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If the greatest extent of the Christian faith was to get saved so you did not go to hell, then most of the New Testament would really not be needed. If salvation is all about confession of sin, then so much of Paul's rhetoric of living differently and being transformed by the renewal of our minds is utter ramblings in the great scheme of things. After all, if being a follower of the Way is all about the fire insurance then adopting a motto such as, "if it feels good do it!" seems suddenly appropriate.

The Peachtree Baptist Church Congregation didn't meet on Sunday. They stayed at home and enjoyed the beautiful snow The Lord gave us.
All activities were cancelled by most community churches.
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Governor Roy Cooper recently announced 34 new appointments to state boards and commissions.
Gov. Cooper appointed Timothy H. Ozment, of Rocky Mount, to the North Carolina Internship Council as a representative from a college or university with less than 5,000 students.

Thursday, December 13 from 12 until 6 p.m. at Englewood Presbyterian Church, 100 South Englewood Drive, Rocky Mount
Friday, December 14 from 11 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. at Englewood Presbyterian Church, 100 South Englewood Drive, Rocky Mount
Friday, December 14 from 2 until 7 p.m. at the Spring Hope Fire Department, 118 W Railroad Street, Spring Hope

STANHOPE -- Certainly, it's safe to say that, following two wild games over a seven-day span, that the Nash Central and Southern Nash girls basketball squads are pretty evenly-matched.
During the first meeting two weeks ago at Central, the Ladybirds pulled off an improbable last-second victory to set up a much-anticipated rematch last Friday -- this time at the SNHS Gymnasium.

STANHOPE -- After winning in rather convincing fashion one week earlier at Nash Central, maybe a bit of complacency had crept into Southern Nash's basketball players before last Friday's rematch at the SNHS Gymnasium.
But the second time around would prove to be much more challenging as a fired-up Central squad roared ahead of the Firebirds early, only to see Southern Nash rally in the second half to secure a 52-46 triumph in Nash County non-conference rivalry hoops action.

CLAYTON -- Nash Central High School will make its annual appearance over the holidays at the John Jacobs Christmas Basketball Classic at Cleveland High School in Johnston County.
Action at the tournament will feature eight boys and eight girls teams beginning on Dec. 27 and ending on Dec. 29 at the CHS Gymnasium on Polenta Road in the Cleveland Community.

RED OAK -- After a disappointing loss to Pinecrest in their season-opener, followed by a home-opener win against D.H. Conley, the Northern Nash Knights turned their focus to county rival Nash Central, who came into last Tuesday's contest with a 0-2 record.

CHAPEL HILL -- Listed are the brackets for the Class 3-A State Football Championships, which will wrap up this weekend:

BEREA, KY. -- Senior guard Chris Braswell's six 3-pointers and 30 total points helped the North Carolina Wesleyan College Battling Bishop men's basketball team outlast host Berea College 92-83 in their conference opener on the road last Saturday afternoon in the Bluegrass State.
NC Wesleyan was led on the day by 69 points from three players: Braswell, junior center A.J. Frye, and sophomore guard Damon McDowell while Wesleyan's starting five totaled 84 of the team's 92 points on the day.

CONWAY, S.C. -- The North Carolina Wesleyan College women's basketball team was defeated 126-65 on the road in its exhibition game at Div. I Coastal Carolina University last Saturday afternoon.
The non-conference game, which does not count against NCWC's record, was a tough loss for the Bishops as they struggled to shoot to the ball falling behind 33-13 in the first quarter and 70-32 at halftime.

CHAPEL HILL -- Here is this weekend's lineup for the North Carolina High School Athletic Association State Football Championships:

Southern Nash's Shontell Nicholson (with ball) tries to drive against Nash Central's Cana Shrock during last Friday night's girls basketball showdown at the SNHS Gymnasium.

Southern Nash's Symia McClaston (right) won't be denied on this drive during the Ladybirds' four-overtime loss to rival Nash Central last Friday night in girls hoops action on the SN campus.

NASH CENTRAL'S SARAH HICKS

I wrote this back in 2011 and it is still true! "Animal Control did not and still do not serve the public by acting as an Adoption Facility. This is not the fault of the Animal Control officers and Shelter staff. It is the fault of the County's administrators from the Director of the Health Department to the Commissioners. They do not budget enough money to have a staff person open the Shelter during the times that working families could visit and adopt. The Shelter is undermanned, under-budgeted and more."

ROCKY MOUNT -- Wilson Hunt's boys and Rocky Mount's girls continued to hold serve atop the Big East Conference swim standings during the league's latest pool event last Wednesday at the Harrison Family YMCA Complex.
Rocky Mount led the way in the girls team race with 142 points, while Nash Central (96) edged Wilson Hunt (94) and Wilson Fike (91) for the third spot.

SOUTHERN NASH SWIMMER MADALYN BARDOWELL