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Happy Thanksgiving Fellow Followers! I hope today is a day just like every other day of your life. No really, even though many are off work and folks are fixing to prepare massive meals, I pray it's just another day in the way you live your life.
What do I mean? Ok, I'll spill. I hope that the act of giving thanks is not special in your life, but a steady rhythm of your life.

The State Highway Patrol proudly welcomed 14 new troopers at a graduation ceremony for the 146th Basic Highway Patrol School. The ceremony ended 15 weeks of demanding training preparing them for a fulfilling career of service to the state of North Carolina.
The ceremony was held at the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation Auditorium in Raleigh.

I heard someone say in the last couple weeks, "Many want full-time benefits for part-time work." This Thanksgiving season, I wonder how many Christians are giving God thanks?
In this story that Luke records, Jesus is on His way from one town to another and as He journeys, He encounters ten men who are stricken with leprosy and they all, with loud voices, requested that Jesus have mercy upon them.

Governor Roy Cooper recently announced 49 appointments to various state boards and commissions for North Carolina.
"I'm grateful for the dedication each appointee brings to North Carolina," said Governor Cooper. "Their knowledge and devotion will rightfully serve these various boards and commissions."

Nash County Travel and Tourism has unveiled a new look, website and office location, all intended to showcase the extensive resources offered in Nash County. The public was introduced to the new look at a recent ribbon cutting ceremony at their new headquarters in Rocky Mount Mills at 1104 Falls Road.
In an effort to be more inclusive of the robust offerings throughout the area, the organization is expanding its brand.

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the first semester of the 2018-2019 school year.
The following students at Middlesex Elementary School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

The West Mount Ruritan Club recently donated funds to Peacemakers for the Christmas Toy Store. Presenting the funds is Wayne Outlaw (right), Co-Chair of the Social Development Committee, to Jesse Lewis (left), Executive Director of Peacemakers.

Helen Sharpe was recently honored at the United Daughters of the Confederacy State Convention in Durham receiving the Jefferson Davis Historical Gold Medal for her devotion and work in researching and preserving the history of Confederate Soldiers, especially African American Confederate Soldiers and their service during the War Between the States.

The Nash Community College Foundation awarded more than $240,000 in scholarships for the 2018-2019 academic year at the Scholarship Awards Program held Thursday, November 1, 2018. The forty-third annual event brings together scholarship recipients and their donors as students are awarded scholarship funds, and have an opportunity to express their gratitude.

DO NOT RESCUE
What? How can you say that? Easy, if you cannot afford to take care of the rescued pet or become a hoarder of rescued pets. Just recently, it was reported in NJ that a lady had approx. 150 "rescued dogs" at her home. There were a few that needed emergency care, all needed vet care and there were many deceased dogs in freezers.

North Carolina Wesleyan College recently received a $100,000 grant from The Cannon Foundation. The College recognizes the need to provide students, faculty and staff adequate mobility around campus to meet its mission of preparing students for professional advancement, life-long learning and responsible participation in their communities. The grant will be utilized to repair and replace sidewalks and curb ramps throughout the College.

Scholarship donors and their recipients came together at North Carolina Wesleyan November 1 as the college held its Scholarship Appreciation Gala at The Dunn Center for the Performing Arts. The event recognized scholarship donors who give annually to Wesleyan students, helping them pursue their academic and professional dreams.

Administrators from Nash Community College met with leaders at the Center for Industry, Technology & Innovation (CITI) High School on Wednesday, October 31 to share information about SkillsUSA - a partnership of students, teachers, and industry working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce. Nash Community College's SkillsUSA chapter was chartered in 2017 to help students excel by providing educational programs, leadership opportunities, events and competitions that support career and technical education.

Nash UNC Health Care hosted its second annual Nurse Scholars Signing Day event recently signing eighteen aspiring nursing students currently enrolled at Nash and Edgecombe Community Colleges.
The Signing Day event includes a ceremony where selected nursing students officially sign on with Nash UNC's Nurse Scholars Program.

Nash Community College's Gamma Beta Phi chapter inducted new members recently in a ceremony held in Brown Auditorium. Gamma Beta Phi is a national honor society emphasizing service, scholarship, and character, and aiming to broaden its members' academic and philanthropic lives so that they might make a difference in the world. NCC's chapter was chartered in 1975.

North Carolina's egg prices were higher on all sizes when compared to last week. Supplies are moderate to meet a good demand. The North Carolina weighted average price quoted Thursday, Nov 15, 2018, for small lot sales of delivered, cartoned, grade "A" eggs was 153.22 for extra large, 148.13 for Large, 116.70 for Medium, and 83.00 for Small eggs.

STANHOPE -- Whether it be on the soccer field or at the football stadium, Carlos Garcia has been a long-time impact performer for the Southern Nash High School atheltic program.
Garcia is still busy for the Firebirds' gridiron squad, which will host Eastern Alamance this Friday in the second round of the Class 3-A State Football Playoffs.

RED OAK -- With a disappointing football season coming to an end for Northern Nash High School, Knights' fans will now look to the hardwood, where over the past two seasons, the boys squad is 49-6 overall and 20-0 in regular season conference play.
Henry Drake is entering his fifth year as the Head Coach at Northern Nash, and is looking to secure the team's third consecutive Big East Championship this season.

STANHOPE -- Just because the postseason has started doesn't mean the points will suddenly stop being piled up by the Southern Nash High School football team.
If last Friday's game against CB Aycock was any indication, the Firebirds are just getting started.
Southern Nash, the No. 2 seed, roared past 15th-seeded Aycock by a 63-0 margin in the opening round of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association's Class 3-A State Playoffs at historic Firebird Stadium on the SNHS.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Sarah Hicks has long since garnered a deserved reputation as one of the area's top all-around hih school athletes.
But the rest of the state is also being served notice of Hicks' lofty abilities.
Hicks, a senior multi-sport star at Nash Central High School, was recently named as the school's nominee for the Wendy's High School Heisman Award.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA. -- The North Carolina Wesleyan College men's basketball team cruised to a 68-49 non-conference win over former rival Ferrum College (Va.) last Saturday at the Mary Washington Tip-Off Classic.
A big first half had the Bishops leading 37-19 at the break as they held Ferrum to 26 percent shooting and zero percent from three-point range while Wesleyan shot 52 percent themselves and 38 percent from three.

CHAPEL HILL -- Listed are the brackets for the upcoming Class 3-A State Football Championships, which will feature the Southern Nash Firebirds and the Rocky Mount Gryphons:

FRANKLIN COUNTY -- The 11th Annual Combat Warriors Deer Hunt was held Nov. 2-5 in Franklin County and the warriors stayed at the cabin on Mrs. Mavis Nelms farm, Highway 39 S. about 2 miles outside of Louisburg.
What a great and successful event it was , with (18) total warriors; made up of Marines, U S Army troops, and Navy Seals.

(L to R) Darquez Flowers and Sam Page will be among the important performers this season for the Northern Nash High School boys basketball squad.

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