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Students from Nash County, Franklin County, Vance County, Warrenton and Johnston County Sheriff's Offices recently completed Detention Officer training at Nash Community College. The certification includes 179 hours of instruction designed to train qualified participants to function as officers in detention facilities. The course is governed by the North Carolina Sheriffs' and North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commissions.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jhaqez L. Langley 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.

Nashville's American Legion Post 110 installed its new officers recently. Pictured on the front row is Barney Bell, Sergeant-at-Arms, Jim Boehm, Historian, Gene Braswell, Commander, Gerald Pipkin, Chaplain, and Larry Womack, Service Officer. Back row: Kenneth Powell, Adjutant, Ross Strickland, Finance Officer, Butch Mull, Vice Commander, Michael Page, Vice Commander.

YOU CAN STOP THE KILLING ​
~ 99+% of the dogs and cats in Shelters are not fixed! Cats & kittens (especially outdoor/feral ones) plus adult dogs & puppies DIE at the Nash County Animal Control Shelter. It is not the fault of the Nash County Animal Shelter staff. It is the fault of people with pets that aren't fixed (spayed/neutered). There is only so much space for unwanted animals.​

I am a product of a blended family. In other words, as a child I lived under the same roof with a parent and a stepparent, both of whom were rearing children of their own.
Now, I am now the head of a blended family. And while my whole perspective about it has changed, one thing hasn't: Harmony in a blended family is often difficult to sustain.

One of my favorite parables, one that we are likely all familiar with, is "The Parable of the Good Samaritan." The reason being is because every time I read this story, the Spirit illuminates the words in a new and different way. We all know who the star of the show is in this parable (hint: it's in the title) but I want to take a minute to reflect on the other guys that don't always look so great. When we really get down to it, I think we'll find that "the other guys" can be the more relatable characters.

At Kingdom International Church this past Sunday, Youth Pastor Steve Massey gave the announcements followed by two worship selections with the Praise Team. Pastor Daniel Moss gave the message from Galatians 2 "God - The Same Yesterday, Today, and Forever".
The Kingdom International Warriors Tball Team won the 2019 Tri-Community Tball Championship on June 17.

Women in Action of Red Oak Baptist Church met at the church on Tuesday, June 18. Women in Action is a missions group that meets at least once a month to learn about, pray for, give to, and do missions.
The youth and chaperones of Red Oak Baptist Church had a great time at MFuge in South Carolina last week and returned home safely Saturday.

Park View Hospital Nurses' Alumnae Association celebrated their 105th anniversary with a luncheon held at The Main Course at Belmont in Rocky Mount on Thursday, May 16. More than 50 individuals attended the event, including 31 Park View nurses.
Park View Hospital opened its doors as a 25-bed facility on July 1, 1914.

Fayetteville State University (FSU) student Vanessa Ward was awarded a $2,000 scholarship from Networth of Fayetteville. Ward is a biology major from Nashville.
Networth awards the scholarships to students attending FSU, Fayetteville Technical Community College and Methodist University. To be eligible, students must meet the following criteria:

RALEIGH - Fourteen N.C. Department of Transportation employees have been recognized as the agency's best at operating heavy equipment and earned an opportunity to compete against their peers from across the Southeast.
The winners of the state's annual Equipment Operators Safety Training Conference and "Roadeo" held at the N.C. State Fairgrounds in Raleigh on June 20 will travel to Mississippi in September in the regional event.

Nash Community College recognized eight officers for completing the College's 56th Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) Academy on Tuesday, June 11, 2019.
"Each of you have had an opportunity to experience a wealth of information and apply what you have learned in classroom practical situations during numerous scenario-based blocks," Rocky Mount Police Department Captain Michael Whitley, NCC alumnus, said in his keynote address.

RED OAK -- At the beginning of the 2016 football season, former Northern Nash Head Football Coach Randy Raper had a tough decision ahead of him.
Christian Daniels, who had started at quarterback for the Knights throughout the 2015 campaign left for Eastern Alamance, and Raper was tasked with finding his replacement.

RED OAK -- After the May 2 resignation of fourth-year head baseball coach Bard Collins, Northern Nash High School's Administration and Athletic Department began taking strides in finding the next leader of the Knights' diamond program.
As it turned out, NN Principal Brian Hopkins and fellow administrators didn't have to look far to find their replacement.

ROCKY MOUNT -- The North Carolina Wesleyan College Athletic Department recently announced its 2018-19 Athletes and Student-Athletes of the Year.
Taking home Male Athlete of the Year was sophomore men's tennis player Roberto Puig while fellow women's tennis freshman Fariza Abdulloeva was chosen as Female Athlete of the Year.

NASH REC SWIM TRIO
(LEFT TO RIGHT)
MONICA KIBBE, ANNA BETH MORGAN
AND REBEKAH KIBBE

NASH REC'S LYLAH MITCHELL

Westridge's Maddie Girouard is one of the top swimmers in the area in her age group.

JUVENTUS
NASH COUNTY PARKS AND REC
9-10 BOYS REGULAR SEASON
AND TOURNAMENT CHAMPS

HORNETS
NASH COUNTY PARKS AND REC
7-8 GIRLS TOURNAMENT CHAMPS

Nash County Commissioners are hoping to add US 264 to the list of scenic byways in North Carolina.
Commissioners approved a resolution on June 17 to submit an application to include the 11 mile stretch of 264 that runs from Wake to Wilson County to the NC Scenic Byway Study List.

This past Sunday Peachtree Baptist Church congregation, family, and friends welcomed Rev. Wendy Edwards, as guest pastor. She was accompanied by her husband Ray. She filled in for Pastor Gene while he and Marta were on a mini vacation. Rev. Wendy is a dear friend of the Peachtree members.
The sanctuary flower arrangement Sunday was presented to glorify God by Barbara Privette in loving memory of her late husband, John Beverley Privette.

Ideas and actions have consequences. Christian's must be different in the way we behave (actions), and just as important, Christians must be different from the world in the way we think. Our thought processes should be different because actions follow thinking (Philippians 4:8).
The apostle Paul knew the gospel transforms our thoughts and our actions.