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F. Richard Edwards, Jr., age 89, passed away Thursday, January 23, 2014. Born in Edgecombe County on October 2, 1924, he was the son of the late Fernie Richard Edwards, Sr. and Ruth Jackson Edwards. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Elsie Mildred Harrell Edwards in 2008.

Kathy Watson Perry, 63, of Bailey passed away on January 23, 2014. She was born November 6, 1951.

The Nashville community is mourning the loss of Ralph Batchelor, who passed away on Sunday, January 19 at the age of 62.
Batchelor was a well known farmer in the Sandy Cross area who farmed sweet potatoes and tobacco. 
Charlie Tyson said Batchelor and his wife, Sylvia, were in business with the propagation of sweet potato plants.

Plots, plans and conspiracies have become so commonplace at our house, my wife and I don’t even flinch anymore when the boys make plans. While there may be some occasional anxiety when the mike is passed during the children’s sermon, we’ve come to accept anything not resulting in an ER visit is an acceptable risk.
So, it didn’t draw any ideas out of the ordinary when our six-year-old made his Christmas list: rope, duct tape, batteries, flashlight, string, pvc pipe, case of water and scotch tape.

I have a love/hate relationship with social media.
I’m in the age bracket where I’m supposed to be all caught up in this high tech world but I’m not.
I have Facebook. I do own a Twitter account but I never use it. And I joined this thing called Linkedin but I’m still trying to figure out the point of that. Now, I’m  hearing about this Instagram thing. I have no clue what that is.

North Carolina’s winter weather has been quite the tease this year. We enjoyed spring like temperatures on Monday, but as I’m writing this column on Monday night, we’re hunkering down for snow. Forecasters are predicting neighboring counties to our east to get quite a bit of accumulation ––possibly eight or more inches – and they are even anticipating our area to get hit with a few inches of snow.

The national debt limit debate is on again with all its flamboyant rhetoric.
The Secretary of the Treasury has already thrown out the gauntlet of default. As long as we have revenues in excess of the debt interest payments, default is not a reality. The US Constitution requires that our debt be paid before any other obligations are met. Our current revenues are in excess of our debt interest payment, so default on our national debt is not a reality.

JUNIOR BETA CLUB –– This photo originally published in The Graphic on February 23, 1967. Pictured are 26 members of the Red Oak School Junior Beta Club with their sponsor, Mrs. Reda U. Ennis (right) and Principal J.A. Martin (left). The club started the year with six charter members but two induction programs brought the total enrollment to 28.

Nashville’s Police Department is hoping more residents will take advantage of CopDots, which helps law enforcement officers track and locate stolen property.
Nashville Police Chief Tom Bashore said many times when items are stolen, victims don’t have the serial numbers of the items that were stolen. If the item  happens to be recovered and there is no information to specifically identify the item, it may be hard to reunite stolen property with its owners.

INCIDENTS
A damage to property (vandalism) was reported on 1/20/14 at 721 Briarwood Court
A larceny was reported on 1/20/14 at Wal-Mart, 1205 Eastern Avenue
A breaking and entering a residential and larceny after breaking and entering was reported on 1/23/14 at 1103 Eastern Avenue

A missing person was reported on 1/17/14 at 1306 Maudis Road
An assault on a female was reported on 1/18/14 at 13267 Watson Seed Farm Road
A breaking, entering and larceny of a residence was reported on 1/18/14 at 460 Cooke Road
A breaking, entering and larceny of a motor vehicle was reported on 1/18/14 at 4454 Dortches Boulevard

Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools is offering the community a first-hand glimpse into how students are using technology in the classrooms.
A special series of Community Tech Tours will be held on Wednesday, February 5 in collaboration with National Digital Learning Day.

Two-year-old Caleb Sykes enjoyed the little bit of snow Nash County got last week by trying out his sled. Forecasts are calling for more snow this week, with as much as six inches for the Nash County area.

Five-year-old Joey Hicks, of Nashville, decides to see what last week’s snow tastes like.

State BPW Officers visited from all over the state to attend Nashville’s Opry and support the local BPW club. Pictured on the front row (L-R) is: NC BPW President Mimi Zelman, Past State President Virginia Adamson, State BPW Vice President Marsha Riibner-Cady and State BPW Secretary Carol Ambrose. On the back row (L-R) is: Nashville BPW President Barbara High-Tyre, State BPW President-Elect Pat Sledge and Past State President Michelle Evans.

Jamie Pridgen (far right) made his debut at the Opry many years ago as a young boy playing in his grandfather’s band. Pridgen, now 19, came back to perform at the Opry and asked his grandfather, Don Taylor (at left), to help him with a song. Taylor is part of the group His Gospel, which also performed at the Opry on Saturday night.

The first concert of the 2014 season at Warren County’s historic Cherry Hill will feature pianist Jonathan Levin.
Born in North Carolina, Levin made his debut with the Raleigh Symphony Orchestra when he was 15. Since then, he has become a sought after recitalist and soloist, performing throughout the country in concert halls, museums, universities, schools, libraries and private salons.

I pray that everyone will stay warm in this really cold weather. If you know anyone who needs help during this time please lend a helping hand and pray for them. I will begin this news by telling you about friends who are on our prayer list. Some of those are Jesse Smith at Autumn Care, Jack Outlaw at home, but still having some test done, Kathy Cary Winstead in hospital but I‘m not sure which one, Becky May Horchelor, Vidant in Greenville, Bunnie Varnell, in rehab.

Registration is now open for the 18th Annual GA Mother/Daughter Overnight Camp!  The camp will be held on April 11-12, 2014 at Camp Mundo Vista near Asheboro.  Any girl in 1st - 6th grade is welcome to attend along with their mother or adult female.  Girls do not have to be a member of GA or CA to register.  The registration fee is $55 per person and t-shirts are $15 each.  The registration period is January 25 - February 8.

After a frigid week of ice and snow, Peachtree folks gathered at the church for worship.  Sanctuary flowers were given by Ann and Niki Cannon in memory of Ann’s husband and Niki’s father, Jim Cannon.
Pastor Whitehouse chose as his sermon topic, “What Are You Going to Do about It?”  It was based on I Samuel 26.  It is an account of an incident in the life of David.

Algie Jones Jr. led our opening hymn, “He Keeps Me Singing.” Pastor Ronnie welcomed everyone and made announcements. Prayer was offered for the sick, shut-ins, hurting, soldiers, missionaries and the lost. Please remember Standley and Paula Bass. He is a little better, but still in need of prayer.
Our ushers received the tithes and offerings. Pastor Ronnie prayed the offertory prayer.