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The Nashville Graphic hosted a book signing for Mike Brantley earlier this summer. Brantley's book, "Memory Cards: Portraits From A Rural Journey," was released June 11th. Brantley has worked at The Nashville Graphic, both full time and as a columnist since 1985. Pictured above, Stewart and Carolyn V. Philip talk to Mike Brantley during the signing.

"Thank you for joining us today to recognize the achievements of and to celebrate the start of the health care careers of our diploma graduates," Nash Community College Director of Medical Assisting and Phlebotomy Nancy Worsinger told the audience during the Summer Health Sciences Recognition Ceremony. (Pictured Above): Medical Assisting graduates pictured on the front row, from left: Sharon Stokes of Spring Hope, Shelby Wall of Zebulon, Charise Bullock of Whitakers, Greyson Rizo of Rocky Mount and Kadesha Perry of Nashville. Back row: Jena Selner of Battleboro, Stephanie Gomez of Bailey, Teaqula Moore of Rocky Mount, Rebekah Rogers of Louisburg and Taylor Gutierrez of Rocky Mount. Not pictured: Crystal Turner of Enfield.

Nash Community College recently announced students who achieved academic honors during the 2015 Summer Semester.
Christopher Yelton of Nashville qualified for the Dean's List this summer by earning a perfect 4.0 grade point average while taking 12 or more semester hours.
Students who qualify for the Honor Roll must earn a grade point average of 3.3 or above and be enrolled in 12 or more semester hours.

Hobgood Academy recently announced students named to the Honor Roll and Principal's List for the sixth six weeks of school.
Jordy Martinez, a fourth grader, and Andrew Elkins, a fifth grader, were both named to the Honor Roll.
Emilee Crawford, a fifth grader, was named to the Principal's List.
Sixth graders named to the Honor Roll include Cole Lanier and Hunter Rogers.

Love Celebration! Nash County Animal Friends of NC (NCAF) is celebrating five years of helping the county's pets. We were founded in August 2010.
Poppy was saved by an Independent Rescuer, who actually adopted two dogs right before they were to be euthanized (PTS) due to a full Shelter. It was someone using their heart and not their head. We actually paid for them to be fixed, then we heard that their savior was being evicted. Renters must check first. On top of that, she was going to dump them at her local full Shelter. They would be owner surrenders and could have been PTS immediately. *sigh* So we helped.

Peachtree folks gathered at their church for worship on a lovely Sunday morning. Sanctuary flowers were a beautiful vase of roses, arranged and given by Melba Hobgood from her garden, and that of a friend.
Special music was by the Peachtree Men's Chorus, directed and accompanied by Jane May. They sang a beautiful arrangement of "The Church in the Wildwood". Lawrence Edwards sang one verse as a solo. David Griffin whistled the introduction and other portions. It was outstanding! Other men participating were Ray Eason, Linwood May and Jerry Hobgood.

The Baptist Men enjoyed their breakfast meeting on Sunday, August 16. They welcome new members.
Everyone is invited to Red Oak United Methodist Church this Sunday, August 23, for their special blessing of the backpacks and school year. The participants that took part in the Fruit of the Spirit Summer Reading Camp will receive a Fruit of the Spirit Backpack full of school supplies for the upcoming school year.
Red Oak Baptist Church will also have a Book Bag Blessing on Sunday, August 23 at 11:00 am. Everyone's welcome!

A mother gurgles and coos with her newborn son. Her baby responds with smiles and laughter. Then a dark cloud of sadness crosses the baby's face. There is a angry scowl. Mom wonders, "What's going on in that little head." Communication must take place through touch and kind unanswered words.
The separation between God and us is infinitely greater. "'For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways,' declares the Lord" (Isaiah 55:8).

NASH COUNTY -- A delegation from Nash County attended the 68th annual 4-H Electric Congress July 13-15 at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. 180 4-H'ers, adult leaders and N.C. Cooperative Extension agents from 54 counties attended the three-day event.
Since 1947, Duke Energy and Dominion North Carolina Power have sponsored the annual congress to emphasize energy conservation and safe electricity use.
The 4-H electric energy program is one of the most popular activities amount Tar Heel 4-H'ers.

NASH COUNTY -- Neither of Nash County's four high schools can be accused of easing their way into the 2015 varsity football season.
Each club will have a stiff test to kick off the campaign, and only Nash Central will have a home game.
The Dawg Pound should be filled with excitement as Chris Lee will begin his coaching era at Nash Central with a home event versus the Tarboro Vikings.
Tarboro is a perennial Class 1-A powerhouse, and it's been a few years since the Bulldogs were able to get past the Vikings -- all the way back to the Todd Gurley Era.

STANHOPE - Nash County's Annual Football Jamboree usually provides schools with an opportunity to prep one final time for the regular season.
But there's also a chance for the teams to do an impromptu scouting session on each other, as they are usually within visual distance of each other during the entire scrimmage.
That wasn't the case this time around, however, as Southern Nash and Rocky Mount were at SN's Firebird Stadium, while Nash Central and Northern Nash were up the hill at the SN practice field.

Arthur Person and the Northern Nash Knights will kick off their 2015 high school football season this Friday on the road against the Corinth Holders Pirates in Wendell.

Nash Central's Wrayshon Battle (left) tries to chase down a West Johnson ballcarrier during last Thursday evening's Nash County Football Jamboree in Stahope.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Though it would provide a bit of a hindrance one day later, the wait was more than worth it for the Nash Central High School Bulldogs last Wednesday afternoon.
That's when the Chris Lee Era of Nash Central football was officially unveiled to the public as part of a scrimmage versus Louisburg and Northern Vance at the NCHS Football Field.

ROCKY MOUNT -- The Harrison Family YMCA offers a 'Little Kickers' Youth Soccer League each year, as an introduction to soccer for 3-6 year olds.
Registration is now open for the fall season, which runs from Septemer 17-October 29.
Participants of this program will learn the basics of dribbling the soccer ball (using their feet and not hands, and keeping the ball close), trapping and shooting.
Parents watch close by on the sidelines as their kids learn to interact with and listen to their coach.

LOUISBURG -- Kandar Artis experienced a bit of a homecoming last Wednesday as her Southern Nash Ladybirds traveled to Louisburg for a preseason volleyball scrimmage.
Artis was a prep standout at Bunn -- just down the road from Louisburg -- before joining the spike program at North Carolina Wesleyan College.
Artis has been in the LHS Gymnasium many times, mainly because Louisburg annually serves as Bunn's biggest rival.

ELM CITY -- Here are last Saturday's results from racing action at County Line Raceway:

ROCKY MOUNT -- The North Carolina Wesleyan College Department of Athletics has announced that Bishop alum Dustin Hale has been named head coach of its men's and women's tennis programs.
He takes over for the recently-departed Andres Amores, who accepted the same position at Division I Jacksonville State University, his alma mater.

NASHVILLE -- Coach Matt Lancaster and the Nash Central Middle School Trojans will begin their 2015 football season on Sept. 17 with a home contest against Darden Middle.
The Trojans will play thei first three games at home on the NCMS campus.
Nash Central will also take part in the Nash County Jamboree on Sept. 9 at Bishop Stadium in Rocky Mount.

ELM CITY -- County Line Raceway roared back to life on the 3/8-mile clay oval last Saturday night as five divisions of racing excitement were on the card for the weekly racing series.
First on the track was the ARCO Restoration Limited Sportsman division.
Two heat races, won by points leader Matthew Bissette and John Proctor, would normally set the field for the 20-lap feature event, but Bissette was slated to start at the rear of the field for the feature after winning 3 in a row.

FREDERICK, MD. -- Reed Harper, Johan Camargo and Keith Curcio each hit home runs and Seth Webster struck out eight over another seven inning gem as the Carolina Mudcats salvaged a victory in the finale of a three-game series in Frederick with a 6-1 win against the Keys on Sunday afternoon in a Class A Carolina League baseball matchup.
The victory lifted the Mudcats (61-58, 27-23) into a 3-3 finish in their six-game road trip through Wilmington and Frederick.

What started out simply as a running group has transformed into a support group full of friendship, fellowship, fitness and faith.
Stephanie Battle began the running group in 2013 after having her third child. She said she needed a way to get in shape and healthy but also be held accountable and thought having running partners would do just that.
"I know that accountability is important to be consistent with something," Battle said.

With hard work and patience, Angela Dawes has made her ultimate dream come true.
Dawes, and her husband, Handy, recently celebrated the opening of Unity Hair and Nail Salon and Spa with a ribbon cutting, hosted by Nashville's Chamber of Commerce.
Dawes moved into a larger building, known as the Valentine-Fuller Antique building, and is now offering a broader array of services than she offered before.

Vivian "Odell" Lynch Booth, 76, of Hollister, passed away Monday, August 17, 2015. Wake services will be held Thursday, August 20, from 7-8 p.m. at Richardson Funeral Home in Louisburg. Funeral services will be held Friday, August 21 at 2 p.m. from the Pine Chapel Baptist Church in Hollister. The Rev. Robert Hedgepeth will officiate.

She is survived by her daughter, Beverly Johnson of Enfield; son, Terence "Neal" Booth of Hollister; sisters Curtee Richardson (Stanley), Selma Richardson, and Velma Silver, all of Hollister; brothers Oliver "John" Lynch (Faye) and Geroge "Dump" Lynch, all of Hollister, and Leonard Lynch (Stacy) of Fayetteville; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Arrangements by Richardson Funeral Home, Nashville.

Theodosia Adams, 95, passed away Monday, August 17, 2015.