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Approximately 130 people attended Nash Health Care’s second annual Walk of Remembrance for Steps Never Taken.  This event was designed to provide comfort and support for area families who have lost an infant, and to honor the children who are lost yearly due to miscarriage, stillbirth and newborn death.   Each year, over one million women experience a miscarriage or a stillbirth. This equals to one of four pregnancies ending in a loss.

From March 18th to 20th, the City of Rocky Mount and the Imperial Centre for the Arts and Sciences will join Art-Force Incorporated in hosting one of three national conferences to promote economic development and well-being in rural communities.

I pray that everyone had a Happy Holiday and always remembering why we celebrate Christmas. With all the shopping and other things that people have brought into the holidays, many are celebrating for the wrong reasons. Jesus was born in a manger. It is his birthday. In your family’s life don’t let Him be a stranger.
Last Sunday at Beulah Church of Christ, our morning message was brought to us by Chris Matchem.

On a warm but foggy January morning, Pastor Whitehouse welcomed Peachtree folks who had come to worship on the first Sunday in the New Year. He preached the concluding sermon in his series on Jonah. It was based on Jonah 4 and was titled “Nineveh Needs You.” God told Jonah to tell these people that He was going to destroy them for their wickedness. When Jonah preached that message, they immediately repented and God forgave them.

We set the mood with soft lights and sentimental music. Our favorite person arrives. Our hearts are moved. We feel good. Love is in the air. Or is it?
What is love? Jesus says, “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments” (John 14:15).

The Nash Soil and Water Conservation District Board recently selected members to serve as supervisors.
Longtime member Bobby Joe Fisher will serve as Chairman of the board, Robert Glover will serve as Vice-Chair, Parker Phillips will serve as Secretary/Treasurer and John Finch and Shawn Lucas will each serve as members. In addition, Willie Harrison and Jeff Tyson will serve as Associate Members of the board.

The city of Rocky Mount and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission will honor Dr. King’s legacy through a series of events, including the 27th annual Unity Breakfast. This year’s breakfast, taking place at the Dunn Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of NC Wesleyan College, will feature Peggy Wallace Kennedy. Kennedy has broken her family’s legacy to become one of the nation’s foremost voices on justice and equality.

Happy New Year to all! Nash County Animal Friends is ready to have a great year, helping the lost and unwanted pets of Nash County.
We were so grateful that very few animals had to spend the holidays in the shelter. We saw quite a few last-minute adoptions and some of our local fosters stepped up to give some of the pets a temporary home for the holidays.

A lot happened in Red Oak last year and many more and better things are to come in 2015! 
Come be a part of the excitement at Red Oak Methodist Church!  They have a lot of things in the works.  To stay informed about upcoming events, like their Facebook Page. Just search for “Red Oak United Methodist Church.” Joining their page will make it easy to Share information about upcoming events like Tale Talk, Bible Studies, the Fruit of Spirit 5K, Stop Hunger Now,  and more.

Thursday, January 8 from 2:30 until 7 p.m. at the Momeyer Ruritan Club, 4812 Momeyer Way, Nashville
Saturday, January 10 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at 1624 Windsor Drive, Rocky Mount
Monday, January 12 from 3 until 7 p.m. at Bethlehem Baptist Church, 305 South Halifax Road, Rocky Mount
Monday, January 12 from 2:30 until 6:30 p.m. at The Church of the Good Shepherd, 231 N Church Street, Rocky Mount

Dominion Energy has agreed to reroute a natural gas pipeline in the Red Oak area but has decided against a request to reroute in Nashville.
The Atlantic Coast Pipeline filed an initial draft of Resource Reports last month. The reports detail the project and include information about numerous route variations that were included and either incorporated or not incorporated.
Dominion announced in September a partnership with Duke Energy, Piedmont Natural Gas and AGL Resources to build and own a natural gas pipeline.

Nash County is among nine counties whose tier rankings will change in the New Year.
The North Carolina Department of Commerce recenlty released the county tier designations for 2015. The designations are mandated by state law and determine a variety of funding opportunities to assist in economic development.
“No matter where you live in North Carolina our goal is to spark economic development and enhance job opportunities all across the state,” said Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker.

Nashville Elementary students perform, under the direction of Mandy Lamm, to “William Tell Overture” using parachutes during the school’s holiday event just prior to Christmas.

The Nash County Sheriff’s Office will be open one Saturday a month, starting January 17, 2015.
According to Nash County Sheriff Keith Stone, the Sheriff’s Office will open on the third Saturday of each month from 8 a.m. until 12 p.m.
The expanded hours are an effort to provide a better quality of service to the citizens of Nash County.

Officer Name: Derek S. Soyka
Number of years in law enforcement: I was just sworn for the first time on December 19th 2014.
Where are you from: I was originally born in Texas, my family moved early on to Michigan were they are originally from, and when I was about 9 years old we moved to Colorado, there I stayed until August 2013 when I moved to North Carolina with my fiancé and son.

Church on the Rise recently hosted a healing event, titled “A New View,” on the Nash County Courthouse steps last Tuesday. Though the day was cold and misty, members of the church’s new choir, the Selah! Community Choir and dance team, Undignified, came out to perform songs and dance to offer healing to the community, specifically Downtown Nashville, following a shooting on the courthouse steps in October.

The Nash-Rocky Mount Public School System has released its Honor Roll and Principal’s List recipients.

INCIDENTS
A larceny was reported on 12/22/14 at Wal-Mart, 1205 Eastern Avenue
A fraud - credit card/ATM - was reported on 12/23/14 at 6730 N NC Highway 58
A simple assault was reported on 12/26/14 at 815 S Alston Street

A breaking, entering and larceny was reported on 12/23/14 at 4222 Irwin Isle
An assault on a female was reported on 12/23/14 at 2855 Highway 561
A robbery with a dangerous weapon was reported on 12/23/14 at 10067 Main Street
A possession of drug paraphernalia and heroin was reported on 12/24/14 at 10601 E NC 97

Nash County Planning and Inspections issued the following building permits from December 22 through 26
Building Permit (Residential)
Jimmy Womble; 3805 N Browntown Road; detached accessory; $10,000

ROCKY MOUNT - Curdell Johnson, 76, passed away on Thursday, December 18, 2014.

ROCKY MOUNT - Shaunta Lanise Byrd, 39, of Rocky Mount, died on December 22, 2014.

NASHVILLE - Eula “Su” Dancy, 86, passed away on Satudray, December 20, 2014.

ROCKY MOUNT - Jane Braswell Wood, 91, passed away Thursday, December 25, 2014. She was born September 20, 1923 in Nash County to the late Dana E. Sr. and Lillie Jones Braswell.

ROCKY MOUNT - Pattie Lou Fobbs, 76, of Battleboro, died on December 26, 2014.