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Dear Editor:
My Wish, God said, is that all men pray without ceasing. It is a commandment from God, not a suggestion. This brings me to a tough topic. If We the People want our country to remain strong and united, Americans must pray for President Donald Trump and elected officials in authority across our nation's states, cities, and towns. Only praying for those we like or love is not what we are commanded to do. Praying for each other includes all people indigenously, universally.

Dear Editor:
I recently received an email that gave me a different viewpoint on President Trump's temporary ban to allow citizens from seven Middle East countries into the United States. These same seven countries had been on President Obama's blacklist and was made a requirements by President Trump's Executive Order.

CHAMPIONS -- This photo originally published on March 7, 1974. Pictured is the girls' championship basketball team from W.L. Greene Middle School. On the first row, (left to right) Patricia Jackson, Lisa Robertson, Clarice Wright, Cynthia Smith. Second row: Algin Holloway, Coach, Deloris Cash, Darlene Mills, Vanessa Cannady, Lavern Whitley, Coach Janet Mosley. Third row: Mae Cheek, Jan Hinton, Janice Williams and Marsha Carty.

INCIDENTS
An identity theft and obtaining money/property by false pretense was reported on 1/30/17 at 741 Western Avenue
An uttering a forged instrument and obtaining money/property by false pretense was reported on 1/31/17 at 1205 Eastern Avenue
A possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of cocaine was reported on 2/2/17 at W Washington Street at Highway 64

A driving while impaired was reported on 1/29/17 at Bethlehem Road and Halifax Road
A burn in an occupied building was reported on 1/29/17 at 4247 Brantley Road
A breaking, entering and larceny was reported on 1/29/17 at 6578 Little Creek Road
A burning an unoccupied building was reported on 1/29/17 at 4852 Boseman Road

Nash County Planning and Inspections issued the following building permits from January 30 through February 3.

Melanie Zahra Motahari and Christopher Galen Duling were married on Saturday, October 1, 2016 in a double-ring ceremony at Stanhope Baptist Church in Stanhope, officiated by Chaplin Jamie Eubank of Barton College in Wilson.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Masoud Motahari of Bailey, granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Carl Dickinson of Stanhope, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Hadi Motahari of Tehran, Iran.

Rep. Bobbie Richardson was recently chosen from among her peers to the position of House Democratic Whip at the NC General Assembly. Richardson is one of three whips approved by the Democratic caucus to the leadership role.
"I am excited to take on this added responsibility," said Rep. Richardson. "I am proud that my peers have confidence in my ability to provide leadership within the Democratic caucus."

Melissa Turner, Nash Community College's Systems Administrator, was selected by her peers as the 2017 J. Edgar and Peggie T. Moore Staff Award recipient. She has been employed with Nash Community College since September 2003.
The Staff Award is an annual award recognizing the outstanding work ethic of a non-instructional employee at the College. In 2004, J. Edgar and Peggie T. Moore of Rocky Mount established a stipend for the NCC Staff Award acknowledging the achievement of the recipient.

Marcus McKnight stands with his daughters Kaleah, 8, at left, and Xiamaria, 12, at right, outside the Daddy Daughter Dance on Saturday.

Jim Gould (far right) dances with his daughter, Ada Lynn Morgan, 11, on Saturday at the Daddy Daughter Dance.

Jonathan Edwards and his daughter, Bella, 5, at the Daddy Daughter Dance.

HEALTHY PETS
Our group helps with the parvo/distemper vaccines for the Nash Shelter dogs upon intake, to help keep the pets looking for a home healthier. We could use some help with that. If you can send a donation, please mark it for VACCINES. PAWNC is a 501c3, therefore gifts and donations are tax deductible (tax ID# 45-4846891). PayPal to pawcarolina@gmail.com Best to do as family/friends-gift. Checks are welcomed too.

Everyone enjoyed a great night of gospel music presented by the Kingdom Heirs on Friday, February 3 at Red Oak Baptist Church. Approximately 500 people attended the event.
The After Exam Jam, also held at Red Oak Baptist Church, on Saturday, February 4 was also well attended with over 200 enjoying music, food, and fellowship.

Fear is our worse enemy. It's the deceptive device of the devil and maddening maze of his minions. Fear runs rampant in our lives because it's typically disguised as us using caution or operating under the ways the world has instructed us. Now, some healthy caution is quite good, such as never texting and driving or not touching the red hot burner. The fear I am referring to today is our fear of actually going deeper with God or put another way, our fear of becoming more intimate with the way the Spirit is moving in our lives.

We need Old time religion, Christianity, in our land. The apostle Paul preached "repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ" (Acts 20:21). Why this two sided message? To be converted to Christianity, two things are essential.
First, you must recognize your sin and you must change your mind about that sin. This is repentance. Where you have disobeyed God's rules for living, you must ask His forgiveness. Second, as you turn from sin, you must turn to Christ.

On a frosty Sunday morning the Peachtree faithful gathered for worship at the church. It was a special day. It was the birthday of the church! It was officially organized on the first Sunday in February in 1809. The church has 208 years of ministry in the Spring Hope Area. It was called Moses' Meeting House [or possibly Moore's Meeting House, as the faded records are hard to discern]. It was organized with about 150 members. It has met in many different buildings through the years. It has burned several times, but God has always enabled the people to rebuild. Praise God for His blessings!

Trey Braswell, of Braswell Foods, at left, spoke to the Rocky Mount Kiwanis Club about the egg and feed operation of the company at a recent meeting. With Braswell is Doug Starr, at right, program chair.

The City of Rocky Mount held a Martin Luther King Oratorical Competition for students in grades six through twelve. Pictured above are winners in the high school division. Pictured (L-R) is: Quintin Higgins a ninth grader at Nash Central High School, who won first place; Mauranda Morgan, a ninth grader at Nash-Rocky Mount Early College, who won second place; and Dianna Pittman, a twelfth grader at Rocky Mount Prep, who won third place.

Andrew Harper, a Sophomore Information Technology major, of Nashville, was among approximately 900 Bob Jones University students named to the Fall 2016 Dean's List.
The Dean's List recognizes students who earn a 3.00-3.74 grade point average during the semester.

RED OAK -- Balance has been a huge factor this season in the Big East Conference boys basketball standings.
Except at the top.
While the other Big East clubs were busy taking turns defeating each other, Northern Nash stood alone at the top of the conference with an unblemished mark under second-year head coach Henry Drake.

Northern Nash's Undray Cherry (right) drives to the basket for the Fighting Knights during last Friday night's home victory against rival Nash Central.

RED OAK -- Nash Central's girls basketball team encountered a must-win situation last Friday at Northern Nash -- at least if the Lady Bulldogs wanted to stay in a second-place tie with Wilson Fike in the Big East standings.
On the other side of the court, the young Lady Knights appear destined for a fifth-place finish in the six-team league as part of a rare rebuilding campaign under veteran skipper Grover Battle.

LOUISBURG -- Every year, Louisburg College hosts its annual Student-Athlete Awards Ceremony at Taylor Center on the LC campus.
Inevitably, Nash County is well-represented at this event, the latest installment of which came last Wednesday between games at the school's men's and women's basketball doubleheader.
Among the Nash County honorees were Southern Nash's Leticia Cantera and Jennifer Salazar for women's soccer and Northern Nash's Coleman Cherry, Stephen Whitehead and Jermaine Jones for men's cross country.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Junior Adrian Moore scored the 1,000th point of his career last Saturday afternoon, helping his North Carolina Wesleyan College Bishop men's basketball team secure a 71-59 victory over USA South foe Averett University in Everett Gym on the NCWC campus.
Needing 15 points entering the game, early foul trouble held Moore in check as the talented guard only played seven minutes in the opening half.