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The Pay It Forward Civitan Club held its first Clergy Appreciation Dinner on February 8th at Ribeyes in Nashville. Clergy Appreciation week starts the week of February 3rd and aims to promote world brotherhood and religious understanding among all people, regardless of religious persuasion. The invited guests included local chaplains and pastors of Pay It Forward Civitan members.
Leigh Wilkinson, Civitan Region 3 International Director shared the history of Civitan Clergy Appreciation and the story of The Four Chaplains, (one Catholic, one Jewish, and two Protestants) who died on February 3, 1943 aboard the USS Dorchester during World War II.

Members of Father James Schomber #4600 Columbiettes Auxillary, of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, attended the Eastern Chapter meeting, in Wilmington at Saint Marks Catholic Church. Pictured (left to right) are Margie Parker Brantley, Ericka Zito, Robin-Ann Johnson, and Michelle Collins. The meeting was hosted by the Father James Waters Columbiettes Auxillary.

School public relations professionals across the state were honored on Friday, January 29, 2016 for the products of their craft during the North Carolina School Public Relations Association's (NCSPRA) annual Blue Ribbon Awards for Effective Communications. The event was held at the O. Henry Hotel in Greensboro and 39 school districts were recognized for outstanding work with a total of 229 awards in eight categories.

The cultural diversity of Rocky Mount will be on display Saturday, March 5, 2016 from 12 p.m. - 4 p.m. at Nash Community College's Brown Auditorium during the International Festival of Cultures. The event, sponsored by the Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission, the city of Rocky Mount, Cummins Rocky Mount Engine Plant, Nash Community College and PNC Bank, serves to highlight the variety of cultures that call Rocky Mount home.

SpringBoardNC, along with partner organization - Rocky Mount Area Chamber of Commerce, are excited to announce the application deadline for Shark Tank 2016, has extended. Applications to compete for the $15,000 purse as a contestant will be open until March 1st and exhibitors are able to apply all the way up until March 14th.
"This year we are focused on providing a stage to main street businesses, so whether you're into retail downtown, opening a new brewery, or engineering the next iPhone, we want to hear from you." said Phil Dixon, President, SpringBoardNC.

On a beautiful, sunshiny morning, Peachtree folks gathered for worship at the church. Sanctuary flowers were given by Susan and Lawrence Edwards in memory of Karen Dollar Edwards and Tom Moorefield. The memory verse for the month is Psalms 33:12:"Blessed is the nation, whose God is the Lord".
The children's sermon was about the importance of small things. Beverly Wilson said that a rain shower is made up of drops of rain and a building is held together by small nails. Sand is made up of tiny rocks, but sand is much better to play in than big rocks. Small things are a blessing, and children are a blessing.

There are certain things, events, and actions that we, as humans, take part in every single week. Some love to go out to their favorite place of dining each week, some love to watch their favorite show each Monday night. We get stuck in our ways easily and can even become predictable in what our antics will be each week.
For the Christian, the dead to flesh and alive to Spirit human being, worship simply must be a part of our weekly routine.

Several members from Red Oak Baptist Church attended the Celebrate Life Banquet, sponsored by Your Choice Resource Center, at Englewood Baptist Church on Thursday, February 18. Attending were Karen Girona, Dolly White, Audrey Pearce, Suzy Pearce, Dorothy Pearce, Marion Faulkner, and Charles and Maureen Williams. Film producer, human rights activist, and author Jason Scott Jones was the keynote speaker. He shared many inspiring stories of his life and work for human rights. The banquet is one of the main fundraisers for Your Choice Resource Center.

Nash and Edgecombe County Cooperative Extension will offer Safe Plates for all those who work in the food service industry.
The course helps food establishments meet the requirement of having at least one supervisor certified as a food protection manager, a mandate of the NC Food Code.
There will be instruction in personal hygiene, purchasing from reputable suppliers, eliminating cross-contamination, and correct temperatures for storing, preparing, and holding foods.

Tuesday, March 1 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Tri-County Industries, 1250 Atlantic Avenue, Rocky Mount
Tuesday, March 1 from 12 until 4 p.m. at Eaton Corporation, 8171 Planer Mill Road, Middlesex
Monday, March 7 from 2:30 until 6:30 p.m. at Nashville United Methodist Church, 209 E Washington Street, Nashville
Saturday, March 12 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, 652 Raleigh Road, Rocky Mount

Nash County residents can rid their homes of old electronics, unwanted and unused prescription drugs, paper, fluorescent tubes and bulbs and much more during Nash County Recycles Day, which is set for Saturday, March 12 from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m.
The event is open to the public and will be held in the parking lot of the Nash County Courthouse in Nashville.

LOUISBURG -- When he first saw Abigail Ross in action at Nash Central High School, Louisburg College women's soccer coach Andy Stokes knew she had the ability to be the Lady Hurricanes' No. 1 keeper -- and beyond.
After two successful seasons at Louisburg, the 'beyond' part for Ross started recently when she signed a letter-of-intent to join the program at the University of Mount Olive.

STANHOPE -- There's something about playing in the postseason at Wilson Fike High School that brings out the best in the Southern Nash Firebirds.
In the mid-2000s, Southern Nash's girls recorded a rare Big East Conference Basketball Tournament Championship when the event was held at Fike.
That moment still goes down as one of the most memorable in the history of the Ladybirds' girls hoops program.
Southern Nash added another historical footnote last Friday, but this time it was on the boys side.

NASH COUNTY -- Standings have been updated for the first season of the State Farm Cup -- an all-points athletic contest between Northern Nash and Nash Central.
Through the winter sports season, Northern Nash has accumulated 9.5 points, compared to 8.5 points for the Bulldogs.
Points are received for regular season matchups between varsity teams.
The football winner is awarded two points because those teams meet only once. Cross Country, Wrestling, Swimming, Track and Field, Golf and Cheerleading are awarded by the highest team finisher in the Big East Conference.

NASH COUNTY -- Here are the brackets for the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Class 3-A Boys and Girls State Basketball Playoffs, which began Tuesday night across the state:

FAYETTEVILLE -- All five starters reached double-figures to lead the North Carolina Wesleyan College men's basketball team to a 91-84 victory at Methodist University last Saturday.
Despite trailing 47-28 at the half, the Monarchs finished with 14 treys on the day to close the gap down the stretch, but it was too little too late.
Senior Brandon Brown led all Bishop scorers with 22 points, while D.J. Weaver and Adrian Moore netted 18 apiece.

NASH COUNTY -- Listed are updated Nash County Parks and Recreation Department Basketball Scores:

NASH COUNTY -- Here are updated scores from the Nash County Parks and Recreation Department's Youth Futsal Season:

RED OAK -- Susan McCarthy will serve as the coach for the Red Oak Middle School boys tennis team, which will kick off its 2016 campaign on March 15.
The Tigers will have home matches on April 5 and April 28. Red Oak's home courts are located at Ennis Park, which is adjacent to the front entrance of the school.
Red Oak will also have matches in Greene County and at Edwards Middle School.

ROCKY MOUNT -- If the indoor season was any indication, look for the Nash Central Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs to be a factor this season on the Big East Conference track and field scene.
With one week remaining before the outdoor campaign kicks off, the Lady Bulldogs are two weeks removed from a seventh-place team finish at the Class 3-A State Indoor Championships in Winston-Salem.