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NASHVILLE - Lily Urieta, Nashville's new HR Director, has qualifications as long as your arm, with 10 years HR experience and 13 years in local government. But you might say that she began learning to manage interpersonal relations at home, as the middle child and only girl, with five brothers, in the family.
Urieta, whose first day on the job here was officially Dec. 9, told The Graphic that she is impressed with the level of family activities that Nashville has, and is looking forward to having her two-year-old son and husband become a part of those.

NASHVILLE - Some residents of the Regency subdivision and Essex Road neighborhoods, possibly waiting for Santa to bring them town sewer hookups, will have until next fall until they get that item on their Christmas lists answered.
Mike Tolson, a town engineer with Mac Gay and Associates, updated council members at their Dec. 9 meeting on design specs for the two separate sewer extension projects, estimating an October completion date once everything is done.

Hunter Winstead, 3, of Spring Hope works cookie decoration with Nashville Police Officer Timothy Bell during Nashville Police Department's Cookie with a Cop event last week.

The North Carolina League of Municipalities recently recognized the Town of Castalia for their participation in a program designed to help smaller towns promote better financial responsibility and reliability.
Castalia converted their financial software over in June 2024, becoming the 15th town to convert through the league's Municipal Accounting Services (MAS) program.

Each year, the officers of the Nashville Police Department vote to recognize one of their own who consistently goes above the call of service, lives our core values of P.R.I.D.E., and serves as a mentor, leader, and trusted asset to both the department and the citizens of Nashville, on and off duty.
This year, that honor belongs to Sergeant J. Gwaltney.

NASHVILLE - Conditional rezoning for an 825-acre, leased land solar farm between Nashville and Red Oak has been granted by split vote by Nash County commissioners, with the multi-year project subject to 15 imposed conditions.
The Castalian Spring Solar Farm, a subsidiary of Hexagon Development LLC, was approved for a rezoning change from A1 to A1-CZ at the Dec. 9 board of commissioners meeting after a lengthy public hearing.

The property at 106 S. Boddie will be yet another memory of historic Nashville with demolition beginning Wednesday morning. The building housed The Nashville Graphic in the early 1900s. The property was owned by Larry Hyde for many years until purchased by Adam Williams who is restoring 112 S. Boddie Street but will remove 106 S. Boddie due to structure issues. The property will be converted to private parking for his tenants of 112 and 108 S. Boddie Street.

NASHVILLE- The 3rd annual New Year's Eve Egg Drop, hosted by Braswell Family Farms, is set at the Nashville Junction, 723 S. Barnes Street, on Dec. 31 from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. The event itself is free and family-friendly, but food, drink and apparel purchase opportunities will be available.
"Bringing people together is at the heart of what we do, and the Egg Drop is a chance to celebrate joy, connection, and the promise of a new year," said Trey Braswell, President and CEO of Braswell Family Farms, adding that his family and company are looking forward to "welcoming families back back for another evening of fellowship, fun, and celebration."