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I think I was as shocked as anyone to find a public hearing was scheduled on October 27th for the county's redistricting plan.
I even asked if I had missed a meeting at which the plan, or plans, might have been unveiled or presented.
But I quickly learned, as many citizens, that the suggested plan unveil and the public hearing were happening at the same time, same day.

This photo originally published in The Nashville Graphic on December 11, 1958. Principal C.C. Walters is pictured with the girls' basketball team at Nashville High School.

Ghosts, goblins and a lot of creative decorations bring children of all ages to the home of Loretta and Ray Irvin in Nashville each year on Halloween night.
The couple has decorated their yard every Halloween over the past decade with multiple creative scenes and "spooky" characters from the past.
Ray Irvin said they try to create new scenes each year and also add a different twist such as his newest blonde ghost he named Sarah Jessica Parker who flies towards you as you enter the yard.

Stephanie S. Brown to Rachel Loretta Cooley; lots 6 and 7, Bunn Estate Subdivision; $170,000
David L. Leonard, Jennifer B. Leonard, Amy L. Holiday, Derek Holiday, Sarah Louise Keen and Bryan F. Keen to David A. Toler and Amanda R. Toler; one acre
Garry R. Rooks and Peggy C. Rooks to Timothy Gayhardt and Katherine Gayhardt; 22.12 acres on US 64 Bypass; $115,000

Building Permit
Commercial
Preston Godwin, 6809 Corporation Pkwy; renovation/alteration $100,000
Peter Corser, 207 Drake St; modular unit; $4,000

It has been such a blessing over my lifetime to see people have salvation experiences. However, I've never witnessed one as dramatic as one I saw several years ago. A twenty-six year old man came to know the Lord fol-lowing a drama presented at our church. The drama depicted poor choices people often make and the consequences that they can bring. One of the scenes pointed out that hell is a real place and is full of lost souls who made poor choices.

There were hundreds of fun characters at Ennis Park on Sunday, October 31 for the Community Trunk or Treat sponsored by Red Oak Baptist Church! Spiderman, princesses, cats, little red riding hood, cowboys, and more were seen having a great time playing games, collecting candy, and eating hot dogs. Guests were lined up to get a look at the trunks decorated by several in the community which featured scarecrows, hunters, minions, Harry Potter, beauty parlor workers, Northern Nash Knights, the Great Pumpkin, and Chick-fil-a just to name a few!

It was a beautiful day at Peachtree this past Sunday for our Observance of another Believer's Baptism. Our members gathered to celebrate with Mr. Melvin D. Hayes as he stepped into the pool to have his sins washed away and to except the Lord Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior.
The Sanctuary flower arrangement today is presented to glorify God by Susan and Lawrence Edwards in loving memory of Susan's son, Thomas Moorefield.
Mrs. Jane May, Pianist, played a beautiful solo.

The church should work towards redeeming words, sanctifying them, not cancelling them because they make us uncomfortable or perhaps because we heard something, somewhere about what a word means.
One such word is, "Pentecostal". For brothers and sisters in Christ, who do not identify with Pentecostal denominations, this term can cause severe confusion and angst, which is tragic.

Bailey
11/6/2021: 11 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Bailey Chamber of Commerce, 6270 Main Street
11/8/2021: 7:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Southern Nash High School, 6446 South Nash Rd.

Jared Gonzalez (left) was effective once again for the Southern Nash Firebirds during Monday's home boys soccer playoff decision against Cape Fear High School.

Southern Nash High School's Ramiro Rangel (right) works his way through the Cape Fear defense during Monday's first-round contest in the Class 3-A Boys Soccer State Playoffs.

RED OAK -- Eleven in a row -- with no signs of letting up.
That's the story for the Northern Nash High School boys cross country squad, which once again claimed the team crwon at the recent Big East Conference Cross Country Championships.

RED OAK -- While last Friday evening's football contest between the Northern Nash Knights and Rocky Mount Gryphons may not have had any meaning in terms of the Big East Conference standings, there was certainly no love lost between the two arch-rivals.
While the Knights had already secured their first conference title since 2010 with the previous week's win over Southern Nash, they still had a wall to knock down.

STANHOPE -- A Big East Conference crown wasn't in the cards this season for the Southern Nash Firebirds -- but Coach Brian Batchelor's club still has plenty to play for. That's because the Firebirds, who have lost just once this fall, have earned a strong seed for the upcoming Class 3-A State Football Playoffs -- and will host a contest this Friday at historic Firebird Stadium on the SNHS campus.

CHAPEL HILL -- Here are the first-round matchups for this Friday night's beginning of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association's Class 2-A and Class 3-A State Football Playoffs:

MONTGOMERY, ALA. -- The North Carolina Wesleyan College football team fell 30-7 on the road at USA South Conference leader Huntingdon College last Saturday in Alabama.
The Bishops scored the first touchdown of the game as junior WR Chase Corey ran a blocked punt back 32 yards for a touchdown to put Wesleyan up 7-0 early.

A man who shot and injured his ex's boyfriend, fatally shot his ex-girlfriend and then shot himself 30 years ago is now eligible for release.
Bruce Anthony Miller, 22 at the time, met Teresa J. Stone, then 24, in September 1990 and after a certain point, she broke up with him due to his unstable temper. After the breakup, Stone began dating Marion V. Fisher, 25 at that moment, which reportedly enraged Miller.