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GREENSBORO -- Certainly, there was a sense of finality on several fronts for Darius Edmundson and Robbie Kennedy at Monday's East-West All-Star Boys Basketball Game at the historic Greensboro Coliseum.
The contest was slated to be the last-ever hoops competition for Edmundson, who starred this past season at Southern Nash High School under Kennedy's direction.

My daughter Holly often says she feels like she lives in a real life sitcom.
I'm not sure how I feel about that, especially considering the quality of sitcoms these days, but I know where she's coming from. We do seem to run across fictional-type events in our everyday life.

Dear Editor:
Taxpayers who are residents, business and homeowners have a right to expect Rocky Mount City Government to make the best decisions for the greatest good of everyone, not just to benefit a Cadre of individuals' personal agendas. This is a great vision to have no matter what the reality is.

Filing for municipal elections will soon end and I'm a bit surprised at the slate of folks on the list. Well, maybe not those on the list but more so, those NOT on the list.
It was around a year and a half ago in Nashville that I remember several people saying these words at town council meetings and throughout town......"We'll remember your actions when election time comes."

This photo originally published in The Nashville Graphic on July 17, 1969. Momeyer Baptist Church celebrated its 50th anniversary with a special service. Five charter members of the church and four former pastors were present for the event.

MITCHELL C. SMITH
U.S. Air Force Airman Mitchell C. Smith graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.
The airman completed an int

Thaxton and Bobbie Jean Rowland, of Nashville, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with family and friends on June 29 at Oak Level Ruritan Club in Nashville. They were married on July 5th 1969 in Swelton Heights Baptist Church in Rocky Mount. A surprise anniversary party was given by children and grandchildren. They have two sons Jamie and wife Susie and Timothy and wife Sarah. They also have six grandchildren.

A Nashville native is blazing trails in the field of STEM.
Zakiyah Henry recently graduated from Winston-Salem State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology with minors in Chemistry and Physics. Henry graduated Summa Cum Laude.

Members of the West Mount Fire Department recently, as part of the West Mount Ruritan Club's annual community flag raising project, raise a United States Flag at D&J Grocery & Grill on Old Carriage Road. Fire Department members are Rick Becker (standing on top of the truck) and Assistant Chief Russ Penka (on the ground). Assisting, but not pictured, were Chief Johnny Baines and fireman James Parker.

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the final semester of the 2018-2019 school year.
The following students at the Southern Nash Middle School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the final semester of the 2018-2019 school year.
The following students at the Southern Nash High School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

This week I'd like to use this edition of "Intersections" to begin a conversation. I nspecifically believe this conversation is most needed within the places where many of us worship, fellowship, and study alongside other believers - the local church.
Most of our area churches gather corporately on Sunday mornings.

This past Sunday Peachtree Baptist Church congregation, family, and friends gathered to worship our Lord.
The sanctuary flower arrangement Sunday was presented by Lynn and David Griffin in honor of their son, Drew Griffin, whose birthday is Tuesday, July 16th.

JULY 11 NEWS
The last weekend in June, 50 youth and chaperones attended the 3-day event at FORWARD Conference in Atlanta. Several of the youth will be briefly speaking over the next few Sundays about what going to the conference meant to them.

July Greetings, Fellow Followers! I am thrilled to be writing again and to be with you after a wonderful Sabbath from writing. Our family vacationed and spent some time at Camp Willow Run where I spoke for a week (which, by the way, if you are looking for an intentional Christian summer camp for your child, look no further than CWS or CWR on Lake Gaston!). Ok, I digress.

The Women in Action missions group at Red Oak Baptist Church met on Tuesday, July 8 at the church for their monthly meeting. They enjoyed a hot dog supper and missions program. Plans were made to collect school supplies for an area school.
Congratulations to Captain Lee Boone who recently retired from the US Coast Guard after 27 years of service! Lee is the son of Marilyn Boone and the late George "Booney" Boone. Thank you for your dedicated service.