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ROCKY MOUNT- An estimated 5,000 people packed the Rocky Mount Event Center Oct. 30 amidst heavy security to attend a rally for President-Elect Donald Trump, beginning with remarks by attending officials at 11:15 a.m. and ending with a 1 p.m. speech by Trump that lasted nearly two hours. People were still streaming in at 11 and extra chairs had to be set up until finally, there was standing room only after all the stands were full.

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.

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.

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.

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."

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.

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.

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.