NASHVILLE — The Nash County Board of Commissioners has sold a shell building in the Middlesex Corporate Centre for an economic development initiative codenamed “Project Bake.” No one spoke to express support or opposition for the $200,000 property sale during a legally required public hearing held this month. “The intent of the sale is to enhance the county’s tax base, […]
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Museum store sells Linda Dumas Wade’s artwork
RALEIGH — Artists Art Center resident artist Linda Dumas Wade’s work is on sale in the North Carolina Museum of Art’s exhibition store. She had five fabric painted quilts and a wood panel left on Thursday. Museum Director of Visitor and Retail Experience Janis Treiber said she “features a selection of rotating artists in the NCMA Store and NCMA Exhibition […]
Bailey panel approves self-storage center permit
BAILEY — The Board of Adjustment has voted unanimously to grant a special use permit for a resident to operate a self-storage business on Deans Street. During a quasi-judicial hearing on April 8 in Town Hall, the BOA decided to grant the special use permit because it allowed the applicant to diverge from the current ordinances. The board held a […]
Nash board considers 63-cent tax rate
NASHVILLE — The Nash County Board of Commissioners discussed a potential new property tax rate for Nash County residents: 63 cents per $100 in property valuation. Officials discussed taxes, debt, department needs and more during the 2023-34 county budget workshop held Thursday and Friday at the Nash County Agriculture Center. Presentation materials from the workshop show fire district tax rates […]
Cassie Wall sweeps a scene with technique
Cassie Wall created “Bat Oni” with acrylic paint, acrylic medium and pallet knives in the Advanced Placement studio art class at Southern Nash High School. “The idea originated from the Bible, but the style was inspired by art techniques like impasto, surrealism and expressionism,” Wall said. Wall swept yellow and blue paint across the blank space to created a nested […]
Firebirds claim 2nd Big East tennis crown
Southern Nash roundupBUNN — Southern Nash coasted to an 8-1 conquest of host Bunn on Monday, giving the 3-A Firebirds their second 2-A/3-A Big East Conference boys tennis title in three seasons of the conference’s existence. Southern Nash, which improved to 10-0 overall and in league matches, added another loss to the 2-A Wildcats (10-3, 8-3 Big East) in second place with […]
Farris & Thomas Law Attorneys Student-Athlete of the Week: Brooklyn Rice
Brooklyn Rice, a four-sport athlete at Southern Nash Middle School, is The Enterprise’s Farris & Thomas Law Attorneys Student-Athlete of the Week. “My goal for the rest of the year is to get better and improve at every sport I play,” she said. “I need to make sure I am trying my best each time and pushing myself to get […]
Community Calendar: Planning board meets Thursday
SPRING HOPE — The Spring Hope Planning Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 18, at Town Hall, 118 E. Railroad St. Chamber seeks Sweetpotato Fest food vendors BAILEY — The Bailey Chamber of Commerce is seeking food vendors that offer one or several sweet potato menu items for the North Carolina Sweetpotato Festival scheduled for Saturday, May 18. […]
Cooper hosts Japan’s prime minister for historic NC visit
Gov. Roy Cooper and first lady Kristin Cooper welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and his wife Kishida Yuko to North Carolina this week, leading tours of the state’s Toyota and HondaJet plants and sharing Southern hospitality with the Eastern dignitaries by way of barbecue and bluegrass. The prime minister traveled to the Tar Heel State after meeting the Coopers […]
Pfizer executive to address NC Wesleyan graduates
ROCKY MOUNT — North Carolina Wesleyan University will celebrate its spring commencement May 4 with more than 300 graduates. This year’s commencement speaker is Kara Renai King, vice president and site leader for Pfizer Pharmaceuticals’ Rocky Mount facility. King is responsible for one of the largest sterile injectable facilities in the world, with more than 1.4 million square feet of […]
ECC Foundation receives $1M gift to strengthen technical programs
TARBORO — The Edgecombe Community College Foundation recently received a $1 million gift, the largest donation in its 42-year history. The gift is made possible through the John R. Jenkins Trust and its trustee, Benjamin Hardy of Page & Smith P.A., in Greenville. In recognition of the donation, the college’s Board of Trustees has named the newest facility on the […]
Beckham, ‘Birds bash Bulldogs
ROCKY MOUNT — Southern Nash bashed a pair of home runs, including Carlee Beckham’s sixth-inning grand slam, to rout host Nash Central 12-0 on Wednesday and stay perfect through 13 varsity softball games. The 3-A Ladybirds rose to 8-0 in 2-A/3-A Big East Conference play while the 2-A Bulldogs, 9-4 overall, remained in second place at 6-2. Both losses came […]
Slaughter sworn in as District Court judge
NASHVILLE — Longtime prosecutor Alicia Slaughter will now uphold the law from behind the bench. Slaughter, a Nashville resident, was sworn in Monday as the new District Court judge for the 8th Prosecutorial District covering Wilson, Nash and Edgecombe counties. She also became the first African American woman in the role. “Representation matters … to have women in leadership and […]
Ladybirds stuff Roanoke Rapids to stay perfect
Junior pitcher Anna Dickinson wasn’t perfect, but she didn’t have to be to keep her Southern Nash varsity softball team’s record unblemished Tuesday with a 2-0 home win over Roanoke Rapids. Dickinson gave up just two hits and struck out 17 as the 3-A Ladybirds improved to 12-0 overall and 7-0 in 2-A/3-A Big East Conference play. The 2-A Yellow […]
Providence Bank completes Coastal Bank & Trust merger
ROCKY MOUNT — Providence Bank holding company PB Financial Corp. has completed its merger with Jacksonville-based Coastal Bank & Trust. Coastal merged into Providence, creating a community bank with about $1.2 billion in assets and 10 branches stretching from the state capital to the coast. Based on financial information as of Dec. 31, the combined company has total loans of […]
Family organizes Howard Cemetery cleanup
BAILEY — The Blackmon relatives have completed Phase II of their mission. Alisha Cordell and her family finished the first phase of a three-part cemetery cleanup project in the winter. They have cleared the woodland floor, trimmed overgrown bushes and painted rocks for their ancestors in the burial ground on private property in Bailey. In January, Cordell said she and […]
Police chase starts in Bailey, ends in Middlesex
MIDDLESEX — Dispatch records show a police chase that started at Old Smithfield and Eatmon roads in Bailey ended near the Middlesex Corporate Centre industrial park on April 3. Records say the pursuit began at 8:33 p.m. when a Bailey police officer tried to pull over a 1999 Chevrolet Silverado at the Eatmon Road intersection. Middlesex Police Chief Joe Amos […]
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