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Congratulations to Butch and Phyllis Petty on the birth of their grandson, Lukas Talmer Petty, on May 4!  Parents are Tyler and Sunny Petty.  Proud great-grandmother is Aileen Davis.
Everyone’s invited to participate in the community cookbook to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. They want the whole community involved.

Sunday school began Sunday morning at 9:45 at Beulah Church of Christ. Church service followed at 10:45. Beautiful home-grown roses were placed in the church by Barbara Ricks. The Ladies Aid will be Monday, May 19, 12:00, at the fellowship hall. Hostess this month will be Frances Dunn. We still have many on our sick list. William Enroughty was in the hospital but is now out, doing a little better.

Our choir sang “When the Battle’s Over” for the call to worship. Pastor Ronnie  prayed the prayer of invocation. Algie Jones Jr. led the congregational  hymns; “The Church’s One Foundation” and “A Shelter in the Time of Storm.” Prayer concerns were shared. Bobby Farmer prayed the morning prayer and for the sick and shut-ins. Our pastor welcomed everyone to the service.

The Union Hill Missionary Baptist Church Women’s Ministry, in conjunction with Red Lobster, recently adopted the Rocky Mount Bassett Center. On Tuesday, May 6, John Ring, Manager of the Rocky Mount Red Lobster, donated $500 to Chris Battle, Executive Director of the Bassett Center. Union Hill’s Women’s Ministry collects and delivers items to the Bassett Center each quarter and will continue to do so, as well as providing for any other needs the center has.

Tunisia Bullock, professional teacher and flutist, was the guest speaker at a recent Mu Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma International Society meeting.  Although an accomplished musician, her speech was not on music, but rather on organ donation and transplantation awareness.
Tunisia spent eight years of her life fighting kidney disease caused by systemic lupus.

The Oak Level Ruritan Club made several $500 contributions at its April meeting. The contributions included the Tri County Baseball League, the American Legion Post 58 Baseball Team and the Pregnancy Care Center. Pictured above, President Bruno Keel presents a $500 check to Allen Bolin, a coach with the Tri-County Baseball League.

Wednesday, May 21 from 2:30 p.m. at 6:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 100 S. Church Street, Rocky Mount
Wednesday, May 28 from 9 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. at BB&T, 1114 Benvenue Road, Rocky Mount
Thursday, May 29 from 2 until 6 p.m. at Spring Arbor of Rocky Mount, 1251 South Winstead Avenue, Rocky Mount

ROCKY MOUNT -- When he was hired to reorganize the Louisburg College cross country program following a several-year layoff, Jay Koloseus had a special idea of the type of runner he wanted to build around.
And Nash Central’s Natalie Manning fit all of Koloseus’ criteria.
Manning, a senior standout at NC who excelled in both cross country and track and field, inked a letter-of-intent Monday to join the revamped Hurricanes’ program.

RED OAK -- What was supposed to be a rebuilding season ended up being a building one for the Northern Nash baseball team -- and first-year skipper Leonard Allen certainly understands the difference.
Inherting a young roster with limited varsity experience, Allen wouldn’t have been surprised if the Knights rebuilt near the lower portion of the Big East Conference standings this spring.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Khalil Macklin and Garrison Vick enjoyed being teammates so much for the past three seasons, that they figured they might as well stay together for the next four years.
The Nash Central High School teammates have chosen a similar next-level path as both Vick and Macklin signed letters-of-intent Monday to join the baseball program at Chowan University.

ROCKY MOUNT -- The Rocky Mount Parks and Recreation Department will be offering an Adult Co-Ed Soccer League this summer.
Regular season play will begin the week of June 16.
Players ages 16-over can sign up as teams or individuals. Each team must have between 8-12 players, with at least two females.

STANHOPE -- It takes a special passion to want to wrestle on the collegiate level -- and Southern Nash’s Jacoby Benjamin has it.
Benjamin, who has starred on the mat for the past two seasons at SNHS, has signed a letter-of-intent to continue his wrestling career at Northern Iowa Area Community College.

ROCKY MOUNT -- The Tar River Cats 12-Under Travel Baseball Team took first place last weekend at the Top Gun Third Annual Battle For The Battle Tournament last weekend at the Rocky Mount Sports Complex.
The Cats claimed the crown by defeating the New Bern Flames 8-0 in the championship showdown.
Tar River never looked back after scoring two runs in the first inning of action.

STANHOPE -- Southern Nash continues to ascend new heights during its improbable latter half of the 2014 prep softball season.
Southern, which at one time appeared headed toward a dismal campaign, rebounded at the midpoint of the schedule and eventually tied for the Big East Conference championship.

NASH COUNTY -- Listed are updated scores from the Nash County Parks and Recreation Department’s Spring Youth Soccer Season:

ELM CITY -- After a night of very heavy rain, everyone was ready for the Road to Jamaica 50 lap featuring the Ultimate Super Late Models at County Line Raceway.
With 5 divisions running, including the Super Stock 4’s, Pure Stock 4’s, PL Woodard Pure Stock V8’s, the ARCO Restoration Thunder & Lightning the Ultimate Super Late Models were the icing on the cake for a full night of racing.

NASH COUNTY -- From both a team and individual perspective, the Big East Conference enjoyed another strong boys tennis campaign this spring.
The Southern Nash Firebirds, who won the regular season league championship, made yet another deep run in the Class 3-A State Playoffs under veteran head coach Brad Joyner.

GREENSBORO -- Rocky Mount High School senior standout Dante Battle has earned a spot on the East Team for the annual North Carolina East-West All-Star Basketball Game.
The event will be staged July 21 at the Greensboro Coliseum. Tickets will be available at the gate.
Battle, a post player, has signed a letter-of-intent to continue his career at Wallace State-Hanceville Community College, which is coached by former Louisburg College skipper John Meeks.

ZEBULON -- Todd Hankins drove in two runs with a double and made stellar plays in the field to help the Carolina Mudcats bounce the Salem Red Sox 4-3 on Sunday afternoon at Five County Stadium in Class A Carolina League baseball action.
The Mudcats (20-20) snapped a four-game losing streak and salvaged a win in the series. The Red Sox fell to 23-19.

IRVING, TEXAS -- Following its extra inning walk-off series win over UTSA, East Carolina University will take aim for its first post-season league title since 2002 when it opens play as the No. 6 seed at the 2014 Conference USA Baseball Championships.
The five-day event will start today and run through Sunday at Pete Taylor Park in Hattiesburg, Miss.

The Nash County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a teenage girl who left her Middlesex home on Sunday. 

NASH COUNTY -- The Big East Conference regular season in softball was one of the most wacky, parity-filled campaigns in recent years.
So why did anyone think the league tournament would play out any differently?
The Big East Tourney provided a fitting finish to the spring as Southern Nash appeared to be on the verge of reaching the finals -- only to be foiled by a late surge from Wilson Fike during a semifinal matchup last Thursday evening in Stanhope.

Delicious, mouth-watering recipes wanted!  The Red Oak community will be publishing a cookbook this year as a fundraiser to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in their continued search for a cure.  Audrey and Suzy Pearce, CFF community event chairpersons need your help! The cookbook will feature favorite recipes from the area.  Please select approximately 2-3 of your favorite recipes  to be included in the book.

Nash County Commissioners have decided against charging municipal residents a fee to use convenience centers.
Commissioners met in a special budget work session on Friday afternoon to discuss several items within the proposed budget. One topic of discussion was the $25 annual fee for municipal residents Commissioners initially agreed on in March.

Nashville Town Manager Preston Mitchell unveiled the town’s budget last Tuesday evening during the board’s regular meeting and commissioners met again on Monday morning to further discuss the budget in detail.
The budget is balanced at around $8.6 million and includes no increase in the property tax rate, leaving the rate at 56 cents per $100 of valuation.