SPRING HOPE- The issue of maintenance at Spring Hope's Oak Dale Cemetery may have officially been laid to rest, but some residents have doubts after the Friends of Oakdale, a ministry of Gibson Memorial Methodist Church, were basically told to stand down.
"Unfortunately, the time has come to close the organization and allow the Town of Spring Hope to assume the responsibility of all the maintenance.

NASHVILLE- Swift Creek, named for its strong current, will hopefully be running a little stronger after another push begins next year to remove blockages from another part of its length, the effort made possible by a $114,827 grant for debris removal from the state division of Soil & Water Conservation.
Beginning its Nash county run northwest of Red Oak between Cooper Road and NC 43, Swift Creek extends south southeast crossing Highway 43, Hilliardston Road, Red Oak Road and Interstate 95, according to Cole Strickland, Nash County Soil & Water Director.

Emma Bissette of Nashville stands out in her Furbie costume, which took the award for "Most Unique Costume" in the 7-12 year old costume contest category.

Nashville Parks and Recreation and the Nashville Chamber of Commerce partner offering the annual Trick-or-Treat Street in downtown Nashville. Thousands of candy lovers strolled into downtown to fill their buckets and bags on Oct. 25th.

KINGSBORO- Nash and Edgecombe county youngsters planning to show in the upcoming Eastern Carolina 4-H Livestock Show and Sale (March 31-April 2, 2025) met with 4-H officials for an orientation meeting Oct. 28. Close to 50 Nash county residents showed up to go over rules and regulations, among them several youth who had never shown before.

Early voting ends
Nov. 2 in Nash County.
Thurs-Fri 8am - 7:30 p.m.
Saturday 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Three-year old Jackson Snipes has deep roots in the Bailey community, and his family is asking for prayers of support as Jackson treads the difficult pathway of cancer.
Jackson's father, Patrick grew up in Bailey, while his mother, Kathryn, grew up in the Sanford area.
Patrick's grandmother, Judy Rogers, was a former Bailey town councilwoman as well as the Choir Director at the Bailey Methodist Church and later Ephesus Baptist in Spring Hope.

Pictured are Nashville Chamber of Commerce President Cliff Joyner, Southern Fireflies owner Emily Bass, Nashville Mayor Brenda Brown.

NASHVILLE- Southern Fireflies, one of downtown Nashville's newer venues, held a ribbon-cutting Oct. 24th to mark its acceptance as a Nashville Chamber member. Owned by Emily Bass of Red Oak, the gift shop, located at 231 W. Washington Street, is home to over twenty merchants, each selling something entirely different.
"I didn't want competition between vendors," Bass said, admitting that's also easier to track sales for different items immediately identifiable by source.

NASHVILLE- Four low-moderate income homes in Nashville, Spring Hope, and Middlesex have been selected as targets for reconstruction or rehabilitation under the federal Community Development Block Grant Program, but Nash county now has to apply for the grant and won't find out until January how much money will be awarded.
Nash is applying for the maximum grant possible: $950,000.

MIDDLESEX- Construction of a third shell building at the Middlesex Corporate Centre has been greenlighted by Nash County officials, who approved a capital project ordinance earlier this month to transfer about $1.5 million to get the ball rolling.
Mary Hogan, Finance Director, presented the agenda item at commissioners' Oct. 7. meeting, remarking "in order to keep the economic development momentum moving in the area, the proceeds received from the sales (of the first and second shell buildings) would be used to begin efforts for a third shell building."

It's not the Magic Kingdom. It's a real place - a home. And while John the Revelator does his very best to describe it, the truth is Heaven is beyond description. Our language simply doesn't have the words to describe it.
The songwriters often refer to it as a "city foursquare", which comes right out of scripture. Indeed, the Bible says Heaven stretches 1,500 miles in every direction.

Psalm 119 is a long, complex, and beautiful poem that celebrates the sufficiency of Scripture to meet every need of the human soul. It begins with a declaration of blessing for those who live according to God's word. Psalm 119:1-3 declares, "Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the Lord! Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart, who also do no wrong, but walk in his ways!" The one who lives with confidence in God's word is blessed. However, this blessing must be defined as divine approval - not material prosperity, favorable circumstances, or fulfilling relationships.

Jason Aycock, an auctioneer well known in this region for his farm equipment, construction equipment and just about everything else sales, saw the devastation that farmers and others in the western part of North Carolina suffered from the recent hurricane and flooding and knew he wanted to help. So, he did what he does, he decided to auction something -- in this case his own Allis-Chalmers Model 8070 tractor complete with cab that he owns.

Tiffany Ervin, a past district governor for Rotary International, is from Spartanburg, SC. She was in Nash County earlier this recently to train Rotary members on the CART program. Tiffany is the Executive Director for CART which stands for Coins for Alzheimer's Research Trust. Every week at Rotary meetings in this area, members place pocket change into small blue buckets.
These coins have turned into $13 million of grants to cutting edge researchers who work on Alzheimer's.

Adams Homes AEC, LLC and Don Adams to Whitney Nicole Bullock; 4994 Golden Willow Drive, Battleboro; $348,500
Susan R. Herrington and Heather H. Moseley to Joseph Hubert Hall and Dawn Raquel Hall; 1812 Bethlehem Road, Rocky Mount; $181,500
Foster's Care Facility, LLC to Foster L. Wilkins Revocable Trust of 2024 and Foster L. Wilkins; 1410-12 Falls Road Ext, Rocky Mount
Christie F. Sondergard, Brett R. Sondergard, Brett Sondergard and Elizabeth F. Murray to Brake Road Farms, LLC; tract A

Detached accessory structure; 209 Windy Oak Dr., Nashville; Jonathan Sykes; $12,000
Multi-sectional; 11445 Old Us 64, Spring Hope; Michael Brown; $22,000
Multi-sectional; 3915 N. Browntown Rd., Battleboro; Dave Jardine/Kelly Barnes; $123,138
Multi-sectional; 2045 Red Oak Rd., Nashville; Dave Jardine/Kelly Barnes; $209,975

Fail to return verification form; fail to report change of address sex offender reported at 1921 N. Wesleyan Blvd., Rocky Mount on 10/15/24
Larceny of a firearm reported at 4311 Duke Rd., Castalia on 10/14/24
Financial transaction card fraud reported at 4876 Red Oak Rd., Nashville on 10/16/24
Attempt to obtain property by false pretenses reported at 7900 Bridgeview Rd., Rocky Mount on 10/17/24

If you aren't careful, you could put in an extra hour at church on Sunday.
Not exactly like that "strenuous" service I was at years ago that made me realize that sometimes there's a fine line between a long sermon and a hostage situation. However, if you don't remember to set your clock back this weekend, it might look like you did some really bad stuff and needed some extra time.
It's Daylight Savings Time, which brings up the question: we do we do this to ourselves?

Thousands of youngsters made their way into downtown Nashville last Friday evening - all of them ready and eager to find some candy for their Halloween bags and buckets. And boy was there ever some candy to be found!
Local businesses, town and county agencies, and non-profits joined together to fill the street with trunks and tables full of sugary delights. I don't think I've ever seen so many kids in one place having that much fun.

Dear editor, I ask that voters read and remember the following: The Constitution of the United States of America; Fourteenth Amendment; Section 3:
No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States,

Autumn Care (Nashville) residents, and staff, participated in Nashville's Downtown Trick-or-Treet Street to pass out candy to youngsters last week. Pictured are: Lee Roy Jones, Victoria Sawer, Teddy Wimberley, Donna Hool, Jean Stallings, Mollie Wills, Judy Lindsey, Margaret Lower and Lois Mills.

This photo published in The Nashville Graphic on May 20, 1954. These eighth grade students at Momeyer received diplomas and were set to begin high school the following year.