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NASHVILLE - One of Nashville's three operating wells has been taken offline due to high levels of PFA contamination, and town officials are participating in an EPA program to get guidance on how to address the presence of PFAS in the town's water supply.
"PFAS are manufactured chemicals that have been used in industry and consumer products since the 1940s. Because of their widespread use and their persistence in the environment, many PFAS are found in the blood of people and animals all over the world.

NASHVILLE - A candidate challenge concerning residency was denied Dec. 17 by the Nash County Board of Elections, with board members ruling that there were no legal grounds to disqualify commissioner candidate Quentin Sumner from running to represent District 2.
Robert Cordell, also of Rocky Mount and running against Sumner for the District 2 Nash County Commissioner spot in the March primary, filed a complaint that Sumner was not qualified to run in District 2 because he did not actually live in District 2, but in District 7.

ROCKY MOUNT - Calling the past 11 months "the most successful first year of any President in the history of our country," President Donald Trump focused on financial positives during his Friday visit to the Rocky Mount Event Center.
Standing before rows of people bearing signs that read "Bigger Paychecks" and "Lower Prices," Trump said the U.S. "now has the lowest core inflation since 2021," giving credit to taking in "hundreds of billions in tariffs."

NASHVILLE- Candidate filing closed at 12 noon Dec. 19 for the 2026 elections. The partisan primary will held on March 3, 2026. The general election will be held November 3, 2026. Below are filing results in alphabetical order by last name for each office.

NASHVILLE - Nash County will be losing its longtime Health Director, Bill Hill, as well as its Human Services Board Chairman, Dr. Mike Johnson. Both men announced their retirement news near the close of the Nash County Human Services Board meeting Thursday.
Hill, who has served "going on 48 years" since August 15, 1978, compared himself to "an old pair of shoes - comfortable, but you need to replace" amidst a chorus of muttered denials.

Nashville Police Department, joined by Nashville firefighters, hosted their annual Shop with a Cop last week. Pictured, Kalaiah Simms, age 10, looks over her cart of Christmas gifts. Graphic photo by Nancy West-Brake