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As I study the Bible, I notice one recurring theme: the people are meant to bring to the Lord what is first and what is best. They may be tempted to wait until their barns are full before offering their sacrifice, God demands the firstfruits. Where they may be tempted to sacrifice the animals that are lame or unsightly and that can otherwise serve no good purpose, God demands what is perfect and unblemished. He makes clear that if his people are to worship him, they must worship him in ways that prove he is their first priority.

There was great weather on Sunday, Oct. 29 for the Community Trunk or Treat sponsored by Red Oak Baptist Church at Ennis Park. Many super heroes, princesses, policemen, and other characters showed up for the festivities and enjoyed lots of candy!
Don't forget to pack your Operation Christmas Child shoe boxes! Red Oak Baptist Church is collecting their shoe boxes until Sunday, November 12. Their goal is 400 boxes.

Ola Mae B. Bobbitt to Carlyle C. Hall Jr. and Jodie G. Hall; 5.591 acres of NC Highway 58 S; $51,500
Pop Homes - RDU, LLC to Abby Hall Boykin; 3846 Baker Pond Trail, Nashville; $300,000
Fortner Properties, LLC to Larry Ronald Revis Jr. and Mandy Revis; Whitley Crossing Subdivision, Phase 2, Lot 9

Building Permit Commercial
Allen Industries, Inc.; 3220 E. Old Spring Hope Rd.; sign; $18,000
Allen Industries, Inc.; 3220 E. Old Spring Hope Rd.; sign; $18,000

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.

SPRING HOPE - A Spring Hope man accused of statutory rape has had his case referred to a Grand Jury.
Mario Ramos Orellana, 38, of 117 Northside Street, Spring Hope, was arrested Oct. 17 by Officer LaShawn Lucas of Spring Hope Police, according to court documents, and charged with three felonies stemming from an alleged incident Sept. 30.

Town of Bailey Board
of Commissioners:
Cecil J. Hawley
Ervin Powell
Thomas Richards
Walter Wells

Groundbreaking for the new Nashville Fire Station on Oak Level Road drew an appreciative crowd Oct. 26 consisting of current and former firefighters, first responders, town, county and state officials, construction crews and a member of the architectural firm that designed the new station.
Former Chief Randy Goodbrod led the group in prayer, asking that the land be blessed along with all those who worked to bring the new station into being. He also asked that those firefighters who would work the station be watched over and kept safe.

An 18-year-old Middlesex teenager is under investigation and is being sought by police after a multiple shooting incident early Sunday at the Wilson Fairgrounds that left five people hurt with two hospitalized.
Braulio Fuentes-Martinez, a student at Southern Nash High School, reportedly attempted to join a birthday party uninvited at the fairgrounds and was asked to leave, but retrieved a firearm from his vehicle and opened fire, injuring four people.

Jennifer Coppedge Hedgepeth walks with her daughter, Ava, in the Downtown Nashville Costume Parade. The event has been a longtime tradition in Nashville for Nashville Elementary kindergarten students and local pre-schools and day cares.

John Tate Bissette wins first place in the costume contest during Nashville's Halloween Happenings Friday night in Downtown Nashville.

An organization that started twenty years ago with the purpose of assisting Veterans with PTSD has expanded to reach out to First Responders and their families, with a pilot program planned Nov. 11 at Nash Community College. Sponsored by Seegars Fence Company and the Mercer Foundation, "Suicide Awareness and Prevention Training" is linked with Operation Angel Wing and will be an all-day, free-of-charge workshop planned from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in NCC's Brown Auditorium at 454 N. Old Carriage Road.