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A tan neutered male boxer mix dog (white on neck/chest) 65 pounds, went missing near Headliner's Salon in Nashville last Friday morning around 10:30 am. The dog jumped from its owners car and was last seen off Winstead Street near the school bus garage area. If seen please don't chase and contact Margie Wilder 252.478.0001, Donna 252.567.0151 and the Nash County Animal Shelter.

City Manager Rochelle D. Small-Toney has reopened the recruitment process for a Rocky Mount police chief. In the meantime, Captain George D. Robinson will fill the role of interim police chief, replacing Willie Williams who has served in an interim capacity since January.
Robinson has worked with the Rocky Mount Police Department since 1992 when he started as a police officer in the Patrol Services Division.

Students from Nash County, Vance County, and Johnston County Sheriff's Offices recently completed Detention Officer training at Nash Community College. The certification includes 179 hours of training 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.

On Saturday, December 8, North Carolina Wesleyan College held its winter commencement at the new Rocky Mount Event Center. A large crowd of family and friends gathered to honor the approximately 200 graduates.
This is the first time in the school's history that commencement was not held on campus.

January will be a month where the Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission and the city of Rocky Mount pause to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through community events.
The events begin Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019 with the Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission's annual Oratorical Competition. Students in grades 6-12 are given the chance to verbally express themselves using Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s philosophy.

The Rocky Mount Garden Club hosted its monthly meeting with an informative style open discussion about the club, its history, and the current/future projects. The club president Ginger Haden opened by encouraging each member and guest to participate in the open floor discussion.
Brenda Crocker, the club parliamentarian, explained the different levels of the National Garden Club Inc.

Max Wedderin, at right, chats with Santa on Monday night at the annual Christmas in Spring Hope event. The move was originally set for Friday, December 14 but was moved due to the weather. (Graphic photo by Amanda Clark)

Jelisia Foy, 5, speaks to Santa on Monday in Spring Hope. (Graphic photo by Amanda Clark)

Spring Hope Town Manager Jae Kim was full of holiday spirit on Monday at the town's Christmas festivities. Kim helped with the carriage rides during the annual event. (Graphic photo by Amanda Clark)

Dear Santa,nMy name is Maggie Lee Nott and I am 6 years old. I am in the first grade and I have learned so much. I have lots of homework and I am doing very good. I make my Mommie and Daddy very proud and I know that you are too Santa because you are always watching me. I would like a doll vet set, a doll classroom, and pets for my vet set. Thanks Santa. I love you and will leave you some good snacks!

Sad Fact. Approximately fifty percent of the intakes are cats. If they are feral, unless they are healthy and very young kittens, they don't go to the adoption floor. They are euthanized, Out of sight, out of mind, right? Nope, they break our hearts.
Many of them were kittens that were put outside because of various reasons as they grew older and not so cute. So they, and their offspring, survive the best they can, never trusting man again. Because of man.

The Peachtree Baptist Church Congregation met Sunday to celebrate the coming birthday of Jesus Christ.
The Sanctuary flower arrangement Sunday was presented to glorify of God by Marta Whitehouse in loving honor of her sister, Chaidi Vaccaro, who celebrated her birthday on December 13th.

Saturday, December 22 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Nashville Fire Department, 114 W Church Street, Nashville
Wednesday, December 26 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. at Golden East Crossing Mall, 1100 N Wesleyan Blvd, Rocky Mount
Wednesday, December 26 from 2 until 6 p.m. at First Baptist Church, 200 South Church Street, Rocky Mount

AgCarolina Farm Credit recently announced a record donation of toys from members and employees for local needy children. A total of nearly 950 toys were collected in the fourth year of AgCarolina's participation in the toy drive.
The Toys for Tots campaign began in September in conjunction with member appreciation events held at AgCarolina Farm Credit's twelve branches in eastern North Carolina. Members and employees were also able to purchase raffle tickets for two rocking benches donated by a member of the Rocky Mount branch.

For the third year in a row, 100 percent of Nash Community College faculty and staff contributed to the employee campaign raising scholarship funds for deserving students. More than $34,000 was raised during this year's campaign.
"I am constantly amazed by the outpouring of support this campus receives from our faculty and staff," Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Foundation Executive Director Pam Ballew said.

The ladies of the Rocky Mount Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc, along with the staff of Opportunities Industrialization Center, Inc. (OIC), presented their annual World AIDS Day event on Saturday, December 1st. Open to the community, the event was held to raise awareness for individuals living with HIV/AIDS and to remember those who lost their battle with the disease. This year's theme is, "I know my status, do you know yours?"

Gravely Foundation has selected to support the Gravely Foundation Annual Scholarship for another fiscal year. The Foundation has been supporting Wesleyan College for over 40 years. The Gravely Scholarship is awarded annually and preference is given to students from Nash, Edgecombe, Wilson, Halifax and Franklin counties. The Gravely Foundation was created in 1945 by the children of the late J.O.W. Gravely and Lula Keen Gravely to honor their parents, and in particular their belief that all boys and girls should have the opportunity to advance themselves through education.

NC AgVentures, an NC Cooperative Extension program, provides grants to North Carolina farmers for new and innovative agricultural project ideas that will increase farm profits.
NC AgVentures program, which is supported by the NC Tobacco Trust Fund Commission, will award a minimum of 20 grants to agriculturally dependent farm families.

Community Christian Church hosted a Senior Christmas Luncheon on Wednesday, December 12 to honor the service of the seniors of the church. Some of those seniors are pictured above.

Nash Central High School students were recently recognized for their participation in the Halifax Resolves Chapter of the NC Sons of the American Revolution's Essay Contest. Amber Silver was the winner of the George S. & Stella M. Knight Essay with her work entitled, "Our Founding Mothers." Silver is the first person at Nash Central High School to win the essay competition.

North Carolina Wesleyan College took the American College Health Association's Healthy Campus Pledge and is now considered a Healthy Campus 2020 Partner. This pledge demonstrates a campus' commitment toward achieving the Healthy Campus 2020 goals and objectives. NC Wesleyan has joined a growing group of diverse, motivated institutions and organizations working every day to move campuses across our nation toward better health.

Tar River Land Conservancy (TRLC) recently purchased 152 acres along Fishing Creek in southern Warren County. The property was purchased from the family of the late Mary Louise Pullen Owen, whose parents acquired the land in 1938. Over the last 18 years, TRLC has preserved 2,407 acres of land on Fishing and Little Fishing Creeks through conservation easement agreements and land purchases.

Everyone's invited to the Candlelight and Communion Service at Red Oak Baptist Church on Monday, December 24 at 8:00 pm.
Join the Red Oak United Methodist Church as they have Christmas Eve Worship in the Barn Yard on Monday, December 24 at 5:00 pm at Linda Fisher's farm. All are welcome.

I have great expectations. I have great expectations for myself, my family, the church I pastor, and the community in which I live. I assume that you have expectations too. Maybe one of your expectations is to be able to open your refrigerator and find everything nice and cool. Likewise, you probably expect to open your freezer and find ice in the ice-maker and your meats and vegetables unfrozen. But maybe we can have greater expectations than these.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Coach Willie Langley isn't quite sure about Trey Whitley's career stats as a member of the Nash Central High School baseball team.
But Langley certainly knows the intangible that matters most.
"When Trey pitches, we win -- it's pretty much as simple as that,'' Langley said.