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Karen Dent-Haywood does it all!  She is an extraordinary Shelter pet photographer.  She fosters Shelter pets as the transition from Shelter to Rescue.  Recently she fostered an emaciated  dog ready to give birth, until she and her babies were ready to leave for their Rescue.   She also helps with transporting pets to vets, just to name one of several things she does.  Her heart is big and we appreciate her volunteering with the Nash County Animal Friends.  She ROCKS!

The Women in Action of Red Oak Baptist Church met on Thursday, January 16 at the church.  They enjoyed fellowship and learning and doing missions.  The group made “Dog Booties” to be sent to North American missionary, Brenda Crim, who serves in Alaska.  The “Dog Booties” are similar to the real ones the sled dogs wear in the Ididirod Race.

Our opening hymn was “Victory in Jesus.” What a wonderful truth. Pastor Ronnie welcomed everyone, made announcements and prayed the prayer of invocation. Congregational hymn was “When We All Get to Heaven, “ led by Algie Jones Jr.

Peachtree folks gathered at the church on a beautiful but chilly morning.  Sanctuary flowers were given by Lynn and David Griffin.  Pastor Whitehouse greeted those present.  His sermon was titled  ”Come In and Do Your Work in Me”.  It was based on I Samuel  25.  It recounts an incident in David’s life when he was justly angry.  But rather than take revenge, he left the matter in God’s hands.

I hope all of you had a good week. I know there are many of our members and friends at Beulah Church of Christ who are still sick. I’ll name a few of these as some others have been mentioned for some time. Our minister and members of his family have been all sick last week. He (Daniel West, minister) was not able to preach on Sunday.

UDC Bethel Heroes 636 and SCV Robert Henry Ricks Camp 75 held their first annual Robert E. Lee/Stonewall Jackson Luncheon on January 18, 2014.  The event was held at the Birchwood Country Club with over 60 guest attending.
Guest speaker, Mr. Russell Woodburn, curator at the Violet Bank Museum, spoke on a personal side of Confederate  General Robert E. Lee’s life.

WENDELL -- For all high school wrestling teams, everything builds up for the coming stretch that is undoubtedly the most pertinent part of the season.
For the Southern Nash Firebirds, the true tests begin today when SN hosts Rocky Mount with the Big East Conference regular season crown at stake.

RED OAK -- Robbie Kennedy considers this to be the deepest team he’s been blessed with during his tenure as Southern Nash High School’s boys basketball coach.
When times get difficult, Kennedy now has an array of mix-and-match possibilities -- an intangible that proved to be important during last Friday’s Big East Conference matchup at Northern Nash.

RALEIGH -- The 64th Annual Raleigh Hot Stove League Banquet will be held Jan. 28 at the McKimmon Center on the campus of North Carolina State University.
Cost is $35 per person, which includes dinner. Tickets for a table of eight are $350.
Action will begin with a silent auction at 5:15 p.m., followed by dinner at 6 p.m.

Southern Nash’s Jordan Decosse (top) picks up a victory as part of last Saturday’s Jolly Roger Invitational Wrestling Tournament at Corinth Holders.

Southern Nash’s Jacoby Benjamin (top) secures some points en route to a victory as part of last Saturday’s Jolly Roger Invitational at Corinth Holders.

LOUISBURG -- It hasn’t taken long for Timyra Staton to make an impact at Louisburg College -- both on the court and in the classroom.
Staton, who prepped at Nash Central High School, is a freshman and key member of the LC women’s basketball squad -- the defending National Junior College Athletic Association Division II National Champions.

Former Nash Central High School standout Timyra Staton (left) receives a medal from Nashville resident Thomas Winstead as part of last Wednesday’s Louisburg College Scholar-Athlete Awards Ceremony at LC’s The Taylor Center.

WILSON -- Six Nash County teams will be in action at the Brittany For The Girls 10 Soccer Showcase.
The prestigious event will be held April 4-5 at Gillette Park in Wilson.
On April 4, Northern Nash will tangle with Topsail at 5:30 p.m. on Field Five. At the same time, Faith Christian will meet Wayne Country Day on Field Six.

NASH COUNTY -- Here are updated results from the Nash County Parks and Recreation Department’s 2014 Youth Basketball Season:

ROCKY MOUNT -- Senior Josh Morrison averaged 24.5 points per game over two contests last weekend, leading his North Carolina Wesleyan College men’s basketball team to a USA South Conference split in Everett Gymnasium.
He began with a 25-point showing in Friday night’s dominating 86-63 win over Covenant, then ended with a solid 24-point outing in Saturday’s heartbreaking 72-69 loss to league-leading Maryville.

RALEIGH -- The Carolina Hurricanes split a pair of weekend National Hockey League home games  against teams from the Sunshine State. 
The “Canes downed the Florida Panthers 3-2 last Saturday as Alexander Semin led the way with two goals.
Riley Nash opened the scoring in the second period as he chipped a rebound past Panthers’ goalie Tim Thomas.

DURHAM -- The Durham Bulls, in conjunction with the athletic departments of the University of North Carolina and NC State University, have announced a one-time neutral site showdown between the two national baseball powers at the newly renovated Durham Bulls Athletic Park. \The “Duel at the DBAP” will be the lone regular season meeting between the Tar Heels and Wolfpack, taking place on April 15 at 7 p.m.

By any estimation, Eric Wischhusen (left) is one of the greatest wrestlers in Southern Nash history -- and he is now succeeding as the head coach at Corinth Holders High School. Wischhusen hosted SN last Saturday at CHHS’ Jolly Roger Invitational.

Louisburg College freshman Timyra Staton is still in the process of getting back to 100 percent after suffering a serious knee injury during her senior season as a member of the Nash Central High School girls basketball squad.

Doctors at Boice-Willis Clinic in Nashville are excited about their new office space on Eastpointe Avenue, behind the State Employees Credit Union.
The new facility opened on January 6 and Nashville’s Chamber of Commerce celebrated the opening with a ribbon cutting on Friday, January 17.

SCOUTS – This photo was originally published February 16, 1967. Rock Cooper (right) Boy Scout leader, tells these Cub Scouts some of the things to expect as they enter the Boy Scout program. From left to right are Joey Joyner, Julian Cone, Rex Paramore, Steve Brown and Billy Williams.

North Carolina’s egg prices trended lower on all sizes when compared to last week. Supplies are moderate to meet a good demand. The North Carolina weighted average price quoted Thursday, Jan 09, 2014 for small lot sales of delivered, cartoned, grade “A” eggs was 136.79 for Extra Large, 130.59 for Large, 119.64 for Medium, and 96.00 for Small eggs.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Despite their early-season success, one bugaboo continues to hinder the Nash Central High School girls basketball program.
Central, coached by Terri Cash, has lost just four games so far, but two of the setbacks have come against long-time nemesis Rocky Mount.