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Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools (NRMPS) is one of 447 school districts in the U.S. and Canada being honored by the College Board with placement on the 8th Annual Advanced Placement (AP®) District Honor Roll.
To be included on the 8th Annual Honor Roll, NRMPS had to, since 2015, increase the number of students participating in AP while also increasing or maintaining the percentage of students earning AP Exam scores of three or higher.

Merry Christmas Fellow Followers! I pray that as the Christmas season draws to a close on January 6th that you are still completely enthralled by the fact that the Father has sent Jesus to redeem us from the law and to destroy the works of satan. If the Christmas story ever becomes numb to us, we must revisit it again and ask the Spirit to give us His power in understanding the greatest story the universe has ever known.

Local churches should be groups of people with whom men and women may gather to draw near to God and meet with Him. God promised ancient Israel, "I will make My dwelling among you, and My soul will not reject you. I will also walk among you and be your God, and you shall be My people" (Leviticus 26:11-12).

Friday, January 5 from 12 until 5 p.m. at the Whitakers Volunteer Fire Department, 104 SW Railroad Street, Whitakers
Thursday, January 11 from 2 until 7 p.m. at the Red Oak Volunteer Fire Department, 7951 Red Oak Boulevard, Red Oak
Friday, January 12 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at NC Wesleyan College in Pearsall Library, 3400 N Wesleyan Boulevard, Rocky Mount

Editor's Note:
Due to unforeseen circumstances, a few of our special 'Letters to Santa' were slightly delayed publishing - but Santa and his elves received these letters, just in the 'nick' of time for Christmas.
At Santa's special request, we're including the letters in this week's publication.

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

FOURTEEN FOR TWO. Northern Nash's Jordan Lynch (with ball) drives for a basket during last Friday night's meeting with host Bunn in the championship game of the annual Bunn Boys Basketball Christmas Tournament in Franklin County.

BUNN -- Both Northern Nash's team and fan base were beyond disappointed with the excruciatingly painful Nash County Christmas Tournament Boys Basketball Championship loss to arch-rival Rocky Mount.
But fortunately for the Knights, the squad was able to bounce back with two good wins in the first two rounds of last week's 2017 Bunn Christmas Tournament that led to winning the tournament championship against host Bunn.

BUNN -- In the estimation of veteran coach Henry Drake, Northern Nash's strong second half to the 2016-17 season actually began with a disappointing loss.
That setback came at the Bunn Christmas Tournament as the Knights were topped by Wake Forest in stunning fashion in the opening round of the annual event.
The defeat seemed to jolt Northern, which would only lose one more time before making it all the way to the quarterfinals of the Class 3-A State Playoffs before dropping a heartbreaker to Eastern Guilford.

BUNN -- Strange as it may sound at first listen, Southern Nash boys basketball coach Robbie Kennedy has found the perfect way to describe the present-day version of his squad.
"We are consistently inconsistent,'' Kennedy said following his club's disappointing 1-2 overall stint at last week's Bunn Christmas Classic in Franklin County.

Southern Nash's Zonovan Knight (left) scores in the paint during last Wednesday's first-round loss to host Bunn at the annual Bunn Christmas Boys Basketball Tournament.

CLAYTON -- Nash Central traveled 55 miles to tangle with Rocky Mount -- located just down the road from the NCHS campus -- in the finals of the John Jacobs Christmas Classic.
That's how the bracket worked out in the eight-team event, which is held annually at Cleveland High School in Johnston County.

CLAYTON -- Nash Central drew the short bracket straw at the annual John Jacobs Christmas Basketball Classic -- but that didn't keep the Lady Bulldogs from stringing together a strong overall tournament performance.
Central's first-round opponent last Wednesday was a tough one as the Lady Bulldogs drew perennial powerhouse Kinston.

Nash Central's Anna Shaye Thompson (left) scores inside for the Lady Bulldogs during last Thursday afternoon's victory over Wake Christian in the second round of the John Jacobs Christmas Classic.

RED OAK -- Randy Raper began his 27-year tenure as a head football coach in 1991 when he was hired at Wilson-Hunt.
Raper then embarked on a fantastic run that, over 22 years, included ten double-digit win seasons, multiple conference championships and a state championship appearance as the head coach of the Warriors.

ROCKY MOUNT -- North Carolina Wesleyan College will kick off its 2018 baseball season on Feb. 10 with a home doubleheader against Eastern Mennonite.
The twinbill will begin at 11 a.m.
NCWC's complete ledger is as follows, with home games listed in CAPS:

Members of the Nash Central High School boys basketball team pose last Friday night after winning the John Jacobs Christmas Classic at Cleveland HS in Johnston County.

A longstanding business in the Nashville community was destroyed by fire on Tuesday night.
Nashville's Fire Department was dispatched to Richardson Funeral Home around 6:20 p.m. on Tuesday, January 2 in reference to a possible fire at the funeral home, which is located at 204 N Alston Street in Nashville.