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Red Oak Baptist Church and the community will be collecting items to deliver to the areas devastated by the flood in West Virginia. The Truck Load of Love kick-off will be Sunday, July 10. Lists of needed items will be available. Contact the Red Oak Baptist Church office at 443-0376 if you have questions or for more information. Several from the church will be going to deliver the items near the end of July.
It is shaping up to be another fruitful summer at Red Oak United Methodist Church.

Producers who file accurate and timely reports for all crops and land uses, including failed acreage can prevent the potential loss of FSA program benefits. Please pay close attention to the acreage reporting dates below for 2016.
In order to comply with FSA program eligibility requirements, all producers are encouraged to visit the Nash County FSA office to file an accurate crop certification report by the applicable deadline.

Thursday, July 7 from 10:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. at the Environmental Services Building, 1221 Thorpe Road, Rocky Mount
Friday, July 8 from 2:30 until 7 p.m. at Petsmart, 1462 Jeffries Road, Rocky Mount
Monday, July 11 from 2:30 until 7 p.m. at Northside Community Church, 1660 Beaver Pond Drive, Rocky Mount
Monday, July 11 from 3 until 7 p.m. at St. Paul Baptist Church, 1151 N Winstead Avenue, Rocky Mount

Peachtree folks gathered for worship at the church on a beautiful July morning. Sanctuary flowers were given by Rosemary and David Bryant. Jerry Hobgood, Deacon Chairman, directed the service in the absence of Pastor Whitehouse, who is recovering from knee surgery.
The morning message was delivered by Dianne Tucker. Her message was titled, "Obedience". It was based on scripture found in Luke 5: 1-11. She said that salvation is a gift but that obedience is a learning process. The first step is to hear the Word.

Nearly 2 weeks ago, 37 image bearers from Nashville UMC and Red Oak UMC began a journey to the land that John Denver called, "almost heaven." Some of you might know it as West Virginia, the Mountaineer State. Their mission was simple: work to make homes warmer, safer, and drier. Their avenue to complete the mission was called ASP or Appalachia Service Project, which is a ministry that works in the states of Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, and North Carolina.

Where is time going?? After taking a long, hard look at myself in the mirror last week, I noticed my hair had gotten grayer and there were lots more wrinkles. Seriously, I glance in the mirror daily to make sure everything is ok before I leave home, but this time I just stood there. That young girl from yesterday was gone, and there in front of me stood a mother, a grandmother and a widow. It hit me; I am proud of every gray hair and of every wrinkle. They show a life well lived and loved. Each one tells a story and each story made me who I am today.

NASHVILLE -- Rare are the occasions when Nash Rec's pool dynasty is tested in the Nash-Halifax Swim League.
But that would prove to be the case last Thursday as Nash Rec and visiting Roanoke Valley literally went down to the final event before the Sharks came up with one of their narrowest victoies in the history of the long-time program.
Thanks to a combined eight points from Langdon Norris and Jacob Richardson in the closing Boys 15-18 Freestyle, the Sharks were able to hold off Roanoke Valley by a slim 381-379 margin at the Nash Rec Pool.

NASHVILLE -- Westridge and host Birchwood tangled in a pre-holiday Nash-Halifax Swim League matchup last Thursday -- and the visitors from Rocky Mount were able to squeeze out a 300-250 victory in a close contest.
Birchwood was ahead after the initial IM competition, but Westridge was able to roar back and take the lead for good in the team standings with a strong overall showing in the butterly.

ZEBULON -- Gordon Beckham hit a two-run home run in the third, Isaias Tejeda was 2-for-4 with three RBI and the Carolina Mudcats offense broke out for nine runs on 12 hits while snapping an eight game losing streak with a 9-6 win against the Salem Red Sox in front of 6,846 at Five County Stadium on Monday night in a Class A Carolina League baseball event.
Carolina's six-run sixth erased a three run deficit and put the Mudcats (32-50, 3-9) in front for the first time in the game.

Nash Rec's Chloe Jones collects some important points for the Sharks during last Thursday evening's nail-biting home decision against the Roanoke Valley Swim Team.

TRULY A SUPER NIGHT FOR THE SHARKS. Among the competitors for Nash Rec during last Thursday's narrow triumph against Roanoke Valley were (above) Graham Williams. The Sharks will remain home today for a meeting against backyard rival Birchwood as the clubs continue their respective Nash-Halifax Swim League schedules. Action will begin at 5 p.m., and there is no charge for admission.

TRULY A SUPER NIGHT FOR THE SHARKS. Among the competitors for Nash Rec during last Thursday's narrow triumph against Roanoke Valley were (above) Nola Holder. The Sharks will remain home today for a meeting against backyard rival Birchwood as the clubs continue their respective Nash-Halifax Swim League schedules. Action will begin at 5 p.m., and there is no charge for admission.

WILSON -- The homestanding Wilson Tobs fell to the Peninsula Pilots by a final score of 5-4 at Historic Fleming Stadium on Independence Day in a Coastal Plain Wooden Bat League diamond showdown.
Jake Lewis started for the Tobs (15-14) and went 5 innings and gave up 2 runs on 2 hits, also striking out 2.
Zack Mozingo (L, 0-1) pitched the sixth inning and was the tough luck loser giving up 3 runs but none were earned.

BIG-TIME BARRACUDAS. Birchwood's competitors during last Thursday's swim meet against Westridge included (above) Isabella Daza. The Baracudas will be at Nash Rec today at 5 p.m.

BIG-TIME BARRACUDAS. Birchwood's competitors during last Thursday's swim meet against Westridge included (above) Logan Hobgood. The Baracudas will be at Nash Rec today at 5 p.m.

The Rocky Mount All-Stars won the Little League 7-8 North Carolina District 4 Championship recently in Beaufort. Rocky Mount went 4-0 overall by a combined score of 78-6. In the title game, Rocky Mount defeated Newport 19-5. Rocky Mount will represent District 4 at the NC State Tournament at Gillette Stadium in Wilson beginning July 9.

The Spartans won the Nash County Parks and Recreation Department's 13-14 Baseball Championship. Roster members are, in no particular order, Head Coach Deri Land, Zach Baker, Daniel Batchelor, Hobart Brantley, Greyson Curtis, Preston Curtis, John Land, Bradley Peace, Trayven Pearce, Jacob Pridgen, Cooper Strickland, Ketric Williams, Dylan Alford and Jackson Bradberry.

LOUISBURG -- After back-to-back 20-victory seasons, Louisburg College women's basketball coach Shay Hayes will be reloading next winter following the graduation of six talented sophomores -- five of which will be playing in 2016-17 on the four-year level.
Three of those LC standouts have signed letters-of-intent, including Iresha Cooper, who has inked a deal with Coker College.
Cooper, a forward, paced the Lady Hurricanes in scoring and rebounding while earning Team Most Valuable Player honors.

NASH COUNTY -- The Nash County Parks and Recreation Department will take part in a pair of upcoming Tar Heel League Baseball Tournaments.
This week, the Tar Heel 9-10 Tournament is being held at the Louisburg High School Softball Field in Franklin County.
The seven-team field will include the Nash County All-Stars, who opened play in the double-elimination format on Wednesday against Wendell White.
The winner of that event will tangle with host Louisburg today at 7:30 p.m.