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The newly merged Nash Rocky Mount Habitat for Humanity presented information on the organization’s plans at Nashville’s Town Council meeting last Tuesday.
Bob Sutter, who served as President of Nashville’s Habitat for Humanity prior to the merger on October 1, said up until the merger, Nashville’s group had operated fully as a volunteer organization. That, he added, was getting harder to do.

In response to a request by Middlesex Christmas parade organizer Cindy Ridgway, Middlesex commissioners voted on Monday night to convert the annual Middlesex Christmas parade to a town-sponsored event.
For the past three years, the Middlesex Christmas parade has been sponsored and produced by the Christmas-N-Middlesex organization headed by Ridgway. However, Ridgway had expressed concerns over possible liability and insurance issues and felt that it would be best for the town to sponsor the event if it were to continue.

FREE pets = DEAD pets!
There are many reasons why a pet owner may need to re-home their pet. There are far too many reasons to list. It is not our place to judge their decision. When faced with re-homing under a time constraint, many owners will give the pet away for free through local advertisements without researching the new owner’s background. The risks of giving pets away for free are huge.

Departments within the Town of Nashville are once again partnering to offer local youth a safe, family friendly place to participate in Halloween activities.
Nashville’s Harold D. Cooley Library will start off the festivities on Friday, October 31 at 4 p.m. with its Kid’s Fall Festival. The event will include trick-or-treating, face painting and activities.

Nash Arts will host the work of a Nashville native through the end of the month.
The work of Dreamweaver will be on display through October 31 at Nash Arts. A reception was held on Friday, October 10.
Dreamweaver, an Indian artist, grew up in the Nashville area. He was the son of Charlie and Tabitha Cooper. His grandfathers were the Rev. C.H. Richardson and Walter Cooper.

Mr. T. H. Robbins was the guest speaker at the September Meeting of UDC Bethel Heroes Chapter 636.  He is the N.C. Division Color Sergeant for Sons of Confederate Veterans.  Robbins spoke on Confederate Flags used during the War Between the States.  He will be the keynote speaker for the Robert E. Lee/Stonewall Jackson Luncheon to be held on January 24, 2015.

Dr. Wiley Cockrell was recently named medical director of the Nash Wound Care Center. The center offers state-of-the-art treatment for non-healing wounds.  Dr. Cockrell will be responsible for reviewing patient care and results, evaluating new clinical products, and providing oversight and guidance on policies and procedures.

The worship service at Peachtree Church on Sunday was focused on the children and youth.  They assisted in the service, under the direction of their leaders:  Dianne Tucker, Amy Sykes and Linda Edwards.  They sang several songs as directed by Pastor Whitehouse.  Solo parts were sung by Sarah Jones and Destiny King.  The adult choir joined them in singing one selection.

The flowers Sunday were given by Julia and Steve Wheeler and were really enjoyed. Sunday School began at 9:45. Our classes all met together again and the teacher was Randy Goodbrod. I feel everyone is getting a lot of helpful information as to the Biblical meaning of what we want to accomplish at Beulah Church of Christ. Church service followed at 10:45.

Do you have your shoeboxes?  October 19 was the kick off for Operation Christmas Child  at Red Oak Baptist Church.  You can use a shoebox (wrapped or unwrapped), a plastic storage box, or the preprinted GO boxes from Samaritan’s Purse.  Pack your box with new toys, school supplies, toiletries, and other fun items. Use a label from the Operation Christmas Child pamphlet or go online, print a label, and then they can track your box to let you know where it is delivered.

The Bible is full of blessings and curses. Jesus utters them both. Many of His blessings are in the form of beatitudes. “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God”
(Matthew 5:8). The opposite is the pronouncement of woe. “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which on the outside appear beautiful, but inside they are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness

Tiffany Dawn Delano
Age:  40
Profession or background:  Application Tech Support Analyst with HED, LLC.  15 Years
Family:  Married to Trevor Delano and a five-year-old son, Evan Delano
Hobbies:  Running, Jr. Guild, Working Out, Faith Christian Competition Cheer Coach

Steve Williams
Age: 59
Profession or background: Manufacturing manager (retired) - Hospira.
Family: Spouse, Sarah; Children: Amy and Matthew.
Hobbies: Reading, gardening, fishing

Wayne Doll
Age: 65
I am  a 36 year resident of Rocky Mount having served in a variety of Administrative positions with Nash-Rocky Mount Schools. I am married to the former Beverly Jo Herring, a retired Nash-Rocky Mount School Teacher. We are parents of two adult children who attended Nash-Rocky Mount Schools and one grandson who is a first-grader at Winstead Avenue Elementary School.

Michael D Grover II
Age: 38
Profession/Background: Vice President of Business Development with OptiCare Managed Vision, a division of Centene Corporation, a Fortune 500 company.  I also have a background in medical administration, information technology, and community college instruction.

Latasha B. Sledge
Age: 40
Profession of Background: Bachelor of Science Degree in Health Education; Opening Doors Real Estate, LLC– Broker/Owner
Married; 2 kids (Trevor & Makayla)
Hobbies: Spending time with family and meeting new people

Reginald Silver
Profession or background:  Founder and CEO – Sozo Ministries, Inc., a non-profit organization addressing the spiritual, health and social needs of the community, i.e., HIV Disease, STDs,    health education, Peer Programming for Teens, Parents/ students relationship with schools. Develop a mobilization effort to get the faith community involved in health education in a wholistic approach.

Steve Bulluck
Age: 61
Profession or background: retail management and sales.
Family: married, with one son age 9.
Hobbies: Hunting and fishing, some golfing, and spending time with my family.

ROCKY MOUNT -- After an unforgiving non-league schedule, things weren’t expected to get any easier for the Nash Central High School football squad when the Bulldogs began their Big East Conference slate last Friday night against backyard rival Rocky Mount.
That assessment proved to be correct as the Bulldogs remained winless with a 42-0 setback against Rocky Mount at The Dawg Pound on the NCHS campus.

Nash Central quarterback Corey Pearce tries to escape the Rocky Mount defense during last Friday night’s conference football contest.

STANHOPE -- Southern Nash fired the first volley of the 2014 Big East Conference football schedule -- and it was truly a shot heard across the league.
Taking on undefeated Wilson Fike, the Firebirds rallied for a stunning 42-35 victory in the conference opener for both squads last Friday night in front of a huge crowd at SN’s Firebird Stadium.

Southern Nash’s Demetris Perry (right) makes a key tackle for the Firebirds during last Friday night’s victory over league opponent Wilson Fike at Firebird Stadium in Stanhope.

STANHOPE -- Another Wednesday, another exercise in domination for the Northern Nash Knights in Big East Conference cross country action.
Northern’s boys remained undefeated and untested in the Big East at last Wednesday’s league renewal at Southern Nash High School.

Nash Central’s Montre Cash and Chris Moore make a strong move during last Wednesday’s Big East Conference cross country event at Southern Nash High School.

Northern Nash’s Christian Tippette (left) was the boys individual champion during last Wednesday’s Big East Conference cross country event at Southern Nash High School.