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Nash-Rocky Mount Board of Education members became defensive about items placed on the agenda last Wednesday during a committee meeting with members of the Nash County Board of Commissioners.
Board of Education Chair Ann Edge told commissioners that the committee meetings were set up strictly to talk about finances and facilities.

The Town of Nashville's Municipal Service District (MSD) Advisory Board held a public hearing earlier this month to hear opinions on proposed Christmas decorations for the downtown area.
After several citizens spoke, the board and citizens concluded it would be best to stage a small area with a few of the designs to see how they look with the streetscape and how well they illuminate at night.

Orlando Jones of Nashville said he drove around a scratch-off ticket worth $100,000 for four days without even realizing it.
Jones, a truck driver, stopped by the Speedway on Bethlehem Road in Rocky Mount Thursday night. He bought three $4,000,000 Diamond Dazzler tickets. Jones said he threw the tickets in his truck and forgot about them.

A few months ago, I wrote a column about all the trash that litters our highways and backgrounds all over this county and this great state.
I live near the Tar River, and just before the bridge, just above the east bank, someone dumped more than half a dozen garbage filled bags in a pile. They stayed there for months.

It's always nice to see a community coming together for the good of others.
For the past 10 years, Brenda Stallings and her friends and family in the Southern end of the county have gotten together to host a special luncheon for veterans in our area.
The event has grown over the years and is one I always look forward to covering.

This photo originally published in The Nashville Graphic on October 31, 1968. Nashville cheerleaders were all set to cheer on the Nashville football team. Pictured left to right (front row) are: Jamie Collins, Cathy Harris, Phyllis Deans and Dawn Breedlove. Back row: Bonnie Rose, Sherry Joyner, chief, Margaret High and Rosemarie Jackson. Donna Rose is the mascot.

Rocky Mount Police are investigating a homicide at a Bingo hall last Friday night.
Police responded to Tarrytown Beach Bingo at 570 South Wesleyan Boulevard around 11:45 p.m. Friday, September 21 in reference to an armed robbery and shooting with injury call.

Numerous complaints from the community led to the arrest of a Whitakers man recently.
Members of the Nash County Sheriff's Office Patrol Division and Narcotics Division executed a search warrant on a home in the 9000 block of Straight Gate Road, Whitakers on September 20 around 9:30 a.m. The search warrant was obtained after an investigation by the Sheriff's Office was initiated due to multiple complaints from the community.

The N.C. Department of Transportation has identified 138 regional highway, aviation, ferry, rail and transit projects it anticipates funding and scheduling for construction over the next decade.
The evaluation of 915 regional impact projects across the state identified the top-scoring projects to be programmed for construction in the forthcoming 2020-2029 State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP).

The State Highway Patrol proudly welcomed 31 new troopers at a graduation ceremony for the 145th Basic Highway Patrol School. The ceremony ended 29 weeks of demanding training preparing them for a rewarding career of service to the state of North Carolina.
Cadets included Nash County resident Jordan Mitchell Lamm, who will be reporting for duty in Johnston County.

INCIDENTS
A larceny after breaking and entering and breaking and entering a residential was reported on 9/18/18 at 100 Arrowood Drive
An aid and abet (misdemeanor) and larceny (shoplifting) was reported on 9/19/18 at Wal-Mart, 1205 Eastern Avenue
A trespassing and larceny (shoplifting) was reported on 9/19/18 at Wal-Mart, 1205 Eastern Avenue

A sell or deliver schedule VI Controlled substance and felony possession of marijuana was reported on 9/16/18 at N Wesleyan Boulevard and N Church Street
Drug violations were reported on 9/16/18 at 208 N Poplar Street
A breaking, entering and larceny was reported on 9/17/18 at 8822 Chantilly

Nash County Planning and Inspections issued the following building permits from September 17 through 21.

If you "rescue" or save a pet, you must be prepared to take 100% percent responsibility for it. You cannot count on finding a rescue to take it off of your hands or an adopter. Of course, you can advertise on places such as Craigslist. We have seen the results of that. Animals that are used for bait, to train fighting dogs. Animals that are abused. Animals that are used for feed, especially the babies for snakes.

What is known as an outdoor experience on other continents is now one for indoors at the Imperial Centre.
"Rainforest Adventure," an exhibit that introduces children to tropical rainforests around the world, will be stationed in Rocky Mount from Sept. 25, 2018 through Jan. 6, 2019.

"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness." (1 John 1:10)
When my now thirty-year-old daughter said her bedtime prayers as a child, she said the same thing every night. In fact, she repeated them so fast I could hardly keep up.

Dr. Thom Rainer, CEO of LifeWay Christian Resources and author of more than two dozen books, will be the keynote speaker at the ReNew 18 Pastors Conference being hosted by North Carolina Wesleyan College on Thursday, October 18 from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m.
"Two thirds of churches in America are stagnant or shrinking while millions of people, who need to hear the Good News, remain church-less," Rainer said.

Congratulations to Nathan Griffin who was ordained as a Deacon on Sunday, September 23 at Red Oak Baptist Church! Nathan and his wife, Heather, have 2 children, Carter and Windley. They are very active in the church and it's ministries. Nathan will be a great addition as a servant on the Deacon board. Nathan in the son of Neil and Dot Griffin.

We all approach the Bible with a goal in mind. Hopefully, for each one of us, it's for the goal of living like Jesus on earth because that's the Father's heart and the Spirit's purpose.
However, there are other goals and dispositions we have when approaching the Bible. Think about it for a minute...sometimes the Bible is approached as being a book of what not to do. When we take this approach we have the 10 commandments in mind - which is a good thing.

This is the day that the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it. Peachtree Baptist Church certainly rejoiced and celebrated Sunday.
Sunday was Peachtree Baptist Church's 209th anniversary. Peachtree Faithful were called to Sunday Service to worship the Lord and to celebrate the founding of the Church.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Nash Central's two-faceted team goals for the 2018 boys soccer season pretty much go hand-in-hand.
After just missing the postseason in 2017 -- the first campaign for NCHS in the Class 2-A Eastern Plains Conference -- the Bulldogs would like to make the next natural step in their overall program progression.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Warm, humid weather was destined to test Eastern Plains Conference runners during the league's latest cross country meet, which was held on the campus of Nash Central High School.
The Bulldogs made the most of their home-course advantage with strong finishes in both the boys and girls team overall standings.

RED OAK -- Serving as the event host, Northern Nash controlled both the boys and girls proceedings during last Wednesday's latest Big East Conference Cross County Meet at the Red Oak Middle School Course.
In boys action, Northern Nash took the first five places in the individual standings in order to roll to the team crown.

PINETOPS -- Thanks to Hurricane Florence, Northern Nash had to wait two weeks to play after beating rival Nash Central in Death Valley to play another high school football game.
While most would consider the break a good thing, Coach Andrew Farriss' Knights weren't able to take advantage of the hiatus. Northern dropped a 44-7 loss to SouthWest Edgecombe last Friday night, which could mostly be attributed to the "coldness"

NASH COUNTY -- Here are Nash County Recreation & Senior Services updated Fall Youth Sports League Soccer Results: