Recent Articles

An assault with a deadly weapon was reported on 4/17/16 at 3934 W Castalia Road
A communicating threats and assault by pointing a gun was reported on 4/17/16 at 6311 Bones Cut Off Road
A damage to property was reported on 4/17/16 at 7385 Peele Drive
A misdemeanor larceny was reported on 4/18/16 at 4230 Green Hills Road

Nash County Planning and Inspections issued the following building permits from April 18 through 22.

The Martin Luther King Lodge #294 of Spring Hope recently received a 25 year service award for cleaning up the litter that has been tossed along the roadside of Pleasant Grove Church Road and North Old Franklin Road down to Red's Crossroads. The organization received a 25 service award plaque and 25 year safety vest from the NC State Department of Transportation.

A Nashville resident is among 20 seniors within Barton College's School of Visual, Performing and Communications Arts who will have their works on display in the Barton Art Galleries through May 15.
Amber Baker is a senior majoring in Graphic Design and Photography whose photography will be on display during the 2016 Senior Showcase. The opening of the showcase was held on Saturday, April 23 with a reception at the college.

Nash Community College (NCC) honored Saed Awadallah, M.D. with the 2016 Nash Community College Outstanding Alumni Award at the 2016 Student Recognition Ceremony held on April 21st. The award recognizes his achievements as a past graduate to provide inspiration for current students. Dr. Awadallah was selected for the College's highest alumni honor for his contributions to the medical field as a physician, his excellence in leadership and service, and dedication as a lifelong learner.

Governor Pat McCrory has selected Beth Freshwater-Smith of Wilson to fill a vacant district court seat in the 7th District (Nash, Edgecombe and Wilson counties). The vacancy was created by the resignation of Judge William G. Stewart. Smith will serve the remainder of Judge Stewart's term, which runs through December 31, 2016.
Smith is currently the Senior Assistant District Attorney for the 7th District, where she has worked as a prosecutor since 1987.

Chet Osterhoudt, of Edward Jones in Nashville, recently qualified for the Edward Jones' Financial Advisor Leaders Conference.
The conference recognizes financial advisors who are among the leaders in the financial-services firm.
Osterhoudt was among the 821 financial advisors who qualified out of the firm's 14,000 financial advisors in the U.S. and Canada.
The 2016 conference will be held in May at the firm's headquarters in St. Louis, Mo.

The Nash County Republican Party will host author Garland Tucker, III, to discuss his most recent book "Conservative Heroes: Fourteen Leaders Who Shaped American History, From Jefferson To Reagan."
The event will be at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 28 at the Nash County Republican Party Headquarters, located in Westridge Shopping Center at 3607 Sunset Avenue, Rocky Mount. The pubic is invited to this free event.

Betty Scott and Jill Fipps sport their Dr. Seuss hats at Relay for Life.

Members of the Bethlehem All-Stars team participate in Relay for Life.

Mary Grace Daughtridge delivers Relay for Life books to participants with a little help from her friends during Friday night's event.

Members of the Nash Community College Relay for Life team gather under their tent during the event.

Spring Hope's Chamber of Commerce held its annual 5K Saturday, April 24 in Downtown Spring Hope followed by a one-mile fun run. Pictured above are participants of the one-mile run. One hundred runners participated in the fun run while 140 participated in the 5K. Organizers said 275 runners signed up for both events. This is the second year the 5K has been held in Spring Hope and organizers hope it will continue to be an annual event.

Clay Batchelor is splashed with color as he crosses the finish line of the 5K Color Run that was held during the Southern Nash BBQ Showdown Saturday. Batchelor finished third in the race.

Noah Reynolds finished second in the 5K Color Run held during the Southern Nash BBQ Showdown Saturday. Other events Saturday included a BBQ plate sale, a yard sale, cow chip contest and activities for children.

Jerry Daniel, Chairman of the board of trustees at Nash Health Care Systems in Rocky Mount, has received the North Carolina Hospital Association's Trustee Service Award for 2016.
Daniel was one of five hospital trustees honored at NCHA's annual Trustee Institute April 23. NCHA is statewide trade association representing more than 130 hospitals and health systems.

KEEP THEM SAFE!
I'm assuming you are a good pet parent (since you are reading this), as I pen this on National Pet Parent's Day (last Sunday of April). What does that mean? That means that you take the best care possible of your pet, including vet visits, food, water and shelter. You also have your pet spayed or neutered. If watching your bucks, there are good clinics that specialize just in these surgeries!

On a beautiful spring morning Peachtree Folks gathered for worship. Sanctuary flowers were given by Catherine Gupton in memory of her parents, Ned and Kate Wester, and of her husband, G. B. Gupton.
The sermon for the children by Beverly Wilson was about 'rules' that we must learn to live by. For example, "If you borrow it, return it" or "If you open it, close it." There are many others, but one rule for living can cover them all; "Love one another as Jesus loves you."

In the midst of a chaotic world with CNN and Fox News constantly filling our minds with pointless ramblings, we need to hear about something good. In the midst of entering what some folks are calling a "post Christian culture" we need to hear something good.
What's the good we need to hear? It's Jesus. It's always been Jesus. As the body of Christ we must be talking about Jesus more than any other subject we talk about. In fact, anything we talk about more than Jesus would certainly be considered idolatry.

There are several families we would like to remember in prayer and send our sincere sympathy in the recent loss of their loved ones. One of those who was one of my first memories as a child was Lula Bell Daniels Walker. She was the sister of my closest childhood friend, the late Polly Daniels Cary, who passed away many years ago. Lula Bell and her husband, Jim Walker, have always been friends of mine and my family too. They both were always a very Christian and loving couple and always dedicated members of Beulah Church of Christ.

A great time was had by all at the Mother/Daughter Camp at Camp Mundo Vista near Asheboro last weekend! Over 100 girls, moms, and staff attended the 20th annual camp sponsored by the WMU of the North Roanoke Baptist Association on April 22-23. Groups attending included Shiloh, Rock Creek, Castalia, Red Bud, Sunset Avenue, Proctors Chapel, Red Oak, Sharpsburg, and American Heritage Girls.

Monday, May 2 from 2:30 until 6:30 p.m. at the Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Department, 300 Taylor Road, Sharpsburg
Saturday, May 7 from 9:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. at Capital Ford Lincoln, 2012 Stone Rose Drive, Rocky Mount
Tuesday, May 10 from 3 until 7 p.m. at Stony Hill FWB Church, 9649 Stony Hill Church Road, Middlesex
Saturday, May 14 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Light of Peace Missionary Baptist Church, 510 S Glendale Avenue, Rocky Mount

Matthew "Matt" Stevens, Agriculture Extension Agent, NC State University Extension-Nash County Center, was the guest speaker for the North Carolina Mu Chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma International Society meeting. He spoke about the Nash County Arboretum Plant Tours, as well as the Extension Master Gardner Program.

The Center for Digital Education (CDE) has announced the winners of its 2015-16 Digital Community Colleges Survey. Nash Community College ranks sixth in the United States for its digital presence among Mid-Sized Colleges with 5,000 to 10,000 students. Nash Community College ranked eighth in the same category for the 2014-15 academic year. Nash Community College was honored at a reception April 10th in Chicago, concurrent with the American Association of Community College's annual conference.

Nash Community College has received 2015 Tree Campus USA recognition by the Arbor Day Foundation for its commitment to effective urban forest management. The College is one of 11 campuses in North Carolina and more than 150 in the nation to receive the recognition. Tree Campus USA is a national program created in 2008 by the Arbor Day Foundation and to honor colleges and universities for effective campus forest management and for engaging staff and students in conservation goals.