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Peachtree folks gathered for worship on a sunny but chilly morning. Sanctuary flowers were given by Bob and Fran Bunn in memory of Bob's parents, Claral and Chessie Bunn.
Pastor Whitehouse's sermon was based James 2:24. It was titled "Make me Put You on My Team". God's grace is the only thing that can forgive your sins. Christ died on the cross to heal us. The choir sang, "I've Been to Calvary" under the direction of the pastor.

Elbert Purvis, maintenance employee for Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools (NRMPS), was recently named the 2017 North Carolina Maintenance Employee of the Year.
The honor was revealed at the 45th annual Eastern Convention/Workshop of the North Carolina Public School Maintenance Association (NCPSMA) held in late September. The Maintenance Employee of the Year award was established 30 years ago and is sponsored annually by Saffelle, Inc.

North Carolina's egg prices were steady on small, higher on the balance when compared to last week. Supplies are mostly light to meet a good demand. The North Carolina weighted average price quoted Thursday, Nov 16, 2017, for small lot sales of delivered, cartoned, grade "A" eggs was 170.52 for Extra Large, 169.91 for Large, 128.17 for Medium, and 84.00 for Small eggs.

Nashville will kick off its Christmas season with its annual Children's Christmas Parade on Saturday, December 2.
The celebration will begin at 4 p.m. with music from the Nash Central High School Chorus and Red Oak Middle School Band.
Following the music, the children's parade will take place.

Love one another. Eat healthy. Don't judge others.
Those were the words of wisdom presented to students at Nashville Elementary School on Friday by Nan Strickland.
Strickland visited the school to talk about her life and gardening.
But Strickland's visit was also a birthday party.

The Coopers Ruritan Club celebrated volunteers last Thursday at their annual Appreciation Banquet.
The club hosts the banquet each year just before the holidays to show their appreciation for volunteers who help the club with various fund-raisers throughout the year. Club President Steve Williams said without volunteers, the club couldn't do what it does.

The Nash-Rocky Mount School System was not selected to receive a grant that would have sped up the process for a new elementary school in the Red Oak area.
The school system had applied for grant funding to build a new Red Oak Elementary School. The new school has been a future plan for the system for several years.

Jimmie Silver recently wrapped up a 20-year career with the North Carolina Highway Patrol but the 48-year-old Halifax County native said he hopes to return to the county he grew up in and continue his public service.
The Highway Patrol hosted a retirement celebration last week for Silver, presenting him with numerous accolades, including the Order of the Long Leaf Pine Award, which is one of the most prestigious awards a North Carolinian can receive.

Nashville Baptist Church provided Thanksgiving for local families on Saturday as part of a home missions project they've hosted for the past seven years.
The church started the Harvest Home Missions Project, "Food for the Needy," seven years ago, said Sandra Mayo, a member of the church.
Mayo said a book about a California couple who decided to feed the hungry is the inspiration behind the idea.

Rick Holmes, Director of Plant Services at Nash Health Care Systems, recently won the highest honor bestowed on healthcare engineers in North Carolina. The 2017 Engineer of the Year Award was presented by James Best, Secretary of the North Carolina Health Engineers Association (NCHEA) after a vote from the NCHEA membership.

A local motorcycle club hosted a toy run on Saturday to collect toys for foster children in Nash County.
Kingdom Warriors Motorcycle Club partnered with Nash County Department of Social Services to hold the toy run, which started in the parking lot of the Nash County Administrative Building.

Members of the Southern Nash High School FFA Horse Evaluation Team recently received fourth place recognition nationwide.
The National FFA Horse Evaluation Career Development Event (CDE) was held at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis and was one of many educational activities held at the National Convention in which FFA members were able to apply classroom knowledge to real-life situations.