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The Nash County Arts Council is now accepting applications for North Carolina CARES for Arts grants through November 9, 2020.
The North Carolina General Assembly designated $9.4 million federal CARES Act funds for arts councils and arts organizations to mitigate business disruptions caused by COVID-19.

A Nash County resident was among 23 new troopers graduating last Friday during the 151st Basic Highway Patrol School.
Darrius Brake graduated during the closed ceremony held at the State Bureau of Investigation auditorium in Raleigh.
The ceremony culminated 33 weeks of dynamic training aimed at providing not only excellent law enforcement officers, but ambassadors for the state of North Carolina.

Some very smart marketing person in Raleigh hit the nail on the head.
With this wonderful cool weather usually comes the reminder that the North Carolina State Fair is on the way.
For me -- as longtime readers of this space can attest -- it's always been the kickoff for my favorite time of the year. It's the start of a series of fun events that run from the Fair to my wedding anniversary to Thanksgiving to Christmas to New Year's.

If you're like me - you're more than ready for the 2020 election to be over - especially the annoying "shame on you" ads filling up my mailbox and unwanted text messages on my cell phone!
I have received numerous text messages informing me of all of the dirt on several candidates - from both parties.

Dear Editor: When we, the church, stop engaging in the political process due to the perversion of separation of church and state, that is actually what Satan wants, our silence. Why? Simply put, the enemies of God's truth want a clear path to put forth their evil agenda to kill, steal and destroy our biblical culture and our national freedoms. But, Church, look at the cost of our silence by following this lie.

This photo originally published May 30, 1963 in The Nashville Graphic of Bible School teachers at Nashville United Methodist Church. The little girl in the photo is Eleanor Jackson, who attended the Bible School.

The following Nash County deed transfers were reported from October 9 through 15.

INCIDENTS
A disseminate info was reported on 10/11/20 at 1006 Birchwood
A driving while intoxicated was reported on 10/16/20 on Oak Level Road
A maintaining a place was reported on 10/16/20 at 4316 Community Drive

A warrant service was reported on 10/13/20
A deliver methamphetamine was reported on 10/13/20 at 1101 Instrument Drive, Rocky Mount
A larceny from an auto was reported on 10/14/20 at 1185 S NC 581, Bailey

Building Permit
(Commercial)
Elbert Lynn Hudson; 6809 Corporation Parkway; addition; $8,655,227

A Rocky Mount woman pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud the United States.
According to court documents and statements made in court, Adrienne Jeanine Williams, 48, owned and operated Ultimate Tax Service, a return preparation business, in Rocky Mount. For tax years 2011 through 2016, six other return preparers worked for Williams.

Nash Community College held an orientation and leadership session to welcome its Student Ambassadors for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Students are selected for the program based on application, letters of recommendation and an interview. They must be enrolled at Nash Community College as a full-time student, maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.0, and demonstrate a commitment to academic and career success.

Anthony and Joanne Cunningham moved from New York City to Rocky Mount in early 2020 with the dream of opening their own Haitian restaurant, Kafe Louverture.
Inspired by their friend/mentor, Lloyd Porter, a Brooklyn based actor and restaurant entrepreneur, they hoped to replicate Porter's unique abilities to support a wide range of arts while offering fine food in a welcoming atmosphere.

North Carolina Wesleyan College's Board of Trustees recently approved five new board members to join the Wesleyan family: Leslie Hall, Janice Byrant Howroyd, Kevin Jones, Melvin Mitchell and Constance Williams. These new members come from a variety of backgrounds and industries joining 19 others that serve on the North Carolina Wesleyan College Board of Trustees, chaired by Dr. Dan Crocker.

Nash Community College held a graduation ceremony Saturday, October 17 on the college campus. Nearly 100 graduates wearing caps, gowns and masks lined up for a ceremonial grand processional through campus before exiting the vehicle at the main event. One by one, and with safety a priority, they were greeted outdoors by NCC officials while family and friends looked on from the car.

Peachtree Baptist Church is now collecting donations for its N.C. State Missions fundraiser.
Peachtree Baptist Church is collecting for NC Children's Homes.
Peachtree will hold its annual collard sale this year. Look for the announcement with all the details coming later.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Friday, October 30 as the deadline to submit applications for the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program - Plus (WHIP+) for 2018 and 2019 losses. USDA did not originally specify a deadline when the program was announced.
"The physical and financial loss experienced by farmers and ranchers impacted by natural disaster events in 2018 and 2019 was widespread and catastrophic," said Richard Fordyce, Administrator of USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA).

In the late 1970's, I vacationed frequently at Nags Head, North Carolina. I remember one summer in particular when several of us decided to go deep-sea fishing in the Gulf Stream. It is not far from North Carolina's Outer Banks and offers some of the finest dolphin fishing that a charter boat captain can offer.
We awoke early that morning because we had to be at the dock by 5:00 a.m. It was windy and our charter boat captain told us that it would be rough going through the Oregon Inlet.

Two weeks ago, I began dealing with issues relating to the relationship between the local church and the communities in which they exist. In that article, I maintained that there are no "lone-ranger Christians." But there's more. Because our local churches have so many "members" who are not actively participating in the life of the church, I invite you to consider the idea of membership.

It's time for Operation Christmas Child! Red Oak Baptist Church had their annual Operation Christmas Child kick-off Sunday, October 18. Tables with preprinted Operation Christmas Child boxes lined the hall with balloons, brochures, and sample packed boxes. You can also use standard shoeboxes or plastic shoeboxes. Audrey Pearce gave the encouraging message prior to the video asking everyone to pack 1 more box than they packed before.

Hi Fellow Followers, this is an article from August 2018 that appeared in The Graphic, I think it's important for us to read it again.
In James 1:19 we read a powerful verse, "...let each person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger." I want to carefully point out the part about anger and how James says we need to be slow to anger. He does not say, "don't be angry" he says, "be slow to anger."

Rocky Mount native Clifton Barnes, who was a reporter and editor at The Nashville Graphic in the 1980s, has won a national award for Commercial Real Estate Reporting.
Writing for The Triangle Business Journal of Raleigh, Barnes won an Award of Excellence from the DC area-based Communications Concepts through its 2020 Awards for Publication Excellence competition.

North Carolina Wesleyan College will celebrate its 64th year with its annual Founders' Day on Thursday, October 22. Due to COVID-19, the health and safety of students, faculty, staff and community members are of utmost concern to the College. Therefore, the decision was made to alter the format of the day.
In lieu of the traditional activities, President Dr. Evan D. Duff announced the decision to focus this year's celebration on emphasizing the College's founding and the need to sustain Wesleyan's future.

RED OAK -- Cross country is a sport that requires intense discipline and dedication during training -- especially on a competitive level.
Thanks to COVID-19, those challenges have been made increasingly difficult for area high school distance coaches.
At Northern Nash, legendary cross country head coach Jeff Dodrill was unable to officially train his runners until workouts began two weeks ago.

(L to R) Northern Nash's Elena Griffin and Southern Nash's Jadiza Jimenez were the Top Two finishers last year at the Big East Conference Girls Cross Country Championships -- and are expected to renew their rivalry in December.