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Congratulations to Kevin and Lindsey on the birth of their son, Camden Scott Shepherd, born May 1 and weighing 7 pounds 11 ounces! Proud grandmother is Dolly White.
It was a great day Saturday, May 5 for the Kentucky Derby Party at the Red Oak Teacherage.

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

Governor Roy Cooper recently announced 13 new appointments to various North Carolina boards and commissions, including the North Carolina Board of Education, the North Carolina Industrial Commission, the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina and the North Carolina Council for Women.
"I appreciate the commitment these appointees bring to improving our state," Gov. Cooper said. "We're fortunate to have their skills and experience on our state boards and commissions."

Fayetteville State University recently held the Program of Recognition for the Chancellor's List Students named in the Fall 2017 semester.
Students named to the Chancellor's List successfully completed at least 12 semester hours during one semester (or two consecutive terms for Fort Bragg Students), earned a GPA of 3.75 or higher, and no incompletes.

When I lived in Georgia, I had a friend at my church that I had grown to admire. His love for Christ was deep and his passion to witness for the Lord was unmatched. In short, he was on fire for Jesus.
Unfortunately, his born-again attitude made him the brunt of a lot of jokes where he worked.

Is your happiness based on faith or feeling? Thoughts or truth? Circumstances or Christ? The battle that wages within us for authentic joy is an intense one. Some days we find we are flying high, feeling good, having good thoughts and just enjoying our circumstances. But then our feelings change, our thoughts become muddled with questions, and our circumstances begin to dictate the course of our life. We live as foreigners to the abundant life we read about in John 10:10.

On a beautiful spring morning Peachtree folks gathered at the church for worship.
Sanctuary flowers were given by Beverly Wilson in loving memory of her nephew, John Edward Privette, and in honor of her mother, Barbara Hardison.
The Adult Choir sang, "The Old Country Church," under the direction of the Pastor. Pastor Whitehouse's sermon was titled "Have You Tasted My Jesus?"

STANHOPE -- With star jumper Brandon Richardson unable to compete due to an injury, Northern Nash's expected boys title at the Big East Conference Track and Field Championships was in question -- at least for NNHS head coach Jeff Dodrill.
After crunching some numbers in his head, Dodrill wondered if the Knights, in Richardson's absence, would be able to accumulate enough points to hold off the rest of the field at last Wednesday's event at Southern Nash's Firebird Stadium.

NASHVILLE -- Red Oak Middle School's girls soccer campaign has come to an end, but the Lady Tigers certainly went out with an emphatic bang.
After tying with backyard rival Nash Central one match apiece in the regular season, the clubs needed a play-in game last Thursday to determine the second seed out of the Tri-County Conference's North Division for the TCC Playoffs.

STANHOPE -- Southern Nash High School's young softball team continues to progress ahead of schedule -- and the result has been a Big East Conference Tournament Championship.
After winning the Big East's regular season crown, the Ladybirds made it 2-for-2 for 2018 by defeating Wilson Hunt by a 6-3 margin in last Thursday's tournament title game at Ladybird Field on the SNHS campus.

NEW ORLEANS -- Tyler Smith allowed one run over five innings of work and Spencer Brickhouse hit a two-run homer in the first frame lifting No. 12 East Carolina University to a 6-1 baseball win over host Tulane Sunday afternoon at Greer Field inside Turchin Stadium in New Orleans.
With the win, the Pirates complete the series sweep and improve to 33-12 overall and 11-7 in American Athletic Conference action while the Green Wave falls to 22-27 on the season and 7-11 in AAC play.

NASH COUNTY -- The Pleasants Farmer Hunting Event was hosted by Fellowship Gun Club from April 20-22.
Fourteen soldiers and veterans hunted with guides.
The first gobbler turkey was taken by Matt, a Marine stationed at Camp Lejeune.

RED OAK -- Red Oak Middle School's dominance of the Tri-County Conference cross country scene has been unparalleled -- and continued this spring.
Both the Tigers and Lady Tigers rolled to first--place finishes at the annual TCC Championships, which were held May 1 at the ROMS Course.
In girls action, Red Oak secured the top spot with 41 points -- 18 markers ahead of runner-up Southern Nash.

ZEBULON -- The Down East Wood Ducks collected six doubles, a triple and two home runs while totaling 15 hits during a 9-3 series finale victory against the host Carolina Mudcats on Sunday afternoon at Five County Stadium in a Class A Carolina League baseball showdown.
The Mudcats came up one game shy of the sweep with the loss, but ended up with a series victory after taking two of the three from Down East.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Brandon Worsley carried the day for the Wesley Men Thursday night as he struck out 11 Breakfast Optimist hitters on the mound, yielded but 5 hits and walked only one in leading his charges to a 14-3 win in City of Rocky Mont Major League Baseball action.
Tristan Murray (2-4) and Tevin Jones (2-2) led the way from the batter's box with each player scoring a trifecta of runs for the 'Church goers.

NASH COUNTY -- Here are updated Nash County Recreation & Senior Services spring sports scores:

NASHVILLE -- It was another beautiful day at Glover Park this past Saturday for the Town of Nashville Recreation Department's Spring Sports season.
In softball play, George's BBQ Sauce won a hard-fought game by the score of 6-2.
Giselle Barragan tallied her first hit of the year, while continuing to play stellar defense during the impressive victory.

Southern Nash's Symia McCalston sails over the bar as part of the Girls High Jump at last Wednesday's Big East Conference Track and Field Championships.

Nash Central Middle School's Leticia Vazquez (right) tries to maintain possession while being heavily defended during last Thursday's tournament play-in game against Red Oak.

A West Edgecombe runner steals second base as Red Oak Middle School's Malik Hill comes up with the throw during Monday's tournament baseball showdown. Homestanding Red Oak was a 10-1 winner in the semifinal game on the ROMS campus.

A West Edgecombe runner is safe at first base as Red Oak's Seth Williams (middle) and Bryson Jenkins (right) try to come up with the ball during Monday's baseball tourney contest.

Northern Nash's Jordan Richardson leads the competition in the Boys 3200 Relay at last Wednesday's Big East Conference Track and Field Championships at Southern Nash.