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The regular monthly meeting of the town board of Castalia was called to order at 6:00 pm Tuesday and adjourned at 6:20 pm. The first order of business was to approve the minutes from the August meeting since the board could not meet in September due to the lack of a quorum.
The majority of the meeting was spent discussing the Freeman property on Church Street.

Girl Scout troop 3249 helped sell and prepare food for Red Oak United Methodist Church at the Nash County Band Showcase on Saturday September 23, 2017. Pictured, left to right, are: Adrianna Seals-Drayton, Tianna Seals-Drayton, Elizabeth Sloane, Destiny Silver, Diana Waller Perez, Samantha Serrano and Kiersten Cridlin.

At the Nash Community College board meeting held Monday, September 18, 2017, James Martin of Rocky Mount was sworn in by Superior Court Judge Quentin Sumner, as a new member of the College Board of Trustees. Martin was appointed by North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper to fill the seat of Danny Tyson whose term expired. Tyson began serving as a Board member in 2001.

Thursday, October 5 from 3 until 7 p.m. at Momeyer Baptist Church, 4967 Momeyer Way, Nashville
Monday, October 9 from 3 until 7 p.m. at Sandy Cross United Methodist Church, 3725 Sandy Cross Road, Nashville
Tuesday, October 10 from 2:30 until 7 p.m. at Englewood Baptist Church, 1350 Winstead Avenue, Rocky Mount

Nashville's Police Department is raising breast cancer awareness by wearing pink badges during the month of October.
The idea came from Sergeant Wayne Boykin, who asked Chief Thomas Bashore if wearing the pink badges was something officers could do to support breast cancer awareness.

James Richardson, Jr., a pre-kindergartner at Cedar Grove, and Shazyiah Webb had their faces painted at the Cedar Grove Fall Festival.

The West Mount Ruritan Club will host its annual Barbecue Chicken plate sale on Friday, October 13 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m.
Plates are $8 each.
Proceeds will benefit community projects including clubhouse maintenance.

Red Oak Baptist Church called Rev. Chris Fowler as Pastor on Sunday, September 24! He and his wife, Tammy, will be coming to the community in upcoming weeks.
Dorothy, Audrey, and Suzy Pearce enjoyed time visiting with relatives on Saturday, September 30 at the annual Patterson Family Reunion.

I'd like to pose a question to us concerning our lives and the way we grow as disciples of Jesus Christ. This question is for all people within all denominations who confess Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. The question is, "Why are we not hearing constant testimonies of healings on a daily basis in our churches?" Now for those reading this and grasping for air because I mentioned the word, "healing" please catch your breath and dive into the Scriptures with me, let's go to Mark 1:21-28.

On a beautiful October Sunday morning Peachtree folks gathered for worship. Sanctuary flowers were given in memory of Bobby Browder, by his widow, Ann Browder. Special music was by Marta Whitehouse who sang "Great is Thou Faithfulness", having the audience to join her on the choruses.
Pastor Whitehouse's sermon was titled "How Are We to Respond and Live Wisely?" The scripture passage, 1 Peter: 16-17 was read by Doug Hayes.

This Sunday morning, October 8th, 2017, Castalia Baptist Church will officially celebrate 125 years of Christian ministry. Our service will begin at 10 a.m. with a concert featuring HeartSong, from Shannon, North Carolina. Following the concert, our worship service will feature the CBC Praise Team, the Sanctuary Choir, and a homecoming sermon delivered by Dr. Milton Hollifield, Jr., Executive Director - Treasurer of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina.

Setting an example for his two sons was the motivation Aldrick Williams carried with him every day to work as a probation officer. Making things right in the world was his natural instinct; however, the demands of the job gave Aldrick pause. His wife Dorothy, a second grade teacher, expressed concern for her husband's safety and expressed how much the family needed more of his time.

ELM CITY -- Listed are last weekend's results from action at County Line Raceway:

NASHVILLE -- Last Saturday was a busy day at Glover Park.
The Hornets had a home football game and the park was a buzz with soccer games.
In the 3-year old division, Country Creations played Willow Interiors in what ended in a very close score.

Ariana Patrick (right) scores a goal for Church Street Grill during last weekend's matchup against Highway Diner in Town of Nashville Youth Soccer League action at Glover Park.

Northern Nash No. 4 Singles player Sarah Nelms sends a shot back over the net during the Lady Knights' conference tennis meeting last Thursday afternoon at Franklinton.

Southern Nash's Elliot Resendiz (left) tries to control the ball last Thursday against rival Bunn.

Erin Joyce Summerlin and William Ennis Kornegay, Jr. were married on Saturday, September 9, 2017 in Topsail Beach, NC at a private beachfront ceremony with family.
Pastor Benjamin Lee Tugwell of Greenville, NC performed the ceremony. Ben is a dear friend of the new couple and the pastor of their church, Integrity.

Northern Nash's Nisaja Thomas returns a forehand for the Lady Knights during last Thursday's road team victory against Big East Conference girls tennis opponent Franklinton.