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Y'all, someone was trying to sell two jars on mayonnaise on Facebook Marketplace the other day.
And it wasn't even Duke's. As a matter of fact, it was Hellman's, which I didn't even know was legal in North Carolina. Maybe some charitable soul will make an offer just to safely contain and destroy the two jars before they make it to a cookout or some poor child's back to school lunch.
I don't know about you, but sometimes when I see weird stuff on sale I imagine stories and scenarios related to that item.

Last week brought the end to yet another era of extraordinary leadership in the Nash County Emergency Services. Bryant Fisher retired from his long-time post as Nash County's 9-1-1 Communications Director.
His twin brother, Brent Fisher, retired about this time last year as Nash County Assistant Director for Emergency and Fire Rescue Services. Brent moved into a state position as Area 6 Coordinator for NC Emergency Management.

This photo published in The Nashville Graphic on October 18, 1977. Mr. and Mrs. James Bunn proudly display their Conservation Farm Family of the year award while other members of the family smile approvingly.

BAILEY- A local preacher has deepened his connection with not only 'the Word,' but with lots of them. Paul Cantrell Mitchell, who delivers sermons at both the Mount Pleasant Methodist Church and StanHope Baptist churches, has published his first book of poetry, entitled A Fraction of the Complete Works.
One hundred and twelve poems are in Mitchell's book, offering reflections on a multitude of life events and emotions.

NASHVILLE- New overhead lighting for the baseball fields, batting cage and soccer fields at Miracle Park has been approved, with county leaders approving a $1.5 million dollar bid to cover the work.
Jonathan Boone, Nash Deputy county manager, asked and received approval at the county commissioners' meeting to award the bid to Musco Sports Lighting, LLC, with the project also including two service locations with contractors to support future park expansion.

The dress rehearsals have all concluded and the curtain is about to be pulled back on the 2025 Nash County Football season, with all four of the area's public schools kicking off this year's campaign on Friday, August 22.
Not only that, three of the county's four teams will be opening up the season at home, with Nash Central the lone squad beginning the season with a road trip.
The Bulldogs won't have to travel far for their first game though, with Central opening the year against a former conference foe in SouthWest Edgecombe.

All four of Nash County's public school spike squads have kicked off their 2025 volleyball campaigns, with Northern Nash the last to do so as the Lady Knights hosted their season opener against Nash Central on Monday, August 18.
Nash Central, Southern Nash and Rocky Mount each got a head start on Northern, beginning their nonconference schedules last week, with the Southern Nash Ladybirds making early waves around the area with a 2-0 start.

RALEIGH - Starting Aug.1, county governments and conservation nonprofit groups may apply for grant funding from the N.C. Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund for farmland preservation projects.
A new application format for all grant proposals is required this year. All interested applicants must complete the Intent to Apply section by Aug. 29 to be eligible to complete the full application.

Legalism, license and liberty. Do you know the difference? Sometimes the differences between the three may be subtle. But when compared and contrasted against each other, the differences are really quite striking.
The manner by which a Christian chooses to live out his faith shows which one of these words will most often be associated with his name. In some cases, all three will show up from time to time in our lives. But as we mature in our Christian faith, one of these nouns seems to show up more in our lives.

I began last week's article with these words, "We all make choices. Sometimes we think through these choices before we give our "final answer." Choices are made and some are more lethal in their consequences than others.
The old testament book of Daniel, especially the first six chapters, tells us about making decisions. In chapter 3 we are introduced to three Jewish friends of Daniel, namely Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. These young men must choose what they will choose in light of their faith in God.

On more than one occasion, I have made the passing comment that "the Darwinist has no answer to . . ." this or that phenomenon. For instance, we have said that the Darwinist has no answer for the irreducible complexity of particular biological systems in nature. Recall that an irreducibly complex system could not have come into existence through the slow step-by-step process of evolution because the system is not functional until all the components are in place.
More recently, we have said that Darwinists seem to have no answer to how humans "evolved" self-consciousness from simple atoms found in the human brain.

Congratulations to Neal and Megan Ward on the birth of their son, Grayson Banks Ward, born August 13. Proud grandparents are George and Donnye Saunders and great-grandmama, Barbara Griffin.
Women in Action of Red Oak Baptist Church had a great time together on Tuesday, August 12. The group is growing and is excited to be involved in missions. The group worked on several events that will be coming up soon.

Damage to personal property; assault on a female reported at N. Hilliard St., Nashville on 8/10/25
DWI reported at S. Alston St., Nashville on 8/10/25
DWI reported at W. Washington St., Nashville on 8/15/25
Obtain property by false pretense reported at Eastern Ave., Nashville on 8/11/25

Discharge firearm into occupied dwelling/moving vehicle reported at 10653 Ward Rd., Whitakers on 8/4/25
Discharge firearm into occupied dwelling/moving vehicle; damage to real property reported at 10716 Ward Rd., Whitakers on 8/3/25
Larceny of a firearm reported at 12790 Eagle Ridge Dr., Zebulon on 8/8/25
Obtain property by false pretense; larceny by employee reported at 130 N. Old Carriage Rd., Rocky Mount on 8/5/25

House to Home Construction, inc. to Latarsha Middleton and Douglas Eatmon; 1986 Sheldon Road, Bailey; $499,000
MCC Utility Construction, LLC to Medina Realty, LLC; .46 acres
I'll have another, LLC to Deanna Faye Gentile and Velma Faye Wirth; 413 East Center Street, Nashville; $168,000
Carolyn Hartney-Correa, Carolyn Hartney Correa and James E. Correa Jr. to Robert Brethen and Denise Brethen; 4612 River Farm Road, Rocky Mount; $565,000

NASHVILLE - A group of Nash County Public Schools classified workers have "graded" county commissioners, appearing at the August 11 commissioner meeting with a "Report Card On Our Public Schools."
Wilma Jones DeRosa, Thelma Harris and Christina Walters spoke during the public comment section of the meeting, chiding commissioners for not having increased the money allotted to NCPS during the FY2025 budget, including a requested $500 supplement for classified staff.