The Elks Lodge #1038 at Birchwood honored retired Nashville physician Dr. Joseph Liverman at its annual Flag Day Ceremony last week.
The presentation to Dr. Liverman was given by Esteemed Leading Knight Chris Bissette and Esquire, Parker Phillips with Chaplain, Linda Burgess giving the prayer. Special guests of Dr. Liverman were Dot Morris, David Rose, Cheryl Ellington, and Bobby Joe Fisher. Both Dr. Liverman and Bobby Joe Fisher are members of the Elks Lodge.

The Town of Nashville has extended its lease for the recreation center another six months.
The town has purchased the former Acme Cleaners Building at the corner of Church and Boddie Streets and plans to renovate the facility and relocate the recreation center. However, Parks, Recreation Cultural Resources Director Koy Worrell said those renovations are expected to take longer than expected.

A local artist has created a painting of Red Oak Elementary School for the public to purchase.
Rochelle Bass, of Nashville, was commissioned by the Town of Red Oak to paint the former school. Bass said the project started in December.
Bass created an oil-on-canvas painting of the old Red Oak Elementary School building, which was recently torn day for a new school and parking lot to be built.

District Chief Travis Green of Nash County EMS receives the NC American Legion Award.

Three Nash County public service workers were recently honored by the North Carolina American Legion for going above and beyond in their duties.
Deputy Baltazar Rodriguez, of the Nash County Sheriff's Office, District Chief Travis Green, of Nash County EMS, and Assistant Chief Jason Edwards, of the Nashville Fire Department, were recognized as the American Legion's Law Enforcement Officer of the Year, EMS of the Year and Firefighter of the Year at the state American Legion conference in Raleigh earlier this month.

Workers with Custom Building Company of Greenville put up sheetrock at the soon to open Primary Care and Urgent Care of Nashville on West Nashville Drive across from Ribeyes Steakhouse. Graphic photo by Lindell Kay

A local physician has launched her own practice to offer the small town charm of a family doctor in Nashville.
Dr. Shandal Emmanuel will head Primary Care and Urgent Care of Nashville when it opens next month on West Nashville Drive behind Bojangles and across from Ribeyes Steakhouse. A grand opening is set tentatively for July 17.

The Town of Nashville held its Youth Police & Fire Camp last week offering multiple activites for youth to learn about police and fire careers. The finale of the event was the traditional Tug-O-War. Contributed photo

The Town of Nashville has been awarded grant funding to help prepare a site in Nashville's Business Center for industrial development.
The town received a $407,550 grant from the Golden LEAF Foundation to rough-grade a lot in the business center to make it suitable for industrial development. The site has already been cleared and grubbed but has a significant topographical slope that needs to be eliminated.

The Town of Nashville is funding cleaner sidewalks for businesses along Washington Street.
The Downtown Nashville Strong Advisory Board voted on Monday to spend up to $1,000 of funds from the town's Municipal Service District (MSD) account to wash the sidewalks on Washington Street from Barnes to Boddie Street.

Spring Hope's library will undergo a name change during its move from downtown to the campus of Spaulding Resource Center.
With the recent renewal of a second five-year operations contract with Braswell Memorial Library, the long-standing Spring Hope Public Library is being renamed Town of Spring Hope Library. The name change is to distance it from the defunct local library board that once controlled the library.

INCIDENTS
A resisting arrest/hinder and delay was reported on 6/11/23 at 237 Macon Drive
An EBT fraud was reported on 6/15/23 at 501 Barnes Street

An assault with serious bodily injury and warrant service was reported on 6/17/23 and 6/15/23 at 100 N Boddie Street, Nashville
A damage to property was reported on 6/16/23 at 10550 E NC 97, Rocky Mount
A missing person was reported on 6/12/23 at 1090 Crystal Lane, Rocky Mount

Tom and Marlene Weinzapfel of Mt. Vernon, Indiana announce the engagement of their daughter, Ellen Nichole Weinzapfel, to Matthew Thomas McKirahan, the son of Larry and Laura McKirahan of Momeyer. The wedding is planned for September 30, 2023 in Pinehurst, N.C. at 2 p.m.

FACT ~ $$$ creates breeders, often puppy mill or backyard. Their unsold stock, once they are old and unproductive or not cute anymore or don't have the look, will often end up in Shelters, dumped on the road or worse. Don't buy and encourage this cruelty. ADOPT. Mind you, there are responsible breeders out there of show quality dogs, but there are few of those. Those will do health testing and more. If one doesn't qualify as show quality, they will fix before selling.

"Martha, Martha," the Lord answered, "you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed." (Luke 10:41-42)
Many of us are seeking more balance in our lives. So much so, it is one of our most popular resolutions for the New Year.
Our yearning for more peace in our lives doesn't surprise me. It's because we live in a world where peace is yearned everywhere.

Have you ever reflected on your life and where you are headed?
"Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither.

West Mount and Benvenue Ruritan members (left to right), Wayne Outlaw, Fran Bunn, Howard Taylor, Donnie Perry and Billy O'Keefe gathered at the West Mount Ruritan Club to recognize and honor Howard for his 50+ years of volunteer community service as a member of the Benvenue Ruritan Club.

Howard Taylor (right), 56 year member of the Benvenue Ruritan Club, Rocky Mount-Durham District, is shown receiving a 50+ year name badge from 2008 Ruritan National President Wayne Outlaw. Howard is the longest serving member of the Benvenue Club, and was recognized for his many years of dedicated service.

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Petty Officer 1st Class Zachary Love, a native of Rocky Mount, serves in Japan aboard a forward-deployed U.S. Navy warship.
Love joined the Navy fifteen years ago. Today, Love serves as a logistics specialist aboard USS Dewey.
"I joined the Navy to better myself, travel and be a part of history," said Love.
Love attended Rocky Mount Senior High School and graduated in 2007.

BUILDING PERMIT
(RESIDENTIAL)
Gina Frazier; 4454 Red Oak Battleboro Road; detached accessory; $40,637
Dani Coley; 2889 Bones Acres Court; detached accessory; $28,000

Square Foote LLC to Foote and Moorefield, Inc.; Section 1, Ford's Colony at Rocky Mount; Block A, Lot 21
Denise Lucas to Lisa Rodriguez, Paul R. Lucas and Bryan Lucas; 941 Shearin Andrew Road, Rocky Mount
Lisa Rodriguez, Bryan Lucas and Denise Lucas to Paul R. Lucas, Heather Chin-Lucas and Heather Chin Lucas; 937 Shearin Andrew Road, Rocky Mount

On Father's Day, an idea dawned on me for a self-help book that is sure to make millions or at least dozens of dollars and one Soapbox column, if not more.
If you're thinking I'm a little late on this topic -- seeing as how Father's Day was last weekend -- that is just how my life goes.
We're hardly ever to church on time. I took 36 semesters off before deciding to go to graduate school. My wife Kristi is just as bad -- all three of her babies were late deliveries.

I was highly impressed with the oil painting of Red Oak Elementary School crafted by Rochelle Bass of Nashville. When opening photos of the art this week, the first thing that came to mind was we certainly need this done for downtown Nashville. Our historic structures dating back to 1912 and earlier are the centerpiece of Nashville. We've lost several buildings which were beautiful examples of early 1900s architecture.
A couple of our existing structures have been updated and a couple are at risk of being demolished.

WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS - This photo was originally published in The Nashville Graphic on October 12, 1972. These unusually large lemons were grown by Michael Harper, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roland Harper. Michael displays the tree that he grew at his father's nursery.

NASH CENTRAL'S TREY SUMLER -- ONE OF THE ALL-TIME GREATS

ROCKY MOUNT -- Returning to Normalcy could have been the theme of this year's Nash Central High School Athletic Awards Ceremony as NC resumed naming former standouts to its Hall of Fame list following a COVID-related hiatus.
And the recipients were big ones as part of the star-studded event. NCHS saluted the great Trey Sumler, who is regarded as the best boys basketball player in school history.

NORTHERN NASH'S LAUREN MILLIGAN

RED OAK -- When they collectively arrived on campus four years ago, little did members of Northern Nash High School's incoming boys athletic class know they long-term historical impact they would have.
Simply put, that class developed into one of the best all-around groups NN has ever seen -- and the now-seniors went out in style during the 2022-23 school year by winning Big East Conference boys championships in football, cross country, basketball, indoor track, outdoor track and baseball.

NASH COUNTY -- Given the competitiveness of the league, it's difficult for a school to claim the Wells Fargo Cup Championship in the Big East Conference -- let alone two years in a row.
But Southern Nash reached that lofty goal during the 2022-23 school year as the Firebirds repeated their Wells Fargo Cup overall crown.

SOUTHERN NASH\'S EMORY GIBSON

STANHOPE -- Southern Nash's Dynamic Duo morphed into a Tremendous Trio this spring as part of yet another dynamic girls soccer season.
Certainly, SN's long-time, one-two punch of scoring whizzes Amber Patterson and Charlotte Benson delivered as expected, teaming up for 78 goals and 32 assists while helping the Ladybirds to a 20-4 overall record that included a Big East Conference Championship repeat, along with a journey to the second round of the Class 3-A State Playoffs.

ZEBULON -- Kay-Lan Nicasia drove in a run with a RBI triple in the ninth, Luke Adams went 2-for-3 with two runs and Logan Henderson totaled a career-high nine strikeouts, but the visiting Lynchburg Hillcats survived a late Carolina Mudcats' rally while escaping with a 4-3 victory in front of a paid crowd of 6,017 on Tuesday night at Five County Stadium.

NASHVILLE -- The 2023 Girls Basketball Team at Nashville Elementary started its season in January. The club was made up of three fourth-grade students and 13 fifth-grade students in addition to one team manager.
The head coach was Beth Brantley, a fifth-grade teacher, and the assistant coach is Gregory Perkins, the boys coach and school custodian. The team had practices every Tuesday and Thursday from January to April after school, in addition to games every Saturday during the month of March.

Pianist Clara Yang will present music by Beethoven, Chopin, Debussey, Brahms, and current composer Stephen Anderson at Cherry Hill on Sunday, June 25th. The program, which will begin at 3 p.m. will include favorite works by the renowned composers, as well as a work written specifically for Clara Yang by Anderson.
Dr. Yang, a graduate of the University of Southern California, the Yale School of Music, and the Eastman School of Music, is currently Associate Professor of Music and Head of Keyboard Studies at UNC-Chapel Hill.