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Applications for Golden LEAF Scholarships of $12,000 ($3,000 per year for up to four years) will be accepted until March 1, 2015 online at the College Foundation of North Carolina (CFNC) website, CFNC.org/goldenleaf.   A total of 215 awards, funded by the Golden LEAF Foundation, are available for first-time recipients with financial need for the 2015-16 academic year.

Ivelisse Inglefield takes a break from dancing to enjoy punch and cupcakes with her father, Bill Inglefield.

No moms allowed! Brent Cahoon stands with his daughter, Emma, at the entrance of the Daddy Daughter Dance.

Harmony Braswell receives a wrist corsage from her father, Michael Hunter, at the Daddy Daughter Dance.

Kristin Davis dances with her father, Kelvin Davis, at the Daddy Daughter Dance held Saturday night.

Paris Thorpe gives here father, Maurice Thorpe, a big hug at the Daddy Daughter Dance.

Ashton Grey Beddingfield and her father, Ronnie Beddingfield, twist the night away.

Travis Williams and his daughter, Jocelyn Williams, have fun on the dance floor at the Daddy Daughter Dance.

Monday, Feb. 23  is the application deadline for a program that has grown increasingly popular for the city of Rocky Mount. Citizens Academy, coordinated by city employee Loretta Braswell, introduces participants to government.
“Those enrolled in Citizens Academy will learn how government operates,” says Braswell. “This learning will be in the form of presentations from all of our departments, as well as tours.”

The Country Doctor Museum in Bailey will host the North Carolina Lions’ Mobile Screening Unit on Thursday, Feb. 26, from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Free vision and hearing screenings will be offered.
The Nash County Health Department will also be on site offering free blood sugar and blood pressure checks from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m.

Congratulations to Dr. Geneva Chavis who celebrated her 85th birthday on January 15!  Dr. Chavis along with 80 friends and family members enjoyed festivities at Country Inns and Suites in Rocky Mount on January 17.  Dr. Chavis was a teacher and librarian with Nash County Schools and was later an administrator and Dean at Nash Community College.

On a beautiful morning, Pastor Whitehouse greeted those who gathered to worship at Peachtree Church.  The worship hour began with the observance of the Lord’s Supper, administered by the pastor and the deacons.  The choir sang “In Remembrance of Me” under the direction of the pastor.

I have some mighty big shoes to fill with our community news.   In years past, Dorothy Skinner, Lucile Ricks and Annie Mae Saunders all wrote the news.  I have been reminded a lot lately on how these wonderful ladies would always end each family’s news with “a fun time was had by all.”  I will continue their tradition.

Heart-shaped cards display nymphs with bows, arrows that pierce our hearts, and words of love. Flowers also abound. Valentine’s Day is a dream come true for card makers and florists. It’s a dream come true for those who receive cards and especially flowers. We are smitten with the arrows of love.

Courtney Moss is approaching her six-month anniversary of when she received a heart transplant. Being the inspiring and giving young lady she is, Courtney has started a blanket project with the intent of giving back and providing comfort and support through the no-sew blankets she is making and collecting. Her hopes are to collect as many blankets as possible to give out to the heart transplant patients at UNC and Duke Children’s Hospitals.

Sunday school began Sunday morning at 9:45 am with opening songs by the audience and Mrs. Frances Hedgepeth at the piano. Church services followed at 10:45 am with Bonnie Matthews at the piano and Mary Lee Bass at the organ. We want to thank these ladies for their faithful attendance and the great blessing they add to our service.

Evan Covington Chavez was the guest speaker at the Jan. 20 meeting of the Tar River Connections Genealogical Society held at Braswell Memorial Library. She presented an update on the development of the Historic Rocky Mount Mills property. Pictured with Chavez is Jimmy Winters, President of the TRC Genealogical Society.

Please mark your calendar for something special at Beulah Church of Christ. Our revival begins March 1st. The minister will be brother Charles Lucas. He has brought several sermons to us recently and is a great speaker. He will speak on Sunday morning at 10:45 a.m. on March 1st and also again that night at 6 p.m. The revival will continue Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday nights, and will begin those nights at 7 p.m.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Nash Central High School’s girls basketball squad might be ahead of development schedule this season as the young Lady Bulldogs are in the mix for a possible spot in the Class 3-A State Playoffs out of the always-tough Big East Conference.
Central, with just one senior starter, is loaded with solid players in its sophomore class -- and potential-rich freshman Robbi Allen is essentially serving a redshirt year due to a serious knee injury.

STANHOPE -- With team playoff and individual regional positions already determined, just one order of business remained in the regular season portion of the Big East Conference wrestling campaign.
That business was taken care of last Saturday as the Big East Individual Tournament was staged at the Southern Nash High School Gymnasium.

ROCKY MOUNT -- If this was football, Nash County’s high schools might receive a piling on penalty against the Rocky Mount Gryphons.
Rocky Mount, which has dominated the area boys basketball scene over the past several campaigns, has now suffered an uncharacteristic three losses in a row against county squads -- and that has moved RM into the basement of the tightly bunched Big East Conference standings.

Nash Central’s Aaron Spivey (right) drains a jump shot for the Bulldogs during last Friday night’s home victory against the Rocky Mount Gryphons. NCHS is tied for second in the Big East standings.

RED OAK -- Despite its season-long dominance of the North Division of the Tri-County Conference boys basketball standings, Red Oak Middle School needed a strong finish just to qualify for the league tournament.
That’s because Red Oak dropped a pair of non-division matchups to Toisnot -- but those setbacks counted in the division standings.

Nash Central’s Chris High (with ball) splits the Red Oak Middle School defense during last Thursday’s Tri-County Conference basketball showdown.

RED OAK -- Red Oak Middle School’s speedy path toward a potential undefeated season was marked with a potential bump last Thursday in the form of the Nash Central Lady Trojans.
Red Oak had stopped Central -- the defending league champion -- before the holiday break, but needed a late rally in order to achieve that feat.