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The Nash-Rocky Mount Early College application process will be changing next school year.
School Board members agreed last Monday night to start using a rubric system to select applicants instead of using a random lottery process.
Robin May, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction for Nash-Rocky Mount Schools, said the school system had worked harder over the past three years to get the word out and try to encourage students to apply to the Early College. Information is shared with middle schoolers in January and all the high school options are shared with eighth graders.

North Carolina Attorney General and Nashville native Roy Cooper made it official on Monday afternoon.
He's running for Governor.
After months of speculation about his plans to enter the Govenor race, Cooper officially kicked off his campaign for Governor at Nash Community College.
Cooper, with his wife, Kristin, and three daughters, Hilary, Claire and Natalie, by his side, said it was time to bring the old North Carolina back.

Braswell Milling Company and its neighbors are working on a compromise after citizens spoke out against a rezoning request during a public hearing on September 30.
Nashville's Town Council postponed making a decision on rezoning around 1.96 acres of land from R-10/B-1 to I-1 after the Planning Board recommended tabling the item to give Braswell representatives time to meet with citizens to discuss their concerns.

Five couples are slated to take to the stage on Saturday to showcase their dance skills as part of a scholarship fund-raiser.
The Nashville Chapter of the Nash Central High School Alumni Association will host a "Dancing with the Stars" event on Saturday, October 17 at 6 p.m. at the O.D. Moore Building on Alston Street in Nashville.
Carolyn Morgan said she was excited about the event and hopes the community will support it.

Though participation was lower than last year, The Fruit of the Spirit 5K Race still netted its goal of $10,000.
The race was held on a cloudy Saturday morning but Reverend David Joyner, Pastor of Red Oak United Methodist Church, said the event turned out great.
"Everything went well," he said. "The weather held off, which we didn't know was going to happen."
Joyner said 149 people registered for this past Saturday's race but only 116 of those showed up to run. Last year up to 200 came out for the annual run.

Red Oak Elementary Principal Eric Mitchell thanks the organizers and participants of Red Oak's Fruit of the Spirit 5K Race.

Will Hardy (left) and his nephew, Cody Ayscue, cross the finish line at Red Oak's Fruit of the Spirit 5K Race.

My Sister's House remembered victims of domestic violence on Friday night by hosting its second annual Empty Chair event.
Cynthia Kornegay, Director of My Sister's House, said this year's event was changed up a bit from last year's. This year, instead of a sit-down dinner, Kornegay said the fund-raising committee of My Sister's House decided to hold a silent auction with music and hors d'oeuvres.
"We decided to have more of a cocktail evening," Kornegay said.

Nash County held off on approving a firearms and weapons ordinance last week to give more time to discuss the issue.
The ordinance would prohibit the public and employees from possessing firearms and other deadly weapons on county owned property, including recreational facilities.
Derek Hawkes, County Engineer, said because of several violent incidents that have happened at county buildings, the ordinance was being brought before the board.

For a memory that seems so vivid, it amazes me how much I can't recall.
In less than a week, I will celebrate my 24th wedding anniversary with my wife, Kristi. There are moments when it seems we had that day last week, while at other times, it seems a lifetime ago.
What I do remember: a beautiful, perfect, sunny, cool, autumn day. A full church in Momeyer. A dog wandering in and making himself comfortable just inside the door. Nephews and nieces and brothers and sisters and parents all dressed up, all covered in smiles. My bride's smile when she made it down the aisle.

There are several things recognized and/or celebrated during the month of October.
One of those is National Pit Bull Awareness Month.
If you are a regular reader of this space, you probably know that I have two pit bulls. Abby and Sheba. They are affectionaly called my girls.
Abby and Sheba recently celebrated their 10th birthday! I think in human years that would make them 70 so they are old girls!

Everyone needs to be influenced by Shelby Stephenson. The result will be an awakening to one's sensitivity to the humanities. Expect to experience a paradigm shift if you hear Shelby read poetry or play and sing the rockabilly of Hank Williams I.
I refer to him as simply Shelby because I feel like he is a personal friend. Yet, he and I have been together for only one short time this past spring and since then been in contact only by email. Shelby is North Carolina's Poet Laureate.

This photo was originally published in The Graphic April 7, 1977. These Nash County children were awarded ribbons for their fashion design and creation work at the 4-H Fashion Review held in Nashville. The winners were, left to right: Kim Alston, Kenny Johnson, Jackie Lancaster, Edith Tucker, Donna Braswell, Lee Ester, Cindy Tharrington, Jeanette Wallace and Cynthia Jones.