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Castalia churches are coming together to host the first Family Fun Day in the Park.
Reverend Victor Fenner, pastor of Castalia Missionary Baptist Church, said the idea came from a convention he attended last year.
"They are wanting us to focus more on families," Fenner said.

Chris Thompson wants to use the negative experiences in his life to help others.
Thompson, of Elm City, began taking light prescriptions while working in an emergency room years ago. He said a doctor was treating him for one thing and another doctor was treating him because he was having trouble sleeping.

Cooley Library hosted a Lego Club during the month of July. The final meeting was on Tuesday, July 24. Youth were able to build Lego creations while watching a Lego movie and enjoying snacks. Pictured above, Alaina Broddie works on her Lego creation Tuesday while at the library.

Nash County 4-H partnered with Nashville Academy of Martial Arts to offer a self-defense summer camp last week. The camp was taught by Sensei Allen Clark with help from his son, Corbin Clark. During the camp, youth learned basic self-defense techniques using Jiu-Jitsu movements. Pictured above, Sensei Clark shows Aniyah Arrington (at right) a self-defense technique.
(Graphic photos by Amanda Clark)

Nashville's Business and Professional Women club presented its annual Hazel Valentine BPW scholarship to two Southern Nash High grads. Pictured (L-R) are Alyssa Andelin, BPW member Brenda Foster and Alexis Richardson.

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the third semester of the 2017-2018 school year.
The following students at Rocky Mount Middle School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

If you were a boy aged 10-14 in the early 1980s, on Friday nights there was only one place to be at 8 p.m. -- in front of the television and tuned into CBS.
That was when the "Dukes of Hazzard" aired.
That show had everything a teenage boy rampaging through puberty could dream for: a fast car, two mischievous bow-wielding cousins who always did the right thing, and a good-looking woman with a honey-dripping Southern drawl and short-shorts.

Over the weekend, Forbes published an opinion piece by a fella who argued that "Amazon Should Replace Local Libraries to Save Taxpayers Money."
When I first came across the headline, I didn't even read it. I just scoffed and thought to myself, "this guy obviously has no clue" and went about my business.
But then, I kept seeing the article pop up. Friends were sharing it and talking about it. So I finally read it.
I scoffed some more.

Dear Editor: In a recent opinion letter the writer was complaining about the wasteful spending in the military. The writer only addressed wasteful spending in the military rather than address the wasteful spending of the entire government.

This photo originally published in The Nashville Graphic on January 10, 1978. These people were cited by the Stony Creek Fire Department and Rescue Squad for their accomplishments during the year in service to the department.

Kenneth Eugene Schmitz's 21 years of service to the United States Air Force was honored on Saturday during a flag-raising ceremony.
The ceremony is hosted each month at the Veterans Memorial at Jack Laughery Park and sponsored by the Joint Veterans Committee of Nash and Edgecombe Counties.
Schmitz was born on September 11, 1944 in St. Joseph, Missouri.

Rocky Mount Police have arrested two men in connection with the shooting of a teenager over the weekend.
A 16-year-old was shot in the lower back on Saturday, July 21 around 8:47 p.m. while standing in the parking lot of 1129 N Fairview Road.
A suspect vehicle description was given and officers located a vehicle matching that description on Pennsylvania Avenue.

Nash County has received $516,912 in grant funding to purchase and demolish three homes damaged by Hurricane Matthew in 2016.
Two of the homes are in Nashville in the Indian Trail subdivision and one is near Northern Nash High School.
The NC Department of Public Safety/Division of Emergency Management approved the purchase and demolition of the three homes.

Rocky Mount is one of more than 3,400 communities that have made the commitment to becoming a Tree City USA. The Tree City USA program is sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service and the National Association of State Foresters. This is the 15th year the city of Rocky Mount has received the Tree City USA award by meeting the program's four requirements: a tree board; a tree-care ordinance; an annual community forestry budget of at least $2 per capita and an Arbor Day observance and proclamation.

INCIDENTS
A larceny and breaking and entering a motor vehicle was reported on 7/16/18 at 616 Boddie Street
A hit and run was reported on 7/17/18 at 1210 Womble Road

A breaking and entering a motor vehicle and larceny after a breaking and entering was reported on 7/8/18 at 6530 Leigh Road
A suspicious person/vehicle was reported on 7/9/18 at 14726 NC 43
A domestic violence was reported on 7/9/18 at 5440 Denton Road

Nash County Planning and Inspections issued the following building permits from July 16 through 20.

At East Carolina University, 5,479 students received degrees on May 4, 2018 in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.
Several Nash County residents were among those receiving degrees.

Mr. and Mrs. Gene Estep, of Valparaiso, Florida and Mrs. Jefferie Skinner, of Palmetto, Georgia, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Maegan Elizabeth Estep, of Atlanta, Georgia, to John William Lucas, of Atlanta, Georgia. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Lucas, of Rocky Mount. An October 28, 2018 wedding is planned at Flint Hill, Norcross, Georgia.

Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Larry Johnson, from Rocky Mount, North Carolina, stands bow safety as an EA-18G Growler, assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 141, launches from the flight deck of the Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during airwing fly-off.

Nash Community College recently held orientation to welcome its Student Ambassadors for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Students are selected for the program based on application, letters of recommendation and an interview. They must be enrolled at Nash Community College as a full-time student, maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.0, and demonstrate a commitment to academic and career success.

AgCarolina Farm Credit has announced a $2,050 donation to the Free Will Baptist Children's Home.
Employees have the option to participate in "A Cause a Quarter" each quarter. The quarterly campaign requires a $25 donation from participating employees to a non-profit voted on by all employees of the association. Participants are able to wear jeans each Friday of the quarter in which they participate.

At the Nash Community College board meeting held Monday, July 16, 2018, Trustees Katherine Wiggins Fisher and James A. Mercer were re-appointed for four-year terms, by the Nash-Rocky Mount Board of Education and Nash County Board of Commissioners respectively.
Student Government Association President, Amberleigh Dornseif, will serve as the 2018-2019 student representative on the Board of Trustees.

Members of Robert Henry Ricks Camp #75 Sons of Confederate Veterans, based out of Rocky Mount, worked steadily this spring on cemetery restoration projects as well as cleaning debris from the cemeteries including the Rackley Family Cemetery in Nashville. Member Craig Bone said the group has restored and maintained 16 cemeteries, cleaned approximately 200 tombstones, installed Southern Crosses of Honor on over 20 graves.

We often name our children after some of the heroes in the Bible: Joshua, Caleb, Ruth, or Sarah. Yet we never hear of a child named Jezebel or Rahab for obvious reasons. Who in the world would name a child after a prostitute?
Interestingly, Rahab was an Old Testament harlot who was vaulted in the New Testament for her faith.