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Nash County Planning and Inspections issued the following building permits from September 30 through October 4.

Governor Cooper recently announced appointments to boards and commissions across the state.
"State boards and commissions make critical decisions about the lives of North Carolinians every day," Gov. Cooper said. "I appreciate these appointees for their service and helping our state move forward."

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jarvis D. Battle graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.
The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.

The Coopers Ruritan Club presents a check to Ken Powell of the Coastal Plains Beekeepers. This donation will go to the NC Beekeeping Lab in Raleigh to help fund a new lab facility. Currently the lab is housed in a dilapidated house in Raleigh. North Carolina is one of the largest group of beekeepers in the country.

Momeyer Ruritan Club members Demo Tant, far left, and Scotty Winstead, far right, present a donation from the Momeyer Ruritan Club to April Baker, of A Touch of The Father's Love Food Bank in Spring Hope.

Renny Taylor, AP and Honors American History Teacher at Nash Central High School, was selected as the Sons of the American Revolution High School History Teacher of the Year for 2018-2019. Among the items given to Mr. Taylor was the opportunity to attend the Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Workshop in Williamsburg, VA.

The State Highway Patrol ceremoniously welcomed 42 new troopers at a graduation held for the 148th Basic Highway Patrol School. The ceremony ended 27 weeks of rigorous training preparing cadets for a fulfilling career of service to the state of North Carolina. This class was officially sworn in on September 4, as the approach of Hurricane Dorian prompted the need for a rescheduled formal ceremony.

Southern Nash High School Marching Band

Rocky Mount High School Marching Band

Nash Central High School Marching Band

Betty Strickland celebrated her 82nd birthday at the Creekside Music Series on Saturday, September 21. Strickland received a happy birthday shotout from members of the band, Charlie.

Nashville's Lions Club hosted a Pancake Breakfast at the Highway 55 Diner in Nashville on Saturday, September 28. Pictured above, Huberta Foreman serves a pancake meal during the fundraising event.

Friday, October 11 from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. at Englewood Presbyterian Church, 100 South Englewood Drive, Rocky Mount
Tuesday, October 15 from 1:30 until 7 p.m. at Stony Hill FWB Church, 9649 Stoney Hill Church Road, Middlesex
Tuesday, October 15 from 3:00 until 7 p.m. at Momeyer Baptist Church, 4967 Momeyer Way, Momeyer

Nash UNC Health Care is hosting a Lunch & Learn event in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month on Friday, October 11th, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. The Lunch & Learn will be held in the Mayo Surgery Pavilion's Conference Center located on the Nash UNC Health Care campus.
"Everyone knows that October is breast cancer awareness month, but not everyone knows the effect breast cancer has right here in our own community.

Keep America Beautiful of Nash and Edgecombe Counties is seeking volunteers for litter cleanup. According to Stephanie Collins, Keep America Beautiful coordinator, cleanup efforts are needed now more than ever as litter has increased along areas like US 301, Thomas A. Betts Parkway and more.
In addition to increasing litter, these highways, which are high visibility areas maintained by the NC Department of Transportation (NCDOT), no longer have litter pickup by contractors due to NCDOT budget constraints.

An all-local production of William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" will be performed Oct. 10-13 at the Imperial Centre for the Arts and Sciences.
"Twelfth Night" is a comedy production for all ages about a girl who finds herself in the middle of a love triangle and mistaken identity.
The cast is comprised of 22 local actors and actresses, ranging from 12 through 67 years of age.

The following is a plea written by Shelley Milburn of Promoting Animal Welfare in NC. This is one of the typical stories that post almost weekly on Facebook. Taking care of Nash County homeless pets is why our groups joined forces to fight for the ones without a voice.
"A pitiful girl was picked up out of a ditch by a kind person and brought to the safety of Nash Co Animal Control.

"For the Lord loves the just and will not forsake his faithful ones..." (Psalms 37:28)
We often think that God is never around for the little things. That's mainly because the only time we ever look for him is when hard times come our way. The truth is God is always with us and reveals himself to us in small ways, too.

The Adult 1A Sunday School Class of Red Oak Baptist Church held a Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser on Friday, October 4. With everyone's help they were able to sell all 500 tickets and prepared over 400 plates! All proceeds will go to help with medical bills for Shane Bass.
Welcome to the new members at Red Oak Baptist Church, James and Dakota Newton and Maddie Shingleton. Maddie will be baptized at the morning worship on October 20!

When we open our Bibles, we realize quickly that our story does not begin with a wrathful God, nor a fallen, sinful humanity. No, the Bible begins with a loving, creating God who is in a perfect fellowship of love, which we now know as the Trinity (I say this a lot, because it can't be said enough).
God, being the very essence of love, desires to share his love - not because he needs to be loved back, God has no need, but because it's the heart of God to love and share his love.

The inaugural Downtown Rocky Mount Food Truck Invasion, sponsored by the city of Rocky Mount's Community and Business Development Department, will take place Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019 from 4-9 p.m., rain or shine.
The event will be located at NE Main St. between Thomas and Goldleaf Street, in front of the Rocky Mount Event Center and on the historic Douglas Block.

A 15-time Grammy winner and newly inducted member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, Ricky Skaggs has made it his mission in life to introduce a new generation of listeners to bluegrass and traditional American music. The legendary bluegrass musician will perform alongside Kentucky Thunder, his band of virtuoso pickers, at Louisburg College on Friday, October 11.

The Nash Community College Foundation was recently awarded $27,000 by Rotary Club of Rocky Mount from proceeds raised at Tackle the Tar. Rocky Mount Rotary Club #6122 raised a record breaking $81,000 at the 4th Annual Tackle the Tar 5K Race held May 18, 2019. Tackle the Tar is a unique 5k obstacle course race and family fun day that raises money for scholarships for students attending Nash Community College, Edgecombe Community College and North Carolina Wesleyan College. Nash Community College students have benefited from a total of $76,000 in scholarships since the event began.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Hindsight can cause a coach's hair to go prematurely gray, but Nash Central Middle School football skipper Matt Lancaster can't help but think his squad should be undefeated through three games of the 2019 campaign.
Two weeks ago, Central won a tight game at Phillips and followed those heroics up Monday with a one-sided 36-6 triumph over host Rocky Mount Middle in a rescheduled contest from last week.

Elijah Harrison picks up yardage for Nash Central Middle School during Monday afternoon's road victory against Rocky Mount in football action.