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A 2018 Pew Research survey stated, "Nine-in-ten Americans believe in a higher power, but only a slim majority believe in God as described in the Bible."
As we think about belief/faith, perhaps the closest that the Bible comes to offering an exact definition is Hebrews 11:1 - "Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen." From this particular passage we see that the central feature of faith is confidence or trust. In the Bible, the object of faith is God and his promises. A clear example of this is Abram's encounter with God in Genesis 15.

Several from Red Oak Baptist Church enjoyed an overnight trip to the Billy Graham Library and surrounding area on October 15-16.
The youth and children of Red Oak Baptist Church will be selling poinsettias through Sunday, October 29. The 6.5 inch pots are $15 each and the 8 inch pots are $20 each. Proceeds will support the summer missions camps.
Join in the fun on Sunday, October 29 at Ennis Park! The Community Trunk or Treat will be held at 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm.

The West Mount Ruritan Club recently made a donation to the Nash County Foster Care Program. Pictured, Wayne Outlaw (left) is shown presenting the check to Amanda Jankowski (right).

Line dance classes will be held Wednesdays 2-3 p.m. at Town of Nashville Parks & Recreation Department, 108 S. Boddie Street, Nashville. Learn to line dance to popular songs in this beginner-friendly class. Four week class session, $10. Nashville town residents, $15. Nonresidents. For more information call the Town of Nashville Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Resources Department at 252-459-9796.

Storytime is Oct. 26, Nov. 2, Nov. 9 and Nov. 16 from 11 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. for ages 2-5.

LEGO Club for ages 7 and older meets Oct. 24 from 4-5 p.m. at Harold D. Cooley Library, 114 W. Church St., Nashville. Please call ahead for groups of 5 or more. 252-459-2106.

Nash County Holdings, LLC to Boys and Girls Clubs of the Tar River Region, Inc.; 5.148 acres
NVR, Inc. to Pamela Winks; 8921 Shallow Creek Trail, Bailey; $284,000
River Dew Corporation to Matt Baldwin Homes, LLC; lots 37, 38 and 39, River Dew Subdivision; $105,000
Starlight Homes North Carolina, LLC to Rebekah Ann Lopez; Bryson's Ridge, Lot 6; $300,000

Building Permit Residential
Kellen Lynch, 378 Sawdust Lane; renovation/alteration; $5,000
Clayton Homes, 4210 Old White Oak Rd; deck; $3,500
Natalie Brown Shearin, 3683 S. Browntown Rd; detached accessory; $32,000

Nash County Magistrate Kenneth Carl Barnes has resigned and is no longer on the payroll.
Records obtained by The Graphic from the North Carolina Judicial Branch show a separation for Barnes of Oct. 3, with no current salary listed.
His former salary was listed at $56,754.00.

Daphnne B. Wooten to Marlon Dickens and Sheila Dickens; Hunters Acres, Lot 1
Pop Homes - RDU, LLC to Calysta Hardy and Dillon Forsythe; 4097 Cordiality Church Road, Nashville; $290,000
Equity Trust Company Custodian FBO Robert H. Cameron IRA, Equity Trust Company, Robert H. Cameron IRA and Robert H. Cameron to Michael G. Olmsted and Cheryl P. Olmsted; Section 6, Morganshire, Lot 35

RED OAK - Anyone wishing to make a public comment about the proposed remediation plan for the contaminated Red Oak Landfill has until 5 p.m., Oct. 23 to do so before the public comment period closes and DEQ makes a decision on whether or not to approve current plans.
Nash County Commissioners signed a resolution of support Oct. 16 stating the Board "requests that (DEQ) finalize and then implement the corrective action outlined in the Draft Remedial Action Plan... as soon as practical in order to mitigate the risk posed by this landfill to the residents of Nash County."

NASHVILLE - Dueling news releases issued by Nash County Manager Stacie Shatzer and Nash County Sheriff Keith Stone indicate that multiple meetings between the two have not led to a meeting of the minds.
Following contention over a Sept. 6 recommendation by Nash County Manager Stacie Shatzer that there be no additional salary increases in the Nash County Sheriff's Office and allegations by Sheriff Keith Stone that Shatzer's figures were not correct, a series of meetings between the two departments has concluded that Shatzer's report was factual, according to a news release from Shatzer dated Oct. 13.

RALEIGH - Six Nash County teens showed their hogs, goats, and lambs at the State Fair in the last two weeks.
Emma Batchelor, 14, of Sandy Cross showed a Crossbred hog Sunday in the Junior Market Barrow class, while her sister, 11-year-old Adeline Batchelor, competed in a different weight division with a Crossbred in another Junior Barrow class.
Emma Batchelor attends Southern Nash Senior High School, while Adeline Batchelor is a student at Southern Nash Middle.

NASHVILLE - A 37-year-old Nashville woman is in jail on a one-million-dollar bond on charges of felony child abuse and felony strangulation of a two-year-old boy.
Endura Broadnax, of Carly Road, was arrested Oct. 10 for the incident, which allegedly occurred Sept 12.
Investigator Macie Hasty of the Nash County Sheriff's Office said a Sheriff's Office investigation has been concluded, but that an investigation by the Department of Social Services was still open. The charges were made based on evidence gathered, Hasty said.

NASHVILLE - October is National Recovery Month, and one local group is partnering with multiple agencies to offer an educational event, accompanied by a Commemoration Walk to celebrate lives in recovery.
The Coalition for Addiction Recovery and Education (C.A.R.E.), based in Rocky Mount, is inviting the public to attend their event Saturday, Oct. 21, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Nash County Agricultural Center, 1006 Eastern Avenue, Nashville.

BAILEY - Hinzy Williams' pumpkin is so large at this year's State Fair that its blue ribbon looks like a scrap of blue lost on its expanse.
The 1,097-pound gourd, which vaguely resembles Jabba The Hutt from Star Wars, handily outgrew its closest competitors, a 1028.7-pound entry from Lenoir County and an 865.3 pound pumpkin from Wake County.
"It was my personal best," said Williams, whose house is technically in Bailey while his business, Williams' Plant Farm, is across the street in Wilson County.