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Time does not stand still and neither does the Fine Arts department at Faith Christian School. After three nearly sold out performances in November of Disney's The Lion King JR, Faith Christian School began auditions and rehearsal for their March show of Disney's Beauty and the Beast JR.
Why such a quick start on a new show? Well, Faith Christian School drama teacher Danelle Cauley decided to take a brand new show to the Junior Theater Festival held in Atlanta back in January. This meant doing things a little backwards.

John Jesso, Rocky Mount Downtown Development Manager (far left), gave an up-date on all the projects and investments in downtown Rocky Mount and the surrounding areas at a recent Rocky Mount Kiwanis Club meeting. With John is Sydney Sadler, Downtown Development Coordinator and Ginny Mohrbutter, Rocky Mount Kiwanis Club President Elect.

The Nashville Business and Professional Women's (BPW) Club held another successful Opry on Friday night, bringing in around 75 people to watch a variety of family entertainment.
This was the 38th year of the annual Elsie Clark Memorial Opry and Mary Wells said she was pleased with the turnout.
"I thought it was well attended," she said. "I was pleased with the crowd."

Students in Mrs. Cindy Puckett's four-year-old class at the Nashville United Methodist Church Weekday School recently learned about community helpers. Students were visited by a dentist and a Nashville Police Officer during the week and were able to dress as their favorite community helper on the final day. Pictured on the front row (L-R) is: Emma Bunn, Blake Bass, Corbin Clark, Carolyn VanHoute and Gavin Kirby. On the back row (L-R) is Maggie Narron, Olivia Clemmons, Nola Green, Ayden Narron, Hannah Cole, Sophia Anderson and A. Sullivan.

Laura Anne Taylor, 12, of Sims, will be attending the Atlanta Ballet in Atlanta Georgia this summer for an intensive training in ballet and point. Taylor takes dance at Heavens Footprints in Wilson. She is the daughter of Brian and Jennifer Taylor. She is the granddauther of Sidney Long and the late Ruth Anne Long of Nashville and the late Jackie W. Taylor, of Nashville and Dallas and Ann Taylor of Greenville.

DOGS & CATS DIED LAST WEEK...
Simply put, they won't die if people stop buying from backyard breeders and if people will fix (spay/neuter) their pets. In particular, too many outdoor cats reproduce and most die not from natural causes, but painfully or at the Shelter because they become feral when loose. More than 50% of the intakes at the Shelter are cats and most of them die.

On Monday, February 29, my husband William and I were blessed with another great grandson. Our grandson, Randy Williams and wife, Natalie, have a beautiful little boy born at Vidant Hospital in Tarboro. His name is Landon Brooks Williams. He had a few little problems and was moved to Pitt Med in Greenville where he later got a great report of good health and now is at home with perfect health. He and his mother, Natalie, are both doing great. He has two brothers, Hunter and Mason, who are really happy and would hold him all the time if possible.

On a beautiful spring morning Peachtree folks gathered for worship at the church. This Sunday began the Week of Prayer for North American Missions, and brochures were distributed for daily prayers for missionaries throughout the nation. The Annie Armstrong offering is taken at Easter to support those who are serving in these capacities.
The choir sang, "I'm Standing on the Solid Rock", under the direction of the pastor. He chose as his sermon title "The Hidden Promises of God-Part 2".

The Nashville Lions Club recently installed a new member on Wednesday March 2 at their regular Lions Club meeting. PDG Jim Boehm (far left) installed Rev. Kenny Byrd (center) as the newest club member. Lion Linda Funkhouser (far right) was his sponsor.

A long lost iron cross is returned to the UDC Bethel Heroes Chapter 636 of Rocky Mount. Terry Bryant (at left), with the SCV Capt. Jesse S. Barnes Camp 771, presented an original iron cross that he located to Bethel Heroes. The cross had been placed on a grave of a confederate soldier in the early 1920's by the chapter. The exact grave site is unknown at this time. Bethel Heroes is in the process of raising money to purchase iron crosses to replace stolen, loss or damaged crosses that were originally placed by the chapter.

Nashville United Methodist Church held a Note Burning Celebration on Sunday, February 28. The church recently paid off its mortgage for its worship center. Pictured above (L-R) is: Associate Pastor, Luke Whitehead, the Bishop of the NC Methodist Conference, Hope Morgan Ward, District Superintendent of the Heritage District of the UMC, Randy Innes and Senior Pastor Ralph A. Brown.

Even though National Boys and Girls Club Week is coming to a close, Nashville's Boys and Girls Club will continue to show the Nashville community how it supports its kids and the community.
The club has formed several partnerships over the years with area churches, civic groups and even the local police and fire departments. Those partnerships are growing, said Nashville Unit Director Boris Ashford, and are a vital part of the club's success.

Zoe Lyons gets ready for a game of Checkers at Nashville's Boys and Girls Club.

Ellijah Dew builds with blocks at the Nashville Boys and Girls Club. Ellijah is one of the club's newwest members.

BUNN - Northern Nash's girls soccer season is just over one week old, but the Lady Knights are already making a bit of history.
Thanks to a torrid opening week, Northern Nash's Rebekah Beal is now just two goals shy of breaking the career mark at NN of former standout Jordan Carter.
Beal registered a whopping 10 goals during the first week and was in position to break the record during Tuesday's home meeting against Wilson Beddingfield.
Thanks to Beal's heroics, the Lady Knights are off to an effective 3-0 start, though veteran head coach Joe McCarthy sees plenty of room for improvement.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Robbi Allen's sophomore season at Nash Central was all about making up for lost time.
After a highly-touted stint on the middle school level, Allen arrived at Nash Central with lofty expectations -- but would miss her freshman campaign after tearing her anterior cruciate ligament..
Allen returned with a fury this winter, starring both inside and along the perimeter as part of the Lady Bulldogs' historic season.

ROCKY MOUNT -- A shooting star and a talented coach helped propel the Nash Central Bulldogs to the top of the Big East Conference boys basketball standings this season.
Fueled by sharpshooting guard Josh Mullins, the Bulldogs were part of a three-way tie for first place -- along with Southern Nash and Rocky Mount -- in the Big East during the regular season.

ROCKY MOUNT -- The North Carolina Wesleyan College Battling Bishop baseball team swept a three-game USA South series versus William Peace over the weekend at Bauer Field.
NCWC is now 13-5 overall and 5-1 in league action.
In last Friday's opener, the two squads traded two-run homers in the second, with NCWC's coming off the bat of junior transfer Tony Sanchez.

CHAPEL HILL -- The North Carolina High School Athletic Association has announced the game times and sites for the eight championships in the NCHSAA's 102nd State Basketball Championships.
The Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill will host the 2A and 4A games, while Carmichael Arena across campus will host the 1A and 3A games.
Here is Saturday's complete schedule of games:

ROCKY MOUNT -- Nash Central notched one run in the bottom of the first but couldn't dent the plate the rest of the way en route to being defeated by Bunn by a 7-1 total on Monday in high school baseball action on the NCHS campus.
Bunn never trailed after delivering three runs in the top of the first thanks in part to a Jordan Payne RBI double, along with a leadoff single from Nick Sanders.
The Bulldogs also committed a costly throwing error as part of the uprising.

RALEIGH -- The No. 8-ranked North Carolina State University baseball won its seventh game in a row, topping Bucknell 5-2 on Sunday at Doak Field at Dail Park on the NCSU campus.
The Wolfpack (10-2) pitching staff sat down 13 of the last 14 batters it faced, the lone runner reaching on a questionable hit-by-pitch call.
Chance Shepard started the scoring with a two-run homer in the first, his seventh in the last eight games.

Noah Shrock will play a key role this spring in the success of the Nash Central High School baseball squad.

Northern Nash's Olivia Bunn tracks down possession last Wednesday against the Bunn Ladycats.

Nash Central High School first baseman Tyler Sherrod provides a full extension at left to retire a Smithfield-Selma player during last Thursday's non-conference prep baseball meeting on the NCHS campus in Rocky Mount.

This photo was originally published in The Graphic on April 2, 1981. Carlos Harris is shown putting a cake in the oven during Mrs. Harriet McCall's class at Nash Central Junior High School.