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Dear Editor: Stolen valor happens, but it's a mystery as to why it happens.
Being a veteran gives one a certain self-satisfaction maybe, but besides that, the rewards of service are few.
"Vets" rate a discount in certain quarters sometimes, but other non-vet types are extended discounts too, like senior citizens for instance.

OFF TO CAMP - This photo originally published in The Nashville Graphic on July 4, 1963. The group of 21 boys and girls were getting briefed prior to leaving for Camp Caswell at Southport by Rev. Joe Lister, pastor of Nashville Baptist Church.

HUNTING DOGS ~ The season is open for some species!!! We may not agree with the practice of hunting with dogs, but we have to act appropriately when we come across one of the hounds. There will be hounds showing up everywhere. Owners will be happy to come get their dogs if you call them, the dogs will have tags. These dogs have homes, they are fed and taken care of. They can look skinny after a couple days of running lost without food. Yes, it can happen that fast. Help them get home.

This past Sunday Peachtree Baptist Church congregation, family and friends gathered together to worship and celebrate indoors. We welcomed visitors to Peachtree. Thanks be to God.
The Peachtree Baptist Church WMU will participate in the 2020 Appalachian Christmas Outreach Backpack Ministry.

Fire. There are few things in the world that can captivate me like a good ole fire in the fall here in eastern North Carolina. I would even say that a cool crisp night with leaves all over the ground, a roaring fire and good friends surrounding me is a glimpse of glory.
Simply put, I love fires. I would also simply say, as the church, we should love fire.

On October 19, Coopers Elementary School was bright with students again. The staff and students were all smiling and very happy to be learning together in person again. Mrs. Crusenberry's second grade class performed a short skit in the school on Thursday to show Bulldog Spirit.
Southern Nash Middle School staff have been enjoying "Spirit Days" this past week. There were a lot of dressed-up "Wacky & Tacky" staff roaming the halls on Wednesday.

I've been writing about issues dealing with the relationship between the local church and the communities in which they exist. This week, I want to address the issue of change. For example, since we walked the aisle of a church and talked to the preacher about asking "Jesus into our heart," got baptized, and officially became a "member" of the church, what difference has been made in us?

Galatia African Methodist Episcopal Church will celebrate its 150th anniversary with two special events.
Galatia is one of the oldest churches in Nash County, having been organized in 1870 in a "bush arbor" by the Rev. L.B. Clark. The church moved to its current location at 320 Galatia Street in the Brooklyn Community around 1930.

ROCKY MOUNT -- One week after putting together an explosive offensive performance worthy of a spot in the national record books, the Faith Christian Patriots experienced the opposite end of the gridiron spectrum.
In an important showdown for playoff qualifying and positioning, the Patriots couldn't consistently find the end zone Monday during a 33-18 home loss to rival Arendell Parrott in North Carolina Independent School Athletic Association eight-man football action on the FCS campus.

Faith Christian's Shaikey Hardy (with ball) attempts to work his way through the Arendell Parrott defense during Monday's gridiron matchup on the FHS campus.

Parrott's Dallas Hill speeds upfield through traffic during Monday's game at Faith Christian.

ROCKY MOUNT -- While the North Carolina High School Athletic Association may have pushed back start dates for each of their respective sport seasons for this academic year, local high schools begin to slowly march toward their cross Country and volleyball season-openers, as the NCHSAA has allowed for November 16 to be the first official date of contests within the two sports.

CHAPEL HILL -- In a duel between Top-25 programs, North Carolina State could not get its running game going during last Friday's Atlantic Coast Conference showdown at rival North Carolina.
It didn't help NCSU's ground cause that the Tar Heels moved ahead early and forced the Wolfpack to play catch-up the rest of the way.

GREENSBORO -- The Atlantic Coast Conference and its television partners have announced the following network schedule for this Saturday's football games:
• Boston College at Clemson, Noon, ABC
• Wake Forest at Syracuse, Noon, ACC Network
• Notre Dame at Georgia Tech, 3:30 p.m., ABC

Nash County Recreation and Senior Services and the Town of Nashville's Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department hosted a Trick-or-Treat Trail on Tuesday night in the parking lot of the Claude Mayo Administrative Building. Attendees could walk or drive through to receive a free treat bag. Pictured above, Santiago Chavez and Sadie Medina (L-R) pause along the route to check out the Halloween inflatables along the trail.

Members of the Nash County Sheriff's Office Joint Criminal Apprehension Team, or JCAT, arrested two Massachusetts men on Monday and charged them with trafficking heroin.
A traffic stop was initiated around 2:39 p.m. on Monday, October 26 on I-95 Soutbound near the 129.5 mile marker.
Deputies noticed the driver, Richard Francisco Gonzalez, 22, of Boston, MA, showing criminal deception as the investigation progressed during the traffic stop.