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A warrant service was reported on 9/7/20 at 10669 Seven Paths Road, Spring Hope
A call for service was reported on 9/10/20 at 1101 Instrument Drive, Rocky Mount
A damage to personal property was reported on 9/6/20 at 11057 Gaskill Farm Road, Whitakers

INCIDENTS
A possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver was reported on 9/6/20 on US 64 E at the 461 mile marker
A larceny was reported on 9/7/20 at 500 Center Street

"Then the serpent said to the woman, 'You will not surely die. For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil'." (Genesis 3:4-5)
I once thought that Satan was not the source of all evil in this world. Just because people could be bad, ugly, mean-spirited, or whatever label you might want to attach to it, didn't have to mean that the devil made them do it.

According to Genesis 6:5-8, the ancient world was so filled with wickedness and evil that God was grieved and sorry He had made mankind. Therefore, He decided to blot out every living creature on earth. But in the midst of all the corruption, Noah "found favor in the eyes of the Lord" and was rescued from the destruction of the flood (v. 8). Our world today is also filled with sin and corruption, and as Christians, we are called to walk as Noah did--in the favor of God.

Southern Nash High School JROTC sponsored a beautiful memorial plaque with flowers in honor of those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001.
Pastor Eric Packard brought the morning message at Sandy Cross United Methodist Church. The children's virtual Sunday School lesson was entitled "Exodus: God Makes A Way".

If we go back to the garden, back to the beginning, masks weren't even a thought. In fact, clothes weren't even a thought. Odd to consider that the Bible begins with naked human beings living in paradise and hanging out with animals. Now, this didn't last long as one of the results of disobeying God's word was a feeling of shame over their bodies (Gen. 3:10).

This past Sunday Peachtree Baptist Church congregation, family, and friends met to worship our Lord. We all prayed for all the victims the Hurricane, all the fire victims, all the 9-11 victims, and we prayed for the people of this country.
Pastor Whitehouse begin by remembering the September 11, 2001 (9/11) attacks and victims.

Red Oak United Methodist Church was recently recognized for its contributions to the community.
Reverend David Joyner was presented the 2020 Key Taylor Award by Reverenend Jaye White, Outreach Minister for the North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church, during a recent service.

Benjamin Colby Griffin and Amanda Carpenter Griffin of Red Oak announce the birth of their daughter, Charlotte Rose Griffin. She was born at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount on August 20, 2020, weighed 9.6 lbs and was 20 inches long.
Maternal grandparents are Jerry and Mary Carpenter of New Bern. Paternal grandparents are Dwayne and Brenda Griffin of Red Oak.

RALEIGH -- During the COVID-19 epidemic, especially in lockdown phases, it would have been easy for North Carolina State University running back Zonovan 'Bam' Knight to kick back and rest a bit on his lofty freshman laurels.
After all, Knight quickly established himself as an elite-level runner in the Atlantic Coast Conference as a true freshman.

RALEIGH -- His own health has proven to be Ricky Person Jr.'s greatest adversary during his football career at North Carolina State University.
Person, a junior running back, has missed portions of each of his first two seasons at NC State due to injuries -- but has still managed to make a significant impact for Head Coach Dave Doeren's club.

Southern Nash High School grad Zonovan Knight (with ball) is hoping to have a big sophomore season at the running back position for the North Carolina State University football squad.

WILSON -- The Wilson Tobs caseball franchise has announced a unique opportunity for high school baseball players to showcase their talents at Historic Fleming Stadium.
The Wilson Tobs Prospect Camp will be held Oct. 21 from 4-8:30 p.m. The event is geared toward the high school baseball player determined to showcase his skills in order to play collegiate baseball.

RALEIGH -- Just a few short months ago, universities around the country, football players around the country, and even the NCAA were unsure of what football season would like like this fall, or worse, if there would even be one.
However, while North Carolina schools may not be allowing fans, at least until the end of September, the college football season kicked off for North Carolina, Duke, and Wake Forest each this past weekend.

GREENVILLE -- East Carolina University's offensive and defensive units each turned in separate dominant performances at times during the Pirates' third and final preseason football intrasquad scrimmage last Friday afternoon at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.
ECU's offense, which shined during the latter half of the action, accounted for two touchdowns and a pair of field goals while tallying 427 total yards on 73 snaps - an average of 5.8 per play.