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Around my house, Birthday Month is lovingly known as "Flirt with Bankruptcy Month."
That's because in the span of one week, three of the five members of my household celebrate birthdays. Another has his big day just a few weeks later. Scrunched in among those days is Easter.

On Friday night, I ventured to Edgecombe County to cover the 4-H Celebrity Animal Show, where local 4-H'ers got a chance to teach local leaders how to show an animal.
The kids did a great job teaching something in 10 minutes that they learn and perfect over several months.
It was a great show and another great 4-H opportunity for local youth.

This photo originally published in The Nashville Graphic July 24, 1958. Tim and Carol Evans demonstrate the proper way to eat a watermelon. They are the children of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Evans.

A Nash County gang member is going to prison for having a stolen gun, according to authorities.
Labarris Demondez Powell, 28, recently pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. A federal judge sentenced him to four years in prison.
Deputies with the Nash County Sheriff's Office stopped Powell in his car on U.S. 64 near Old Carriage Road just outside Nashville.

INCIDENTS
A misdemeanor larceny was reported on 3/10/23 at 111 West Nashville Drive
A misdemeanor hit and run and failure to stop was reported on 3/10/23 at the Sheriff's Office

A warrant service was reported on 3/9/23 at 1005 Stallion Road, Rocky Mount
A larceny after a breaking and entering was reported on 3/6/23 at 10551 Circle Nine Road, Middlesex
An assault on a female was reported on 3/8/23 at 1095 Thompson Chapel Road, Wilson

The 4-H Sew What Club made duffel bags for children that go into foster care and recently presented the duffel bags to Nash County Social Services. Pictured (L-R) is: Charlotte Jones, Lucy McGee, Mary Siciliano, Jalyn Barnes, Leah Grove, Alaina Worrell, Piper Davis, foster mom Brooke Stark, Nash County DSS employee Amanda Jankowski, Cora Greer, Mara Greer, Devin Clark and Corbin Clark.

Red Oak Baptist Church (ROBC) held its first ever 2023 Outdoorsman Banquet in the Family Life Center. There were over 200 guests from all age groups who enjoyed a night of fellowship, great food, and awesome door prizes that particularly excited the young at heart. There were wild game dishes from moose, bear, duck and deer that were taste tested and a home cooked meal for those who wanted traditional.

A group from Red Oak Baptist Church will be attending WINTERJAM Christian Concerts at PNC on Friday, March 17.
The Baptist Men will have their monthly breakfast together on Sunday, March 19.
Your adventure awaits! Join the fun of the "North American Missions Adventure" on Wednesday, March 22 at 6:15 pm - 7:45 pm in the Family Life Center of Red Oak Baptist Church. Event for all ages!

Let's Pray!
Precious Lord, we draw near to the throne of grace by the finished work of our great High Priest
- the Lord Jesus Christ. We praise you that we are your regenerate and adopted sons and daughters through faith in the finished work of Christ. As we come to your throne for grace and mercy, we rejoice that in Christ all your promises are yes and amen.

One of problems with a series of columns on the same subject is everyone doesn't read my column from week to week. Therefore, I have to restate some of what I said in the interest of clarity and continuity.
So far, I have discussed six key habits that I consider paramount in the life of a Christian: Trustworthiness, Humility, A Forgiving Spirit, Church Attendance, Cheerful Giving, and Knowing And Applying The Word Of God.

William F. Sills, Sallie Regina Banks, Robert Clifton Sills, Kimberly C. Sills, Donald A. Davis, Dwight Sills, Dwight Eric Sills, Darin L.F. Sills, Darin Luther Fleming Sills and Randall Sills to Terrance W. Clarke; property in Castalia; $12,000
Flash Market, LLC to Bengal Portfolio Owner, LLC; 5862 South NC 58 Highway, Nashville; $2,699,525

BUILDING PERMIT
(COMMERCIAL)
Sherri Hartsell; 100 W Nashvillle Drive; renovation/alteration; $2,600
Sherri Hartsell; 100 W Nashvillle Drive; renovation/alteration; $2,900

A Nash County man accused of being the chief supplier of cocaine and meth in Nashville, Spring Hope and Castalia has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Sean Jermaine Mills, 41, was an armed drug trafficker with direct connections to Mexican cartels when authorities began to investigate him in mid 2020.
Mills was arrested in May 2022 and pleaded guilty in federal court in November 2022 to conspiring to distribute methamphetamine, possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute and possessing a firearm to further his drug trafficking activity, according to court records.

Nash Community College Nursing Department Chair, Tywana Lawson, has been selected to join a newly established task force to address projected shortages and challenges within the nursing profession.
The North Carolina Institute of Medicine (NCIOM) launched the Task Force on the Future of the Nursing Workforce to develop a vision for enhancing and supporting North Carolina's nursing workforce, with a focus on licensed practical nurses and registered nurses.