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Larceny after breaking and entering reported at 10476 Camp Charles Rd, Bailey on 12/03/21
Resisting arrest/hinder and delay and warrant service reported at 11465 Hedgepeth Rd, Castalia on 11/28/21
Damage to real property reported at 119 E NC 97, Wilson on 12/03/21

Candidate filing for the 2022 primary elections began Monday but were delayed a day for those wishing to file for US House, NC Senate and NC House seats.
A court order temporarily suspended filing for state seats Monday but another order was issued Monday evening for filing to resume.
The order came about in regards to litigation that recently redrawn state district lines are representation of gerrymandering.

Parade participants are dressed in holiday colors for Bailey's Christmas Parade. Graphic photo by Cassidi Hinson

Parade participants prepare for Bailey's annual Christmas Parade Saturday. Graphic photo by Cassidi Hinson

Apparently Nash County Sheriff Keith Stone apprehended The Grinch while visiting the Bailey Christmas Parade Saturday. Graphic photo by Cassidi Hinson

Nash County Public Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the first grading period of the 2021 -2022 school year. The following students at Nash-Rocky Mount Early College made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

Nash County Public Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the first grading period of the 2021 -2022 school year. The following students at Red Oak Middle School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

Nash County Public Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the first grading period of the 2021 -2022 school year. The following students at Rocky Mount High School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

Nash County Public Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the first grading period of the 2021 -2022 school year. The following students at Southern Nash High School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

Nash County Public Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the first grading period of the 2021 -2022 school year. The following students at Southern Nash Middle School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

Nash County Public Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the first grading period of the 2021 -2022 school year. The following students at CITI High School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

Building Permit Commercial
Mitchell Ayers, 1100 S NC 581; new construction; $1,500,000

Mary Jordan and Mary M. Jordan to Philander Jordan; one acre
Betty Smith Brown to Tyrone L. Smith and Keturah L. Breeden; 529 Avent Street, Rocky Mount
Bullock & James Investments, LLC to Shonquez Nelson; 121 Grange Street, Rocky Mount; $56,000

My father told me once that the best thing you could ever leave your family was a good name. I have repeatedly impressed this upon my children while they were growing up.
When my son was in middle school, I had an opportunity to teach him a valua-ble lesson about the importance of a good name. In fact, it even had a spiritual truth with it. Don't tell him, but we both learned something that night.

What would be different in our churches,, in our families, and in our communities if the church would become fervent and persistent prayer warriors?
Persistent prayer is perhaps the weapon our enemy Satan fears the most. This is why he will try and discourage us ftom praying if we don't see a breakthrough right away.
In the Bible we see numerous characters that prayed for years before they saw something happen.

The following is my devotion from "early. A morning gathering for finding deep peace." It appeared on Facebook Live on December 6, 2021.
Jesus told the disciples in John 6:29 that we disciples are to do the work of believing in the One the Father has sent. What does this mean, to "do the work of belief?"
To do the work of belief in God is to live out a life of active trust, to engage in practical theology, to live in holy love, to abide in perfect peace.

The Peachtree Baptist Church Congregation gathered to worship and to celebrate the Second Sunday of Ad-vent, The Candle of Peace. Pastor Gene gave a reading on the Candle of Peace.
The Sanctuary flower arrangement today is presented to glorify God by Fran and Bobby Bunn, as a reminder of the magnificent gift from the Father to all of us, His Son, Jesus Christ.

Nash County Public Schools will continue another month of mask mandates for its students.
Board of Education members voted Monday night 6-5 in favor of keeping the mask mandate.
Many parents were present speaking out against the mandate while some staff, particularly bus drivers, encouraged the board to continue the use of masks.

Joshua Larry Diehl, 50, of Spring Hope, has been charged in a criminal investigation of several breaking or entering and larcenies of logging equipment from Asplundh Tree Experts LLC on South Old Franklin Road.
The Nash County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigations Division has been working on the case since September 27th.