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Annie Grace Harris shows off her kitty cat face during the Momeyer Community Day.

Andrew Manning, Anna Thomas Manning, and Eli Manning pose for a photo during the annual Momeyer Community Day.

Nash County Extension Master Gardener Volunteers, along with the Nash County Cooperative Extension, hosted "Art in the Gardens" Saturday to show off all the Nash County Arboretum has to offer.
The event included artists painting and art displays throughout the Arboretum as well as children's activities, craft exhibits and live music on the Homestead Porch plus ice cream and a silent auction.

Marian Weathers paints in one of the gardens in the Nash County Arboretum.

John Sykes demonstrates blacksmith forging during the Art in the Gardens event Saturday.

Nash Central High School's Kaylee Mills performs with the marching band during the showcase on Saturday.

Northern Nash High School's Hannah Grant performs with the Northern Nash band on Saturday.

Nash Central High School's Lauren Keel and My'Ka Hedgepeth perform during the Showcase on Saturday.

Mason Scott, of Castalia, looks at the skull of a beaver on Saturday during JAKES Day. Scott was checking out a display provided by the Imagination Station in Wilson.

Micah Wade looks for fossils during JAKES Day.

Alex Richardson, 3, is all smiles as he rides the zipline on Saturday.

Peachtree folks gathered at the church for worship on a beautiful Sunday morning. There were many visitors as Peachtree Church was observing its 208th Homecoming and the weather was perfect. It is the oldest church in the area and is often referred to as "The Mother of Churches". The buildings have been destroyed by fire, several times, but were always rebuilt.

Remembering!!!
Rosser Howard Taylor, scholar, writer, and professor at Western Carolina University in Cullowee, North Carolina who had grown up in the Castalia community wrote about life in the area around the turn of the century when Castalia Baptist Church was established.

Last week during our time together we approached a tough subject, but as people who are followers of the Way, we must never back down from a tough issue. We must trust that God leads us to hard places so that we can grow and see the logs that are in our own eyes. We discussed what it means to be an enemy of the Cross, where Paul called out people in the church for not being the people they were called to be (Philippians 3:18).

The Pay It Forward Civitan Club held their 2017-2018 Officer and Director Installation Ceremony on September 11th at Ribeye's iin Nashville. The Guest speaker was Erma Kuboushek, 2017-18 NC District East Governor.

Harriet Buss was the guest speaker at the September meeting of Micajah Pettaway Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Harriet joined the 2017 Coast to Coast Women's Tour, Southern Tier and rode her bicycle from the Pacific Coast in California to the Atlantic coast in Florida. She biked over 3100 miles through 8 states taking 58 days to complete the trip. (Contributed photo)

On Friday, September 15, 2017, Rocky Mount High School (RMHS) History teachers Charles Harrell and Mark Williams worked together to conduct an intensive and immersive living history demonstration. Both teachers taught students the historic activity of pioneer cooking over an open fire.

Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Warrenton will host the Raleigh Convocation Choir on Sunday, October 1st. The choir is a ministry of the Raleigh Convocation of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina and will sing choral evensong at 5 p.m. Formed in 2008, the ensemble performs music from the Anglican choral tradition and sings for church services in the Triangle and beyond. Their dedicated members are from churches and communities throughout the state.