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Damage to personal property; damage to real property reported at 237 Macon Dr., Nashville on 5/27/24
Found property reported at 100 East Evans Dr., Nashville on 5/27/24

The 13th Annual Enfield Fishing Creek Paddle drew 90 registrants, many from Nash County, who enjoyed a 2 ½ to 3 hour paddle from Whitakers to historic Bellamy's Mill on Saturday, June 1. The event concluded with live music and a catered lunch by Gardner's Barbecue.
Among registrants were 8 from Nashville, 10 from Rocky Mount, 22 from Enfield and 12 from Littleton.

The headline read: "Sick of Waiting, Patient Sues Doctor." Ken Fleckenstein arrived on time for an appointment with his podiatrist, Dr. Robert Taylor. He was forced to sit in a waiting room for 87 minutes. On his next visit, Taylor made Fleckenstein wait 51 minutes. The self-employed handyman claimed the wait cost him time, money, and customers. So he sent his podiatrist a $92 invoice. When Taylor refused to pay, Fleckenstein sued for time wasted and $1,755 in attorney's fees.

Red Oak Baptist Church recognized high school and college graduates on Sunday. High school graduates included Connor Baker, Jacob Buchholz, Viola Graziani, Emma Shingleton, and Carly Wilson. College graduates included Caleb May, Andrew Grant, Grayson Johnson, Michael Pullen, Anna Shaye Thompson, and Booke Thompson. Congratulations to all!

Joseph Clinton Bell Jr. and Michelle Bell to Department of Transportation State of North Carolina; right of way deed
Prestige Home Solutions, LLC to Cosme I. Bonilla Escobar; 1529 Holly Road, Spring Hope; $242,500
Adams Homes AEC, LLC to Nerfertiti Taina Williams and Roderick Tremaine Williams; 5079 Dogwood Drive, Battleboro; $396,000

New single family dwelling; 5281 Finch Rd., Bailey; Taryn Donahue; $250,145
Detached accessory structure; 1785 Rose Blvd., Nashville; Keith Price; $65,000
Sign; 8308 Butterfly Dr., Unit A, Bailey; Ryan Homes; $1,500

BAILEY - A 37-year old Bailey man is charged with killing his father after an incident at the family home May 23, three days after his mother was put to rest.
Brandon Charles Earp of 9454 Liles Road is charged with felony first degree murder concerning the death of 63-year-old Charles Dewey Earp.
According to a May 24 press release from the Nash County Sheriff's Office, deputies were called to the family home on Liles Road in Bailey on May 23rd to do a welfare check on the elder Earp.

TORCH RUN - More than 20 officers and community partners joined Nashville Police Department (NPD) Tuesday morning, May 28, to assist carrying the Nash County lap of the Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) for Special Olympics. This makes the 4th year NPD has participated. Agencies in addition to Nashville Police Department included Rocky Mount Police Department, Nash County Sheriff's Office, NC Adult Probation and Parole. Pictured (above) Bert Harris holds the torch joined by other participants as they run the final steps arriving at the Nash County Courthouse.

SPRING HOPE - The State Bureau of Investigation has been called in, and a Nash County Sheriff's Deputy placed on routine administrative leave, after a shooting outside of Spring Hope that left a man in critical condition.
Deputy Sgt. Miguel Salazar, a seven-year veteran NCSO officer, responded to a call at about 7:30 a.m. at a residence located at 9698 US 64 Alternate, Spring Hope, according to Sheriff Keith Stone, who conducted a press conference about the incident on May 23.

Two extremes of weather- oppressive heat Sunday evening and a rainy thunderstorm Monday- were not enough to keep people from gathering in Nashville and Rocky Mount to show their respect and appreciation for Veterans on Memorial Day.
Over forty people were in attendance for the 6 p.m. Memorial Day Service May 26 at Forest Hills Cemetery in Nashville.

A sanitation worker for the Town of Nashville injured on the job is reportedly starting physical therapy after losing part of a finger during an accident.
The man, whose name has not been released by the town's HR department due to HIPAA and NC statutes, was hurt May 15 while at 174 Glover Park Memorial Drive, according to Nash County 9-1-1 records. The call was received at 7:57 a.m.

BAILEY- Close to thirty Nash County seniors made their mark on history May 16 at the Country Doctor Museum in Bailey when they took part in recorded interviews conducted by AP US History students from Southern Nash. It was the 5th Annual Oral History Day at the Museum, with this year's focus on memories about childhood illnesses and vaccines.