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Acclaimed pianist Solomon Eichner will perform a tribute to composer Sergei Rachmaninoff at Cherry Hill on Sunday, September 17th. In celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Russian born pianist and composer, Eichner will play a number of Rachmaninoff's works, including several of the well-known preludes. Also on the program will be works of other lauded composers such as Brahms, Liszt, Chopin, Schumann, and Gershwin.

Despite a request from the Sheriff for additional funding to address a Deputy shortage, a report issued by County Manager Stacie Shatzer recommends no pay increases for the Nash County Sheriff's Office.
The report as presented was for informational purposes only, and therefore no Board action was required.

The immortal words of John the Baptist, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand", had a great deal to do with my own salvation.
While sitting on the back porch of a friend's house late one evening in 1991, I heard those words just a few days before I was saved. There was a grove of trees out behind his home. The voice seemed to come directly over top of them. Where could it be coming from?

Because evangelism never just becomes easy (for most), this means that the reason why we evangelize must be based on something other than our feelings and our preferences.
We, as followers of Christ, are commanded to go and make disciples. This is not an optional endeavor for a set apart group of Christians. Rather, this call is for every person who claims to be a follower of Christ.

Congratulations to Todd and Bonnie Winstead! Todd was ordained as a Deacon at Red Oak Baptist Church on Sunday, September 10!
The Baptist Men's breakfast will be Sunday, September 17 at 8:30 am.
The North Carolina Missions Offering is being collected during the month of September. Several ministries funded by this offering include disaster relief, mission camps, medical/dental, and national/international partnerships. The goal at Red Oak Baptist Church is $1200.

The Crump Group, a pet-treat company based in Canada but with its US facility based in Nashville, held a celebratory ribbon-cutting Thursday at the plant at 4626 Coleman Drive. Formerly the site of Carolina Innovative Food Ingredients, the 190,000 square foot facility uses local sweet potatoes as a key ingredient in its treats, sold locally at Harris Teeter stores.

An informational forum about "Casino Concerns" held Thursday August 31st at Rise Church in Rocky Mount drew a crowd of over eighty, with five speakers, three of them local, giving their opinions about the impacts of a potential Casino in Nash County.
Nash is one of four locations proposed for entertainment districts, the others being in Rockingham and Anson counties and an undisclosed location in southeast North Carolina to be operated by the Lumbee Indian Tribe.