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"ROAR!" Vacation Bible School was a huge success at Red Oak Baptist Church! During the week of June 23-28 children and adults had fun with the theme while also learning that "Life is wild...God is Good. Everyone enjoyed the theme which was emphasized through Sing & Play, Spotlight Videos, KidVid Cinema, Stampede Sports, Imagination Station, Wild Bible Adventures, and Hungry Herd Cafe.

I must apologize for not having Peachtree Community News in last week. We were on vacation and I couldn't get it to the papers on time.
This past Sunday Peachtree Baptist Church congregation, family, and friends had a number of visitors to our church.
The sanctuary flower arrangement Sunday was presented to glorify God by Fran Bunn in honor of her husband, Mr. Robert W. (Bobby) Bunn's 77th birthday.

The Nash-Rocky Mount Board of Education was presented a Reduction in Force (RIF) recommendation last Wednesday night that included a decrease of four positions.
The positions included one instructional support position and three data manager positions, Chief of Staff Brian Miller told board members during a special called meeting.

The Nashville Police Department nabbed a wanted person last Thursday following a vehicle pursuit.
A officer was on patrol around 7:15 a.m. when he attempted to stop a vehicle for a safe movement violation. While attempting to stop the vehicle, the vehicle sped up and began driving recklessly. The officer initated a short vehicle pursuit on Oak Level Road near E. Old Spring Hope Road.

RED OAK CELEBRATION - Red Oak hosted its first Freedom Celebration on Sunday night, with local churches coming together to offer free food and entertainment while the Town of Red Oak provided fireworks.
Pictured above, Legend Reavis, 4, enjoys a snow cone treat at the event.

Filing for Nash County Municipal Elections begins on Friday, July 5 at 12 noon.
Filing will end two weeks later, on July 19 at 12 noon.
In Nashville, the mayor's seat is up for grabs along with seats currently held by Councilwoman Louise Hinton and Councilman Charles Taylor.

CASTALIA -- The wondering never stops for Linnie Anderson.
For the past 10 years, she's wondered about the whereabouts of her son, Roger Wade "Kojack" Ayscue.
In darker times, friends and family wonder if he's in a shallow grave, having been left for dead.

A captain with the Nash County Sheriff's Office is credited with saving the life of a young girl at Atlantic Beach recently.
Captain Allen Wilson was off-duty, enjoying a vacation with his family when he noticed a group of children playing in the water near the Pine Knolls Shore and Atlantic Beach vicinity with no parents nearby. One of the children began to drift further away from the group and Wilson took notice.

A June 20th storm that came through the area toppled trees throughout Nash County, including the limb of this tree at 519 Church Street. The homeowners said they had just moved into the home in December and completely remodeled the home. A branch fell off a tree and toppled onto the roof of the home, going through the ceiling. Pictured, a worker with Cockrell's Tree Service watches as the limb is removed from the home.

The Momeyer Ruritan Club recently awarded scholarships to Tristen Edwards and Connor Vick at their meeting on Monday, June 17. Stuart Parker, President of the Momeyer Ruritan Club's Scholarship Committee presented the scholarships. Vick was unable to attend the meeting due to orientation at East Carolina University so his grandfather, Art Vick, accepted on his behalf.

The lady working the checkout in the dollar store asked me last week if I was ready for July 4th.
"I guess so, how 'bout you?" My thoughts drifted briefly to a day of doing even less than usual and having everyone home.
"Well, I haven't been to South Carolina yet, but I'm going," she said with a smile and wink.

Nashville's Business and Professional Women (BPW) recently recognized Kenly Byrd as the 2019 Hazel Valentine Scholarship recipient at their June 17 meeting. Pictured (L-R) are BPW members Shirley House and Brenda Foster with Kenly Byrd and her parents, Shelley and Kenny Byrd.

Nash County 4-H is holding a fundraiser to help one of its own.
On Monday, May 13, a tornado tore through Larry and Marina Strickland's home, leaving the home condemned and numerous barns severely damaged.
The Stricklands are long-time supporters and volunteers for Nash County 4-H.

A Virginia woman riding the route of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline on horseback passed through Nashville last week.
Sarah Murphy, of Charlottesville, Virginia, said while work on the pipeline seems to have come to a halt in Nash County, she can still see the impact it's having on Nash County residents.

Jim Inscoe, a 1958 graduate of Nashville High School, recently received the Jonnie Dee Little Lifetime Achievement Award from the Alabama State Council on the Arts, along with his wife, Elmore Inscoe.
The Council's "Celebration of the Arts" award program shines a spotlight on the arts in Alabama and on individuals who have made important contributions to the state's rich cultural landscape.