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As I write  on Veteran’s Day, I am reminded of how many of our service people come home with physical and unseen aliments that a pet can help with.  A pet can be a service animal, especially dogs.  There are organizations that focus on finding just the right pet for our vets.  If you go online, you can find these organizations with a simple search.  A companion is actually good for everyone.

Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools recently announced three new administrative assignments during the NRMPS Board of Education meeting held November 4.
Sheila Wallace was named the new Director of Federal Programs. Andrea Smith was named the new Director of Testing. Michael Jones was named the new 6-12 Math Educational Specialist.

National Business and Professional Women’s (BPW) Week was celebrated by Nashville and Rocky Mount clubs on October 21 with a dinner banquet at Langley’s Town and Country in Nashville. Dr. Nichole Huff (pictured) was the guest speaker for the event.

Nashville’s Police Department hosted Coffee with a Cop at Hardees in October and at PNC Bank in November. Pictured is Police Chief Thomas Bashore and Community Services Officer talking with people at Hardee’s during October’s event.

The Down East Partnership for Children recently launched its Endowment Fund with a kickoff celebration at Milton & Miles where business and community leaders as well as early childhood advocates learned more about the Fund and accepted the challenge to reach out to the community on behalf of the Partnership.

Seven finalists will enter the Shark Tank next Saturday in hopes of walking away with cash prizes and new business opportunities.  The competition was tough with over sixty applications received from entrepreneurs and students from Rocky Mount, Wilson, and the surrounding area. 
 Shark Tank by SpringBoardNC is the first business competition of its kind in the region.

Nash Community College Vice President for Instruction and Chief Academic Officer Dr. Trent Mohrbutter welcomed approximately 40 eighth graders from Parker and Edwards Middle Schools for a College Prep Tour at Nash Community College this week. The students are participants in the Communities in Schools College Access Program which identifies students, beginning in the sixth grade, who show potential for academic success.

Ladies Auxiliary VFW - Post 2057 in Rocky Mount is proud to present the Stars in Uniform Christmas Tree, which will go up at Golden East Crossing Mall on November 14, 2013 at 10:00 a.m.  Community members are welcome to attend and help decorate. If you haven’t sent in your pictures for the tree yet, bring it with you and the Auxiliary can prepare it on site.

Air Force Reserve Airman Solana D. Mann graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.
The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.

Nashville’s American Legion Post 293 hosted a Veterans Day Ceremony at Union Hill Baptist Church on Sunday afternoon. State Legion leaders were among those who attended. Pictured above, Post 293 Commander Dennis Cobb (far left) presents a certificate of appreciation to American Legion Department of NC President Sharon Neville (center) while Anthony Leonard, Post 293 Adjustant looks on.

The United States Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) Unit at Southern Nash High School recognized Veterans Day on Friday by placing a cadet outside the flagpole during the entire day. Pictured, cadet Justin Sam stands at attention while marching around the flag pole.

Bronson Manning (at left), a student at Southern Nash Middle, talks to Sgt. Johnnie Jones, of Sims, at the school School last Wednesday during a Veterans Appreciation service.

Gene Braswell (at left), a member of Nashville’s American Legion Post 110, talks about the military to Daylon Whitley at Southern Nash Middle School.

Joshlyn Barnes (at left) talks with Heath Hinson, of Nashville, at Southern Nash Middle School during a Veterans Appreciation event.

On a sunny November morning Peachtree folks gathered for worship. Pastor Whitehouse welcomed those present to a service of remembrance of veterans.  The choir sang “Prayer for America” under the direction of the pastor.  His sermon topic was “Friends Forever” based on I Samuel 18-23. It was about the Biblical friendship of David and Jonathan.

Robert and Amy Tyner and friends played and sang for us today. The guys play string instruments and Amy does  most of the singing. One of the guys sings some. They played the prelude on the instruments. Amy sang and the guys played “Unfailing Love” for the call to worship. The congregation sang along with them on the hymn “Mighty to Save.”

Youth Sunday was held on Nov. 2 at Red Oak Baptist Church.  The youth taught the Sunday School classes participated in the worship service by filling the choir, performing with the Praise Team, sharing announcements, and acting in a skit.

The United Daughters of the Confederacy Bethel Heroes Chapter 636 won awards at the UDC North Carolina Division 117th Annual Convention held in Durham in October. The chapter received the Daniel Bramston Coltrane Cup for making the highest record in UDC work and was awarded a certificate for being a superior chapter.

The winners of the sixth annual Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down have been announced, and there are some familiar and not-so-familiar names among the contestants. Fatbacks BBQ and Rib Shack out of Fayetteville, N.C. was named Grand Champion out of the 56 teams that competed in the Kansas City Barbecue Society sanctioned competition.

They say sometimes it takes an army to get things off the ground, and that’s exactly what Historic Stonewall Manor will have as we reopen the house to the public after a long Summer and Fall filled with nagging but necessary repairs that prevented us from being open to the public.

USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Juan M. Garcia recently announced that the 2013 FSA County Committee Elections began November 4, with the mailing of ballots to eligible voters. The deadline to return the ballots to the Nash FSA office is December 2, 2013.

Nash Arts held its eighth annual Nash County’s Got Talent competition last week showcasing local artists. Nashville resident Savannah Frye won first place in the competition finals Friday night winning the $1,000 prize.
Frye competed in the talent show last year making it to the top ten. She again made it to the top ten this year and then to the top five, impressing the judges with her soulful voice singing “At Last” by Etta James and “Feeling Good.”

TOWN OF NASHVILLE -
Council Member (2)
Jerry Harris    206
*Patricia Rogers    240
*Larry D. Taylor    322

Michele McKnight can finally say she wakes up excited about coming to work.
McKnight recently became the Nash County Senior Center’s new Senior Center Coordinator, a position that was left vacant after Christy Southall left to take on a similar position in Franklin County.
McKnight, of Rocky Mount, started on October 15 and already has several goals for the center.

Nash County Commissioners have chosen a new leader for the county, Interim Manager Wayne Deal said on Monday afternoon.
The board met on Monday with two candidates it had deemed finalists in its search. Over 20 applications came through vying for the position and the board narrowed it down to nine. The board then narrowed those down to two and met with both candidates on Monday, one prior to the board’s regular meeting and one afterwards.