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I am currently involved in preaching a series of sermons entitled "Awakening." These messages deal with the idea of personal renewal or revival or as the subtitle of Awakening reads, "Life as it should be." Before I dive in to deeply, let me offer some preliminary thoughts. I believe revival as it has traditionally been called, it not about a series of revival meetings.

The Nash County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting in Castalia.
The incident occurred around 9 p.m. on Tuesday night.
As of presstime, little information was being released on the shootings but the Sheriff's Office reported they were investigating a multiple shooting on Lancaster Store Road and Pine Street in Castalia.

The Town of Nashville is close to settling a dispute with a family who had to bury their mother in the Red Oak Cemetery instead of in plots they owned in Nashville's cemetery.
The family of Carolean Moore Hyde came before Nashville's Town Council in April to complain about how a cemetery issue was handled by the former town manager and finance director.

The Nash County Sheriff's Office held its first ever Back-To-School-Book-Bag-Giveaway Saturday in Nashville, handing out 364 bookbags filled with supplies. The event also included the second Hot Dog for Kids Event for the year. Deputies prepared 800 hot dogs with the help of assisting agencies and volunteers.
Local youth stopped by to pick out a colorful book bag and have it filled with school supplies.

Nash County Sheriff Keith Stone is pictured with Marvin Perez, Yordi Perez and Larry Perez at the first ever Back-To-School-book-Bag-Giveaway hosted by the Nash County Sheriff's Office.

Spring Hope Police arrested a Castalia man last Wednesday, charging him with trafficking drugs.
Officers Radford and Wilson, of the Spring Hope Police Department, initiated a vehicle stop on Kevan Julye around 10 p.m. last Wednesday, August 8.
Members of the Tar River Regional Drug Task Force, Sergeant Gant, of the Spring Hope Police Department and Deputy Brantley of the Nash County Sheriff's Office, assisted in the investigation.

Family members of a man missing for a week discovered his body in a wooded area not far from his home.
The Nash County Sheriff's Office responded to the 4900 block of Redman Road in Rocky Mount on Friday, August 10.
Upon arrival, deputies located a deceased male in the wood line. Nash County EMS arrived and pronounced the victim, Brandon Smith, deceased.

The Nash-Rocky Mount Board of Education approved three new policies last week just in time for the new school year.
One of the policies was voted on a few years ago and will go into affect this school year.
The "Class Rankings" policy changes the way the school system recognizes graduates.

Global Achievers School welcomed students on Monday and Tuesday to special orientation days.
Nash County's newest charter school held orientation days to allow students to get accustomed to teachers, classmates and the school's project-based learning system, said Principal Dr. Lisa Swinson.

Mark Anthony Bowling, who pled guilty in 2008 to plotting his wife's murder, has died in prison.
Bowling, 47, died on Friday at Sampson Correctional Institute in Clinton.
Jerry Higgins, a Communications Officer with the North Carolina Department of Public Safety, said Bowling died of natural causes.

The regular monthly meeting of the town board of Red Oak was held a week earlier than usual. The schedule change coincided with a public hearing on the town's revised code of ordinances. The town's ordinances have not been reviewed or updated since 2002.
At last month's meeting, the board held a workshop to discuss changes to the code.

A Nashville home owned by North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and his brother, District Court Judge Pell Cooper, caught fire over the weekend.
The Nashville Fire Department was dispatched to 111 S Lumber Street around 2:20 a.m. on August 12 in reference to a structure fire.
Upon arriving, crews found a single-story structure with heavy fire showing from the rear of the residence.

The waves crashed, green-blue tumbling over into white foam, loud enough to mask what might have been thunder in the darkening sky.
I was propped up against a piling at Johnnie Mercer's Fishing Pier at Wrightsville Beach. The light was fading, just like the summer.
Next week, most every child in North Carolina between the ages of five and 18 heads back to school.

I've written several columns over the past 12 years about internet, well the lack of internet, in my neck of the woods.
This is another one.
My neck of the woods, at least the road I live on, still cannot get access to a good, quality high-speed internet service.

Dear Editor: There are lots of folks that think the National Rifle Association (NRA) is truly the "Evil Empire" - the root cause of all gun problems in our country. They are, of course, absolutely wrong. It is true that the NRA is a strong supporter of the Constitution, especially the 2nd Amendment. The NRA is much more than that.

NASHVILLE JUNIOR GIRL SCOUTS -- This photo was originally published March 2, 1972. The Nashville Junior Girl Scouts were lining up for inspection during their Juliette Low World Friendship Brunch held Saturday in the United Methodist Church in Nashville. The program included a candle lighting ceremony and a badge awards program. Guests for the brunch were the mothers of the scouts.

A Nash County intersection will convert to an all-way stop on Wednesday to reduce the risk of crashes.
The change will occur at Old Carriage Road and Hunter Hill Road in Red Oak, just outside of Rocky Mount. Currently, drivers on Old Carriage Road must stop, while those traveling on Hunter Hill Road do not have to stop.

The town board of Castalia had a visitor at its regular monthly meeting last week.
When it came time for requests from the public, Linda Rich addressed the board. In years past she had sold some property to the town, which the town no longer uses. She would like the 9/10s of an acre back.

INCIDENTS
A larceny was reported on 8/7/18 at Ebenezer Church, 1452 First Street Extension
An obtaining money/property by false pretense was reported on 8/12/18 at 131 Nashville Commons Drive

A felony fugitive hold was reported on 8/6/18 on I-95 Southbound
A felony larceny was reported on 8/6/18 at 6733 Red Oak Boulevard
A larcey of a dog was reported on 8/6/18 at 8777 Medlin Way

Nash County Planning and Inspections issued the following building permits from August 6 through 10.