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I've been given a lot of advice since having kids. A lot of that advice has come in handy but none of that advice has truly prepared me for what life with a pre-adoscent boy would be like.
It's hard to explain really.
Boys are snuggly and sweet yet disgusting and mean.

YOUNG FARMER OF THE YEAR - This photo originally published in The Nashville Graphic Thursday, January 15, 1970. Reese Dillard, at left, representative of Carolina Power and Light Company, presents Bobby Fisher, center, with the Outstanding Young Farmer Award for 1969.

BAILEY -- The town's police chief has been fired after a three-month suspension over alleged time card fraud.
Cathy Callahan, 64, was terminated by the town's board of commissioners during a special meeting last week.
The town fired Challahan for "failure to meet town standards," said Town Administrator Joel Killion.

BAILEY -- Nash County deputies have arrested an out-of-state man accused of trafficking heroin on the highway.
Miguel Aburto Canela, 38, of Baltimore, Maryland, faces charges of trafficking heroin possession and transportation, and maintaining a vehicle for the purpose of narcotics. He received a $3 million bond.

Nashville's Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for its annual Distinguished Citizen of the Year event.
This year's event is set for Thursday, March 30 at 7 p.m. at Nash Arts. The guest speaker for the event is Dr. Lew Hunnicutt, President of Nash Community College.
The Distinguished Citizen Award is presented to a citizen or business person from the Nashville area that strives to make the community a better place.

After the success of last year, more cars will roll into town in April for the second annual Spring Hope Car Classic.
Set for April 29, organizers planned a larger event than before with 200 to 300 cars and 800 to 1,000 spectators.
Sponsored by the Spring Hope Chamber of Commerce, the car show is set to run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. with beach and top 40 music and around four food vendors.

Mary Etta Tyson Long and Tony M. Long to Jasper Gray Tyson Jr.; property in Rocky Mount
Hubert M. Hughes to Henry Alston Jr.; Lot 2, Block C, Kandemor Subdivision
Little Bear Creek Properties B, LLC to T&R Builders of North Carolina, Inc.; Lot 30, Beaver Creek Subdivision, Phase 2B

THIRD GRADE - A HONOR ROLL
Lily Collins, Justin Coppedge, Kaidence Costa, Tiana Farr, Adeline Hancock, Caroline Harvey, Matthew Joyner, Joshua Minchew, Lylah Mitchell, Brynlee Moore and Ryleigh Price

SIXTH GRADE - A HONOR ROLL
Makayla Bakerman, Sara Bakerman, Christopher Bass, Charlotte Burns, Haven Carter, A'dia Cash, Bella Dillane, Harmony Dupree, Elin Johnson, Lily Johnson, Addyson McGuire, Alexis Pennington, Casey Rouse, Cierra Saputo, Robert Schwarz, Hayden Strutton and Na'Keira Walker

THIRD GRADE - A HONOR ROLL
Katherine Comelli, Gavin Edwards, Bentley Gibson, Brooklyn Gibson, Aryana Rivera, Carter Shoffner, Marley Shore, Sydney Smith, Kyle Trull, Vanessa Vizueth Jahuey and Ella Wilks

THIRD GRADE - A HONOR ROLL
Destiny Baker, Victoria Estrada, Ava Hinnant, Nolan Honabach, Bryson Lynch, Brianna Reyes Recinos, Jimena Roblero Hernandez, Luke Thorne, Ariana Valladares Velazquez and Francis Vicente Franco

The local Red Cross is asking for help.
"Our need for volunteers is urgent and continues to evolve with the coronavirus health crisis. Opportunities include supporting blood donations and virtual volunteer positions you can do from home," said Glenn Daniels, a disaster program specialist in the Rocky Mount Office of the American Red Cross.

In a ceremony held on Wednesday, January 18, 2023, nine cadets were honored for completing Nash Community College's Basic Law Enforcement Training program. As the college's 71st BLET Academy, these individuals participated in rigorous physical and classroom state commission-mandated topics and methods of instruction. They learned about topics related to legal, criminal, juvenile, civil, traffic, investigative, patrol, custody, court procedures, emergency responses, ethics, community relations and more during the twenty-one-week academy.

ROCKY MOUNT
2/1/2023: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Faith Christian School, 1333 Faith Christian Drive
2/8/2023: 1:30 p.m. - 6 p.m., First Baptist - Rocky Mount, 200 South Church Street

WHAT AN INDOOR CAT MISSES OUT ON:
~ Being hit by a car, fatally or badly injured with no help.
~ Being trapped and taken to the Shelter, risk of euthanasia.
~ Fighting with wild and domestic animals, such as racoons or other cats.

"You cannot serve both God and money." (Luke 16:13)
It's income tax time. You'll soon be receiving your W-2 or 1099's and getting your receipts together to prove what you did with all that money you made last year. Why not take a spiritual accounting, too. What did you do last year for the Lord with all that money and talent he gave you?

Come enjoy soup and sandwiches at Red Oak Baptist Church during the Soup and Sandwich Fundraiser on Sunday, February 12. Lunch will be immediately following the morning worship service. Tickets are $5 per person and funds benefit the youth and children's summer missions camps.
There will be an Outdoorsman Banquet at Red Oak Baptist Church in the Family Life Center on March 4.

Part Of our purpose statement at Castalia Baptist Church announces that we exist to glorify God. But how do we accomplish this?
The succinct, simple and direct mandate of Scripture is that "whatever you do, do all to the glory of God" (1 Cor 10:31). All of God's creation is to be absorbed with putting the glory of God on display. When the angels announced the Savior's birth, they were joined by the heavenly host, glorifying God (Luke 2:14).

A state judge is set to serve as the keynote speaker at this year's local GOP convention.
Jefferson Griffin, a Nash County native, appellate judge and candidate for the North Carolina Supreme Court, will speak at the Nash County Republican Party 2023 Precinct Meetings and County Convention scheduled for March 9.