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INCIDENTS
A trespassing, larceny and possession of stolen property was reported on 9/21/15 at Wal-Mart, 1205 Eastern Avenue
A larceny by bypass of an anti-theft device was reported on 9/22/15 at US Wireless, 139 Nashville Commons Drive

A second degree rape was reported on 9/21/15 on Barnes Hill Church Road
An injury to personal property was reported on 9/22/15 at 522 N Old Carriage Road
A domestic was reported on 9/23/15 on Highway 264 Alt
A breaking and entering a motor vehicle and larcey from a motor vehicle was reported on 9/23/15 at 11397 Cedar Lake Drive

Nash County Planning and Inspections issued the following building permits from September 21 through 25.

Guy and Padgette Waters, of Nashville, announce the engagement of their daughter, Katherine (Kate) Paige Waters, of Cary, to Alstin Lee Vanderford, of Cary. He is the son of Sherri Vanderford, of Rockwell. A June 4, 2016 wedding is planned at Rose Hill Plantation, Nashville.

The Nash-Rocky Mount Board of Education recognized Joseph Cook as the district's first Outstanding Student. Cook, a junior at Nash Central High School, was honored with a video that was shown to Board of Education members at their regular meeting on Monday, September 21. The video can also be found on Youtube. Cooke overcame physical adversity in order to excel in school, became involved in extracurricular activities and attended Duke University Summer Science Sleuths Career Prep Program on a full scholarship.

The Twin County Literacy Council is planning its first ever Race for Reading.
The event is set to coincide with Rocky Mount's Barbecue Throw Down and will be held Saturday, October 10.
Bertha Haynes, Director of the Twin Counties Literacy Council, said though this is the first Race for Reading, she's confident it won't be the last.
"We are hoping we can do this in years to come," Haynes said.

Grafted, a local contemporary Christian band, performed a two-hour concert on the lawn of Red Oak United Methodist Church (ROUMC) recently to benefit Jacob's Friends. The concert was a great success with nearly 100 people in attendance who enjoyed music, fellowship, and food. The church provided free admission, along with free hamburgers and hotdogs. Rev. David Joyner, the pastor of ROUMC, opened the event with prayer.
Jacob's Friends is a ministry of ROUMC that is intended to provide social interaction and activities to children and young adults of special needs, as well as offer a support network for their parents and caregivers.

The Progressive Men's Club is making plans to clean up Oakdale Cemetery.
The group will hold a clean up day on Saturday, October 3 at the cemetery.
Area churches and family members will join in on the efforts to clean the cemetery.

The eighth annual Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down will be held in front of the Helen P. Gay Historic Rocky Mount Train Station in Downtown Rocky Mount on Friday, October 9 from 12 to 8:30 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 10 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The weekend of festivities will include a BBQ Competition, a home brew competition, food vendors, two stages of live entertainment, kid's activities, a Cornhole Tournament, a game of Plinko and much more.

A portrait of the first mayor of Rocky Mount, Mr. Benjamin H. Bunn, now hangs in the Imperian Center in Rocky Mount. Bunn's portrait was painted in 1932 by L. Freeman and had been displayed in the Nash County Courthouse for many years. Bunn was the first mayor of Rocky Mount and also served as county attorney and was a member of the General Assembly and US Congress.

The Country Doctor Museum in Bailey will host Rex Hospital's Mobile Mammography Unit on Friday, Oct. 2. Interested women ages 35 and up can make a mammography screening appointment by calling or visiting the Country Doctor Museum no later than Sept. 22.
Participants must be under the care of a physician. They should have no history of breast cancer, and should not currently be experiencing breast pain, lumps or nipple discharge. Pregnant women and women with breast implants are ineligible.

Rain didn't wash out the Nash County's Arboretum Day Saturday. The event was moved inside the Nash County Agriculture Center due to rain.
Dozens of visitors enjoyed several exhibits, demonstrations, activities and even a special appearance by Johnny Appleseed and Smokey the Bear. Nash County Commissioners recently proclaimed September 26 as "Nash County Arboretum Day" in support of the event.

We feel that the Animal Control Administrators/County need to evaluate how common sense can be allowed at the Nash County Animal Control Shelter. How the Animal Control Officer can be allowed to make a judgment call without punishment when inappropriate adopters come. Examples include, but are not limited to, various things that have happened in the past. Some we call serial adopters. These are the people that trade in their older model for a new one, where they surrender an adult and get a baby. When they fill their car with dogs. When you know that they are hoarders.

The 34th annual Distinguished Young Women of Rocky Mount Program will be held on Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 7 p.m., at The Dunn Center for The Performing Arts at North Carolina Wesleyan College 3400 Wesleyan Blvd, Rocky Mount. Tickets are $15.00 and can be purchased in advance from a participant or at the door.
Founded in 1958 in Mobile, Alabama, Distinguished Young Women is the largest and oldest national scholarship program for high school girls. It has provided more than $100 million in cash scholarships at the local, state and national levels.

Welcome to Erin Parker and Carmen Pike as new members to Red Oak Baptist Church!
Congratulations to Patrick and Paige Edwards and Boyd in the birth of their daughter and sister, Ida Belle, born on September 15! Maternal grandparents are Thorp and Vickie Baker.
Red Oak Baptist Church hosted the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge on Sunday, September 20. Over $2,468.93 was raised for this cause!

"I only read the words in red if I'm going to read the Bible."
I hear this declaration quite often these days, especially during discussions on hotly debated issues. Of course when image bearers (people) make this statement they are letting other image bearers (people) know that unless Jesus said it, they aren't going to waste their time.

The theme for the Homecoming Service at Peachtree Church on Sunday was, "Many Hands Working Together," That captions the long history of the church. Many people throughout those two hundred and six years since its beginning in 1809, have worked together to honor God in this place.
Pastor Whitehouse welcomed those present, many having traveled long distances to be present. The Peachtree Men Singers, directed and accompanied by Jane May sang "The Church in the Wildwood" as the call to worship.

WOW! Last week's Youth Bible Study in the Fishing Creek Baptist Church Fellowship Hall was another huge success! Approximately 35 to 40 youth and a dozen grownups were there to participate in Bible Study and outdoor fun and oh, what fun we had! Hot dogs and Hamburgers were served courtesy of Mike Keffer from Keffer Dodge along with chips and cookies. It was wonderful to see the energy and hear the laughter from our youth. Another Youth Bible Study is scheduled for this Wednesday, September 30 at 6:30 pm. Please come join us for pizza, fun and fellowship and don't forget to bring a friend. Everyone is invited!

NASHVILLE -- Enfield brought the bare minimum number of players for last Saturday's Eastern North Carolina Football League varsity game at Nashville -- but it wouldn't matter.
Using only 11 players on the wet-and-wild day, the traditional powerhouse Warriors were still able to deliver a 25-0 triumph over the Hornets, who continue to make progress despite currently having a winless record.

Nashville's Jaedon Whitaker (with ball) runs through the rain for yardage during last Saturday morning's youth football matchup at home against the Enfield Warriors.

NASHVILLE -- After a disappointing opening-week effort, the Nash Central Middle School Trojans bounced back with a feel-good performance last Thursday at home against Tri-County Conference opponent Parker.
Nash Central was able to beat both Parker and the weather to earn an 8-0 decision in the defensive-minded contest.
The game was moved up 30 minutes due to pending storms, and the Trojans were able to control the proceedings to improve to 1-1 overall under head coach Matt Lancaster.

RED OAK -- Already a successful coach, Northern Nash High School's Patricia Haggerty added the responsibility of Athletic Director three years ago -- and she couldn't be happier.
"I like the fact that I'm now involved with all of the athletes and coaches on campus, and not just the ones on my team,'' said Haggerty, the long-time skipper of NN's volleyball program. "I live being able to help them.''

ROCKY MOUNT -- North Carolina Wesleyan College's soccer, volleyball and cross country squad were all in action last weekend, with soccer earning a sweep at Averett, volleyball downing Mary Baldwin and cross country competing in Greensboro.
Last Friday kicked off with women's soccer picking up a 1-0 victory at
Averett. Freshman Maggie Rankin scored her first collegiate goal, heading home an Ella Burkhart cornerkick with less than three minutes remaining.

ROCKY MOUNT -- If any coach is familiar with the Bunn Wildcats, it's current Nash Central High school skipper Chris Lee.
For six seasons, Lee coached 10 miles away from Bunn at Louisburg, which happens to be BHS' biggest rival.
Lee knows all about the Wildcats' abilities to run the football -- and sustain drives in huge chunks.
That fact was reinforced for Lee on Monday as his new Nash Central squad entertained the Wildcats in the renew of a rivalry that had taken a few years off.

RED OAK -- Northern Nash's season-long run to glory took a westward turn last Saturday as the Knights and Lady Knights participated in the prestigious Greeensboro Invitational Cross Country Championships at historic Hagan Stone Park.
Northern Nash's boys secured the team championship for the second consecutive campaign under veteran head coach Jeff Dodrill.
"This year was a little more impressive because we went 1-2-3 in the boys race -- and each guy set a personal best,'' Dodrill said. "It was a great day under some wet conditions in Greensboro.''