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Nash County has had more than triple its number of usual wildfires, also called "outside fires," this year, and local foresters say the current drought is to blame.
Chad Brandon, District Forester, and Faith Hoskins, Assistant Nash County Ranger, sat down with The Graphic recently at the NC Forest Service office in Nashville to explain the connection.
Fire Season, Brandon said, usually runs from February through April each year - but due to Nash County's Extreme Drought status, Fire season shows no sign now of stopping.

NASHVILLE- In one fell swoop, the North Carolina High School Athletic Association has sanctioned both men's volleyball and flag football, meaning that both will have state championships this coming school year.
Angie Miller, Special Assistant of Auxiliary Services, Operations and Athletics, requested approval from the school board to start the ball rolling on Men's Volleyball, beginning with gathering information over the summer to see if there was interest at any or all of the four district high schools.

A Nashville teenager, 19-year-old Santos Marquez-Brizuela, is being held in the Nash County Detention Center on drug and gun-related charges after his arrest after a traffic stop June 20th in Samaria at the intersection of NC97 and Highway 231.
According to a June 23rd Nash County Sheriff's Office press release, Marquez-Brizuela was one of three people arrested Saturday, along with 22-year-old Johnathan Gonzalez of Wilson and 20 year old Nataly Cordero of Wilson.

For the third year in a row, a team of Seniors from the Nash County Senior Center has placed first in the Downeast Senior games and is headed to Cary to compete in the state finals Sept. 18th. The group, shown here in "hippie" costumes created by Jane Tyson, performed a cardio drumming performance to "That's The Way I Like It" at the senior games local opening in April but were awarded first place May 18th at the Imperial Center.

I love turning to the scriptures in times of doubt and disappointment. My faith has taught me that there really isn't anything that can happen to me in life that the Bible cannot help me to understand and accept.
Just like the owner's manual for your car, Christians should consult the Bible when things don't seem to be working out. It's our "Christian Owner's Manual". One thing that comes our way - particularly later in life - is the reality that some of our dreams are just not going to happen.

The existence of evil and suffering in the world is a complex and far-reaching reality. Consequently, understanding God's role in the existence of evil is critically important in helping us ultimately to answer the question: is God dead? For we can safely conclude that if God is dead, or if He never existed in the first place, then the problem of evil and suffering goes away in the sense that it has no Causal Agent for us to place blame upon-evil just is. It is not that the evil and the suffering itself go away, but the logical problem of why a loving God would allow it to go away. But it really is not that easy.

NVR, Inc. to Anthony Wright and Seretta Diana Sapp; 4070 Moth Trail, Bailey; $255,000
Cape Fear Trustee Services, LLC and Jennifer Stone to Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC and Grid151 Agency Services, LLC; Millbrook, Block A, Lot 1; $178,500
Frog Properties, LLC, Jesse Kenneth Carraway, Rebecca Carraway Watkins, George V. Watkins Jr., Mark B. Carraway, Mary Lynn Dixon Carraway and Kenneth Ray Carraway to Kenneth Ray Carraway; 4064 Stoney Hill Church Road, Bailey

Possession of weapon of mass destruction; firearm by felon reported at 10073 Juniper Rd., Bailey on 4/29/26
Motor vehicle theft reported at 10518 Camp Charles Rd., Bailey on 5/1/26
Larceny felony reported at 11279 S. NC 231, Middlesex on 4/30/26
Larceny of firearm; larceny felony reported at 1202 Willow Brook Rd., Nashville on 4/28/26

Building Permit Commercial
New construction: 5270 W NC 97, Spring Hope; John Schultheis, Licensed Contractor, Daniels & Daniels Construction Company, Inc.; $39,238,000
New construction: 4000 E Old Spring Hope Rd, Rocky Mount; Landon Lewis; Owner & Occupant; $150,000
New construction: 10500 E NC 97, rocky mount; Fatima Almanza, Unlicensed Contractor; K&D Signs, LLC; $7,500

NASHVILLE - In celebration of National Pollinator Week, Nash County Extension Master Gardener volunteers will host the fourth annual Pollinator Symposium, "From Backyard to Biodiversity," on Saturday, June 27, from 9 a.m. until noon at the Nash County Arboretum.
Inspired by a growing movement to incorporate native plants into residential landscapes, the symposium will feature three expert speakers who will share practical ways homeowners can support pollinators and improve local ecosystems. Attendees will learn how small changes in their own yards can make a meaningful difference for wildlife and biodiversity.

Possession stolen firearm; trespass-second degree reported at 558 Indian Trail, Nashville on 5/31/26
Identity fraud reported at 911 S. Alston St., Nashville on 6/2/26
Larceny misdemeanor; resisting arrest/hinder and delay reported on 6/4/26
Larceny misdemeanor reported at 131 Nashville Commons, Nashville on 6/3/26