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The Rocky Mount Toastmasters Club #8957 held its installation of officers for the 2019-2020 over the summer. The organization meets on the second and fourth Mondays at 6:30 p.m. at Braswell Memorial Library.

"The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light." (Romans 13:12)
October is a great month. Fall begins to show just how crisp of a season it can be, the World Series provides a crowning end to our national pastime, and Halloween forces most of us to the grocery store for a last-minute purchase of candy for the kids.

What do you think of Jesus Christ? How you answer this question is of utmost importance.
Was He merely a man, one of the numerous prophets or teachers who roamed the world in that day, or someone else? Many people may be interested in His teachings or healings, but in the big scheme of things, they think God is the important one--not Jesus. They may claim to believe in God while considering Jesus irrelevant. But what does the Bible say?

This time next week, it will be October 31, Halloween, or more appropriately called "All Hallows Eve" and what an opportunity we have as the church. Here's why - Halloween is a dream come true for Followers of Jesus.
Now, I'm aware many of you might completely balk at what I just said, so let's spend some time together so that you will hopefully hear me out.

Friday night October 18, the Love Ladies held their monthly gathering at the church with guest speaker Telley Pender Lucas.
News from Kingdom Internatonal Church - Sunday October 20 was Homecoming / Pastor Appreciation / 70th Anniversary of the Church. A light buffet breakfast of pastries and coffee was served before service.

What a wonderful Sunday at Peachtree Baptist Church.
The sanctuary flower arrangement Sunday was presented to glorify God by Fran and Bobby Bunn in honor of Fran's birthday on October 24th and Mary Hazel Mink, their grand-daughter's 21st birthday on October 31st.

Several from Red Oak Baptist Church enjoyed a fun day at Kings Dominion on Saturday, October 19.
The Baptist Men enjoyed their monthly breakfast meeting on Sunday, October 20 at Red Oak Baptist Church.
Congratulations to Maddie Shingleton who was baptized at Red Oak Baptist Church on Sunday, October 20!

Rocky Mount's Emanuel Ruffin waits for the ball to land.

STANHOPE -- Last Friday night's football game between county rivals Southern Nash and Northern Nash was surrounded by copious amounts of anticipation from fans, students, players and coaches from all around the area.
That excitement showed in a 55-23 win for Coach Brian Foster's Southern Nash Firebirds in a game that exhibited both excitement and confrontation from beginning to end.

Southern Nash High School senior veteran running back Quinton Cooley (with ball) had another huge night on offense last Friday as the Firebirds picked up a home football victory against Big East Conference opponent Northern Nash.

Northern Nash High School signal-caller Thomas Engelking (with ball) tries to escape the Southern Nash defense during last Friday night's Big East Conference football rivalry contest at historic Firebird Stadium on the SNHS campus.

RED OAK -- Earlier this week, Northern Nash girls tennis coach Elaina Ingram was poring over information both online and at the school, trying to find out the last time a Lady Knight qualified for the state singles tennis tournament.
Ingram was not successful in her quest, so it's unsure if the feat has been previously accomplished.

LOUISBURG -- J. Enid Drake's former players, associates and friends are invited to attend a get-together this Saturday for the legendary Louisburg College men's basketball coach.
Drake, a native of Castalia, coached at Louisburg College for five decades before retiring in 2007. He is a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association Hall of Fame.

ROCKY MOUNT -- North Carolina Wesleyan College's men's basketball team will tip off its 2019-20 season by with a home game on November 13 versus Lynchburg College.
The event is slated to begin at 7:30 p.m. at historic Everett Gymnasium on the NCWC campus. Tickets will be available at the gate.

NASH COUNTY -- Here are updated scores from the Nash County Parks and Recreation Department's Fall Youth Soccer League:

NASHVILLE -- This past Saturday was the second-to-last weekend of soccer games at Glover Park for the Town of Nashville Youth Recreation League.
In 12U, Taylor Made Jewelry played MGD Realty in a tight game.
It was tied with a goal by Carter Hager for Taylor Made Jewelry and Elijah Govender for MGD Realty.

DANVILLE, VA. -- The North Carolina Wesleyan College football team fell 41-24 on the road at conference leader and rival Averett University (Va.) last Saturday evening.
After Averett got out to an early 6-0 lead, the Bishops came right back with a 4-play 65-yard drive ending with sophomore WR Tyler Roberts catching a 6-yard touchdown pass from senior QB Donielle Totten.

NASH COUNTY -- Nine Tri-County Arts Complex Gymnasts competed recently in the North Carolina State Games.
The gymnasts from Tri-County Arts received 99 percent of the top podium awards in their level and age categories.
Out of a possible of 45 awards, these nine girls were 26-1st places Gold Medal Champions, 10-2nd places Silver Medal State Champions, 8-3rd places Bronze Medal State Champions, and 1-4th place which was just 0.15 off the podium.

So far this year in North Carolina, a staggering 44 people have died in domestic violence homicides. When our communities tragically lose someone to this kind of violence, we often ask ourselves what we could have done to prevent their death. This Domestic Violence Awareness Month, I'm proud that the North Carolina Department of Justice is launching a powerful new tool to proactively protect domestic violence victims who are at risk of being killed by their partners.

Rocky Mount native Clifton Barnes, who was a reporter and editor at the Nashville Graphic in the 1980s, has won a top national award for a campaign to honor Kay Kyser.
Barnes' efforts to bring a Kyser historic marker to Rocky Mount and celebrate the comedic bandleader's life earned him the Grand Award from the DC area-based Communications Concepts through its 2019 Awards for Publication Excellence competition.