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A grant from The Duke Endowment has helped connect the emergency departments of all UNC Health Care affiliate hospitals, including Nash Health Care's, to UNC's Jaycee Burn Center through a telemedicine network.
The Duke Endowment's grant - which was matched one-to-one by UNC Health Care - covered the full cost of telemedicine equipment and support for UNC Health Care affiliate hospitals for two years.

Eastpointe MCO has brought together a variety of community partners to sponsor the First Annual Eastern Area Rally for Recovery, to be held Saturday, September 26, 2015, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Wilson.
Collaborative partners joining Eastpointe are the Wilson Substance Abuse Coalition, Historic Wilson Downtown Development Corporation, Wilson Medical Center, Carolina Outreach, Wilson Police Department, Faith Connections, Wilson DSS, NC Parent Resource Center, and East Carolina University (ECU) Recovery College.

On a beautiful autumn Sunday morning, Peachtree folks gathered at the church for worship. Sanctuary flowers were given by Cheryl and Doug Hayes in memory of Cheryl's brother and sister-in-law, Steve and Linda Johnson. The Adult Choir sang, "Prayer for America" under the direction of the pastor.
Pastor Whitehouse's sermon was titled "Build Your Life on Jesus". On this Patriot's Day Sunday, we acknowledge that nothing in this world is certain, but we know that God can bring beauty out of tragedy.

Several from Red Oak Baptist Church participated in a missions trip to Princeton, WV this week. Participants included Rev. Larry Bostian, Donna Bostian, Nate James, Jennifer Aycock, Marilyn Boone, and Laura Johnson. While there they distributed new book bags filled with school supplies to the children as well as leading a Bible School event.
Come enjoy a concert on the lawn of Red Oak United Methodist Church on Saturday, September 19, at 4 pm. The concert will feature Grafted.

West Haven Presbyterian Church recently announced Rev. Sam Codington as its new pastor. Codington has participated in the ministries of the church at home and abroad, in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. After completing college in South Carolina, he moved to California and shortly thereafter attended seminary at Fuller Theological Seminary. Codington has served as a hospital chaplain and as a pastor for two Presbyterian congregations. He, and his wife, Esther, recently welcomed their first child, Ezra.

Please go to your calendar and circle October 11th on it! Our annual homecoming at Beulah Church of Christ will be on that Sunday. The day before that date, on Saturday, October 10th, there will be a Fall Festival held at the Beulah Fellowship Hall. These are both very important dates that you will really enjoy. You are all familiar with homecoming and next week in the news I will tell you more about the Fall Festival on the Saturday before it.
I know we have all been enjoying the change in the weather and the rain also which we really needed.

RED OAK -- Jeff Dodrill can only hope that history repeats itself this season for his Northern Nash boys soccer squad.
Last fall, Coach Dodrill saw Stephen Whitehead, his star runner, take second place behind South Johnston's Jacob Gonzalez at the annual Knights Invitational Cross Country Meet at the Red Oak Middle School Course.

ROCKY MOUNT - Even a pair of team losses in the Big East Conference haven't dampened the spirits of the surging Nash Central High School girls tennis squad.
Central, coached by Mike Mosley, opened its Big East slate last week with losses to strong squads from Rocky Mount and Wilson Fike.
But the Lady Bulldogs bounced back on Monday by stepping out of league play to finish a regular season sweep of the North Johnston Panthers.
Competing at home, Nash Central dropped just one individual match en route to securing a convincing 8-1 team conquest at the NCHS Courts.

RED OAK -- A two-year wait proved to be worth it for the Nash County Knights football program.
When the club was formed in 2013 with an emphasis on developing players for Red Oak Middle and Northern Nash High, the Knights hoped to one day join their county brethren in the Eastern North Carolina Football League.
But until a spot opened, Northern Nash had to spend two campaigns in the Johnston County Football League. NN fielded a varsity-only club in 2013 before branching out to a full program last fall.

BUNN -- Rare is the occasion when Northern Nash is swept in a boys soccer season series by Bunn, but that's what has happened in the non-conference portion of the 2015 campaign.
After edging the Knights two weeks ago in Red Oak, Bunn offered a convincing finish to the series last Thursday at home, winning by a 7-1 margin.
The contest was the first one for BHS interim coach Chris Cullom, who is subbing for eight weeks for regular skipper Charles Haley.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Eight days after what appeared to be a winnable game at North Johnston, the Nash Central Bulldogs faced a much different dilemma last Friday night.
Heading back to The Dawg Pound, Nash Central encountered a SouthWest Edgecombe club that is being touted as one of the best to come out of Pinetops in recent years.

RED OAK -- Every intangible seemed to be going Northern Nash's way as the Knights were on a quest last week to gain their first victory of the 2015 football campaign.
Playing at home, Northern Nash took on Wilmington Laney last Thursday and held a 6-0 cushion at halftime before action was stopped twice due to thunder and lightning in the area.

COMPETITIVE EDGE FOR NNHS. Among the Northern Nash standouts at last Saturday's Knights Invitational Cross Country Championships at Red Oak Middle School were (above) Stephen Whitehead.

Northern Nash's Tyric Hill prepares to pass several opponents during last Saturday's action at the Knights Invitational Cross Country Championships.

LYNCHBURG, VA. -- Dustin Peterson broke a 2-2 tie in the 12th inning with a two-run single to center and Carlos Franco extended the late lead with a two-run home run as the Carolina Mudcats finished their 2015 season schedule with a 6-2 extra inning win in Lynchburg last Monday afternoon.
Richie Tate earned the win and Justin Jackson picked up the save after combining to keep the Hillcats scoreless over all three extra innings of play.
Tate (W, 3-1, 2.50) kept the Hillcats scoreless despite giving up six hits over two and 1/3 innings pitched.

Nash Central's Michalah Matthews returns the ball during her No. 3 Singles match as part of Monday's home team decision over North Johnston.

Bunn's Tyler Hornick (left) tries to get the ball away from Northern Nash's Richard Wells during last Thursday's boys soccer event, which was held on the BHS campus in Franklin County.

NASH COUNTY -- The Nash County Parks and Recreation Department will host a National Football League Punt, Pass and Kick competition on Sept. 19 at Northern Nash High School.
Action will begin at 8:30 p.m. The event is free and open to boys and girls ages 6-15.
P,P and K allows youngsters the opportunity to showcase their talents, with scores based on distance and accuracy.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Lincoln University scored 14 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to steal a 28-17 victory over North Carolina Wesleyan College in last Saturday afternoon's football action at Bishop Stadium.
The Lions' Stephen Scott proved to be the difference-maker in the game, netting 282 rushing yards and a pair of touchdowns on the day.
The two teams played evenly through the first half, with NCWC forging a 14-6 halftime lead behind a pair of TD receptions by freshman Slade Dale and junior Malik Adams.

Nash Central High School quarterback Corey Pearce (with ball) eludes the SouthWest Edgecombe defense during last Friday's football matchup.

On the final play of the junior varsity game, Nash County's Demarien Williams (right) intercepted this pass and eventually returned it for an electrifying touchdown versus Rocky Mount.

Nash County's Damian Clemons (with ball) tries to keep churning forward for yardage during the Knights' home showdown last Saturday against rival Rocky Mount.

WILSON -- Three Nash Countians helped Louisburg College secure a dominant finish at the Barton College Invitational Cross Country Meet last Friday at Gillette Park.
LC's men earned seven of the top nine spots to run away with the men's team crown.
Former Northern Nash standouts Christian Tippette (12th at 29:20) and Jermain Jones (14th at 30:18) were strong for the Hurricanes. Both of those performers are freshmen who prepped at NN under Jeff Dodrill.

ELM CITY -- Mother Nature was the real winner last Saturday night when County Line Raceway honored the area's first responders.
Super Stock Four Cylinder drivers took to the track first with Kevin Pierce and Damien Bryant starting on the front row.
A battle it would be as drivers took it three wide going into turn two on the first lap.
The field would be slowed when the A47 of Austin Bottoms slowed on the front stretch after losing power.

Members of the Louisburg College men's cross country squad celebrate after winning last Friday's Barton College Invitational at Gillette Park in Wilson. Among the victorious Hurricanes are former Northern Nash High School standouts Christian Tippette (sixth from right) and Jermain Jones (far right). Both Tippette and Jones are freshmen for the Hurricanes under Coach Jay Koloseus.