agricultural land over the next 20 years," said Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler.

Nashville
12/13/2022: 1:30 p.m. - 6 p.m., Nashville Baptist Church, 512 E Washington St

I read an article over the weekend about an author who was asked by a magazine to write a short piece relating her thankful list.
Her piece would be integrated into a roundup type article with other writers. The editor gave an example of what he was writing and asked her to please not include politics.
Bless his heart.

'Tis the season for thankfulness. And more than ever, I have a lot to be thankful for!
For those of you who know me, or keep up with us here at the newspaper office, you know I've battled COVID-19 since October 5. I went almost three years from catching the nasty bug, and it finally got me. And apparently I'm one of the more than 16.3 million people diagnosed with something called Long Covid which carries a long list of symptoms that linger after the virus.

WINTER'S FIRST SNOW - This photo originally published in The Nashville Graphic on December 11, 1958. Lucian Vick, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.G. Vick, didn't object at all to the weather-enforced school holiday. He put on boots, gloves and heavy clothing and made for the nearest hillside. By 4 p.m. the snow was more than four inches deep and still falling.