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Ground to be broken for work on future shell building in Nashville
A ceremonial turning of dirt is set for early next week at the site of a future shell building at the Nashville Business Center just west of town and close to the Business U.S. 64 interchange with U.S. 64. The gathering is set for 10 a.m. Tuesday. The project is a partnership between Nash County and the town to help attract more industry to a location within an hour’s drive of the Research Triangle Park and five miles from Interstate 95. ...
Nashville firefighters set to receive raises in approved budget
The Nashville Town Council recently approved a 2024-25 fiscal year budget that takes into account the recent revaluation of real property in Nash County. Because of the countywide revaluation, the taxable value of real property in the town grew an estimated 19.15 percent. This influx of increased revenue played a big part in the town council being able to secure a 7.5 percent merit pay raise for the town’s firefighters,...
Driver hits cow in Red Oak, minor injuries reported
A person was hospitalized with minor injuries Monday after hitting a cow in Nash County. The crash occurred before 4 a.m. on Red Oak Battleboro Road near North Halifax Road. Officials said the driver was hospitalized after their vehicle hit a cow and overturned. The State Highway Patrol is investigating...
Regional Boys & Girls Clubs’ facility undergoes improvements
The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tar River Region’s large facility is getting spruced up inside. Work on the clubs’ Lucy Ann Boddie Brewer Unit off West Raleigh Boulevard started recently, and the plan is to soon start work on the gymnasium part of the facility. Clubs CEO Ron Green said in a recent interview that clubhouse’s namesake had high standards. Brewer, who lived from 1931 to 1994, served...
Residents express concern regarding asbestos abatement project at Rocky Mount school
In Nash County, 15 schools have undergone asbestos abatement in the last five years to rid the buildings of the potentially cancer-causing mineral. Recently, one of those projects at G.R. Edwards Elementary School has drawn concern from the community. For five years, Phyllis Bohner has called the corner of Co-Ah-Bar...
Group works to train immigrant farm workers on heat safety
They are some of the jobs most impacted by the heat.Working in fields harvesting everything from tobacco to sweet potatoes and strawberries. But sometimes whether it be language barriers or immigration status, workers may not be able to get the help they need.It's why one group is making it their mission to keep people safe and informed by meeting them in the field for training sessions.As the sun goes down after a long day on the job, workers young and old gather around the bed of Leticia Zavala's truck.Her lesson starts with a sobering reminder, showing a picture of Jose...
Middlesex Corporate Parkway paving complete
MIDDLESEX — Nash County has completed the Middlesex Corporate Parkway’s last leg, county officials announced. The Middlesex Corporate Parkway serves as the main road through the county-owned 378-acre Middlesex Corporate Centre. Nash County Economic Development noted the finished work in its Wednesday e-newsletter, which included a picture of contractors laying blacktop on the road. A master-planned business park, the Middlesex […] The post Middlesex Corporate Parkway paving complete first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Triangle investors target Eastern NC town with $1.6M property sale
A retail building in eastern North Carolina has sold for seven figures as investments continue to pour into that part of the state. Apex-based LLC Saha Estates purchased a 6,300-square-foot building at 115 West Nashville Drive on 1.2 acres just west of downtown Nashville for more than $1.6 million last month, according to Nash County deed records. At least one of the tenants of the space is Cross River Therapy, which is an applied behavior analysis therapy group for children with autism.
Community forum on opioid settlement is Thursday
Nash County will hold a community forum from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the Drake Community Center in Battleboro to gather input from residents on proposed uses for the county’s share of national opioid settlement funds. “Nash County Opioid Settlement: A Community Conversation,” will provide an opportunity for community members and local leaders to share their thoughts and ideas on how […] The post Community forum on opioid settlement is Thursday first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Nash County public safety, human services receive budget bump; education same as 2023 for now
The Nash County Board of Commissioners adopted a budget of almost $143 million by a vote of 6-1 on Monday which the board’s chairman said will help fund a new middle school and hopefully entice more public safety personnel. But education funding in the 2024-25 fiscal year budget remains the same as the current fiscal year, which ends June 30, and the county won’t consider increasing education funding until commissioners find out how much money the school system will receive from the state. The county’s...
Spring Hope Studios chief advocates for film incentives needed in rural NC
Spring Hope Studios Founder Devin Keaton used the microphone at the weekly Tuesday luncheon gathering of the Rocky Mount Rotary Club to, in part, advocate for approval of pending state legislation to provide greater incentives for film producers to be able to operate in North Carolina’s less prosperous counties. Spring Hope is in the far western part of Nash County, which the N.C. Commerce Department currently ranks as a Tier 1 county. A Tier 1 ranking is the lowest of the three tiers among the...
Local attorney announces candidacy for judgeship
A longtime Rocky Mount-based attorney on Monday evening officially announced his candidacy for the District 8 Seat 4 position on the N.C. District Court. Matthew Sperati, 50, a Democrat, told a gathering at Koi Pond Brewing Co. at Rocky Mount Mills that if he is elected to serve on the bench in Nash, Edgecombe and Wilson counties, then his philosophy judicially is going to be the same as the philosophy he has had throughout his life. ...
Driver facing several charges, including child abuse, after leading state trooper on high-speed chase through Nash & Wake counties
High-speed chase involving highway patrol ends in Wake County crash. A driver who led law enforcement on a high-speed chase through Nash and Wake counties has been arrested and charged with several crimes, including child abuse. Wednesday around 1:49 a.m., a state trooper clocked a driver going 86 mph in...
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