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Cindy McEathron displays a witch hat door hanger made during the October 15th workshop at Harold D. Cooley Library. For more information on programs and workshops call 252-459-2106 or visit www.townofnashville.com. Weekly events are also listed weekly in The Nashville Graphic's community calendar.

N.C. Cooperative Extension of Nash County is now accepting nominees for its Agriculture Award. The award will be handed out at the Farm-City Week Celebration on November 23, 2021.
If someone you know exemplifies any of these categories, you may nominate them.

A contractor will replace two bridges over Interstate 95 in Nash County and reconfigure Exit 145 to better handle commercial truck traffic.
The N.C. Department of Transportation awarded a $23 million contract to Barnhill Contracting Co. of Rocky Mount to replace these set of bridges: Swift Creek School Road (N.C. 33) bridge at Exit 150 and Watson Seed Farm Road overpass.

Tabitha Murphy of Castalia has been named to Southern New Hampshire University's summer 2021 President's List.
Eligibility for the President's List requires that a student accumulate an academic grade point average (GPA) of 3.7-4.0 and earn 12 credits for the term.
Elizabeth Alford of Nashville has been named to Southern New Hampshire University's summer 2021 Dean's List.

Governor Roy Cooper recently announced appointments and nominations to North Carolina boards. Local appointments include:
Shawn Dwight Lucas of Bailey has been appointed as a public member to the Structural Pest Control Committee. Lucas is a member of Greater Wilson and Nash Rocky Mount Rotary Club. He currently serves as the Planner for the Town of Nashville.

Appalachian State University has released the list of students who received degrees in August 2021. Local students include:

Red Oak Baptist Church had a kick-off for Operation Christmas Child on Sunday, October 17. They had balloons, boxes, information pamphlets, and even a couple of "live" boxes who explained how to participate in this Samaritan's Purse ministry! The church goal is 300 boxes.
The Community Trunk or Treat will be Sunday, October 31 at Ennis Park. Festivities will begin at 6:00 pm and conclude at 7:30 pm.

I believe God is doing a new thing.
And I also believe God works through old things; namely, traditions that help us remember what and who we need to remember.
Remembering is at the core of the Christian faith. Paul said, "remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead" (2 Timothy 2:8).

"But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away!" (2 Timothy 3:1-5)

St. John Missionary Baptist Church was presented with state of the art playground equipment by the Town of Red Oak. Rev. Herbert C. Scott held a special service on Sunday, October 10, to dedicate the playground equipment. Red Oak Mayor Levell Langley was in attendance along with several other town officials. Mayor Langley shared remarks recognizing the growth and impact witnessed in the Red Oak Community at St. John Baptist Church.

William Michael Lamm and Melissa Shepherd Lamm to Robert Payne Jones III and Kristina Leigh Cooper; Section 4, Heritage Manor West, Lot 2A
Virginia Carol Edwards and Sharon Phillips Madigan to Derek and Matthew Bissette Farms Partnership; 52 acres, 18 acres and 1.47 acres
Brantley Family Irrevocable Trust, Jonay Brantley Brewer, Johnna Brantley Dorough and Jantzen Stone Brantley to Wilberto Benitez; .50 acres and .14 acres; $230,000

Building Permits
Residential
Melvin Johnson, Jr., 2559 Brandymill Dr.; addition (covered); $10,000
Edward Cuoto, 4845 Western Hills Rd; detached accessory; $70,000

10/25/2021: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Sandy Cross United Methodist Church, 3725 Sandy Cross Road

North Carolina's egg prices were lower on extra large and large, steady on the balance when compared to last week. Supplies of extra large were very heavy, medium moderate, while large were fairly light to meet a moderate demand. The North Carolina weighted average price quoted Thursday, October 14, for small lot sales of delivered, cartoned, grade "A" eggs was 139.61 for Extra Large, 133.47 for Large, 100.39 for Medium, and 75.00 for Small eggs.

The Nashville Graphic welcomes Kendra T. Jones as its newest full-time reporter.
Though her journalism background has mostly been focused in the broadcast arena, the opportunity to pursue the print aspect of journalism arose when Jones was hired by The Nashville Graphic as a freelance reporter in 2016 to cover the monthly Spring Hope Commissioners meetings.