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Having expressed the ominous prospects for Judah in the opening chapters of Isaiah (1-5), the book now turns to Isaiah's call from God. Isaiah, the prophet of God, has a profound encounter with God in Isaiah 6:1-9. He sees God as God is, but before He has this fresh revelation of the God of all creation, He experiences great loss and grief.

On Saturday, the Christian Fellowship Church Mission Team went out and ministered around the Rocky Mount, Nashville, and Wilson areas with great testimonies. The Sunday morning message was "Who's Building Your House and Who's Living in Your House". Sunday night began the summer revival at CFC with Pastor Daniel Parker, Donnie Rabon, and Michael Bacon ministering for four nights.

This is part two of a post on Christ Culture. Part one appeared in the July 1, 2021 edition of The Graphic. I encourage you to read that one first.
If we want to create a culture that cancels out other human beings because others do not adopt and live into a certain way of thinking that is man made, we will continue to destroy each other.

The Rocky Mount Fire Department, chartered in 1896, will celebrate its 125th anniversary on July 17th.
One hundred twentyfive years have passed since it transitioned from a totally volunteer organization to the Class 1 ISO, internationally accredited, fully paid, career department serving the citizens of Rocky Mount today.

On June 17, 2021, the SACSCOC Board of Trustees voted to reaffirm Nash Community College, following an in-depth decennial review, with no conditions. The college was in compliance with all of the SACSCOC standards and requirements.
"For accreditation, an institution must demonstrate compliance with the standards, policies and procedures set forth by the Commission.

Nash County School Board Member LaShawnda Washington has been named by the Hunt Institute as one of its inaugural cohort of the Hunt State Policy Fellows program.
The program aims to provide a bipartisan group of future education policymakers and aspiring state and local elected officials in North Carolina with the resources, space, and expertise needed to develop thoughtful positions on a variety of education policy issues.

ROANOKE RAPIDS -- The Nash-Halifax Swim League schedule continued last Thursday with a road trip for the Nash Rec Stingrays.
Nash Rec headed up Interstate 95 to tangle with the Roanoke Valley Rockfish at the RR Aquatic Center in Halifax County.
The homestanding Rockfish were able to secure the team victory by a 344-231 margin.

FAYETTEVILLE - Brandon Knarr totaled a career-high 11 strikeouts while turning in his first career quality start, Zavier Warren homered, doubled and reached base five times and Ernesto Martinez went 2-for-4 with a triple as the Carolina Mudcats earned an 11-4 Independence Day victory over the host Fayetteville Woodpeckers at SEGRA Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

ROCKY MOUNT -- North Carolina Wesleyan College senior baseball player Brad Pennington was named as the 2021-22 Male Student-Athlete of the year, the NCWC athletics department announced last Thursday.
Pennington was the leader and captain in numerous categories on the East Division Champion and national qualifying 33-win baseball team while also keeping a 3.5 GPA majoring in Business Administration over his stellar Wesleyan career.

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Castalia's traditional celebration returned Saturday after a one-year hiatus due to Coronavirus restrictions.
Large crowds gathered at the town's park and streets to enjoy the holiday festivities which included a car show, craft and food vendors, entertainment, amusements, a patriotic parade and fireworks.

A second station for Nashville's Fire Department is on the town's priority list but where the station will go remains up in the air.
Town officials are currently weighing two potential sites.
In 2019, David Rose offered to donate two acres of land to the town for the station.

The town of Spring Hope is continuing code enforcement services with its contractor that was originally hired for a trial basis.
Commissioners chose to extend Alliance Code Enforcement's contract to one year. Prior to the extension, the company was hired for only a three-month period.
Town Manager Jae Kim said that three-month period was supposed to be April through June.

Nash County is launching its annual Operation Fan Heat Relief Program.
The program is offered using funds and donations given and distributed through the Area Agency on Aging.
Individuals interested in this program must complete an application over the phone in order to reserve their fan.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Nash Central High School's football season will begin Aug. 20 with a road game in Tillery against the Southeast Halifax Trojans.
This campaign will mark the return to the Big East Conference for the Bulldogs after four years in the Eastern Plains Conference.
The Big East will now be a split Class 2/3-A league, with Nash Central, Louisburg, Bunn and Roanoke Rapids as the 2-A schools.