Spring Hope News

The Spring Hope Library this month began opening five more hours a week as it changed its schedule to open weekdays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The library, located in the train depot downtown, had been open weekdays from 3-6 p.m., a total of 15 hours Under the new schedule, the library now closes at 5 p.m. but opens two hours earlier than before, for a ... (more)

Cruelty is lousy public policy, but thanks to the Republican-led legislature and Gov. Pat McCrory, 70,000 long-term unemployed workers who have exhausted their state unemployment benefits on July 1 will lose their federal benefits as well, piling misery upon misery.

Hannah Marie Mayfield of Spring Hope graduated recently from Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs with a B.A. degree in English.

By JOE BURNETTE The Middlesex town board Monday night approved an increase of 75 cents per 1,000 gallons in wastewater fees effective July 1 in a meeting that also had a lot of citizen input on a variety of issues.

Graduates of Southern Nash High School received their diplomas in a ceremony at the school Saturday afternoon in the gymtorium with due pomp and circumstance while family and friends looked on.

ALLEN W. 'BUBBA' MOSS A memorial service was held Sunday afternoon at the Spring Hope Funeral Home chapel for Allen Wilson 'Bubba' Moss, 45, of Spring Hope, who died on Saturday, June 1. A visitation followed the service.

By KEN RIPLEY After spending almost a month in multiple meetings reviewing the proposed 2013-2014 budget proposed by county manager Bob Murphy, county commissioners narrowly rejected the $88.4 million budget entirely and instructed Murphy to come back with a budget spending no more than last year's budget.

It's no wonder that protests are growing in size weekly in Raleigh. The newly released N.C. House budget is so little an improvement over the irresponsible Senate budget that the Republican legislature's entire financial plan ought to be declared unconstitutional as 'cruel and unusual.'

The Southern Nash High School Class of 2013 group picture was completely ruined in this week's paper due to a combination of printing errors.

Fan Whitley has returned from spending a month in France visiting her daughter Donna and husband Simon Carvell and her new grandbaby, Araya Carvell, who was born March 2. Rebecca Winstead of Nashville has received an Academic Excellence and Leadership Award from Bob Jones University in Greenville, S.C. The award, which is also a scholarship ... (more)

By MARY BAINES The Nash County Arts Coouncil has announced eight programs that will be available throughout the summer for children of all ages.

Ava Walker gets a last-minute adjustment to her mortarboard from mother Lauren Walker just before graduation ceremonies for the Spaulding Family Resource Center Young Children's Center last Thursday.

EDITH S. BARBEE ESTES Funeral services were held Tuesday at Ephesus Baptist Church for Mrs. Edith Shaw Barbee Estes, 89, of Mt.

Megan Godwin braids Chance's hair before he is presented to the crowd for the singing of 'Happy Birthday' on May 19 at ROMA's Clydesdale Farm in Castalia.

By MARY BAINES From recreational activities to foot care clinics, Nash County Senior Center offers a variety of programs for individuals who are 60 or older and live in Nash County.

By MARY BAINES Following a closed session on May 24, the Middlesex Board of Commissioners unanimously voted to purchase the Middlesex Swim Club.

The Senate budget released last week is not just a financial document; it is a hit list against the citizens of North Carolina, especially those in eastern North Carolina, including Nash County.

PAID OBITUARY Helen Williams Batchelor Helen Williams Batchelor departed this life on May 22, 2013.

Boy Scouts Rylon Hight and Nicholas Brown of Troop 148 of Spring Hope place flags on veterans' graves in Oakdale Cemetery Saturday in preparation for Memorial Day.

Jo Ellen Murray and Kaye Folsom, members of the auxiliary of VFW Post 4147, place a wreath in front of the veterans' memorial at Bailey cemetery Sunday during a service sponsored the post.