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Nancy Taylor (center) celebrates after cutting the ribbon at the Freenotes Harmony Park in Whitakers. Taylor serves as the President of the Whitakers Revitalize and Preserve, or WRAP, organization. Taylor is also a town commissioner. Pictured behind Taylor are other officials and members of the town board.

Pastor Scott Dodson (far right) says a blessing for two-year-old Goldendoodle pup Finley, while owner Ashley Hassell looks on.

Galyce Ham brought Bubbles, her guinea pig out for the Blessing of the Pets event at Nashville United Methodist Church on Sunday.

If nothing else, 2020 has given us plenty examples of how things people love can be messed with.
But one thing you don't mess with is barbecue, specifically eastern North Carolina barbecue. The People's Pig is serious business, something held dear.
An Asheville man and a television station felt the backlash last week over a report on a local barbecue restaurant.
It wasn't even a Western versus Eastern barbecue argument or gas versus charcoal versus wood.

For many years readers have asked me why The Graphic doesn't publish Nash County deed transfers. Most readers say access to weekly transfers would be a great service to the community - and I fully agree!
However, researching the transfers of property each week is no easy feat, and it's unbelievably time consuming. And one thing newspapers, like many businesses, don't have right now is a lot of extra time nor money to pay for extra hours.

This photo published in The Nashville Graphic on February 21, 1963. Seven local men were sworn into the National Guard unit. Lt. Otha G. Langley (left) commander of the local unit is shown administering the military oath to the seven new members.

The State Bureau of Investigation has been called in to investigate an officer-involved shooting last Friday in Rocky Mount.
Rocky Mount Police responded to a 9-1-1 call around 7:38 a.m. on October 2 in reference to a domestic disturbance in the 100 block of Sledgefield Drive.
A female was reportedly the victim of an assault that resulted in serious lacerations and puncture wounds. She was taken to Nash UNC Health Care.

A Rocky Mount man pled guilty in September to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.
Darius Lamark Richardson, 22, a validated member of the Crips street gang, pled guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and faces a maximum penalty of 120 months in prison.

Brenda K Dickerson and Maurice Preston Dickerson to Santos Martir Salinas Sarmiento and Ashley Jacqueline Salinas Antunez; 3.6 acres; $35,500
Laura P. Beebe to Timothy Akvin Beebe; Old Carriage Farm, lot 35, block A, section2 2;
Cynthia B. Masters and Johnnie O Masters Jr. to Frank Thomas Curlings Jr and Jamie Lyn Curlings; 1721 Benvenue Forest Road
Wayne Daniels Benton to Warren Daniels Benton; five tracts

A warrant service was reported on 9/28/20, 9/29/20 and 10/2/20
A fraudulent deposit of money was reported on 9/30/20 at 10201 S Nash Street, Middlesex
A financial transaction card fraud was reported on 9/28/20 at 1064 Stillbrook Court, Rocky Mount
A simple assault was reported on 9/27/20 at 1539 First Street Extension, Nashville

INCIDENTS
A failure to report was reported on 9/21/20 at 735 E Washington Street
A possession of marijuana was reported on 2612 Eastern Avenue
A sell/deliver was reported on 9/23/20 at 4316 Community

Building Permit (Commercial)
Sharon Greer; 341 Corbett Road; renovation/alteration; $15,450.77

North Carolina Wesleyan College has been fortunate in maintaining a relatively low number of COVID-19 cases on its campus since students returned in August.
As of October 2, only two active cases were reported among students and zero among employees. Since August 1, there have only been 9 positive cases for students and 3 positive cases for employees.

Winter is coming. Here is an easy to make outdoor cat home, for feral care or if you have an outside pet cat. All outside cats need to be spayed/neutered obviously, but truly, the only safe cat is an indoor cat. Learn more about sheltering cats at https://www.alleycat.org/ommunity-cat-care/providing-shelter/ MORE Shelter ideas at https://www.alleycat.org/resources/feral-cat-shelter-options-gallery/

"Accept him...without passing judgment on disputable matters." (Romans 14:1)
My Pastor once told our church that it was okay to stand up and be counted on matters of Christian principle as long as you could back it up in God's Word. I agree.
Christians have stood on the sidelines too long and allowed our country to take some abominable stands on matters in our society today.

Almost every week I am able to submit an article that I pray helps my readers understand the "Intersections" that we all encounter throughout our journey on this earth. More specifically, I focus on Intersections as it relates to the Christian's walk with Jesus. I want to thank you for reading and considering the thoughts I am sharing.
This week I want to begin with the relationship between the Church and the communities in which it exists.

North Carolina Wesleyan College recently welcomed two new counselors two its Admissions team, Adrian Moore to the traditional program and Jessica Wilkins to the Adult and Professional Studies (APS) program.
Adrian Moore is a 2018 alumnus of NC Wesleyan and graduated with a B.S. in Organizational Administration with a concentration in Sports Administration.

Capitalizing on every offensive possession is paramount to success in the scoring-frenzied world of high school eight-man football.
That proved to be the case last Friday night for the Faith Christian School Patriots during their season-opening contest at home against a solid Pope John Paul II Catholic School squad out of Greenville.

Josiah Thompson (left) scored five touchdowns last Friday during Pope John Paul II's road victory against the Faith Christian Patriots.

ROCKY MOUNT -- It was a crisp October evening, one seemingly scripted for high school football.
As the sun began to set just before Faith Christian's 52-42 season-opening loss against John Paul II Catholic last Friday, the atmosphere was different than a typical contest under the covenant Friday Night Lights.

Faith Christian School's Robert Zampardi (with ball) avoids a Pope John Paul II defender during last Friday night's eight-man football showdown in Rocky Mount.

ATLANTA, GA. -- East Carolina University scored a defensive touchdown on the game's first play from scrimmage last Saturday afternoon, but homestanding Georgia State ran off 28 unanswered points on the way to a 49-29 non-conference football victory at Center Parc Stadium.
The contest marked the first meeting between the Pirates and Panthers on the gridiron and the first appearance in Atlanta for ECU since it famously defeated NC State in the 1992 Peach Bowl at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.

PITTSBURGH -- Area stars Ricky Person Jr. and Zonovan Knight once again played key roles for North Carolina State University's comeback football victory last Saturday against host Pittsburgh in Atlantic Coast Conference action at Heinz Field.
Person, a junior from Franklin County, rushed 14 times for a team-high 39 yards during the Wolfpack's 30-29 decision. He also converted a key fourth-down run in the second half.

This past week at Southern Nash Middle School, teachers and staff welcomed the "B week" students.
Southern Nash High School celebrated National Custodian Day on October 2. Teachers and staff also welcomed back Mrs. Boseman's class.
Christian Fellowship Church enjoyed Homecoming 2020 this past Sunday. Former Pastor Jerry Braziel and his wife Lillie Mae were honored during the service.

Sundays at Peachtree Baptist Church are becoming more exciting. More of the Peachtree congregation, family and friends are coming back to gather together to worship and celebrate in doors. This past Sunday we welcomed a number of new visitors. Thanks be to God.