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It was a beautiful day at Peachtree this past Sunday for our Observance of Believer's Baptism. Our members gathered to celebrate with Ms. Irene Page as she stepped into the pool to have her sins washed away and to except the Lord Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior.
The Sanctuary flower arrangement today is presented to glorify God by Mr. James Shepherd in loving honor of his wife, Brenda, who will celebrate her birthday on October 26th.

Downtown Nashville will be the fang-tastic place to be Friday afternoon and evening!
Local merchants, town and county agencies will join together to offer a full night of candy and fun on Friday, October 29th.
An outdoor fall festival will be held at Cooley Library from 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. featuring games and prizes and activities.

SUMO KID - Auden Narron is dressed as a Sumo wrestler at the trick-or-treat drive-thru trail.

A CLEAN PAIR - Brenda Wind, Program Assistant of 4-H Youth Development is dressed as a bar of soap while Jo Ann Pierce, 4-H administrator, is a blue scrubber.

Nashville citizens will see three names on their ballot November 2nd with only two available seats. Newcomer Eddie Thomas along with incumbents, Larry D. Taylor and Kate Burns have all filed for the two seats.
In Castalia, James Edward Alston is the only person who filed for the Mayor's seat. Sadie Harvey Atkinson, Brian Hinkle, and Melissa P. Hinkle all filed to keep their seats as commissioners.

Essex Road residents spoke up at Nashville's Town Council meeting on Tuesday night.
Steve Jones, who lives on Wollett Mill Road but purchased property at 201 Essex Road, said he discovered the home has a failed septic system. He didn't know, however, that the home had septic issues when he purchased the home. He later found out that many of the homes in the Essex Road subdivision have their own septic systems.

The Nash County Senior Center rounded up members of its volunteer posse to thank them for their service.
The senior center held its annual Home Delivered Meals Awards social October 20 with the theme, "Thanks for partnering with us."
About 15 volunteers mingled at tables while enjoying ham and turkey sliders, a fruit platter, vanilla and chocolate cupcakes and freshly prepared lemonade and tea. Some were dressed in cowboy attire, befitting to the theme.

Nash County Senior Center volunteers are pictured during this week's celebration honoring their efforts.

Moderna and Johnson & Johnson booster vaccinations are now available.
According to a the NC Department of Health and Human Resources, (NCDHHS) more North Carolinians can now receive the boosters which became available October 22.
Nash County Health Department Director Bill Hill reported a busy day at the Nash County Health Department with close to 300 vaccinations.

An outreach center in Nashville for individuals in unsafe situations recently celebrated its 40th anniversary October 14 with a ribbon cutting and dedication to one of its longtime supporters.
My Sister's House, established in 1981, is a domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking service provider for Nash and Edgecombe counties.

A Nash County jail convict was apprehended in Nashville Wednesday after escaping the jail while carrying trash out to a dumpster.
After fulfilling his garbage duties, Mark Barlow, 28, fled from jail October 20 around 11 a.m.
The Nash County Sheriff's Office, NC Highway Patrol, Nashville Police Department units, and Edgecombe County Sheriff's Office set up a perimeter around the jail and began their search for Barlow.

Nash County Sheriff's Office arrested Jeffery Dale Hewlin, 33, owner of Carolina Auto Parts and Salvage after an investigation indicated he was a secondary metal recycler in violation of the law in which he was buying catalytic converters.
The Nash County Sheriff's Office has been investigating numerous reports of catalytic converter thefts from motor vehicles. During the investigations, there has been information provided indicating some of these catalytic converters were being sold to secondary metal recyclers within Nash County.

Assault on law enforcement officer at 100 N. Boddie Street, Nashville on 10/23/21
Damage to real property at 10495 West Old Spring Hope Rd., Spring Hope on 10/18/21
Felony breaking and entering and larceny after breaking and entering at 1313 North NC 58, Nashville on 10/22/21

Red Oak Elementary is promoting a drug-free environment for its students as it celebrates Red Ribbon Week from October 25 to October 29.
Red Ribbon Week is usually celebrated in schools annually nationwide from October 23 to October 31 but the elementary school will not observe it on October 25 and October 31 since those are not school days. It is a week that teaches about dangers of drugs and brings drug awareness to children.

Dear editor:
Billionaire Elon Musk sent his Space X Dragon capsule and its inspiration four crew into space recently. Their mission was a long, protracted one. They embarked on the space journey with the plan to orbit earth. As such, they would be the first civilians to do it, orbit the planet. All went as planned. At the flight's conclusion, the dragon capsule carrying the crew, splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean near Florida.