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We have engaged with Bart Ehrman in past articles. He has been one of the most prolific critics of Christianity over the last 20 years, and we have considered several of his arguments when looking at the Christian resurrection narrative. It is Ehrman who claims the resurrection accounts in the Gospels are written long after the actual event, that the Christian resurrection narrative violates Ockham's razor, and that the Gospels are deceptive Christian propaganda.
However, there is one criticism that he has made very popular in recent years.

1 Peter 1:3-4 ESV
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you"
Christians were under severe persecution as Peter wrote this letter. Persecution was a horrible reality for the early church. Peter wanted to urge the Christians to hold fast and remember the sufferings of Jesus.

Oak Level Ruritan Club members pictured (left to right) are: Michael Davis, Frank Bozelle, Rodger Bowen, John Denton, Debra Pridgen, Thaxton Rowland, and Dwight Harper. They received pins recognizing their years of service ranging from 5 - 51 years. Contributed photo

The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles (NCDMV) has announed a new online service allowing eligible customers aged 18 and older to upgrade their Level 2 Limited Provisional License to a full Class C driver license online, without an in-office visit.
"This online upgrade is a practical step forward in making DMV services more convenient and efficient for North Carolinians," said NCDMV Commissioner Paul Tine.

COMMERCIAL PERMITS
Addition; 7261 Hoyt Rd, Middlesex; Chrystal Fisher, Licensed Contractor TEPDB OPCO, LLC; $30,000
Addition; 968 Aventon Gin Rd., Whitakers; Amber Morrow; Licensed Contractor Cell Site Technologies, Inc.; $29,000
Miscellaneous; 5730 Red Oak Rd, Battleboro; Donald Poland, Licensed Contractor Donald Poland; $1,000

WJH, LLC to Pablo Enrique Lopez Paredes and Maria Jacqueline Olvera Medina; 7001 Moss Creek Way, Rocky Mount; $262,000
Building Shalom Incorporated to Renewed Hope Living, LLC; property in Rocky Mount
Building Shalom Incorporated to Renewed Hope Living, LLC; property in Rocky Mount
Morganshire Partners, LLC to Terry K. Meares; Morganshire, Section 9, Lot 47; $65,000

Women in Action missions group of Red Oak Baptist Church will meet on Tuesday, April 14 at 6:30 p.m. in the main building of the church.
April is the month for the Food Roundup for the Baptist Children's Homes of NC. Red Oak Baptist Church will kick off the roundup on Sunday, April 12. Items will be collected through April 26.
Women in Action will be hosting a Missions Celebration for ladies, on Tuesday, April 28 at 6:30 p.m.

Adams Homes AEC, LLC and Don J. Adams to Milton Bradley Jones Jr., Katherine Rivera-Narvaez and Katherine Rivera Narvaez; Coolwater, Phase 4, Lot 35; $391,500
Charles L. Shultz, Gregory C. Shultz and Loretta S. Bass to Loretta S. Bass; 31.95 acres
Substitute Trustee Services, Inc., Patrick Joseph Roach and Janis Bates Griffin to Pennymac Loan Services, LLC and The Parker Law Office, PLLC; Section 2,

NASHVILLE - Sixteen men from locales all around North Carolina came to Nashville in February, looking to sexually exploit children, but instead found themselves in the long arm of the law.
'Operation Cursed Cupid," a multi-agency collaborative undercover operation spearheaded by the Nashville Police Department involved more than 150 officers and thousands of man hours.

ROCKY MOUNT - A cadre of Nashville town leaders and staff showed up to represent the town at a 3 and one-half hour special called Rocky Mount city council meeting Monday, to file a formal objection to Rocky Mount raising its utility rates, particularly the 15% rise in water and sewer for wholesale customers.
The stated meeting purpose was to "receive public comments for amending electric rates, stormwater utility rates, environmental services, fees and charges as well as amendments to water/sewer retail wholesale rates."

Nashville Parks and Rec hosted its annual Eggciting Saturday featuring egg hunts, Easter Bunny visits, activities and more. Pictured above, Steven Tooley, Angel Tooley and Charles Tooley of Battleboro snuggle with the Easter Bunny.

Walker Smith of Momeyer, 15 months, sits on a tractor.

NASHVILLE - A second attempt at conditional rezoning to expand a neighborhood convenience store at the intersection of First and Brake Streets has failed for a second time at the planning board level, with the issue slated to come before the Nashville town council April 7.
Mujalli Empire LLC of Garner, the current owner, purchased two residential lots directly behind the existing People's Market Store, with the idea of demolishing the current store to rebuild a larger one and to add additional parking.

SPRING HOPE - The new town manager for Spring Hope, Jonathan Allen, made his first town debut at the March 26th planning board meeting, hopping up onto the dais like he'd always been there but not saying a word, just taking it all in.
"I'm looking forward to being a part of the community and have to immerse myself," Allen told The Graphic, who interviewed him several days later.
Allen's official start date on the job was three days earlier on March 23, 2026.

NASHVILLE - With a budget retreat session breaking the ice for beginning work on the FY 27 town budget, Nashville leaders are "chewing on" department presentations prior to the first of two town council work sessions, those scheduled one week apart on May 13th and 20th.
Among department heads speaking at the first meeting, held March 23rd, were Koy Worrell, Director of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources; Shawn Lucas, Planning Director; and Daniel Jones, Strategic Advisor at VC3, the company that handles the town's internet security.

NASHVILLE- A plan to see a unique town logo for Nashville has been revived, with the Downtown Strong Advisory Board (DSAB) working with NC Wesleyan students on various designs.
A call for designs was first issued two years ago, but there were no takers, according to Shawn Lucas, Planning Director, who spoke at the March 24th DSAB meeting.

Spring is barely two weeks old, but already breathtaking.
As in, many of us can hardly breathe when we go outside because of the pollen.
My formerly metallic black Honda is now a disgusting yellow-green. I was driving down Nash Street in Wilson the other day and briefly thought someone had launched a mustard gas attack at the Ward Boulevard intersection -- or that maybe a high school team bus had stopped for Big Macs -- but it was just a pollen storm.

There are always two sides to every story, even if we don't want to accept the "other side."
I learned late Sunday evening that a young man who grew up here in Nashville had returned home to deliver the Palm Sunday message at his hometown church.
This young man left for college four years ago with one vision for his future. He never once thought his journey, and passion, would change to follow God rather than the world's expectations.

This photo published on Oct. 3, 1968 in The Nashville Graphic. The annual membership campaign of the Nash County Farm Bureau was kicked off with a supper meeting at Buck Overton's. Shown here are those in attendance. The farm organization had a membership goal of 1,600 for 1969.

Brittany Armbruster, Sales and Marketing Manager for Braswell Family Farms, presents an Easter basket to one-year-old Stetson Walker and his mom, Farrin Walker, of Nashville. Graphic photo by Nancy West-Brake

Scarlett Sharpe of Wilson found a golden egg at Eggciting Saturday in Nashville. She received the prize gift basket for ages 5-8. Graphic photo by Nancy West-Brake