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North Carolina's egg prices were steady on small, lower on the balance when compared to last week. Supplies of extra large were heavy, large fairly heavy, while medium were moderate to meet a moderate demand. The North Carolina weighted average price quoted Thursday, August 06, for small lot sales of delivered, cartoned, grade "A" eggs was 91.10 for Extra Large, 87.02 for Large, 53.92 for Medium, and 47.00 for Small eggs.

Nash County Commissioners adopted a plan last week to address delinquent water and sewer utility customers.
Nash County suspended utility disconnects and late fees for water and sewer customers in mid-March in response to the anticipated impact of COVID-19 on utility customers.

Nashville's Town Council was presented with options that will potentially help alleviate flooding in one Nashville neighborhood.
Kevin Varnell, of Stocks Engineering, came before council members last week to discuss a drainage improvement project at Windy Oak Drive and Laurel Spring Drive.
The town contracted with Stocks Engineering at a cost of $12,400 to study the drainage in the area.

The Nash County Farmers Market held its watermelon contest Saturday.
In the youth division Joseph William Smith (above) of Brantley's Home Nursery grew a watermelon that weighed in at a whopping 44.46 pounds. The watermelon is almost as big as Joseph!

My mama and I were both voracious readers when I was growing up. However, we never got to meet many writers -- just two that I can recall.
One was Roy Wilder Jr. of Spring Hope, a local character who found some national success with his book, You All Spoken Here.
And then there was longtime News and Observer columnist Dennis Rogers.

Just after dark Monday night I heard fire trucks pull into downtown, which isn't unusual. Typically they're headed over to the jail for either a first responder call or due to a fire set in the jail.
But the sound was a bit different, and I could tell there were multiple engines. When I stepped out the door, I saw the entire downtown blocked off by trucks.

1958 CHAMPIONS - This photo first appeared in The Nashville Graphic on July 17, 1958. The 1958 champions of Church Baseball League. The squad, representing the Elm Grove Community, had a season record of 10 wins and no losses.

William Wright, a recent graduate of Northern Nash High School in Rocky Mount, has been selected as a recipient of a Georgia-Pacific Foundation Employees' Children Scholarship.
William is the son of Austin Wright, who works at Georgia-Pacific as a procurement forester for the Emporia Plywood facility.

NC Wesleyan recently welcomed Kerri Harper as Admissions & Advising Coordinator for its Wilmington and Brunswick campuses. In this role, she will be responsible for participating in recruiting events and presentations, advising and counseling students on major and minor requirements, and promoting the Adult Studies Program at community colleges, churches, civic organizations and businesses.

Ashley Harper, of Rocky Mount, has earned a Master of Science Degree in Nursing - Leadership and Management (RN to MSN) degree from Western Governors University (WGU). The online, nonprofit university has graduated over 190,000 students from across the country since its inception in 1997.
WGU has recognized 7,734 undergraduate and 5,254 graduate degree recipients who have completed their degrees since April 1, 2020.

The other night I awoke from a bad dream. It seems I had wronged someone and was now defending myself in court. The rub was that I was not in court because of what I did, but rather for what I had not done.
I couldn't believe what was happening. The harder I tried to convince the judge of my innocence, the deeper in trouble I found myself.

The Bible has a holy habit of revealing things to us as we have ears to hear what the Spirit wants us to hear. Pandemic or no pandemic, riots or no riots, we, fellow followers, need ears to hear at all times. The prophet Jeremiah recorded the words of the Lord, that to have ears yet not hear is to be foolish and senseless (Jeremiah 5:21).

Cooper's Elementary School celebrated the custodians this past week for all of their hard work during the summer. They have made sure everything in the school is clean and sanitized before staff returns to school to start the virtual learning program.
Christian Fellowship Church is enjoying a new message series entitled "Windows & Gates."

With all of these difficulties around us, we at Peachtree, members, family, and friends met Sunday to praise our Lord for all He does for us, especially during these difficult times. We pray that he will continues to bless and protest us, because without His blessings where would we be? Praise God. He is all powerful. (Fran).
The sanctuary flower arrangement Sunday was presented to glorify God by Joan and Ray Eason in loving memory of her father, Raymond Rackley, on the occasion of his birthday.

Nash Community College has selected Desiree Dolberry as its 2020 Outstanding Alumni Award recipient.
Desiree graduated from NCC in 2015 with an Associate in Applied Science in Advertising and Graphic Design, with honors. During her time at NCC, she maintained a 3.8 cumulative GPA.