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By Alex Haglund While many people head north and west to avoid the wrath of Hurricane Irma, two of Washington County’s public servants are doing the opposite. Late on the night of Saturday, September 9, Washington County Ambulance Department Paramedics Kevin Woolever and Jessika King departed for Florida, along with other paramedics from Litton Ambulance

Kerri and Dean Huge of Nashville hosted several of Kerri’s cousins at their home, after they fled their homes in Melbourne, Fla., prior to Hurricane Irma’s landfall. Those staying in Nashville included, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT, Tony Guarino, Brenda Brown (daughter of Nadine Fox-Adams, of Nashville), Kerri Huge, Crista Guarino, Anthony Guarino, Kaci Cantlon, and

Nashville Community High School will celebrate its homecoming October 2 – October 7. NCHS Student Council members have been busy from the beginning of school planning for this event, and they have chosen “Nashvegas” as this year’s homecoming theme. On Friday, October 6, 2017, students will be dismissed from school at 11:30 a.m., and the

By Alex Haglund David Weber, 63, of Venedy, was killed after being struck by a car while he was riding his bicycle on IL-15 on the evening of Thursday, September 7. According to the Illinois State Police, the collision took place at approximately 5:19 p.m., when Weber was riding his Specialized Roubaix road bike eastbound

By Alex Haglund Following the publication of the “Volleyball” column by Nashville Community High School Superintendent Ernie Fowler and the ensuing fallout from it, the NCHS board called a special meeting which was held at starting at 6 p.m. on the evening of Wednesday, September 6. Along with the members of the board (all members

With the 16th anniversary of the tragic 9/11 attacks coming up, Washington County residents should remember that there is a 9/11 memorial located in the Washington County Courthouse. At the center of the memorial is a piece of steel from the towers which was recovered after the attack.

Volunteers in front of NCHS accept and sort donations for Hurricane Harvey relief on the afternoon of Friday, September 1. By Alex Haglund Some of the items you might expect – non-perishable food, bottled water, flashlights and batteries. Other items are more surprising, like kitty litter, underwear or diapers. There is a need for all

On behalf of The Nashville News, and personally as the editor, I would like to apologize for the column “Volleyball” by Nashville Community High School Superintendent Ernie Fowler that was published in the Wednesday, August 30, edition of the newspaper. It is not my intent that this newspaper offend its readers. Offense though, is a

By Ernie Fowler – Nashville CHSD #99 efowler@nashville-k12.org It would appear that I may have offended some people with my column last week. Let me say that, if you are one who was offended, I sincerely apologize. My point of view was from a typical 15 year old boy as I tried to show the

NCHS Media Center Director Leigh Ann Cloud, standing, RIGHT, spoke with the NCHS Board about the activities of the media center and library over the past year. By Alex Haglund At the August meeting of the Nashville Community High School Board, NCHS Media Center Director Leigh Ann Cloud gave a presentation for the board members