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The Northern Nash Band Boosters will be hosting a Cow Drop and Fall Bazaar next Saturday, November 16 to support the band program.
Unlike most extra curricular activities, marching band programs get very little funding support from the school system. To be in the Northern Nash Band and to attend competitions, band members must pay over $300.

The Nash-Rocky Mount School System hopes to hire a project management team to assist in managing the construction of a new elementary school but Nash County Commissioners are against the additional expense.
Commissioners brought the item up on Monday morning at their meeting, saying the Board of Education would discuss the issue and possibly vote on it that night.

It should not be lost on Americans that the above 45 words were significant enough that our Founding Fathers made them the first words in the Constitution.
While I love the entire Constitution, this is my favorite amendment.
Freedom of religion, you might note, is number one, despite revisionists trying to tell us these days that religion wasn't a concern of those who founded the United States.

The Nash-Rocky Mount School System wants to close and consolidate three schools in the northern part of the county and build a new, larger school for these students.
The plan has been on the table for years but came to fruition last yaer after a grant was received.
Now, the plans are moving forward.

This photo originally published in The Nashville Graphic on May 8, 1969. Nashville's Junior Girl Scout Troop 502 held an all day camp-out. Of the 34 girls, 32 participated in the event under the direction of Mrs. Cecil Smith, Mrs. John Cockrell, Mr. and Mrs. Don Cramer, Mrs. R.A. McGivalry and Bill McFarlane. Rev. and Mrs. L.P. Jackson were guests of honor.

Nash County Firefighters were able to save a house on Sandy Cross Road in the Coopers Community Sunday. Fire stations from Coopers, Nashville and West Mount, along with Nash County EMS, were dispatched to 1835 Sandy Cross Road in reference to a house fire. Firefighters had the fire out in 15 minutes, saving the home, though the home did receive smoke damage.

INCIDENTS
A sell or deliver a schedule 2 narcotic and maintaining a dwelling for the sale of a narcotic was reported on 10/28/19 at 110 W Elm Street
A larceny was reported on 10/29/19 at 1205 Eastern Avenue
An obtaining money/property by false pretense was reported on 10/29/19 at 120 W Washington Street

An assault on a female was reported on 10/27/19 at 9296 Pace Road
A misdemeanor larceny was reported on 10/27/19 at 1765 Red Oak Road
A larceny of a firearm was reported on 10/28/19 at 2541 Barnes Hill Church Road

Nash County Planning and Inspections issued the following building permits from October 28 through November 1.

"Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven." (Matthew 18:3)
The story is told about a young child who prayed to ask Jesus to come and live in his heart during Sunday School. When he saw his mother, he proudly told her, "Mama, I asked Jesus to come and live in my heart today and take my skin away."

The 15th chapter of Luke contains three separate stories--a man with 100 sheep who lost one, a woman who lost a coin, and a father who lost his youngest son. In each case, when the sheep, coin, and son were found, there was great rejoicing.
But in the story of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:25-32), the older son was not rejoicing. He was just like the scribes and Pharisees who considered themselves righteous.

Red Oak United Methodist Church provided children with a great safe way to participate in Halloween fun on Thursday, October 31! Children came in costumes and had fun with games, activities, and hot dogs!
It was a great day Saturday, November 2 for the annual BBQ and Bluegrass fundraiser!

Hi Fellow Followers, I want to ask a favor of you today. Let's go deep, can we do that? Can we truly look at our lives and see what's going on? I think it would be beneficial for us as the community of saints here on earth, especially as we have just praised God on All Saints Day for those who have gone before us.
Okay, so here goes...

It was a beautiful, cold Sunday at Peachtree Baptist Church as the active members welcomed all the visitors.
The sanctuary flower arrangement Sunday was presented to glorify God by Susan and Lawrence Edwards in loving memory of Thomas Moorefield.

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Pastors & Family Appreciation Day was held Sunday November 3. Special Guest Speaker Evangelist Chance Walters gave the morning message. This celebration also marked 11 years of pastoring at CFC for Pastor Daniel Parker.

Downtown Nashville was filled with trick-or-treaters last Thursday, October 31. Nashville Elementary School kindergarteners, along with students from the Nashville United Methodist Church Weekday School, came out in the morning hours to trick-or-treat, while other youth came out to participate in the town's festivities. Pictured above is Jase Ordess, as a dinosaur.

A family of super heroes made their way to each Downtown Nashville business last Thursday evening as part of Nashville's Fall Festival events, which included activities at the library, trick-or-treating and a Halloween movie to end the evening.

Pictured aboave, Cassidy Kenney, as a witch, tries her hand at a game at Nashville's Cooley Library last Thursday during Fall Festivial events.

Illyana Jackson aims a Nerf gun during one of many games at Nashville's Library last week at Fall Festival events.

Zeke Bailey, as Marshmello, takes a ride through Downtown Nashville collecting candy with other Weekday School youth.

The Farm Credit Associations of North Carolina is now accepting applications for the 2019 Innovative Young Farmer of the Year Award given by the Tobacco Farm Life Museum and sponsored by the Farm Credit Associations of North Carolina.
Eligible nominees must be between the ages of 18 and 40 as of Jan. 1, 2020.

Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Joseph Lucas, from Nashville, N.C., prepares lobster for a special meal in celebration of the Navy's birthday month aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is currently underway conducting routine operations.

PETS: Children and pets are good combinations. Pets give our children unconditional love, listens to their complaints about things in their lives without judgement, teaches them responsibility by caring for their pets and encourages them to exercise thru play and walking. However, there may be a problem. Our children grow up and leave for college, the military, jobs or new homes.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Consider it done.
Just about every season, one of Southern Nash's biggest football tests come when the Firebirds tangle with Rocky Mount.
Inevitably, something big is at stake in the Big East Conference, and that 'something' over the past handful of seasons has been the league championship.

STANHOPE -- After so many years of success on the youth level, it was expected that the current group of football players at Southern Nash Middle School would be contenders for the 2019 Tri-County Conference Football Championship.
That assessment proved to be correct as the Cobras roared through the regular season -- and right into a matchup last Thursday against Toisnot Middle from Wilson for the league crown.