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This photo was found in the Garphic's December 26, 1968 archives. It looks to be a basketball game at Southern Nash High School which was founded in 1968.

A Rocky Mount man on probation was arrested recently following a vehicle stop by the Tar River Regional Drug Task Force.
The Task Force attempted to conduct the vehicle stop on November 21 on a burgundy Chevrolet Caprice operated by Domnick Garner. During the stop, Garner put his vehicle in reverse and hit the gas in an attempt to flee from law enforcement but was quickly apprehended by officers. While attempting to flee, Garner allegedly threw a bundle, or 10 bags, of heroin out the window. The heroin was located and seized.

The Tar River Regional Drug Task Force seized numerous narcotics during a recent traffic stop near Castalia.
The Task Force conducted a traffic stop on Red Bud Road, near Highway 58 in Castalia on a white Ford F-150 extended cab truck on Monday afternoon, around 5:15 p.m. The stop was initiated because the truck was showing a fictitious registration plate.
During the stop, a search of the occupants, Sean Jason Harstine, 30, and Crystal Marie Pate, 31, both of Lucama, and the vehicle was conducted.

INCIDENTS
A driving while impaired was reported on 11/28/16 on E US 64, at the 460 mile marker
A larceny was reported on 11/29/16 at 608 Golfer's Lane
Two involuntary commitments were reported on 11/30/16

An assault on a female was reported on 11/27/16 at 11058 Rock Quarry Road
A domestic was reported on 11/27/16 on Webbs Mill Road
A breaking and entering a motor vehicle and financial card theft was reported on 11/28/16 at 4139 Bend of the River Road
A misdemeanor possession of a schedule VI controlled substance was reported on 11/28/16 at Bevenue Road at South Browntown Road

Nash County Planning and Inspections issued the following building permits from November 28 through December 2.

Addison Wells represented Jennifer's Dance Academy of Sims during the parade.

Cub Scout Pack #185 piloted a pontoon boat through the streets of Bailey during the Christmas Parade Saturday.

Southern Nash Middle School Cheerleaders ride in the Bailey Christmas Parade.

Summer Shadding, Heather Perry, Dakota Perry from Floods Chapel FWB Church in Spring Hope participate in the Bailey Christmas Parade.

The Nash-Rocky Mount Board of Education have settled a lawsuit stemming from an incident that occurred in 2012 at Southern Nash High School.
The lawsuit, Barnes vs. Nash-Rocky Mount Board of Education, was settled for $30,000, Nash-Rocky Mount Board Chairman Reginald Silver announced on Monday night.
The final agreement was approved during a closed session on Monday night during the board's work session.

Chief Deputy Brandon Medina, of the Nash County Sheriff's Office, recently graduated from the 136th session of the Southern Police Institute's Administrative Officers Course in Louisville, Kentucky.
The course is a 12-week in-residence accredited college level educational program. The course curriculum is designed to develop informed, effective, ethically and technically competent law enforcement managers who are capable of assuming positions of leadership in their respective agencies.

Seventh graders at Red Oak Middle School recently had a chance to get a glimpse of a motorcycle they had been studying in Ms. Madeline Cutchin's classes. Students had been studying the engineer design process and studied the V-Rod Motorcycle from thought to creation. Students learned about where the bike is built in the United States as well as how its built using water pressure and how the designers went to Porsche to get help with creating the engine.

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the first semester of the 2015-2016 School Year.
The following students at Bailey Elementary School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the first semester of the 2015-2016 School Year.
The following students at Baskerville Elementary School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

Nash Arts will host its final weekend of "A Christmas Carol" on December 9 and 10 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Decmeber 11 at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $13 for the general public and $11 for senior citizens and children 12 and under.
Pictured above, Kaleigha Roach who plays the Ghost of Christmas Present.

Jim Boehm (at right) of Nashville's American Legion Post 110 presents a Colon Furr Nursing Scholarship to Cheryl Jean Yarrell (center). Yarrell's mother, Anne Birth is pictured at left. The American Legion Department of North Carolina provides five scholarships per year to students enrolled in nursing programs in North Carolina Colleges. Nashville's American Legion sponsored Yarrell, who was awarded one of the scholarships this year.

Adrianna Lynch is the spotlight member for the Nashville Area Boys & Girls Club. She has attended the club since she was four years old. While at the Boys & Girls Club she enjoys playing her flute for the other club members. Adrianna says that she really enjoys the diverse group of people she gets to hang with at the club. In school, a few of her favorite classes include band, math, social studies, and art. In the future she would like to attend East Carolina University and major in the medical field.

I can imagine Zechariah's face froze, his tongue would not move, jaw dropped just a little bit, mouth open, mind racing, as he stared at the face of an angel - a messenger sent from God. The messenger was speaking and heaven was breaking in, for the world would never be the same from that moment on. I'm sure at first Zechariah's mind was flooded with a myriad of thoughts (am I in trouble, what have I done now?!).

On a chilly December Sunday morning Peachtree folks gathered at the church for worship. The sanctuary had been beautifully adorned for Christmas with poinsettias and a Chrismon tree. An additional sanctuary floral arrangement was given by Bob and Fran Bun in memory of Jeff Nelson, son of Bill and Dorothy Nelson.
The adult choir, under the direction of the pastor, sang "Change My Heart, Oh God."

Luke Boone, son of Bert and Donna Boone and grandson of Al and Nell Boone, brought the morning message at Red Oak Baptist Church on Sunday, December 4.
Remember the Biscuit Sale fundraiser on Saturday, December 10 at Red Oak Baptist Church from 7:00 am - 11:00 am. Proceeds will benefit the youth and children's summer missions camps.

Zaccheus was rich. He took a cut of the taxes he collected on behalf of Rome. As a chief tax collector, he was atop the pyramid. Local Jericho residents despised this little fellow.
When Jesus passed through town, Zaccheus scrambled up a sycamore tree to see Him. Jesus invited Himself to dinner. Many grumbled. No self-respecting religious leader would associate with a tax collector. Zaccheus was a sinner.

Red Oak United Methodist Church once again presented the Second annual Alzheimers NC Walk, this year held at Spring Arbor ALF in Rocky Mount due to the flooding of Sunset Park where it was held last year. Alz NC is different in its fundraising efforts from the Alzheimers Association because Alz NC keeps 100 percent of the funds raised in North Carolina to provide research, patient care and caregiver support for this disease. Each year Red Oak UMC holds a BBQ Chicken fundraiser to raise funds for this event.

Keep America Beautiful (KAB), the national nonprofit that envisions a country where every community is a clean, green and beautiful place to live, has announced that KAB of Nash and Edgecombe counties will receive a 2016 Cigarette Litter Prevention Program Grant. The purpose of the grant is to combat cigarette litter in the city of Rocky Mount and throughout the two counties. Specifically, KAB of Nash & Edgecombe counties will target cigarette butt litter at Tar River Transit bus stops in Rocky Mount and downtown Tarboro through a concentrated and sustained effort.

Reverend Mark Mangum (at right) was the guest speaker at the November meeting of Micajah Pettaway Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Reverend Mangum spoke on the Mission of the United Community Ministries in Rocky Mount. With Rev. Mangum is Kay Freeland (at left), member of Micajah Pettaway Chapter.