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Satan is an accuser. His arrows (Eph. 6:16) are his accusations, our sins.
His greatest weapon against us are our worst acts.
Sin, while separating us from God, also fills the enemy's quiver with arrows a plenty and his aim is our minds.

Thank God Peachtree Baptist Church is getting its older and missing members back and we are getting closer to opening up completely. In just a couple of short weeks we will start our Sunday School Classes again. We are so excited.
The sanctuary flower arrangement Sunday was presented to glorify God by JoAnn Blankenship in loving memory of all the Covid-19 victims.

Congratulations to Dylan and Hunter Smith Willette on the birth of their daughter, Millie Caroline, born May 12!
Red Oak was busy last weekend! Crowds turned out for the Food Truck Rodeo on Saturday, May 15 and Sunday, May 16 organized by the Red Oak Area Historic Preservation Society and the Town of Red Oak. People of all ages enjoyed a variety of good foods.

Mckaylah Collins, a Sophomore Early Childhood Education major from Nashville, was among approximately 800 Bob Jones University students named to the Spring 2021 Dean's List.
The Dean's List recognizes students who earn a 3.00-3.74 grade point average during the semester.

Two Nash Community College students were recently selected as members of the Transfer Class of 2024 Goodnight Scholars. Yasmin Arellano and Killian Smith were among the recipients selected for the North Carolina State University Goodnight Scholarship.

MAY 21
Rocky Mount - 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., Cornerstone Independent Baptist Church, 1481 Beechwood Drive

The Nash County School Board of Education has appointed three district administrators.
Monique Hargrove Jones has been hired as the district's Executive Director of Elementary Education, Sherri Wells as the new Online Learning Coordinator, and Janet Morris as the Director of Federal Programs.

Four Palms Properties, LLC to Sheila Shelton; 12158 Bellamy Mill Road, Whitakers
Brian Dieter Speer to Pamela Sue Faircloth; 104 Thornberry Drive, Spring Hope
James W. Whatley to Sally H. Whatley; 108 Bramblebush Court, Rocky Mount

Building Permits
(Commercial)
Dennis Fields, 209 Virginia Ave; renovation/alteration; $12,000
Richard Belk; 8171 Planer Mill Rd; addition; $14,200

STANHOPE -- COVID-19 has impacted all high school sports over the past year, but few endeavors have been more fundamentally affected than wrestling.
Due to the pandemic, the 2021 mat season was moved away from its usual winter spot into the spring -- and will last well into June.
And the wrestling format is different this time around as there will be no North Carolina High School Athletic Association Dual Team State Playoffs.

Southern Nash High School's Nathaniel Palacios prepares to engage an opponent from South Central during last Friday's wrestling tri-meet event at the SNHS Gymnasium.

Southern Nash High School veteran mat standout Luke Coble (top) finishes off a pinfall during last Friday night's tri-meet wrestling action at the historic SNHS Gymnasium in Stanhope.

Southern Nash's Jadel Davis (right) works his way to a victory during last Friday's wrestling action at the SNHS Gymnasium.

RED OAK -- Student-athletes signing to continue both their athletic and academic careers is always an exciting moment for fans of the respective area high schools.
An element is added to that excitement when it's a local school they're pledging.
However, it's sweetest when multiple student-athletes sign to play at the next level at the same school.

Northern Nash's Sencere Battle (front, center) signs a letter-of-intent to continue his basketball career at Barton College. Also pictured are (back, l to r) NN Athletic Director Joey Keefe, NN football coach Andrew Farriss, NN Assistant Principal Michael Crosby, NN basketball coach Henry Drake and NN assistant football coach Cameron Avery; (front, l to r) Kimberly Dawes (mother) and Deon Battle (brother).

BURLINGTON -- With his club on the cusp of winning the Region X Tournament Championship, Louisburg College softball coach Eric Lee knew who to turn to in order to finish off the job.
Carrigan Ewers.

ZEBULON -- The Carolina Mudcats, in conjunction with Minor League Baseball, have announced that starting pitcher and Creedmoornative Justin Bullock has been named Low-A East Pitcher of the Week for the week ending on May 16.

ROCKY MOUNT -- The East Division Champion and 13th-ranked North Carolina Wesleyan College Battling Bishop baseball team fell 9-4 to West top seed LaGrange College in the USA South Championship Game on Monday afternoon from Bauer Field after earlier winning game two 7-6 to force the winner-take-all-game.
The Bishops and head coach Greg Clifton were led by senior and all-conference first team catcher Brad Pennington as he totaled 3 hits, six RBI, and a three-run homer in game three during the final home game of his stellar North Carolina Wesleyan College diamond career.

NASH COUNTY -- Listed are Nash County Recreation & Senior Services Youth Soccer League game scores:

RED OAK -- Last week was a crucial one for both Franklinton and Northern Nash's baseball teams, who squared off against one another in two vital Big East Conference contests on the diamond.
Despite falling behind early in both games, it was the Northern Nash Knights who emerged victorious, using big offensive efforts en route to a 13-7 win last Tuesday, and an 8-4 decision last Thursday.

KENLY -- For the first time since 2006, the North Carolina Wiffle Ball Tournament will return to its original location of on July 17-18.
The tournament began there in 1982 as the Kenly Wiffle Ball Tournament, and this is the 40th consecutive year a tournament has been held.
It is the second oldest Wiffle Ball tournament in the world, trailing only the World Wiffle Ball Championship of Midlothian, Illinois, which began in Mishawaka, Indiana, in 1980.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Jaelyn McLean pitched and batted his Wesley Men team to an 11-1, mercy rule win Tuesday against the Optimist Club in RCMT Little League action at the Rocky Mount Sports Complex.
McLean received ample backing from Ethan Bellamy (2 hits/2 runs batted in) and Hunter Andrews (2 RBI) at the plate as 8 different Methodist boys scored in the early afternoon contest.

A Nashville citizen called me last week asking if I knew why white dots had been painted on many of the trees on Washington Street.
I had no clue and suggested maybe Duke Energy was looking at pruning some limbs prior to hurricane season. I promised him I'd check to find out if that was the case.
I checked in with our town manager to learn a professional Arborist had been called in to inspect and make a recommendation on the extremely mature trees which provide a beautiful canopy across the street.