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All three candidates for Nashville’s Town Council want the town to keep its small town feel but also hope for some growth.
The candidates faced off last Wednesday during a forum sponsored by Nashville’s Chamber of Commerce.
Larry Taylor and Patricia Rogers are hoping to keep their seats on the board while Jerry Harris is looking to fill one of the two available seats.

Governor Pat McCrory visited Hospira in Rocky Mount last Wednesday for a special ribbon cutting to celebrate the construction of a new laboratory.

The Coopers Ruritan Club visited Coopers Elementary School on Friday morning to give third graders their very own dictionary. Ruritan Charles Ethridge stressed the importance of having a dictionary to the nearly 100 third graders who received the book. Pictured above on the back row (L-R) are Ruritans Ruth Pridgen, James Pridgen, Bob Walker, Jane Tyson, Linda Ethridge and Charles Ethridge.

Pat Ellis Daniels, Associate VP of Institutional Advancement/Executive Director, NCC Foundation, stands with local students who attended the Rocky Mount Rotary Club meeting recently. Guest speaker at the meeting was NC Attorney General Roy Cooper.

The Board of Directors of Boice-Willis Clinic has announced that Michael D. Holland, MD, was named President of Boice-Willis Clinic.  He succeeds Dr. Nicholas A. Patrone.  Dr. Holland previously served as Vice-President of the Executive Committee.

Nash Community College’s Marketing was recently recognized by the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations (NCMPR) Southeast United States district for its marketing collateral. The NCMPR is an organization for marketing and public relations professionals at community colleges and technical colleges across the United States.

Nash County Department of Social Services recently sponsored a food drive. Non-perishable goods collected were provided to the Salvation Army.  Accepting the items on behalf of the Salvation Army is Thomas Ivey, along with DSS employee Pamela Williams.

Nash County Democrats made it clear who they want to serve as North Carolina’s next Governor; Roy Cooper.
The Attorney General was the guest speaker last week at the Democratic Fall Rally. During the rally, Cooper was presented a banner that read “Cooper for Governor.” He accepted the banner but never mentioned his intentions of running for governor. However, there has been speculation that he would be running for the governor’s seat in 2016.

Nashville will host trick-or-treaters on Thursday, October 31 with several events.
Cooley Library will have Halloween activities from 4 until 5:30 p.m. Youth can come out and play games, get their face painting and trick-or-treat. At 5:30 p.m. Glover Park will have a special Haunted Walking Trail until 6:30, where trick-or-treaters can come out and walk around the walking trail to receive candy from different booths. At 6:45, the movie “Para Norman” will be shown at the park.

It’s that time of year again! Health officials with Nash County Health Department are planning to provide community flu and pneumococcal vaccination clinics starting October 24th at various sites within Nash County.
Walk-in vaccination clinics will be held at both health department offices on:

Members of Nashville Fire Department enjoyed their second annual Fall Festival on October 20.  The engine room was taken over by children of Nashville firefighters and their families playing games and enjoying fellowship of one another. The afternoon ended with a hot dog cookout and a trunk or treat. Pictured above, Captain Edwards’ daughter, Charlotte, and  Engineer Green’ niece, McKinley, pose for a picture.

Miste Strickland dressed up as a Southern Nash football player for the Monster Dash. Strickland finished 50th in the race.

Pictured above, Ashlyn Harris, 10, and Darren Harris race to the finish line together on Saturday during the Monster Dash. The two finished 117th and 118th in the race.

Ginger Thompson and Rob Smith gave a special performance for the veterans at the luncheon. The two are part of the Ginger Thompson Band. Thompson went to school with Stallings and many of the other volunteers and volunteered to perform for the veterans.

The Price brothers have been attending the luncheon since it began. Pictured (L-R) is: Wilton Price, Percy Price, Joe Price and Elton Price.

The Electric Image Band - November 2: 7 p.m.,   $10 general admission
A Christmas Carol, Adapted and  Directed by Jim Singleton, December 6, 7, 13, and 14 at 7:30 p.m. Matinee: December 8: 2:30 p.m. $12 general admission, $10 senior citizens and children 12 and under

It really seems like the month of October has just flown by. This Friday night from 5 to 8 p.m. is the monthly fish fry at the Beulah Church of Christ Annex on Reges Rd. Once again please mark your calendar and come by for great food and great fellowship. We always look forward to seeing everyone each month and we thank you for your continued attendance and support.

Yesterday was Harvest Festival Day at Mt. Zion. We were pleased to have a good turn out. I met a family from Wilson. They said they read about it in the paper. I wonder if they read it in my article in the Nashville Graphic. Maybe my article has a larger readership than I realized. There were lots of games for the young and old. Plenty of hot dogs, hamburgers, chips and etc. We had a cake walk that  was very popular.

Red Oak Baptist Church members participated in a Love and Serve Weekend on Oct. 25-27.  They came together Friday evening for a spaghetti supper provided by the Baptist Men.  Following the meal The Watchman Quartet began the service which included message by Dr. Rob Roberts, Chowan Association Director of Missions.  Then Saturday morning Sunday School class members went out to serve the community by participating in missions projects.

On a perfect autumn morning, Peachtree folks gathered for worship at the church.  Pastor Whitehouse greeted those present.  Sanctuary flowers were given by Beverly Wilson in memory and honor of all the saints of Peachtree Church.  The worship music was a solo by Robert Sykes titled, “Thank You for Giving Me the Lord”.

ROCKY MOUNT -- After two heartbreaking losses to open the Big East Conference football schedule, the Northern Nash Knights were able to break through into the win column last Friday night.
And the Knights didn’t have to travel very far to nab the elusive decision. Just across U.S. 64, in fact.
Heading the few miles over to Nash Central High School, the Knights left with a convincing 21-0 decision over the winless Bulldogs.

RED OAK -- The three-pronged football pipeline in Southern Nash County continues to rack up the victories on all levels.
The Nash County Firebirds have been successful on the Eastern North Carolina Youth Football League level since beginning their program in the  late 2000s.
Many of those players have become impact performers on the varsity level at Southern Nash High School, where long-time coach Brian Foster has built a consistent winner.

BURLINGTON -- Nash Central High School’s Kaley Price capped off her brilliant tennis career by competing in the Class 3-A State Girls Championships last weekend at the Burlington Tennis Center in Alamance County.
Price was defeated in the first round by Asheville’s Adrienne Hayes (6-0, 6-1).
Wilson Hunt’s Taylor Love, the Big East Conference champion, reached the quarterfinals before falling 6-1, 6-3 to Weddington’s Heidi Swope, who would be the eventual state title winner.

RED OAK -- Here are the results from last Saturday’s Class 3-A East Regional Cross Country Championships, which were held at Red Oak Middle School:

NASH COUNTY -- A first-round matchup in the Class 3-A Boys Soccer State Playoffs usually involves a home match -- or a lengthy road trip -- against an unfamiliar opponent.
That’s certainly not the case this year as Northern Nash and Southern Nash will tangle in the opening round of the playoffs.