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There will be a Deacon Ordination at Red Oak Baptist Church on Sunday, September 23 during the morning worship at 11:00 am. Daniel Cole and Nathan Griffin will be ordained.
Women in Action will meet on Tuesday, September 25 at 6:30 pm at Red Oak Baptist Church.

Prepared? No doubt most everyone in eastern North Carolina is actively getting ready for a dangerous storm. Hurricane Florence is forecast to wreak havoc on our state and its citizens.
I've visited the grocery store (Piggly Wiggly) and the Lowe's Home Improvement store in the last couple days. Lots of folks buying batteries, water, bread, charcoal, etc. While in Lowe's, I actually saw a verbal dispute between two men shopping for a generator.

A storm is a brewing. As I write this, it's Monday morning here in our beautiful town of Nashville. The forecast track for Florence is currently looking like a direct hit for the Old North State. By the time this article hits the stands and your mailbox we could still be waiting, we could be in the midst of another hurricane, or the prayers of many could send that thing back out to sea to harm no one. As you know, much could change between now and Thursday.

STANHOPE -- Southern Nash's prolific Firebirds have finally met their match -- sort of.
Opponents have been looking for a way to keep the Firebirds off the scoreboard for the past several years, and they may have found a solution, albeit one that won't affect the standings.

RED OAK -- Competition is always fierce at the high-level Knights Invitational Cross Country Meet -- and the 2018 version proved to be no different.
The annual event is hosted in early September every fall and gives Northern Nash the opportunity to test itself against some of the top distance programs in Eastern North Carolina and beyond.

ROCKY MOUNT -- A newcomer has provided a quick jolt to the Big East Conference Girls Golf standings.
That player is Wilson Hunt's Plun Rattanaprakarn, an exchange student who just arrived in the area a few weeks ago.
When Rattanaprakarn expressed her desire to join the Lady Warriors' golf team, she was welcomed after being declared eligible by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association.

NASHVILLE -- The soccer fields at Glover Park were full this past Saturday for Town of Nashville Youth Soccer League action.
In three-year old play, DJ Dibo played Nashville Graphic, and Jude Jefferys, Brynley Daniels, Jasper Valentine, Mattie Allen, Austin Richardson and Tatum Price all scored goals.

NASHVILLE -- Nash Central Middle School's 2018 football schedule will begin Sept. 20 at Parker Middle in Rocky Mount.
The Trojans will once again be coached by veteran skipper Matt Lancaster.
NCMS' complete ledger is as follows, with home games listed in CAPS:

RED OAK -- Last Friday night was one of the most anticipated nights of the year for high school sports in Nash County.
That's because Northern Nash Knights and the Nash Central Bulldogs faced off in their annual football game, recently given the name of "The Battle of the Bridge".
This year, in an exciting and entertaining game, host Northern Nash was able to boost its record to 3-1 with a 39-28 win over rival Nash Central at Death Valley on the NNHS campus.

NASH COUNTY -- Listed are updated Nash County Recreation & Senior Services Fall Youth Soccer Scores:

WINCHESTER, VA. -- The North Carolina Wesleyan College football team, led by senior wide receiver Trey Lancaster and his second straight 200-yard receiving game, fell for the first time this season last Saturday night at Shenandoah University.
Lancaster's huge efforts were just not enough as a close game in the third quarter got away from the Bishops (1-1) as SU went on to win 59-21.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Elizabeth City State University, Winston-Salem State University and the City of Rocky Mount have announced that all events for the 21st Down East Football Viking Classic scheduled for Sept. 12-15 have been cancelled due to Hurricane Florence and its expected significant impact on the Rocky Mount region.

CLUTCH PIRATE. Former Southern Nash standout Tahj Deans caught two passes for 54 yards while helping East Carolina defeat North Carolina by a 41-19 margin last Saturday at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in Greenville.

On Tuesday, September 4, members of the Tar River Youth Soccer Association (TRYSA) gathered in Rocky Mount to demonstrate skills and to accept donations of used athletic apparel and gear for the BudasKids Foundation. They partnered with pro players from North Carolina FC for a Soccer Clinic on September 9 in Red Oak.

Northern Nash High School's Cydney Richardson blasts a drive during Monday's action at the Big East Conference Golf Match at Northgreen Country Club in Rocky Mount.

Northern Nash's Kelsey Hutchison leads this group of runners during the Girls Championship race at last Saturday's Knights Invitational Cross Country Meet in Red Oak.

Northern Nash's Chance Savage (left) paces with a Croatan runner during last Saturday's action at the Knights Invitational Cross County Meet.

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SHELTER INFORMATION

****UPDATE**** Englewood Baptist Church remains open. Nash Central High and Southern Nash High shelters have closed today, Saturday, Sept. 15.

Englewood Baptist Church is currently open and is housing approximately 90 citizens of Tyrrell County. Englewood is pet friendly and Nash County residence are welcome. Wednesday, Sept. 12th at 6:00PM NASH COUNTY will open Nash Central High School and Southern Nash High School. Southern will be pet friendly.