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Lights of Love, an annual community event aimed at honoring and celebrating loved ones during the holiday season, is now open and accepting commemorative recognitions through November 22.
"Lights of Love is a beloved tradition that our community enjoys to kick off the holiday season," said Kathleen Fleming, development officer for the Nash UNC Health Care Foundation.

"He will again have compassion on us, and will subdue our iniquities. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea." (Micah 7:19)
Several years ago, my home computer had been acting kind of crazy. It would reboot itself when I checked my e-mail. At other times, it would just inexplicably crash or shut down.
I asked a friend about it. He told me that I had so many corrupt files on my hard drive that the operating system was getting confused.

You cannot wait upon God without learning to truly trust Him. And you cannot exercise your hope in Him if you are always given everything immediately (Rom 8:24-25). But when we have only His promise to rely upon--with absolutely no visible evidence of answered prayer--then our faith is put to the test and can grow (2 Cor 5:7).
For this purpose, the Lord will intentionally put adverse conditions in our path so we will choose to believe Him rather than focus on our circumstances--which is what usually gets us in the most trouble.

Red Oak Baptist Church is still collecting Operation Christmas Child boxes! Boxes filled with toys, games, stuffed animals, and more are due Sunday, November 15. Boxes are being collected in the Family Life Center. There goal is for everyone to pack at least one more than before. Don't forget the $9 for each shoebox. Each box is a child who will be reached with the gospel.

By the time you are reading this, we will most likely know who our President is going to be for the next four years. As I am writing this, it is well before the election results, but that really doesn't matter as it pertains to what I want to say today.
When viewing the totality of the life of Jesus, I would argue that the primary focus of his public 3 year ministry was the Kingdom of God.
Why do I say that? Let me explain.

Last week at Cooper's Elementary School, the students enjoyed the staff dressing up for "Staff Book Character Day." The Seven Dwarfs, Old McDonald, Charlotte's Web, a Unicorn, a Dalmatian and many other book characters were spotted all around the school.
This past Wednesday night, Christian Fellowship Church held their "Trunk or Treat" for the community children. On Sunday, CFC held Pastor Appreciation Day to honor all of their pastors.

West Mount Ruritan Club member Jeff Joyner (at left) is shown "elbow bumping" O'Berry Center Acting Director Michael Bunch (at right) after presenting a donation to the center from the club. The club celebrates it's 65th anniversary this year, and this donation represents the 44th consecutive year the club has supported the center. The donation will be used to provide a full Christmas to many of the center's challenged residents.

First Carolina Bank recently announced the hiring and appointment of H. Lankford Dunton, III as Market Executive for the Rocky Mount area market.
Dunton graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as well as the North Carolina Bankers Association School of Banking in Chapel Hill and he has over 18 years of experience in the banking industry. He previously served as a market executive, commercial relationship banker and most recently as a city executive for United Bank.

Nash Community College students will benefit from $17,000 in scholarships awarded by the Rocky Mount Rotary Club from proceeds raised through the 2020 Tackle the Tar. The event originally planned for May 16, 2020 was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Being new to the community, I am truly overwhelmed by the impact of Tackle the Tar and also the commitment to education in this area," NCC President Lew Hunnicutt said. "The annual event is a testament to the teamwork, passion and spirit that exist in the Twin Counties."

The Peachtree Baptist Church WMU will participate in the 2020 Appalachian Christmas Outreach Backpack Ministry. The Appalachian Coalfield Ministry is seeking to meet the physical and spiritual needs of those living in the Appalachian area. The sign-up sheet is in the narthex. Statewide goal is 18,000 backpacks. You do not need to be a member of Peachtree Baptist Church to contribute. We have received commitments for 20-plus backpacks. The list of names is in the narthex.

Southern Fire baserunner Isaiah Bland slides safely into home plate during last week's diamond matchup against Greenfield in the Wilson Tobs Fall League at historic Fleming Stadium in Wilson.

NASH COUNTY -- The Big East Conference has announced its league schedule for the shortened 2020-21 volleyball season.
Nash County squads Southern Nash, Northern Nash and Rocky Mount will participate, along with Wilson Hunt, Wilson Fike and Franklinton.
Action will begin November 16 with the following season-opening matchups:

NASH COUNTY -- There are few guarantees in the COVID Era, but there is always hope -- and that is an intangible Nash County middle school coaches, administrators and athletes are clinging to these days.
The county's middle schools are still planning to have some type of a season in all sports, beginning in January.

GREENSBORO -- The Atlantic Coast Conference and its television partners have announced the following football times and networks for games scheduled for this Friday and Saturday.
The list is as follows:

RALEIGH -- Murray Field at St. David's School in Raleigh is one of the more important venues in the history of the Faith Christian School football program.
In 2018, the Patriots upset the St. David's Warriors 24-20 in the NCISAA Division I Eight-Man Football State Championship game in the school's second season with an active football program.

NASH COUNTY -- The Big East Conference will begin its 2020-21 schedule on November 16 with meets at two league sites.
Northern Nash, under the direction of coach Jeff Dodrill, is the defending conference boys team champion.
The complete slate is as follows:

Southern Fire infielder Blake Strickland (right) secures a force at second base during last week's meeting with Greenfield in the Wilson Tobs Fall League.

A Nashville church considered one of the oldest churches in Nash County is celebrating its 150th anniversary.
Galatia African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church hosted a community event this past Saturday to kick off its anniversary celebration.
The church featured music and testimonies and also gave away food to those who stopped by. Candy was also given to the youth who came out.