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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...
Summer meal program up and running
NASHVILLE — Nash County Public Schools kicked off its summer meal program last week, providing free breakfast and lunch to children ages 18 and under through Aug. 8. The initiative, staged at 11 schools, will operate each week from Monday through Thursday. June 11-27 | July 8 – Aug. 1 • Northern Nash High School • Nash Central High […] The post Summer meal program up and running first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
$4.5M in medical debt wiped away in 6 counties
A campaign by St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church and other area churches has used $17,738 in donations to abolish $4.5 million in medical debt in six counties. This is the second year Father Paul Castelli has led the effort to abolish crippling medical debt. In 2023, the Easter Medical Debt Jubilee raised enough donations to erase $5.6 million in medical debt, […] The post $4.5M in medical debt wiped away in 6 counties first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Trooper: Chain-reaction wreck claims life of 76-year-old Nash County man
A Nash County man was killed Thursday morning on westbound U.S. 64 immediately past the new North Old Carriage Road overpass and in a continuing construction work area at the U.S. 64 interchange for North Old Carriage, the N.C. Highway Patrol said. Jimmy Taylor, 76, of Castalia was dead at the scene of what was a chain-reaction three-pickup truck wreck, Trooper Terrance Cutchin said in a phone interview Friday morning. ...
In graduation ceremonies across the Twin Counties, memories were made
Parents, teachers and students in Nash and Edgecombe counties have had a lot to celebrate in May and June. The Telegram asked area educators to send in photos commemorating the graduation ceremonies that have taken place over the last two months. Featured in this weekend’s edition of the Telegram are the graduation ceremonies at North East Carolina Preparatory School and at Nash County Public Schools. North East Carolina Prep is a tuition-free public charter school in Tarboro. The school celebrated its 64 graduates in its...
City leaders address Local Government Commission's recent spat on loan request
City Council members gave remarks following a recent Local Government Commission meeting at which the city of Rocky Mount was a topic of discussion. That commission meeting, held June 4 in Raleigh, included the subjects of a City Council vote in December to purchase 336 acres of land in Nash County for economic development purposes as well as a City Council vote in January seeking the commission’s approval of bank financing. The city is seeking approval for a loan to be able to build a...
Lack of ambulances a concern for Nash County town with aging population
It's a potentially life-threatening concern. The mayor of a small town in Nash County is worried people may not have access to an ambulance in an emergency. The tiny town of Bailey in Nash County has about 570 residents, many of whom are aging. That's why Mayor Owen Strickland said...
Golden Leaf funds Twin Counties workforce partnership
ROCKY MOUNT — A workforce training program giving students experience through local internships will launch in Nash and Edgecombe counties with the help of a $200,000 Golden Leaf Foundation grant. The foundation has awarded Open Grants Program funding to the Strategic Twin Counties Education Partnership. The $200,000 grant will support staff salary, program-related marketing and outreach and participant support for […] The post Golden Leaf funds Twin Counties workforce partnership first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
301 Endless Yard Sale features 10 Nash vendors
Ten Nash County businesses will offer their wares to bargain-hunters this Friday and Saturday as the 301 Endless Yard Sale turns an eastern North Carolina thoroughfare into a regional swap meet. Founded in Selma and now hosted by a variety of towns along U.S. 301 in Halifax, Nash, Wilson, Johnston and Harnett counties, the 301 Endless Yard Sale remains a […] The post 301 Endless Yard Sale features 10 Nash vendors first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Nash County, pair of nonprofit agencies awarded Golden LEAF funds
Local nonprofit organizations and a business and industry center have received grant funding to improve food security, economic development and job training. The Golden LEAF Foundation Board of Directors awarded more than $14 million in grants earlier this month, part of its bimonthly distribution of funding designed to increase economic opportunity in North Carolina’s rural and tobacco-dependent communities. Nash County received $34,000 for the Whitaker Business and Industry Center from...
Nash County man, 35, faces 74 counts of felony charges brought by NCDOI
A Nash County man is facing 74 total counts of felony offenses, in connection with using the identities of numerous people and forging life insurance applications to fraudulently obtain cash from two insurance companies in 2022, N.C. Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey said in a news release late last week. Jonathan Vlasak, 35, a licensed insurance agent, was charged with 25 counts of forgery, 25 counts of identity theft, 22 counts of obtaining property by false pretense and two counts of attempting to obtain property by...
Summer programs start up for students in Edgecombe, Nash counties
Following last week’s high school graduations, some area schools are going right back to work this week, beginning summer enrichment programming for students. But after three years of holding larger numbers, schools are planning scaled-back summer programming this year. The end of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds is affecting school districts across the state and nation that have used the money for summer instruction to make up for time missed due to the coronavirus pandemic. After several weeks of programming in 2021 and...
State panel considers financing for Rocky Mount firehouse
RALEIGH — Members of the North Carolina Local Government Commission considered the development of a new Nash County fire station on June 4, voting to place the project on July’s agenda for complete consideration. The LGC also approved the following requests: • Orange County for $13 million in limited obligation bonds for county vehicles, school building maintenance, stormwater improvements […] The post State panel considers financing for Rocky Mount firehouse first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Nash County hemp product manufacturer sets high standards, advocates for more regulations
Hemp product manufacturer wants to establish standards for NC. Finding hemp or CBD products on the shelf is becoming more common in many states, including North Carolina. Some of those products are being developed right in Nash County at Asterra Labs. The 10,000 square-foot facility in Nashville has been growing...
Nash County man, 35, faces 74 counts of felony charges brought by NC Insurance Department
A Nash County man is facing 74 total counts of felony offenses, in connection with using the identities of numerous people and forging life insurance applications to fraudulently obtain cash from two insurance companies in 2022, N.C. Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey said in a news release late last week. Jonathan Vlasak, 35, a licensed insurance agent, was charged with 25 counts of forgery, 25 counts of identity theft, 22 counts of obtaining property by false pretense and two counts of attempting to obtain property by...
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