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Peachtree folks gathered for worship at the church on a frosty autumn Sunday morning. Special music was a solo by Marta Whitehouse who sang a newly released song, "Jesus Laughing". It was lovely.
Beverly Wilson's sermon for 'All of God's Children 'was titled "The Chocolate Sauce Lesson". She poured some chocolate syrup onto the psalm of her hand.

Not being heard while speaking can be a frustrating aspect of life, can't it? Whether we are a teacher trying to desperately corral our children into proper behavior or a parent who constantly raises his or her voice to control their children - it's frustrating. We all want to be heard. We all want to be noticed. We all want to know that we matter; that someone is listening to us.

Several ladies from Red Oak Baptist Church attended the Baptist Women's World Day of Prayer on Monday, November 6. Women from the area joined together at the North Roanoke Baptist Association Center in Dortches for a time of prayer for women around the world and their concerns. Cathleen Melvin of Sunset Avenue Baptist Church shared the Bible study that supported the theme, "Arise and Shine".

Have you ever tried to "fix" something? It's in cooler weather that I like to fix a vegetable soup. In my hometown in Person County North Carolina, I loved to feast on homemade brunswick stew. I have always thought that Mill Creek Baptist Church in Roxboro "fixed" the best brunswick stew every October in conjunction with their Fall Festival. I can almost taste it now.

NASH COUNTY -- Franklinton made an instant impact this fall as a newcomer in the Big East Conference volleyball standings.
The Lady Rams went undefeated in league action and also swept the postseason tournament after moving to the Class 3-A Big East after a long stint in the Class 2-A Northern Carolina Conference.

STANHOPE -- Another year, another championship for the Southern Nash High School junior varsity boys soccer squad.
The Junior Firebirds, with Carlos Barron and Kyle Perkins serving as coaches, went 4-0-2 in league action to clinch its third consecutive regular season title in the always-competitive Big East Conference.

NASH COUNTY -- Grayson Tanner's ascent toward the Big East Conference Singles Championship was one of numerous storylines during league's 2017 fall tennis season.
Tanner, a senior at Northern Nash, capped off her career by taking the league tournament crown last month at the Barton College Courts in Wilson.

STANHOPE -- It was over almost before it even started.
Southern Nash's victory over Fayetteville Westover in last Friday's first round of the Class 3-A State Football Playoffs might have lacked drama, but it wasn't short on offensive fireworks -- at least from the homestanding Firebirds.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Coming into last Friday night, Nash Central High School hadn't won a football playoff game since its 2011 win over Gray's Creek, and Head Coach Chris Lee hadn't won one since 2014, when he was still at Louisburg.
That quickly changed when the Bulldogs dismantled the T.W. Andrews Red Raiders by a lopsided score of 41-7 in opening-round action of the Class 2-AA State Playoffs at The Dawg Pound on the NCHS campus.

NASH COUNTY -- Listed are the opening-round results and second-pairings for the North Carolina High School Athletic Association's Class 2-AA (Nash Central) and Class 3-A (Southern Nash) State Football Playoffs:

CHAPEL HILL-- Natalie Tyner from Wilmington Laney High School and Zonovan Knight from Southern Nash High School have been named recipients of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association's Performance of the Week Awards.
Each week, two athletes in North Carolina High School Athletic Association competition are selected for this award from nominations received from media and school administrators.

FAYETTEVILLE -- Freshman Brandon Thompson rushed for two touchdowns and threw for another, but it would not be enough in North Carolina Wesleyan College's regular season football finale at Methodist as the Bishops fell by a 38-35 margin.
The Monarchs' Landon Cheviron booted home a 30-yard field goal as time expired to secure the MU victory.

BOILING SPRINGS -- Former Northern Nash High School standout Alexus Hill has gotten off to a strong start during the 2017-18 women's college basketball campaign at Division I Gardner-Webb University.
Hill, a senior guard, has been effective in the scoring column as the Bulldogs are currently 2-1 during the early portion of the season.

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