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Dear Editor:
Hello Nashville! Let your voice be heard!
The State of North Carolina is looking for poll workers which is also a paid position.

Dear Editor:
This is a letter of response regarding your August 6, 2020 article regarding the citizen complaint of firearm training on Taylor's Store Rd.
Thank you for writing this article providing information and giving a voice to the citizens.

This photo first appeared in The Nashville Graphic May 22, 1958. First graders at Nashville High School were pictured at a picnic held by their grademothers. Shown with students are their teacher, Mrs. Elizabeth Robinson, and some of the mothers. The picnic was held in the back yard of the home of Mrs. Joe Wilson, one of the grademothers.

When I was in graduate school, I took a course in organization theory. In the early weeks of the semester, I realized that I did not have so much as a clue as to what that course was about. The readings made no sense and the lectures were even more confusing.
Finally, I worked up the courage to go see my professor.

Do we want the Lord's will above all else, even if He doesn't give us what we want when we desire? Here's what it takes to stay in the will of God in both the good times and bad:
Trust. If we understand who God is, we can trust Him because He knows so much more than we do, and His timing is always right.

Asking the question "Why?" is a trait we learn early on in life. As our minds develop, they become sponges for understanding and interacting in the world we live. To spend time with a child whose brain and tongue are being unleashed at the same time is to hear this question asked over and over.
It's quite normal to wonder why things happen, to see the chain of command and gain understanding of cause and effect.

Christian Fellowship Church enjoyed the morning message on Sunday given by Pastor Daniel Parker; it was the third message in the "Windows & Gates" series.
Sandy Cross United Methodist Church held drive-in worship service this past Sunday. The children enjoyed their virtual Sunday School lesson "A Temple For God."
Vaughan's Chapel continues to have service in the sanctuary every Sunday at 11:00 a.m.

Red Oak Baptist Church has organized a school outreach opportunity. Many children have returned to school this year remotely. The schools have provided them with devices to aid their instruction but many will not be given a wireless mouse and headphones. Red Oak Baptist Church will be reaching out to these children through the collection of donations of a wireless mouse and headphones. These items will be collected in the Family Life Center.

We at Peachtree Baptist Church continue to meet for church service only. We are still restricted from social contact. So, we will continue to wear our mask and social distance. We no longer can hug one another, and we stay at least six feet apart. We are praying that God will bring this disease to an end soon. With over 5 million people sick with the virus and the sickness is still on the rise, and with more and more people dying.

The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles is providing clarification for road test waiver requirements to help drivers better understand if they meet the criteria for issuance of a driving privilege under the recent emergency rule.
Temporary road test waivers are available to drivers who need a regular Class C license and meet at least one of these conditions:

Mason Sexton, a sixth grader at Nash Central Middle, displays his excitement of his first day of school while "still quarantined."

William Joyner, a first grader at Nashville Elementary, is all smiles the first day of school.

CHAPEL HILL -- Unprecedented times call for unprecedented measures, as evidenced by the recent 2020-21 school athletic year calendar change by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association.
Due to COVID-19 concerns, the NCHSAA had already pushed back the start of fall sports, and there was an uncertainty about the future of prep sports this calendar year.

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association is slated to resume athletic activities with volleyball and cross country in November. This event list includes Northern Nash High School and Big East Conference distance standout Justin Marshall, w ho is expected to lead the Knights' boys cross country squad.

CHAPEL HILL -- Here is the 2020-21 Amended Sports Season Calendar from the North Carolina High School Athletic Association:

GREENVILLE -- Seventh-year head coach Cliff Godwin formally announced East Carolina University baseball team's 13-man incoming class last Friday, which features seven position players, three pitchers and three two-way players.
The 2020-21 recruiting class consists of three infielders (Joey Berini, Jacob Starling and Josh Moylan)

ROCKY MOUNT -- Evening Optimist's Ayden Tyndall knocked out a 2-RBI triple during a 2-2 scoresheet blitz and Landyn Worrell combined with Tyndall to no-hit the Wesley Men by a 3-0 margin in the second game of Wednesday night's Major League doubleheader in Rocky Mount Youth Baseball action at the RM Sports Complex.

TOKYO -- Christian Buffaloe, local Kyokushin Karate instructor and fighter, was featured in the September, 2020 edition of World Karate Magazine, a leading martial arts publication in Japan.
This premiere magazine exclusively features only the top Japanese & international Kyokushin Karate fighters and instructors.

An ongoing feud led to the murder of a Whitakers man last week. Nash County Sheriff's deputies responded to a call of a subject being shot at a residence on US 301 in Whitakers around 8:45 p.m. on Thursday, August 13.
Upon arrival, deputies located the male victim, 30-year-old Jerome Lynch with a fatal gunshot wound.