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Sometimes I get so sad. I see where County Shelters have a clinic (for spay/neuter plus). I see where County Shelters have a bathing area. I see where County Shelters have a kitchen. I see where County Shelters have a cat room, separate from the dog area. I see where County Shelters have an Adoption Room (where people can interact with cats or dogs in a home like setting). I see where County Shelters will allow volunteers to walk dogs and socialize them. I see County Shelters that not only embrace TNR (Trap/Neuter-Spay/Return) of feral cats, but some that even help.

Best-selling author and Bible teacher Priscilla Shirer will inspire Nash County women on Saturday, April 8 during a Simulcast at Nashville United Methodist Church.
The event is open to all women in the community and is slated to be held from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. Doors will open at 11 a.m.
Nashville will stream the Tulsa, Oklahoma event in their worship center.

Public displays of humiliation are awful for anyone. Whether tripping over our own two feet or spilling a drink on ourselves while in a restaurant, I've yet to find someone who likes public humiliation. We, rightly so, do our best to avoid humiliation at all cost.
In our Stations of the Cross text for today though, we see public humiliation at a whole new level. We see the most shameful act of attempting to blatantly humiliate a man. However, it's not just a man they are attempting to humiliate, but God of very God - the second person of the Trinity.

On a beautiful spring morning Peachtree folks gathered at the church for worship. Sanctuary flowers were given by Beth Baines in memory of her sister, Patricia Ann Griffin Baines.
The Adult choir sang a stirring rendition of "We Will Remember". Solo parts were sung by Jerry Hobgood, David Griffin, Lawrence Edwards and Robert Sykes. Jane May played a beautiful arrangement of "The Gift of Love" for the offertory.

Welcome to Mike and Megan Conner as new members of Red Oak Baptist Church!
Women in Action of Red Oak Baptist Church and friends joined together to prepare and serve a meal at the Homeless Shelter in Rocky Mount on Saturday, March 25. Those participating included Karen Girona, Jeanette and Larry Hill, Marion Faulkner, Maureen Williams, and Lisa Carp.
The Edna Booth Group will meet on Monday, April 3 at 7:00 - 8:00 pm at Red Oak Baptist Church.

President Barbara High Tyre (at left) discusses plans for the meeting with Maryanna Bennett.

With the assistance of the North Carolina Institute for Public Health, graduate students from the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, and volunteers from the community, the Twin Counties Partnership for Healthier Communities interviewed over 150 residents in randomly selected neighborhoods throughout Nash County recently.
In three days, twenty-two teams knocked on doors in 40 different neighborhoods.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Northern Nash boys tennis coach Lisa Weaver expected a tussle when her club traveled across US 64 last Friday to renew its backyard rival with Big East Conference opponent Nash Central.
But Weaver couldn't have anticipated how the match would turn out as four of the six singles contests needed tie-breakers to determine the outcome.

BUNN -- Under normal circumstances, The River Golf Course at Lake Royal provides a challenging test with its undulating layout and tricky greens.
But throw in wet and chilly conditions, along with a steady wind, and The River proved to be the true winner of last Wednesday's Big East Conference Boys Golf Match.
Not a single league linkster managed to break 80 on the par-72 layout -- and just about every golfer had trouble with the next-to-impossible green on the 7th hole.

RED OAK -- Northern Nash stunned the Big East Conference baseball world last spring by earning a share of the league championship -- despite having an overall record under .500.
But seven key players graduated from that squad, leaving second-year skipper Bard Collins with a bit of a rebuilding project this season.
Even with a young, inexperienced group, the Fighting Knights have managed to hang in at 4-6 overall to go with an 0-2 ledger to date in the Big East.

STANHOPE -- Southern Nash's effective start to the 2017 varsity baseball season continued last Thursday with a 5-2 home victory against the Northern Nash Knights in a Big East Conference diamond showdown.
Southern Nash, coached by Todd Brewer, improved to 9-2 overall to go with a 2-0 mark in the Big East.
Trevor Mills worked five innings on the mound to gain the decision, while Leroy Edwards finished off a save with two frames of work.

ROCKY MOUNT -- The North Carolina Wesleyan College softball team picked up a pair of USA South Conference sweeps over the weekend, downing Wesleyan (Ga.) on Saturday and Agnes Scott on Sunday.
The Bishops honored their parents prior to Saturday's game with the Wolves, while Sunday's Cancer Awareness Day featured a ceremonial first pitch by NCWC's Director of Security and recent cancer survivor Wayne Sears.

MOUNT OLIVE -- Three years ago, a few eyebrows were probably raised in Wayne County when the University of Mount Olive announced its latest women's basketball signee -- Ni'Ya Styles from Nash Central High School.
Styles came to Mount Olive with an impressive pedigree following her standout career at NCHS under Coach Terri Cash.
But there was just one statistic that was worrisome for Trojan followers -- Styles' height (or lack thereof).

RALEIGH -- The North Carolina State University baseball team split the first two games of the series with top-ranked Louisville, but dropped the series finale on Sunday afternoon at Doak Field at Dail Park, 8-1, as the Cardinals clinched the series.
The Wolfpack falls to 13-12 and 4-5 in Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) play, while the Cards move to 21-2 and 8-1 in conference play.
Louisville starter Nick Bennett picks up his third win and remains unbeaten, while Cory Wilder takes the loss for NC State.

Nash Central's Isaiah Hernandez offers a return of service last Friday against rival Northern Nash.

Northern Nash's Jackson Nethercutt returns a shot at No. 4 Singles during last Friday's boys tennis match against Big East Conference rival Nash Central at the NCHS Courts.

Southern Nash's Jubie Moss follows this approach shot during last Wednesday afternoon's Big East Conference Boys Golf Match at The River Golf Course in Franklin County.

Northern Nash's Will Cary tends to the pin during last Wednesday's Big East golf action.

GREENVILLE -- Bryant Packard collected a career-high four hits and drove in a pair of runs, while Spencer Brickhouse and Eric Tyler each hit home runs as No. 25 East Carolina completed the three-game series sweep of Towson, 12-7, Sunday afternoon at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium.
With the win the Pirates improve to 17-8 on the season, while the Tigers fall to 8-10.
Tyler Smith (1-0) picked up the win in his first collegiate start where he allowed a pair of runs (one earned) on three hits with one walk and one strikeout over five innings or work.

Tarboro's Lee Thorne (left) lunges to retire Northern Nash's Devin Davenport at first base last Friday.

STAR POWER. Among the competitors from last Wednesday afternoon's Big East Conference Boys Golf Match were (above) Northern Nash's Zach Ward.

STAR POWER. Among the competitors from last Wednesday afternoon's Big East Conference Boys Golf Match were (above) Nash Central's Joseph Cook.