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In 2004, I was the Durham County Manager in Durham, North Carolina. I had over 2,000 employees and oversaw a budget of over $600 million dollars.
One morning, I arrived at my office at 7:30 for another stress-filled day. As the morning wore on, I began to experience shortness of breath and tightness in my chest. I couldn't believe it. Could it be a heart attack?

When someone orders us to do something, or imposes an obligation, it is natural for us to ask two questions. The first question is, "Why should I?" and the second is, "Who says so?" The why and the authority behind the mandate are very important to the question of forgiveness.
To answer the question of why we should be forgiving people, let us look briefly at the teaching of Jesus in the New Testament. In Matthew's gospel, we read this account:

NINTH GRADE - A HONOR ROLL
Aiden Cobb and Jesse Smith
NINTH GRADE - A/B HONOR ROLL
Taylor Blandin, Emory Griffis, Ashton Narron, Omar Shehadeh, Nasir Taybron and Jada Walker

Morgan Richardson of Nashville has been named to Southern New Hampshire University's (SNHU) Summer 2023 President's List. The summer terms run from May to August.

Approximately 1,000 fourth graders from twelve schools got a field trip to the Nash County Farmers Market in Rocky Mount Nov. 1-3rd to experience "4-H Annual Agriculture Heritage Days," courtesy of the NC Cooperative Extension office in Nashville.
County Extension Director Sandy Hall said the event has been a tradition for at least twenty-five years.

Nash County officially placed a portrait of Judge Quentin T. Sumner at the Nash County Courthouse. Sumner's is first portrait displayed in new Superior Courtroom. Sumner retired Oct. 31 2022 at age 72 as Nash County's resident senior Superior Court Judge after presiding 39 years.

Middlesex police officers are looking forward to Christmas holiday shopping, especially since they are known to play with children and toys in Wal-Mart's toy aisle. Not just any children, and not just any toys, though; the children from Middlesex Elementary School who are selected to take part in Shop With A Cop, made possible this year by a check in the amount of $625 presented recently to Middlesex Elementary by Middlesex Police Chief Joe Amos.

Nashville
11/28/2023: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Nash County Senior Center, 103 N. Alston Street

"It's good to be Home!" was the opening statement by April Baker last week during the official grand opening of A Touch of the Father's Love in the former location of Bass Brothers Grocery in Momeyer.
Baker is the founder and director of the ministry whose mission has been to fight hunger since its birth in 2012.

William Russell Spivey II and Joyce Edwards Spivey to Priscilla Joyner and Shawn Banks; 201 South Englewood Drive, Rocky Mount
Tressell Homes, LLC to Richard H. Minor; 1.318 acres and 1.319 acres in Mannings Township
Bennie M. Jefferson, Bennie H. Jefferson and Dianne S. Stallings to Myra Atkinson Whitlock; 3000 Amherst Road, Rocky Mount

Building Permit Commercial
Nick Kraft, 9377 N US 301; renovation/alteration; $400,000
Joshua Curtis, 6474 Deans St; sign; $24,000
Nash County Public Schools, 3170 Red Oak Battleboro Rd.; new construction; $87,000

ROCKY MOUNT -- Nash Central and Hertford County have combined for 1,233 points this fall -- so a high-scoring outcome was expected when the clubs met last Friday in the third round of the Class 2-A State Playoffs at The Dawg Pound on the NCHS campus.
But nobody could have anticipated this.

LAURINBURG -- Not this time -- that was the main focal point taken from Northern Nash's wild 45-44 decision over Scotland last Friday night in the third round of the Class 3-A State Football Playoffs.
Two years ago, the Fighting Knights fell to Scotland in postseason when the Scots were able to convert a touchdown in the closing seconds.

WILSON -- Barton College has a long history of recruiting successful student-athletes from the area -- and several of them are currently starring for the Bulldogs in an array of sports.
But that cooperation was fostered long before now -- even back when the school was known as Atlantic Christian.

ROCKY MOUNT -- An opposing coach offered the most pertinent assessment of Maci Worrells, stating that the Nash Central softball superstar 'could excel at pretty much every position on the field'.
And that's not even discussing Worrells' greatest fast-pitch strength -- her amazing, powerful bat.

NASH COUNTY -- From a team perspective, the Big East Conference volleyball scene was much-improved this fall as Northern Nash, Southern Nash and Bunn made great strides with their respective programs -- and Nash Central was able to maintain a level of success despite losing a strong graduating class from the year before.
That said, nobody in the league was able to touch the Franklinton Lady Rams -- a trend that is now three seasons old and shows no sign of slowing down.

NASH COUNTY -- Here are last week's results and this Friday night's fourth-round quarterfinals schedule for the North Carolina High School Athletic Association's Class 2-A and 3-A State Football Playoffs:

NASH COUNTY -- What a way to go out -- that was the theme of the Big East Conference competitors at the recent Class 3-A State Cross County Championships in Kernersville.
In the boys event, Northern Nash capped off one of its greatest seasons in school history -- and there have been many -- by taking eight place overall in the team standings.

Recently, I had a doctor's appointment in the capital city. Between Raleigh traffic and the fact that one of my key medicines is in short supply (where are we, Russia?), I was a little stressed.
The trip from Nash County to Raleigh is 36 miles to the center of the city, according to the sign just down the road from my house. Depending on traffic, that can mean 45 minutes to a day and a half.

MOMEYER - The issue of dog hunting within town boundaries has prompted a tabled decision by the Momeyer Town Council after resident complaints about hunters' vehicles on roadways causing safety concerns.
At the Nov. 13 Town Council meeting, Town Clerk Sheila Alford said she had been approached by several residents, who said that dog hunting inside town lines shouldn't be allowed because of irresponsible hunter behavior, particularly by those who park in residential areas while waiting for their dogs.

Dry conditions are resulting in brush fire calls for Nash County firefighters, with the largest to date occurring Nov. 6 on 15 acres on Rose Loop Road south of Nashville, which the fire, 10 acres in size, was not completely extinguished for days because of the topography, which included multiple stumps and logs, according to Nashville Asst. Fire Chief Jason Edwards. The fire was 10 acres in size.

NASH COUNTY - The ethics of hard work, doing for others, and taking joy in the great outdoors are the legacies of Mrs. Laure Jones of Little Easonburg, Nash County, as friends and family planned to celebrate her 100th birthday Nov. 12 at Union Hill Baptist Church.
Jones was born outside Nashville to Clara Leonard Yarborough and Henry Yarborough, one of four children to her parents but one of fifteen siblings total.