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NASHVILLE - While the color orange is plenty prevalent in October, it got a run for its money in Nashville Oct. 28th, when over 100 town employees were asked to wear pink for Breast Cancer awareness.
Leading the charge was the Public Works Department, headed up by Jason Glover; their guys are wearing pink all month in order to stand with the Susan G. Komen Foundation in the fight against Breast Cancer and to "show their support for cancer fighters, survivors and families impacted."

NASHVILLE - An all-day Homesteading program held Oct. 3rd at the Nash County Agriculture Center is heralding new and potential educational "Green" options for local residents, including Free Walk-in Gardening Help that began Oct. 20th and a small farm Homesteading "Bootcamp" planned for Spring, pending sufficient public interest.

NASHVILLE -- Three nights remain to see the Nash County Arboretum's Halloween display. Through Saturday, October 31, 25 hand-carved jack-o'-lanterns are on display at the Arboretum, one for each year of the Nash County Arboretum and the Nash County Extension Master Gardener program. The display is free and open to the public.
The pumpkins were carved by NC State Extension Master Gardener volunteers of Nash County. Each volunteer created an original design, so no two pumpkins are alike.

ELECTION DAY IS NOV. 3 Photo ID required - Voters who vote in-person will be asked to present a valid photo-ID. Voters who cast an absentee ballot will be asked to submit a copy of the photo ID with their ballot. Election Day - Nov 3. - Go to your normal Election Day Precinct Polling Place (6:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.)

The Town of Nashville purchases its drinking water from the City of Rocky Mount. From October 23 through November 1, 2026, Rocky Mount's Water Resources Department will temporarily change its water disinfection process from chloramines to free chlorine. This change will affect Town of Nashville water customers.
This temporary change is a routine maintenance procedure intended to help maintain the quality, safety, and reliability of the drinking water supply.

October is a great month. Fall begins to show just how crisp of a season it can be, the World Series provides a crowning end to our national pastime, and Halloween forces most of us to the grocery store for a last-minute purchase of candy for the kids.
It's no secret that many churches frown upon Halloween. In fact, many churches sponsor parties of their own on Halloween in an effort to lure kids away from the traditions that Halloween embraces. Why? It all seems like such harmless fun!

What if God is not dead, Christ has risen, and human consciousness does endure for eternity? What if the Bible not only corroborates what has been experienced by millions of people during Near-Death Experiences (NDEs) but also reinforces that which is exactly what should be expected? And what if--what if NDEs provide spectacular evidence of what the Bible has to say about what happens to us when we die?
Three questions have been asked since the dawn of time, four that form the fundamental foundation of human existence:

Happy 100th birthday to Agnes Moore of Red Oak!
The Baptist Men enjoyed their monthly breakfast together at Red Oak Baptist Church on Sunday, October 18.
Red and green boxes, banners, pamphlets, and everything else needed for Operation Christmas Child were waiting for members as they entered the Family Life Center at Red Oak Baptist Church on Sunday, October 18! Filled boxes are due back by Sunday, November 15. The church goal is 400 boxes which mean 400 children and families reached with the gospel! Operation Christmas Child is a ministry of Samaritan's Purse.

RED OAK - State-ordered site remediation is now complete at the Red Oak Landfill, with closeout activities underway. Among those activities is the planned installation next month of 5-10 foot trees along northern and eastern property lines.
The Red Oak town council, looking over the landscaping map at their Oct. 12th meeting, had no issues with the trees but questioned whether the state was going to provide the gravel for a planned parking lot or whether that expense would fall to the town.

The Town of Bailey: Cemetery Supplement has just been released. This volume contains a collection of obituaries for individuals interred in the Town of Bailey Cemetery from 2017 through October 2026 as well as numerous earlier notices that were not located during preparation of the original 2017 volume, Town of Bailey Obituary Collection. The cemetery is located on the east side of Highway 581, approximately two-tenths of a mile north of Bailey. The original volume documented approximately 2,835 interments.

Remnant Outreach Church Ministries, Inc. to Carl Michael Carey and Hattie Carey; property along Western Avenue
Freedom Mortgage Corporation and Xome Holdings, LLC to Amol Agarwal and Xome Holdings, LLC; 244 Westview Park Drive, Rocky Mount
Patrick Joseph Keefe Jr. and Holly Strickland Keefe to Isaac David Pineda Casco; Section 2, South Creek Subdivision, Phase 3, Block A, Lot 39
Irlanda Vega to Brittany Pait; 1.010 acres