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Pictured above is one of the posters the girls made during the project.

A Red Oak woman has opened a mobile pet salon with hopes of reaching animals that have a hard time traveling.
Ann Masters Barmer opened A Masters Mobile Pet Salon in August and said she has stayed busy since then.
Barmer trained dogs and horses locally for 14 years. A horse accident left her with several years of surgeries, rehabilitation and learning to walk properly.

Molly Eure, Customer Service Representative of Greenleaf Nursery in Tarboro, gave an interesting and informative program to the Englewood Garden Club last month. Molly brought a generous number of plants and explained the specifics of each plant, tree or bush. At the end of the presentation, the names of members were drawn to claim one of the plants.

Andrew Harper, of Nashville, was recently named to the 2017 Collegiate Choir at Bob Jones University.
Harper is a Junior majoring in Information Technology.
The Collegiate Choir is the second tier in BJU's graded choir program and primarily consists of sophomore singers.

On another beautiful autumn Sunday morning Peachtree folks gathered at the church for worship. Jerry Hobgood, Deacon Chairman, conducted the service, in the absence of the pastor who was at home suffering from a virus. Special music was a quartet sung by Ray Eason, Lawrence Edwards, Jerry Hobgood and Linwood May. They sang "How Long Has it Been?" accompanied by Jane May, at the piano. For the offertory, Jane played a beautiful arrangement of "He Touched Me".

I want to call your attention to your life for a moment, if that's all right with you of course. I want to submit to you that there are 3 Stages of your life. Stages that are all comprehensive in the totality of who you were, who you are, and who you will be. The 3 Stages of your life are your past, your present, and your future. Each stage holds an important part in the lifesong that our lives sing day in and day out.

Women in Action of Red Oak Baptist Church met on Thursday, October 19 at the church. Those attending included Audrey and Suzy Pearce, Marion Faulkner, Linda Sheets, Barbara Mitchell, Rochelle Bass, Lisa Carp, Jeanette and Hazel Hill, and Maureen Williams. They enjoyed a salad supper before the missions program. Everyone also decorated boxes with inspirational messages that will be used in the food pantry when they give away food. The group also made plans to adopt a family at My Sister's House for Christmas.

Saturday, October 28 from 11:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. at Gardners Barbecue, 1331 N Wesleyan Boulevard, Rocky Mount
Monday, October 30 from 3 until 7 p.m. at Bailey Baptist Church, 6646 Deans Street, Bailey
Tuesday, October 31 from 3 until 7 p.m. at Stony Hill Free Will Baptist Church, 9649 Stony Hill Church Road, Middlesex

Nashville United Methodist Church's Middle School Youth Group will sponsor its annual Trunk or Treat on Sunday, October 29 from 4 until 6 p.m. in the S. Hilliard Street Parking Lot. The event is for all elementary aged children and below plus their families. There will be food, games, inflatables and more. In addition, the church's Pumpkin Patch will also be open throughout the event.

ROCKY MOUNT -- The Fabulous Thunderbirds put together a monumental performance last Thursday -- just not the famous blues rock and roll band.
Instead, the Edwards T-Birds headlined an impressive offensive card as they outlasted rival Nash Central Middle by a 52-34 total in Tri-County Conference action at The Dawg Pound on the campus of Nash Central High School.

WILSON -- After one quarter, the Nashville Hornets were spot-on in their quest to obtain a victory at the Wilson Boys and Girls Club last Saturday afternoon.
The Hornets were even with the Cubs following the conclusion of the initial frame, but the home team would eventually pull away to claim a 35-7 decision over Nashville in varsity action in the Eastern North Carolina Football League at Beddingfield High School.

WILSON -- Nashville's Junior Varsity Hornets continue to realize their chief goal of improving as the season progresses in the always-tough Eastern North Carolina Football League.
Nashville took another step in that direction last Friday as part of a 21-0 road loss versus the Wilson Boys and Girls Club Jets in a contest that was held at Beddingfield High School.

FRANKLINTON -- Franklinton couldn't have picked a better occasion to make a bit of history last Friday at the FHS Football Field.
As part of its annual Senior Night festivities, the Red Rams honored a solid group of upperclassmen -- and earned their first-ever Big East Conference victory in the process.

ROCKY MOUNT -- September 22 was an absolutely beautiful day for the Duke K.I.D.S. Golf Tournament sponsored by the West Mount Ruritan Club.
A total of golfers took to the greens at Belmont Lake Golf Club for an afternoon of fun as they raised $14,150 for Duke Children's Hospital.
Winners were:

NASH COUNTY -- Listed are updated Nash County Recreation & Senior Services Soccer League results:

DANVILLE, VA. -- Junior Adrian Minondo rushed for two touchdowns, including the gamewinner late in the fourth, to lift his North Carolina Wesleyan College Battling Bishop football team to a 21-15 victory over USA South foe Averett University last Saturday on the AU campus in Danville, Va.
Wesleyan has now won two straight to even its conference record at 3-3 on the season.

LAKE GASTON -- North Carolina hosted its last qualifier of the 2017 season in early October with six state team spots left.
The top three boaters and top three non-boaters advance.
A total of 49 boaters and non-boaters were vying for the top three spots available to compete at the 2018 BASS Regional hosted by B.A.S.S. with all hoping to continue on the road to qualify for a shot at the BASS Master Classic.

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. -- Local Kyokushin Karate fighter Christian Buffaloe recently won the "2017 I.K.F.(International Kickboxing Federation) U.S. East Coast Muay-Thai Kickboxing Championship" title and belt at the Crown Reef Resort Conference Center in Mrytle Beach.
This was Buffaloe's first Muay-Thai Kickboxing fight and a very different format than his previous experience in Kyokushin knockdown Karate tournaments.

NASHVILLE -- The Town of Nashville's regular youth soccer season came to a close this past Saturday at Glover Park.
The U12 division saw the final matchup between Mary Ruffin Nationwide and Little Caesars during which Mary Ruffin Nationwide was victorious.
Nationwide was led in goals by Dallas Ray and Cameryn Outerbirdge, but also saw goals scored by Hannah Mills and Destiny Davis.

Coach West Bishop of the A Place To Grow team insructs Barrett Vandemark during Town of Nashville 5-Under Youth Soccer action.

ROCKY MOUNT -- It's been a steady climb in the national rankings for the North Carolina Wesleyan College golf team over the past few seasons, and the Bishops have now cracked Golfstat.com's top-20 for the first time in program history.
Wesleyan came in at #20 in the collegiate golfstat rankings, while boasting a #21 rank in the Division III Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll.

Nashville's Grayson Richardson (left) intercepts a pass during last Saturday's varsity contest against Eastern North Carolina Football League foe Wilson Boys and Girls club.

Nashville's Harlem Jones (with ball) picks up substantial yardage for the Hornets during last Saturday's junior varsity road football meeting against the Wilson Boys and Girls Club Cubs at Beddingfield HS.

Nashville's Elijah Harrison prepares to scoop up a kickoff during last Saturday afternoon's varsity football game against the Wilson Boys and Girls Club Cubs at Beddingfield HS.

WILSON -- Nobody seems capable of stopping the Southern Nash Firebirds during their inexorable march toward a Big East Conference football championship.
Southern, the defending league title holders, is just two victories away from a repeat after rolling to a 56-7 triumph last Friday at perennial rival Wilson Hunt.
Pictured (Above): Southern Nash's Kendrick Bell (left) soars for yardage during last Friday night's road football victory at Wilson Hunt.