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Pianist Benjamin Hochman will return to Cherry Hill in a performance of Beethoven works on Sunday, September 22nd. Hochman, born in Jerusalem, now resides in Berlin, Germany. He performed at Cherry Hill when he was visiting professor of piano at East Carolina University.
Hochman fills many roles, from orchestral soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician to conductor. He regards music as vital and essential, and members of the music performance world recognize his deep commitment to insightful programming and performances of quality.

It's time to show off your wild food cooking skills! Our first annual Wild Foods Cooking Contest - hosted by Nash and Edgecombe Counties Family and Consumer Sciences Program. Event will be held at the Eastern Carolina Livestock Arena.

Annie Grace Manning of Nash County has received one of two 2000 hours Belt Buckle awards in the 2024 NC 4-H Horse Program Inaugural Recreational Riding Rewards Program. She received her award during the 2024 NC State 4-H Horse Show.
The Recreational Riding Rewards Program is an annual submission of recreational riding hours logged with an equine partner to earn awards and recognition at the state level.

Travella A. Sellers-Wilkins, Travella A Sellers Wilkins and Anthony E. Wilkins to Patricia Sumlin; 1725 Burnt Mill Road, Rocky Mount; $180,000
Timothy S. Kelly to Karen L. Kelly; .727 acres
Dalton N. Barrett and Allison B. Barrett to Leroy Samuel Whitted; Bishops Row Subdivision, Phase 3, Block A, Lot 13
Ignacio Vasquez Sanquan and Ignacio Vasquez Sanjuan to Sarah N. Whitley; .98 acres

Singlewide; 5956 Janice Ct., Bailey; Keith Eleazer; $2,500
New single family dwelling; 10434 Tar River Church Rd., Wilson; Josh Reason; $235,000
Miscellaneous; 6898 Colleen Rd., Rocky Mount; Keith Price; $15,000
Addition (covered); 5520 Tar Island Dr., Rocky Mount; Jim Pope; $40,000

Fear is a common emotion. We might tease our friends for their fear of clowns or mice, but deep down, we all know that we have our own fears. It might not be furry creatures that startle us. Instead, we might fear being alone, or losing everything we've worked to gain, or being rejected. Whatever its form, fear is something we've all encountered at some point in our lives.
Scripture has a lot to say about fear. If we were to look up the word "fear" in our English Bibles, we'd find hundreds of occurrences.

Congratulations to Robby and Sahnnon Gault on the birth of their daughter, Patten Estes Gault, on August 17! Proud grandparents are Doug and Sue Ella Johnson. Proud great-grandmother is Sue Edwards.
The Baptist Men enjoyed their monthly breakfast on Sunday, Sept. 15.
Pray for the youth of Red Oak Baptist Church as they leave Friday, Sept. 20 for a retreat at Camp Don Lee.

NASHVILLE - Pressure on Nash County is mounting to fill the position of Emergency Services Director, left vacant upon the July 8 resignation of Tony Cameron, with three commissioners and a local fire department calling for action.
Robbie Davis, Chairman of the board of commissioners, broke protocol during the Sept. 9 board meeting to read a letter during the public comment portion of the meeting from Chase Bass, Chief of Momeyer Fire & Rescue.

NASHVILLE - Now that the Nashville Junction stage is complete and ready to be rented out for events, town officials are working to iron out the rental rules, including a fee schedule and stipulations on security and portable restrooms.
Koy Worrell, Parks and Rec Director, presented council members with a draft rental agreement at the council's September 3rd meeting, relaying that he had researched what other municipalities require who have similar outdoor stages or amphitheaters.

RED OAK - The annual Red Oak Classic Tractor show last week, which debuted several first-time events, drew a healthy crowd and sold out of BBQ.
The Whole Hog Cook-Off, organized by Rotary leadership in cooperation with the Red Oak Area Historical Preservation Society, had eleven teams competing from across Eastern NC, with grills fired up Friday night at W.B. Ennis Park. Friday night also featured the first Beer Garden and a performance by the band "Somewhere Between."

NASHVILLE - Students in Nash County public schools did so well with their end-of-year test results that the entire district advanced 75 positions in state rankings, moving from 108th to 33rd out of 115 districts in the state.
Data released Sept. 4. from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction showed that NCPS was one of only six districts in the state to reduce its number of low-performing schools each year since 2018.

SPRING HOPE - Eighteen-wheelers and box trucks are now prohibited from dropping trailers or parking for longer than two hours on residential Spring Hope streets now that a new ordinance has been adopted.
Commissioners, with the exception of an absent Tommy Toney, approved the ordinance, an amendment to Chapter 20 of codified ordinance on Traffic and Vehicles, at their Sept. 3 board meeting.

NASHVILLE - A new School Resource Officer position - making the total 10 for Sheriff's Deputies - has been approved for Nash County Schools, but Sheriff Keith Stone is asking that his department have a deputy in every school next year, including in the 5 public schools on the Nash side of the city of Rocky Mount.
In contrast, Rocky Mount Police Chief Robert Hassell wants to keep his officers in those schools, as they have been since 1995.