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Nash County Cooperative Extension and the Nash County Master Gardener's hosted Kid's Day at the Arboretum on Satuday. The event featured numerous activities in each garden of the Arboretum, which is located on the grounds of the Nash County Agricultrual Center in Nashville. Pictured, Master Gardener volunteer Joie Byrne tells a story at one of the stations on Saturday.

The Nash-Rocky Mount Board of Education conducted two public forums to gather community input for the desired qualities of the next superintendent of schools.
Kitchen table style forums were held at Southern Nash High School and Rocky Mount High School. Each event attracted about 15-20 participants.
The forum was held in two parts - first a "kitchen table" discussion between small groups to answer a series of questions.

Momeyer's Cowboy is 98 years old.
Demo Tant celebrated his big day with a party, which included a live band, good food and his closest friends and family.
Tant turned 98 on Saturday, September 21. His birthday was such a special event, even his financial advisor celebrated by sending Tant a basket of 98 red and white Roses.

Memories of Nashville Baptist Church have been shared each Sunday during the month of September, culminating in the church's 140th anniversary celebration this Sunday, September 29.
Nashville Baptist Church was founded on September 1, 1879 with just five members.
The church has grown tremendously since that time, with the church now boasting around 300 members and lots of memories and stories to share.

A Middlesex man barricaded himself inside his home on Saturday night, forcing law enforcement to close down an area of Brantley Road for around three hours.
The Nash County Sheriff's Office responded just before 10 p.m. on September 21 to the 3700 block of Brantley Road in reference to a barricaded individual.
The suspect in the home was reportedly threatening to harm himself and shots were reportedly fired inside the home.

INCIDENTS
An obtaining money/property by false pretense was reported on 9/10/19 at 201 Woodoak Drive, Anderson, SC
A damage to property (vandalism) was reported on 9/10/19 at 1840 Community Circle
A damage to property (vandalism) was reported on 9/10/19 at 102 Embassy Drive

An uttering counterfeit was reported on 9/15/19 at 7834 Red Oak Boulevard
A simple assault was reported on 9/16/19 at 1638 S First Street
A misdemeanor larceny was reported on 9/16/19 at 1638 S First Street

Nash County Planning and Inspections issued the following building permits from September 16 through 20.

The majority Red Oak's town board meeting was spent discussing the park and possible improvements that could be made. The town recently applied for a PARTF grant, and was ranked 11th out of 100 applicants. Because the grant was a matching grant, funds have already been set aside for improvements. The next step is to prioritize the order in which the projects will be completed.

Church on the Rise will once again host its Missions Color Run in Nashville.
The run is set for Saturday, October 12 at 7 a.m.
This is the fourth year for the run, said Pastor Larissa Cockrell, who serves as the Children's Pastor for Church on the Rise.

Gavin Dogaci creates a rain maker in the Rain Garden at the Nash County Arboretum on Saturday.

Fletcher Cahoon is all smiles while riding a train during Kid's Day at the Arboretum.

I'll admit I probably spend an inordinate amount of time thinking about, talking about, or cooking bacon.
I sometimes write about bacon.
I sometimes even get philosophical about bacon. I recently made controversial statements regarding an Internet discussion on the hierarchy of bacon:
Bacon is the king of foods.

I'm a firm believer that everyone has a story. Everyone, even you!
One of my favorite parts of my job is getting to hear people's stories. I hear stories from all walks of life and you really learn a lot of interesting things!
Unfortunately, I've been stretched a bit thin covering other things, like board meetings, and I haven't been out and about as much as I'd like to so I haven't had the opportunity to do as many of those types of stories lately.

This photo originally published in The Nashville Graphic on July 10, 1969. Oscar Turner, P.E. Rackley and Algie Jones are pictured at the cuke grader.

What a wonderful Sunday at Peachtree Baptist Church. Peachtree celebrated its' 210th Anniversary with a Homecoming and Dinner on the Grounds.
There was over a 100 people attending, members, past members and friends.
Guest speaker was Dr. Richard Childress, Vice President for Development with The North Carolina Baptist Foundation. His sermon title was, "Get Up, Pick Up, and Go," taken from verses Joshua 1:1-11 and John 5:1-11.

What a glorious day at Red Oak Baptist Church! Red Oak Baptist Church held its 100 Year Celebration of the Sanctuary on Sunday, September 22 with a large gathering including current local members and some who came "home" for the celebration. The service included performances by the Cherub Choir (preschoolers), the Adult Choir, and the Praise Team.

On Sunday 9/22 at Kingdom International Church, youth pastor Steve Massey opened with announcements. A short testimony concerning tithing was given by Grant McGlothlin along with prayer over the offering.
The Praise Team led in three selections, with the third being an original song by Worship Minister, Amanda Moss. Pastor Daniel Moss gave the morning message entitled "The Red Dragon of China - Law And Grace On The Heavenly Scales." The message can be viewed on the Kingdom International FB page.

Most Christians have no problem understanding why the resurrection of Jesus is so important. No resurrection would mean that sin was not conquered, that eternal life is nothing more than a hope. If you stop and think about it, if Jesus didn't rise from the grave, then He didn't keep his promise. It would also mean that the Books of Acts and John are full of lies. He never ascended and He never went to prepare a place for us.

John's gospel provides a picture of Jesus unlike any other place in Scripture. John's answer to Christ's identity is an affirmation that Jesus is God. And all the evidence that is required to prove this statement is found in God's Word, particularly in the book of John. According to (John 1:1-5), Jesus is the eternal God, Creator of everything, and source of life who was with God in the beginning.

Autumn is in full gear in the Arts Education Building at the Imperial Centre for the Arts and Sciences. With returning favorites and new classes, the autumn season has something everyone will fall for.
Family Arts Sundays and Mommy + Me Arts return for the fall lineup. A collaboration between the art gallery and the Arts Education Department, Family Arts Sundays aim to engage families visiting the Imperial Centre.

Residents are invited to take part in the Twin Counties Big Sweep Day from 9 a.m. until noon on Saturday, Sept. 28.
Teams will meet at the boat ramp in Rocky Mount's Battle Park and River Front Park in Tarboro (Panola St.).

The "Walk of Remembrance for Steps Never Taken" is a local celebration of life established to honor all children lost to miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant demise. The 7th annual walk will be held at 3:00 on Sunday afternoon, September 29th, beginning at the Bryant T. Aldridge Rehabilitation Center on the Nash UNC Health Care campus.

Monday, September 30 from 10:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. at Edgecombe Community College, 2009 West Wilson Street, Tarboro
Thursday, October 3 from 3 until 7 p.m. at the Spring Hope Community Building, 104 Community Street, Spring Hope
Thursday, October 10 from 12 until 6 p.m. at Englewood Presbyterian Church, 100 South Englewood Drive, Rocky Mount

NASHVILLE -- Nash Central Middle School appears to have the components in place in order to be competitive this season in the Tri-County Conference football standings.
But as veteran coach Matt Lancaster knows, that is only part of the equation.
Central flashed some of its skill last Thursday during the Trojans' regular season opener at home versus Parker Middle School out of Rocky Mount.