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Larceny from a merchant with property greater than $200; conspiracy to commit a misdemeanor reported at 1205 Eastern Ave., Nashville on 8/11/24
Larceny misdemeanor reported at 100 East Evans Dr., Nashville on 8/13/24
Hit and run-misdemeanor; failure to stop reported at mile marker 461 US 64 on 8/13/24

Missing persons reported at 10020 Smith Rd., Middlesex on 8/14/24
Fugitive from justice reported at 100 N. Boddie St., Nashville on 8/14/24
Larceny after breaking and entering reported at 10496 Village Heights, Whitakers on 8/11/24
Motor vehicle theft reported at 11217 Davis Worrell Rd., Bailey on 8/14/24

A story made national headlines last week involving iconic American brand Disney and a man whose wife died after eating an improperly prepared meal at the resort. It's a heartbreaking case that provokes anger when looked at closely.
Jeff Piccolo and his wife, Dr. Kanokporn Tangsuan, ate at Raglan Road Irish Pub in Disney Springs last fall. Piccolo said one of the reasons they chose the restaurant is that it was known for accommodating food allergies, according to NBC News.

Sometimes a sales pitch can sound pretty good. I can't help but think of those informercials selling vacuum cleaners. They constantly attempt to convince us how much better their machine is and how much easier it's going to make our life while pouring all types of things on the floor and comparing their machine against another.
Sometimes the product just may be a lot better than what we currently have in our home, but we get swept up (no pun intended) and purchase the new machine.

This photo published in The Nashville Graphic on Dec. 10, 1953. J.A. Glover, chairman of the Leadership Training Committee of the Nash Scout District, is shown as he presented a national Recognition Award to Nashville's Boy Scout Troop 76.

We have a friend who had a near-fatal accident several years ago. She was returning home from a church outing in moderate rain when her van began to hydroplane. The vehicle plummeted down a steep embankment and turned over several times. She, and the teenagers who were with her, escaped serious injury in spite of the circumstances.
She knew she was more than lucky and realized their lives had been spared by God's grace.

This fifteenth stanza of Psalm 119 continues the train of thought from the previous section. In verses 105-112, the psalmist expresses his determination to live for God. That is what we find in this section. But there is a slight yet important difference.
• The previous section declares his determination to live for God because of.
• This present section declares his determination to live for God in spite of.

Red Oak Baptist Church welcomes Brett and Ava Hardy to the church family.
Red Oak Baptist Church was able to give away 141 filled backpacks on Saturday, Aug. 17 in preparation for the start of the new school year.
The Baptist Men enjoyed their breakfast meeting on Sunday, Aug. 18 with over 40 in attendance. Thankful for what the men do to help others in the community and beyond.

NASHVILLE - As the new school year begins, Nash County Public School officials are still riding high from various end of the year factors, including praise from the state's highest educational leader, Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt, who singled Nash County out for comments at a report to the State Board of Education in early August.

SHARPSBURG - Three people are dead, one of those a child, and two more hospitalized after an apparent murder-suicide series of events that began in Sharpsburg, Wilson County, early Sunday morning and ended up in Battleboro.
Both the Nash County Sheriff's Office (NCSO) and the Wilson County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) have issued press releases with partial details from an ongoing death investigation begun August 11.
Kiera Massenburg, 27, and DaQuan Jones, 32, who lived together at 1301 Leggett Road, Apt. 49, Rocky Mount, died Sunday.

NASHVILLE - Six months after getting town approval to begin an "Officer-in-Training" program at the Nashville Police Department, that tree has borne fruit, with Officer Blanca Gonzalez sworn in June 21.
Gonzalez, originally from San Diego, California and a resident of Bailey with her husband, Justino Benitez and two children, is the first NPD officer to be hired through the program, which paid her a basic salary and provided school fees, books, supplies and training gear while she was at BLET (Basic Law Enforcement Training) at Wilson Community College.

Tropical Storm Debby has come and gone, but her damages are still visible, particularly in Wilson, Franklin, Sampson, Pender and Greene counties, where tornadoes took one life in Lucama, damaged several homes and a middle school.
Debby arrived early Thursday, August 8, bringing heavy rains, and high winds along with tornadoes and creating high water and flash flooding in many locations.

NASHVILLE - Pending final attorney approval, a New York-based company that is set to move into Nashville's Industrial Center is about to sign on the dotted line for tax incentives from both the town of Nashville and Nash County.
BuildLabs, a custom design + build firm which carried the code name "Project Lego" while still an unrealized economic development target, will be building its first U.S. manufacturing facility on Lot 4 of Nashville's Business Center, located at 101 Industry Court.

MOMEYER - As part of an ongoing effort to improve communications with town residents, the Momeyer town council has voted to purchase camera equipment for the purpose of recording town council meetings to post to YouTube.
The board voted 3-1 at its August 12 meeting to authorize Mayor Will Funderburg to price a camera, initially estimated between $60 and $200, to be mounted in the council meeting room for the purpose of recording meetings. Edward Jackson, councilman, cast the lone "no" vote.