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The Lord gave us another cold, but beautiful morning Sunday as The Peachtree Baptist Church Con-gregation gathered to worship.
The Sanctuary flower arrangement today is presented to glorify God
Mrs. Jane May, Pianist, played a beautiful solo.

"In my opinion and the opinion of many others, history will record Zee Lamb as one of the best county managers, if not the best, to ever pass through Nash County," Wayne Outlaw, Vice President of Ruritan National said at a recent meeting at the West Mount Ruritan Club.
Zee B. Lamb has served as the Nash County Manager for nine years and will be retiring on January 31st. Outlaw invited Lamb to speak at the West Mount Ruritan Club's monthly meeting in September before his retirement. Lamb became the Nash County Manager in 2013.

A Nash County auto mechanic was hospitalized after being severely beaten for confronting three men attempting to steal from his neighbor's yard.
Mark Boykin of Boykin Auto Performance in Bailey spotted a suspicious vehicle across the road from his home and went out to investigate around 11 p.m. last Thursday.

The town of Red Oak has completed construction of a veterans memorial monument at W.B. Ennis Park.
Town Clerk Tracy Shearin said the idea of creating the memorial monument arose after the return of the remains of Korean War soldier First Class William Hoover Jones. His remains were returned to Nash County in 2019. Jones was a Whitakers resident that went missing during the Korean War at the age of 19, she said.

Nash County students ages 12 to 18 will be awarded a $100 gift card after receiving their second COVID vaccine dose with parental consent as part of a vaccine incentive program.
The Nash County Board of Education approved the incentive program at their board meeting earlier this month. The school system will now partner with Nash UNC Healthcare instead of the county health department for administering the vaccination clinics at schools.

Former Emergency Services Director Brian Brantley was officially recognized for his service and commitment to the emergency services department at the Nash County Board of Commissioners meeting earlier this month.
Brantley retired abruptly October 4 and his leave was unexpected. He worked in Nash County for more than 36 years and served as the county's emergency services director for almost 25 years.

Communicate threats and damage to state or local government property at 100 N. Boddie St, Nashville on 11/09/21
Warrant service at 103 S. Vance St, Whitakers on 11/13/21
First degree burglary, second degree trespass, and assault simple at 10516 W NC 97, Middlesex on 11/11/21

A Nashville man was arrested recently on drug charges after several complaints from residents sparked an investigation by the Nash County Sheriff's Office (NCSO).
The NCSO Narcotics Division conducted a follow-up investgation at the residents on Red Oak Road on October 26.
While at the front door of the residence and while speaking with 30 year-old Christopher Thomas Walker, deputies were able to detect the odor of marijuana emanating from the inside of the residence.

Authorities arrested a Louisburg man they allege was responsible for labor camp break-ins.
Nash County investigators charged 34-year-old Jose Antonio Linares Mojica, with 14 counts of felony breaking or entering and 14 counts of felony larceny after breaking and entering.

Incidents
Failure to maintain lane control, carrying a concealed weapon, and driving while impaired reported on 11/07/21
Driving while impaired reported on 11/12/21
Child restraint, reckless driving, speeding, simple possession of schedule IV CS reported on 11/11/21

The Town of Nashville is preparing for Christmas.
Nashville's Town Council agreed in August to purchase an 18-foot artificial Christmas tree. The cost for the tree tallied to $10,000 which was split between the town's general fund and the Municipal Service District Fund. The town also solicited assistance from the Nashville Chamber of Commerce.

A ceremony was held in Rocky Mount to express gratitude to veterans, past and present, for serving the country.
The Joint Veterans Committee (JVC) of Nash and Edgecombe Counties hosted its yearly Veteran's Day event Monday at the Rocky Mount Veterans Memorial at Jack Laughery Park.

I tried not to pay too much attention to all this stuff about supply chain issues in the news.
But it hadn't hit close to home until recently.
They started messing with my Sprite, my toilet paper and my bacon and the whole thing is no longer a laughing matter.
At first, when I heard on the news that Christmas might not be as gifty this year, I was okay with that.

I haven't quite accepted the fact that Thanksgiving is next week. There's no way we went from celebrating Independence Day to preparing for Thanksgiving that fast!
Our local merchants have been busy preparing for the holiday, which has been more stressful than ever given the current situation with shipment issues.
But fortunately I've learned many of our merchants buy from USA wholesalers which have been able to meet their demands.