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Groundbreaking on shell building in Nashville was two years in the making
NASHVILLE — The weather was hot, and the comments were brief Tuesday morning when Nash County and town officials assembled in the Nashville Business Center to break ground on a 40,000-square-foot shell building. This moment was two years in the making. In 2022, the town of Nashville entered into an economic development partnership with Nash County. At Tuesday’s ceremony, elected leaders and staff from the two governing bodies dug shovels into the soil to signify that construction was ready to begin. ...
Nash County, Chatham counties to offer free breakfast and lunch for all CEP schools
According to an announcement from Nash County Public Schools (NCPS), all schools who are part of the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) will provide students with breakfast and lunch at no charge in the 2024-2025 school year
How North Carolina fails its farmworkers
One year ago this September, José Arturo González Mendoza, 30, was headed to work in Nash County, picking sweet potatoes for Barnes Farming. It was 91 degrees outside: extreme heat conditions. José’s brother, who was working in an adjoining field, told WFAE, “He was harvesting sweet potatoes. He warned that he wasn’t feeling well, but they didn’t pay attention.” When […] The post How North Carolina fails its farmworkers first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
In 33rd year of Gatekeepers program, youth spend a week fixing up homes of neighbors
In its 33 years of service in Nash and Edgecombe counties, the Gatekeepers Workcamp program has been deputizing volunteers and local youth to help repair homes owned by elderly and disabled homeowners unable to make the repairs themselves. Over the past week, 45 youth volunteers from eight area churches and 20 adult supervisors formed into work crews to assist four homeowners. Another 40 volunteers helped with logistics, food service and other essential duties. This year’s effort concluded Friday afternoon with painting projects, home repairs and...
LOCAL FLAVOR: East-West Basketball Game to feature Northern Nash trio
The North Carolina East-West All-Star Basketball Game will have a distinct Nash County flavor this season. The East squad will be led by head coach Henry Drake of Northern Nash High School, and two players were nominated and then selected to appear in the game: Izeal Mallory and Randall King. The men’s game is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. on Monday, July 15 at the Novant Health Field House located inside...
Mayor: Interest high in 336-acre site just west of city
Mayor Sandy Roberson said that there is a lot of interest in the 336 acres of land the city purchased for economic development purposes in Nash County just off North Old Carriage Road and across from Nash Community College. That interest includes retail businesses, supermarkets and hotels, Roberson said in a recent phone interview. “The list goes on,” Roberson said. ...
Children’s home to host alumni gathering
MIDDLESEX — The Free Will Baptist Children’s Home will host its alumni homecoming event on Sunday. Slated for a 9:45 a.m. start, the celebration will proceed with a church service at 10:30 a.m. Lunch will be catered by Parker’s Barbecue and held in the Whitley Center. Founded...
Local government's leadership team adds two
Two experienced executives are joining Nash County’s leadership team. Mike Phillips, 46, has been promoted to utilities and facilities director, and Tim Kerigan, 52, will be the county’s new human resources director. The additions to the county’s leadership team was announced by Nash County Communications Director Jonathan Edwards in a press release last week, and both men were introduced to the Nash County Board of Commissioners at the July 1...
Independence Day Parade in Castalia
The town of Castalia's annual Fourth of July parade drew droves to the northwestern Nash County town on Thursday, July 4, 2024, under a brilliantly sunny sky with temperatures in the low 90s. Despite the heat, spirits were high and the tradition of lining up, waving from floats and tossing out candy for kids was all about showing pride — in the organizations that were represented, in the dance teams that performed and in the shiny vehicles that were displayed.
Pride, tradition celebrated in Castalia
CASTALIA — The annual Fourth of July parade that draws thousands to the northwestern Nash County town got under way Thursday afternoon under a brilliantly sunny sky and temperatures in the low 90s. Despite the heat, spirits were high in the parade’s staging area. For the parade’s participants, the tradition of lining up, waving from floats and tossing out candy for kids is about showing their pride — pride in the organizations they represent, the dance teams they perform in and the shiny vehicles they...
Nash County-based company unique in being employee-owned, faith-based
Brett Swails Jr. enjoys getting up on weekday mornings and commuting to his job. Swails of Roanoke Rapids is a welder who for about a year and half has been working at Freedom Industries, which is an industrial contractor headquartered off East Old Spring Hope Road between Nashville and Rocky Mount. The company is an employee-owned, faith-based business. Asked why he decided to join Freedom Industries, Swails said, “They had...
Holiday weekend checkpoints: Keeping drugs, drunk drivers off the roads
Nash checkpoints find drugs, other violations along holiday getaway route. Interstate 95, from Miami to Maine, is the busiest highway on the East Coast, made busier during the holiday weekend. The National Highway Safety Administration says July Fourth is one of the deadliest holidays to be on the road. Along...
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