Nashville will soon reveal its newest Distinguished Citizen.
The Nashville Chamber of Commerce will hosts its annual Distinguished Citizen Reception Thursday, March 31 at Nash Arts Center in downtown Nashville. Refreshments begin at 6:30 p.m., the ceremony starts at 7 p.m. This year marks the 30th event hosted by the chamber.
Guest speaker of the event is well known local author and newspaper columnist, Michael K. Brantley.

Department heads presented their wish lists to Nashville's Town Council during a budget retreat on Tuesday.
Many of the requests were centered around anticipated growth in the town.
Nashville Fire Chief Chris Joyner said 468 new residential homes have already been approved for town, which could mean over 1,100 new residents for the town. And, there's likely more to come.

Town of Nashville Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources kicked off its 2022 Music Series at Stoney Creek Environmental Park Saturday night featuring Chandler James. Pictured above Charlotte Grace Edwards (left) and her friend Tara, pose with a photo with country music performer Chandler James during a quick break from the stage.

73-year-old Nashville man died following a boating accident at the Tar River Reservoir in Rocky Mount last Saturday afternoon.
Rocky Mount police and surrounding agencies responded to the single boat collision around 2:40 p.m. March 19.
Authorities said John "Jack" McManus was operating a Hurricane deck boat when he struck a pier on the reservoir and was ejected.
McManus was taken to Vidant Medical Center in Greenville where he was pronounced dead.

Nash County Commissioner Robbie Davis made a land purchase and has received approval from Red Oak Board of Commissioners to rezone a portion of it.
Davis bought 50 acres of land at 1816 East Castalia Road in Red Oak along State Road 1425 and Highway 43.
He purchased the land in March 2021 through his development company called RBD Investments with the intent of building roughly 38 single family homes.

Joanne Pope-Clark, owner and operator of The Vino Market, celebrates the opening of her shop in downtown Nashville.

Joanne Pope-Clark has brought her passion for wine to downtown Nashville.
She opened up her very first wine shop called The Vino Market on 243 West Washington Street March 18.
As a resident of Raleigh, Pope-Clark said her first intention was to open her wine shop in Wake County but building rent was too expensive. Pope-Clark said she instead decided to launch The Vino Wine Market in Nashville because she is a Nash County native which is truly special to her.

Marco Alonso Navarro of Middlesex was arrested as the suspect in a shooting at the 7600 block of Old White Oak Road on Saturday.
The Nash County Sheriff's Office and Nash County EMS were dispatched to the address in reference to a person being shot. Upon arrival, units discovered one male victim had been shot and was on the ground outside of the residence. EMS units performed life saving measures on the victim and transported him to UNC Nash Hospital for further treatment.

A Nashville man was arrested for sending lewd material to a minor under 13.
According to Major Eddie Moore with the Nash County Sheriff's Office, 46-year-old Wade Caraway texted a sexually explicit picture to a minor on March 14. Once received, the minor contacted the sheriff's office who then investigated the case.
Moore said the minor vaguely knew of Caraway through friends.

Building Permit
Commercial
Maria Malone, 4932 Baines Loop Rd; addition; $10,000
Richard Belk, 106 W. Nashville Dr; sign; $8,000

"And because he was a tentmaker as they were, he stayed and worked with them." (Acts 18:3)
I will soon be celebrating my 69th Birthday. That has prompted a lot of questions for me about where I am in my Christian walk.
The closer I get to 70, I realize there are a lot more years behind me than ahead of me. I never thought much about it until I got into my fifties. But the Bible tells us that we should not expect to live too much beyond 70. I finally understand why my dad read the obituaries so religiously when I was in my teenage years.

Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, so as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human passions but for the will of God. (1 Peter 4:1-2 ESV)
1 Peter 4:1 records the only command in this passage: "arm yourselves with the same way of thinking." The rest of the passage explains why we should obey this command. This call to arms pictures the Christian as a soldier ready for battle. Victory requires weapons.

The Baptist Men had their monthly breakfast on Sunday, March 20.
Remember to give to the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for North American Missions now through Easter. Did you know that 100% of your gift to the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering goes directly to the mission field? Please give to support the NAMB missionaries.

Sunday's Service was dedicated to the people of Ukraine. Pastor Gene and The Peachtree Members ask for everyone to pray for Ukraine. To pray for God's mercy and the wisdom of the world leaders to solve this terrible tragedy. Pastor Gene played a music video presentation by Ukraine's President Zelensky and his wife singing to the people of Ukraine's people, "My Endless Love."

The Florence Craig Bunn Revocable Trust, Florence Craig Bunn and Charles Ivy Bunn Jr. to Brantley Land, LLC; 136.2 acres
Robert J. Silver and Lashawnda R. Silver to Clifton B. Hunter Jr.; 0 Helm Street, 637 Hunter Hill Road, 647 Hunter Hill Road and 691 Hunter Hill Road; $20,000
Arlin Teresa Chavis to 6658 Red Oak, LLC; 27.76 acres, 6658 Red Oak Road, Battleboro; $245,000
Daniel Randolph Williams and Donna L. Hair to Joshua G. Pearson and Laura R. Pearson; 274 Joy Road, Nashville; $175,000

I mentioned to some folks at church on Sunday -- the first day of spring -- that it thundered last week, so that means we are supposed to get snow since it was winter when that took place.
Depending on who you ask, it was supposed to happen within seven or 10 days.
A debate ensued about whether that counted once spring arrived. It was not resolved because we were all getting hungry and left.

Spring is here which means the days are longer and brighter, grass cutting season is upon us, flowers are budding and budgets are being crunched all across Nash County.
Yep - it's budget season for county government and municipalities which calls for a lot of conversations about the economy, what's to come, how do we prepare, where do we go from here and how do we grow.

This photo originally published in The Nashville Graphic on October 2, 1979. Communication workers (left to righ) Gerald Batts, Robert Chason and William Alston were among the pickets parading in front of Carolina Telephone Co. offices as members of the Communications Workers of America who went on strike against the company over contract terms.

Northern Nash High School students want to help you find your happy face!
Students will perform in the musical comedy "Bye Bye Birdie" this weekend at the Imperial Centre for the Arts and Sciences in Rocky Mount.
The musical includes the popular song, "Put on a Happy Face," which these days rings true of what we need.