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NASH COUNTY -- Here are the results from the Nash County Recreation & Senior Services Youth Soccer 13-15 Co-Ed Tournament:

The Dixie Melody Boys will be in concert at Benvenue Baptist Church on December 1 at 7 p.m. The church is located at 2464 Benvenue Road, Rocky Mount.

The Lord gave us another glorious day Sunday as the Peachtree Baptist Church Congregation gathered to worship on Veteran's Day.
The Sanctuary flower arrangement Sunday was presented to glorify God by Joan and Ray Eason in honor of their 51st wedding anniversary.
Fran Bunn, Sunday School Director, welcomed the Sunday school gathering.

NASH COUNTY -- No team has been capable of defeating the Franklinton Lady Rams on the volleyball court since they joined the Big East Conference before the 2017 campaign.
Through two years, Franklinton is undefeated in the league and has claimed the Big East's regular season and tournament championships in each of those seasons.

NASH COUNTY -- It wasn't the best season for Nash County's high school boys soccer teams in the Big East Conference as both Southern Nash and Northern Nash were unable to qualify for the Class 3-A State Playoffs.
Still, several Firebirds and Knights have earned spots on the prestigious 2018 All-Big East Conference Boys Soccer Team.

Red Oak United Methodist Church recently celebrated its 200th anniversary with a special tent service.
Reverend David Joyner, who has served as pastor of the church since 2013, served as the celebrating minister. Over 100 people attended the celebration, with music provided by Grafted and both past and present members of the congregation sharing memories and stories about what the church has meant and continues to mean to their families today.

Nash County veterans were recognized on Sunday and Monday in numerous ceremonies that took place throughout the Twin Counties.
Social Union Baptist Church hosted a special Veterans Appreciation Ceremony for the men and women of American Legion Post 293 on Sunday afternoon.
The worship celebration included music by The Wash Board Man, Brother Jerry Harrison and Faith as well as a message from Rev. Nathaniel Bunn, who serves as the pastor of Social Union Baptist Church.

Prentis Clemons, the Vice Commander for the American Legion Post 293 speaks during the POW/MIA Empty Chair Ceremony on Sunday at Social Union Baptist Church, which hosted a special Veterans Appreciation Service for members of Post 293.

Nash County Commissioner Lisa Barnes will soon vacate her commissioner's seat and move to a seat on the North Carolina House of Representatives.
Barnes defeated current Representative Bobbie Richardson in last week's election, receiving 70 percent of the votes.
With Barnes' win, there will be a vacancy left on the Nash County Board of Commissioners, said Mark Edwards, Chairman of the Nash County Republican Party.

Nashville's Fire Department recently celebrated a new fire truck being put into service. As the new truck was backed into the bay, another truck was backed out and has since been sitting out in the weather.
Last week, Nashville's Town Council voted to allow the fire department to purchase a shelter for the truck at a price tag of $5,600.

Nash County 4-H will kick off the holiday season on Friday, November 30 with its Fourth Annual 4-H Festival of Tables.
This year's event will be held at Nashville United Methodist Church.
Nash County Cooperative Extension Director and 4-H Agent Sandy Hall said the event was moved from the Nash County Agriculture Center due to some HVAC issues the building is having.

Nashville will kick off its Christmas season with its annual Children's Christmas Parade on Saturday, December 1.
The celebration will begin at 4 p.m. in front of the Nash County Courthouse with music.
Following the music, the children's parade will begin.

Eleven years after starting a new career with Edward Jones Investors, Cliff Joyner celebrated the opening of his new location in Downtown Nashville.
Nashville's Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting last Friday for Joyner.
Joyner moved into his new spot, at 207 W Washington Street, on August 7. Previously, Joyner was located at 802-A East Washington Street.

No doubt the last quarter is my favorite time of the year.
The majority of my friends are summer people, a smaller number are spring people and a handful are even winter people. But I'm solidly a fall, fourth quarter, nip in the air, turkey on the table, presents under the tree kind of guy.
I've always been that way, but for reasons that have changed in each stage of life.

Last year, I had this bright idea that I needed to step way out of my comfort zone and "do stuff."
My first attempt to "do stuff" was volunteering to coach soccer. I will admit, I enjoyed it way more than I thought I would but I had an amazing co-coach and that made a big difference!

This photo originally published in The Nashville Graphic on July 4, 1968. Two Northern Nash girls were set to attend the National Future Homemakers of America Convention in Miami, Fla.

Rocky Mount native Clifton Barnes, who worked for at the Nashville Graphic in the 1980s, has won a national award for an online book he wrote.
An e-book telling the history of the Order of the Bell Tower at the University of North Carolina won an Award of Excellence from the DC area-based Communications Concepts through its 2018 Awards for Publication Excellence competition.

Norovirus has been identified as the agent responsible for the outbreak of gastrointestinal illness that affected patrons of a Rocky Mount restaurant.
According to Bill Hill, Nash County Health Director, staff at the Health Department responded to complaints at El Tapatio, at 1296 North Wesleyan Boulevard immediately after they were reported on October 30.