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CELEBRATING 90 YEARS -- Mrs. Cleo Worrell celebrated her 90th birthday on March 4, 2016. She enjoyed a surprise birthday celebration with family and friends on March 5th at Western Sizzlin in Rocky Mount. Family and friends mentioned she is a wonderful mother, grandmother, great-great grandmother and awesome cook, and most importantly, a strong Christian lady. She is a long-time member of Barnes Hill OFW Baptist Church and has served in many capacities. She and her husband, Lonnie Worrell, have been married for 69 years.

Michael Coleman, Nash Community College's Dean, Student & Enrollment Services, was selected by his peers as the 2016 J. Edgar and Peggie T. Moore Staff Award recipient. He has been employed with Nash Community College since 2011.
A lifelong learner, Michael Coleman graduated from Nash Community College with a degree in Architectural Technology. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Religion, a Master of Arts degree in Pastoral Counseling and a Master's of Business Administration at Liberty University.

The Smoove Ryderz Corvette Club of Rocky Mount participated in the Nashville Boys and Girls Club's Club Bash on Friday, March 11, providing refreshments for club members. Pictured (L-R) is: Frankie Williams, Rufus Taylor and Nathan Hill.

After a nearly four hour competition, Benvenue Elementary School won the Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools (NRMPS) Elementary Battle of the Books competition on Thursday, March 10, 2016. There were a total of 13 teams in the competition representing the 13 elementary schools across the district that have fourth and fifth grade students.

Eta State of Delta kappa Gamma International Society President, Sheila Graves (left), was the guest speaker at the Mu Chapter Breakfast Bash. Pictured with her is Pat Taylor, past Mu Chapter President, as well as past Eta State President.

Recent confirmed rabies events reported in this area! Raccoon has tested positive and a dog is in a six- month quarantine. About a month ago, a dog had a scuffle with wildlife, got sick, then bit the owner. It was negative, but the dog paid with his life. Don't risk your pet or your life... vaccinate!
Rabies Vaccines $5 each. 1 year. If you have proof of previous/current vaccine, it is 3 years. See directions to the Shelter below.

Holy Week Greetings,I pray that the peace of Christ is sustaining you in your journey as we approach Easter Sunday. Today, I'd like to cordially invite you to the Community Sunrise Service that will take place this Sunday, March 27 - 7am at Forest Hills Cemetery Flagpole. Nashville Baptist Church and Nashville United Methodist Church will be working in a partnership to proclaim Him as King and we want you to be there to celebrate it with us!
It's truly a sacred time to be together with the body of believers (and unbelievers who are curious about the faith!) to be standing in the middle of a cemetery, at sunrise, on Resurrection Sunday.

Peachtree folks gathered for worship on a chilly, Palm Sunday. Sanctuary flowers were given by Annie Belle Edwards in memory of her husband, Harold Edwards.
Pastor Whitehouse's sermon was titled, "The Holiness of God." It was based on a scripture passage found in Isaiah 6: 1-8.
Beverly Wilson's sermon to the children was about 'rocks' as they are found in Bible stories. There were some about David, Elijah, Nehemiah, Gideon and Solomon. When Jesus rode into Jerusalem on the first Palm Sunday, he passed through the gate of a rock wall.

Tuesday, April 5 from 3 until 7 p.m. at Red Oak Volunteer Fire Department, 7951 Red Oak Boulevard, Red Oak
Wednesday, April 6 from 10:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. at Honeywell Corporation, 3475 Wesleyan Boulevard, Rocky Mount
Monday, April 11 from 3 until 7 p.m. at Bethlehem Baptist Church, 305 South Halifax Road, Rocky Mount
Wednesday, April 13 from 8:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Rocky Mount Preparatory School, 3334 Bishop Road, Rocky Mount

"The Great North American Cookie Swap" was held at Red Oak Baptist Church in the Family Life Center on Wednesday, March 16. This event emphasized the importance of North American Missionaries and the work they do in reaching out to communities to share the gospel. The evening began with volunteers playing "Family Feud" to see how missionaries and their families work together. Then participants learned about 3 specific missionaries who are planting churches. One family baked cookies to deliver to all their neighbors to meet them.

Assistant Rocky Mount City Manager Thom Moton (at left) updated the Rocky Mount Kiwanis club on activities and projects in the city. With Moton is Chris Miller (at right), Kiwanis program chair and Rocky Mount City council member.

UPS recently announced that 67 elite drivers from North Carolina are among 1,613 newly inducted worldwide into the Circle of Honor, an honorary organization for UPS drivers who have achieved 25 or more years of accident-free driving.
Among the 67 inducted were two Nashville residents.
UPS drivers James Wallace and Ricky Gardner, both of Nashville, were both inducted into the Circle of Honor.

The Southern Nash High School FFA was recently voted one of six winners in the 2016 National FFA Chapter Tee Contest.
As a winning entry, the SNHS FFA Chapter will receive a check for 50 percent of the first year's profits generated in the period beginning March 18, 2016 and ending March 31, 2017.
The t-shirts can be ordered now and will be available to ship mid-April.

Nash Community College has been certified as one of only two National Demonstration Sites for Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) Higher Education (AHE).
​AVID Chief Executive Officer Sandy Husk praised Nash for its campus-wide implementation of AHE components. "Educators at Nash, both administrators and faculty members, understand that one change in one area is not enough to assure student success.

Over 11,000 Nash Community College students each year help promote economic development vitality of the Nash/Rocky Mount region. Many members of the community choose to support the mission of Nash Community College by contributing to the Nash Community College Foundation Annual Campaign. This year's campaign kicked off March 9th to raise funds for student scholarships and support instructional needs of the campus. Southern Bank Vice President Kim Sutton, community advocate and friend of Nash Community College, is leading the 2016 NCC Foundation Campaign.

Cedar Grove Elementary students participated in the national event of Give Kids A Smile Day on Friday, February 26, 2016. Four local dentists joined together to support this program and provide dental care for participating students. The four dentist office included; Hunt and Hunt Dentistry, Dr. Doris Thorne, DDS, Dr. Jinesh Patel, DDS, and Dr. Frank Courts, DDS, Md.. Students were treated to excellent dental care along with lunch from Chick-Fil-A. Cedar Grove had forty students to join in this important day and receive free dental care!

NASHVILLE -- Action may be heating up in the Big East Conference golf standings, but the weather certainly didn't for Monday's latest league links installment at Birchwood Country Club.
Cooler temperatures and hard-to-navigate winds welcomed golfers for the 18-hole event.
And though conditions weren't necessarily conducive to quality scoring, there will still plenty of nice rounds carded.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Wind is never a tennis player's friend, but the Nash Central Bulldogs worked through it to record a convincing home boys victory on Monday against the Louisburg Warriors.
Nash Central won eight of nine matches en route to an 8-1 triumph over the Warriors at the NCHS Courts.
Coach Frank Poyer saw his Bulldogs win five of six singles matches to go with all three of the doubles events as Nash Central took a brief hiatus from its rigorous Big East Conference boys tennis ledger.

FRANKLINTON -- Every point counts at a high school track and field meet -- a fact that was accentuated during last Saturday's action at the Second Annual T. Sanders Invitational.
When the final results were tabulated, Nash Central, with 76.5 points, found itself just one-half point ahead of host Franklinton for the second position behind Millbrook in the boys team standings.

RED OAK -- Money was the initial motivator for Mike Cook in his quest to quality to compete on the American Ninja Warrior television program.
The winner of the annual competition receives $1,000,000 -- and the prospect of that life-changing experience certainly intrigued Cook, who resides in Nash County.
But after failing to make the show in his first city qualifying last year, Cook's thoughts about the sport changed dramatically.

ROCKY MOUNT -- The Seventh Annual H. Early Coley Golf Classic will be held May 27 at the Belmont Lake Golf Club in Rocky Mount.
Proceeds from the event will benefit the O.D. Moore Scholarship Foundation.
Check-in for the event will be at 8:30 a.m., followed by a shotgun start at 9 a.m.

ROCKY MOUNT -- On February 19, Rocky Mount Academy legend Ernest "Benny" Alexander was inducted into the North Carolina Independent School Athletic Association Hall of Fame in Raleigh.
The NCISAA recognizes outstanding coaches and staff that have had numerous years of coaching experience in North Carolina Independent Schools as well as having served the NCISAA itself.

LOUISBURG -- Southern Nash has certainly had Louisburg's number in girls action this season.
Earlier in the campaign, Southern, under the direction of first-year head coach Carlos Barron, rolled to a nine-goal decision at home against the rebuilding Lady Warriors.
History repeated itself last Thursday as the Ladybirds once again defeated Louisburg by a similar 9-0 finale in non-conference action at Joyner Park in Franklin County.

RALEIGH -- The 13th-ranked North Carolina State University baseball team clinched its series against Notre Dame with a 16-6 victory in eight innings Sunday at Doak Field at Dail Park.
The Wolfpack (16-6, 3-3 ACC) fell into a 5-0 hole before scoring five in the third to tie.
NC State took a 6-5 lead in the fourth. Notre Dame (8-11, 1-5) tied it 6-6 in the fifth inning of action.

NASHVILLE -- LBJ Chevrolet is once again partnering with the Town of Nashville.
LBJ Chevrolet has joined forces with the National Chevrolet Youth Baseball program to provide new equipment, a monetary contribution, invitations to free instructional clinics and an opportunity for community members to earn additional donations for their league via a Test Drive fundraiser.
"Playing the game of baseball helps kids develop skills like leadership, cooperation and sportsmanship while bringing families and communities together to show their support," said Johnny Matthews, Sales Manager for LBJ Chevrolet.