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The Adult II Sunday School Class of Red Oak Baptist Church honored Tonia Taylor with a birthday party on Tuesday, December 9 at Universal Health Care in Nashville.
Everyone was treated to ice cream and drinks.  Tonia enjoyed opening all the wonderful and fun gifts.  Bright birthday balloons also decorated her room.

Big changes were in store for God’s people. Moses, their faithful leader for forty years, came to the end of his term of service. Changes like this promote fear. We dislike the unknown. What would the people do without Moses?
At the change of command ceremony, God gave Joshua and the people a promise to remember. “The Lord is the one who goes ahead of you; He will be with you. He will not fail you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed”

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced that greater protection is now available from the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program for crops that traditionally have been ineligible for federal crop insurance. The new options, created by the 2014 Farm Bill, provide greater coverage for losses when natural disasters affect specialty crops such as vegetables, fruits, mushrooms, floriculture, ornamental nursery, aquaculture, turf grass, ginseng, honey, syrup, and energy crops.

Friday, January 2 from 12 until 4 p.m. at Parkwood Baptist Church, 1731 Hunter Hill Road, Rocky Mount
Friday, January 2 from 2 until 7 p.m. at Petsmart, 1462 Jeffries Road, Rocky Mount
Tuesday January 6 from 2:30 until 6:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 100 S. Church Street, Rocky Mount
Tuesday January 6 from 3 until 7 p.m. at the Red Oak Volunteer Fire Department, 7951 Red Oak Boulevard, Red Oak

The state-level 2014 Special Olympics North Carolina Bowling Tournament was held on Sunday, December 7.   The event for the eastern part of the state was held in Durham, the central part of the state in Greensboro, and the event for the western part of the state was held in Newton.  In Durham, more than 300 Special Olympics North Carolina athletes and Unified Partners competed while coaches and volunteers supported the event, according to Keith L. Fishburne, president/CEO of SONC.

The Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation was held December 7-9 at the Sheraton Four Seasons and Joseph S. Koury Convention Center in Greensboro, NC. Nash County Farm Bureau President, Greg Bunn,  was recognized among his peers at the Presidents’ and Agents’ Luncheon. Farm Bureau President Larry Wooten presented each winning County President with a limited edition Case knife.

Pictured above is the Harrison Family YMCA’s CEO, Jacquelyn Price, presenting a recognition plaque to Larry Chewning, Nash Health Care System’s President and CEO, for their $25,000 contribution to the Y’s Capital Campaign. Chewning chose the Y’s  cardio area for the hospital’s naming rights, as you will now see this plaque presented on one of the brick columns in the cardio area.

Air Force Airman 1st Class Cameron B. Champ graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.
The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.

Everett Lee Shuford, of Nashville, recently received a degree from UNC Asheville.
Shuford earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at a graduation ceremony in December.

Employees from McGladrey LLP recently volunteered at My Sister’s House to assist with their beautification efforts. Ten employees from McGladrey’s Rocky Mount office helped clean and paint two bedrooms at the shelter.
The mission of My Sister’s House is to provide survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault with effective and comprehensive services in Nash and Edgecombe counties.

Girl Scout Troop 3249 collected and donated non-perishable food items to the Red Oak United Methodist Church food pantry on “Giving Tuesday” recently. Pictured (left to right) are Raven Davis, Rachel Magallon, Hannah Tollefsen, Veronica Magallon, and Destiny Silver. Not pictured are Sarah O’Berry and Tiye Vincent.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Grover Battle’s best teams at Northern Nash have always featured one key intangible -- the ability to defeat an opponent in several distinctly different ways.
If you want to challenge the Lady Knights in a half-court setting, NN has consistently featured some talented inside performers, along with a handful of key threats from the perimeter.

NASHVILLE -- With each passing game, Red Oak’s season-opening loss against Toisnot seems like an unexpected mirage.
Since that setback, the Tigers have rolled through their next four opponents, including a 39-18 decision over homestanding Nash Central Middle School in the final pre-holiday Tri-County Conference boys basketball event for both squads.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Rocky Mount’s long-time dominance of the Nash County Boys Christmas Basketball Tournament continued last Thursday -- but with a different plot twist this time around.
Instead of simply blowing out an overmatched foe -- which has become a trend in recent campaigns -- the Gryphons were able to hold off threats from Southern Nash and Northern Nash in order to nab yet another title at the RMHS Gymnasium.

FRANKLINTON -- Nash Central High School experienced a bit of a mixed back during a trip to Franklinton last Wednesday for a non-conference wrestling tri-match event.
The Bulldogs, coached by Shon Johnson, opened in fine fashion by delivering a convincing victory against the homestanding Franklinton Red Rams.

Nash Central’s Lamaze Alston (top) takes charge of this match as part of his club’s event with Southern Vance during tri-match action last Wednesday evening at Franklinton HS.

Nash Central’s Zechariah Fenner (left) gets tangled up with a Southern Vance performer as part of a wrestling tri-match last Wednesday evening at the Franklinton High School  Gymnasium in Franklin County.

NASHVILLE -- Midway through the third quarter, the Red Oak-Nash Central girls showdown seemed well on its way to being an instant replay of last year’s meeting in the Tri-County Conference Girls Basketball Championship.
Once again, Central was ahead, and seemingly on its way to a key league decision last Thursday at the NCMS Gymnasium.

Nash Central Middle School’s Kayla Mitchell drives for a basket last Thursday against rival Red Oak.

Nash Central’s A’nya Bobbitt tries to find an open teammate during last Thursday’s Tri-County Conference contest against Red Oak at the NCMS Gymnasium in Nashville.

Red Oak’s Alexis Moore scores in the paint for the Lady Tigers during last Thursday’s road decision over Nash Central Middle.

CLEVELAND -- Nash Central and Southern Nash are in the eight-team field in both the boys and girls portions at the Cleveland Classic Basketball Tournament.
The event will begin this Saturday and will run through next Tuesday at Cleveland High School in Johnston County.
Each club is guaranteed three games at the second annual tournament.

Southern Nash High School boys basketball coach Robbie Kennedy will guide his club during the upcoming Cleveland Holiday Classic. The event will be held at Cleveland HS in Johnston County. Nash Central will also participate.

RED OAK -- For Northern Nash High School, a successful fall season was capped by the 2014 Fall Sports Award Ceremony.
Honorees from the event were as follows:

RED OAK -- Northern Nash High School will put its unblemished girls basketball record on the line at the Holly Springs Christmast Tournament.
The event will be staged Dec. 29-30 at Holly Springs High School in Wake County.
Northern will tangle with Wakefield on Dec. 29 at 4 p.m. as part of the round-robin format.