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NASHVILLE - Four retired Nash County Sheriff's deputies were honored with service weapon awards at the June 2 Nash Board of commissioners meeting.
Allen W. Wilson, NCSO Chief Deputy, called Lt. Patrick Brian Ricks, Sgt. Jeffrey Wilkins and Lt. Angel Ricks before commissioners front and center, while requesting county approval to award them their Sig .357 sidearms. Absent but also honored was Sgt. Vernon Battle.

Retired Lt. Angel Ricks, second from right, is awarded her service weapon, a 357 handgun, from NCSO Chief Deputy Allen Wilson, right; Major Brandon Jenkins, left; and Captain Robert Bowen, second from left.

In January of this year, we lost a wonderful man who had such an impact in the world of college football. But more importantly, he had a tremendous impact on fathers, helping them to live a godly life in front of their wives and children.
His name was Bill McCartney. He was the head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes for 13 years. He coached Colorado to a national championship in 1990, and in 2013, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. - Psalm 90:14
"How can I pray for you?" When I am asked this simple question, it is a great kindness from the Lord. Not knowing what to say, I often answer by asking that person to pray Psalm 90:12 for me: "So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom."
Psalm 90 is a prayer of Moses - the only psalm attributed to Moses.

The ancient Egyptians built the pyramids with the ratio of the height to the base equal to 1:1.618--The Golden Ratio. The ancient Athenians, those masters of architecture, built the Parthenon with its column configurations and dimensions based upon the Golden Ratio. Last week, we looked at several examples from nature that satisfy the Golden Ratio. The facial features of people that society generally deems "attractive" are fascinating aspects of the Golden Ratio. In a sense, facial recognition technology can be thought of as a method that analyzes how much a person's facial proportions deviate from the Golden Ratio.

It was a great day for the Family Fun Day at the Wollett Mill Pond Venue on Friday, June 6. There were activities for children including a bounce house, outdoor games, face painting, and as well as a story time with Suzy Pearce who read her book, "Earl's Family Reunion." Guests could also enjoy fishing by the pond. Several vendors were there selling their goods and food trucks for your appetite.
Congratulations to Jamie Lewis who was baptized at Red Oak Baptist Church on Sunday, June 8.

ROCKY MOUNT - Nash County Public Schools (NCPS) honored its exceptional educators during the 2025-2026 Educator of the Year Awards, held at May 21 at the Benvenue Country Club in Rocky Mount.
The evening celebrated the following district-level honorees:

Appalachian State University has announced its Spring 2025 graduates. Local students include:
Katie Elizabeth Avery of Rocky Mount, Master of Social Work; Natalie Brooke Bernat of Spring Hope, Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Foods with Summa Cum Laude honor; Abigail Taylor Fritsch of Rocky Mount, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design with Summa Cum Laude honor; Hannah Elise Gerlach of Rocky Mount, Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy with Summa Cum Laude honor; Kaeden Ivey Lewis of Nashville,

Appalachian State University has announced that 3,189 undergraduate students have been named to the Chancellor's List and 5,179 undergraduate students have been named to the Dean's List for spring 2025 -- a combined total of 8,368 honorees.
To be included on the Dean's List, undergraduates must either be enrolled in 12 to 14 hours of academic credit and attain a minimum 3.45 grade point average or be enrolled in 15 hours or more of academic credit and attain a minimum 3.25 grade point average.