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This photo published in The Nashville Graphic on April 9, 1953. Sgt. First Class Rommie T. Daniels of Castalia is shown as he greeted his wife, Mrs. Virginia Daniels, and children, Thomas and Sandra, upon their arrival on Okinawa.

With all of our educational advancements, the multiplicity of Bible studies and books available to us, and the abundance of churches in many parts of the world, we've forgotten that following Jesus isn't like choosing which flavor of syrup you want in your coffee.
The call to follow Jesus is a call to forsake everyone and everything other than Him. It's a call to a radical abandonment.

ROCKY MOUNT - Peacemakers will host its annual Picnic for Peacemakers fundraiser at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 3rd at Englewood Baptist Church.
"We really look forward to this event every year," Peacemakers Executive Director Jesse Lewis said. "It's a time when we can get together with friends and supporters to celebrate all that God has done in our community over the last year, and get energized about what is coming next."

ROCKY MOUNT - The Governor's Crime Commission has awarded one of 18 Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program grants to the North Carolina 7th Judicial District and NC Wesleyan University, totaling nearly $500,000. This funding will support critical violence intervention programs, including treatment courts, aimed at addressing community safety and reducing recidivism.

Betty P. Ange and Betty P. Stephens Ange to Mayor's Staff, LLC; property along West Mount Drive
Kimberly W. Boddie and William Lewis Boddie to Nancy Digges Wilkinson; Fairfield Village Subdivision, Section 2, Lot 59; $275,000
Stephen E. Webb II to Carl L. Burgess and Brenda M. Burgess; Castleberry, Section 2, Lot 10; $350,000
Brandy Annette Jones, Brandy Jones and Tayanna Jones to Carl Burgess and Brenda Mercer Burgess; 1711 Bedfordshire Road, Nashville

NASHVILLE - North Carolina is no stranger to hurricanes, with August, September and October the most active months for trouble from tropical storms.
Tripp Bunn, Assistant Director for Nash Fire and Rescue Services/Emergency Management, is encouraging residents to be "disaster ready," and that includes making plans for helping those who cannot help themselves. In that group are the elderly, pets and livestock.

NASHVILLE - A $17-million state-directed grant has washed down into Nash County coffers, with the target water and wastewater infrastructure projects. The money, facilitated through the NC Department of Environmental Quality under the 2023 State Appropriations Act, will be used for twelve projects across the county, with six for municipal projects in Nashville, Spring Hope, Bailey, Middlesex, Whitakers and Rocky Mount. The other six projects are county-related.

NASHVILLE - The 5th Annual Heroes Field of Honor 9-11 ceremony drew over one hundred people Wednesday, Sept. 11, many of them veterans but all of them patriots, who gathered in remembrance and appreciation for those who serve.
Three hundred flags, bathed in light night and day out of respect, waved in the grassy lot at 1114 First Street, Nashville, on the grounds of the Fellowship Church.

NASHVILLE - An informational public meeting to promote two grant incentives for downtown businesses drew an audience of 25 property owners to the Downtown Nashville Strong Advisory Board Sept. 16.
Shawn Lucas, Planning and Development Director, gave a power point presentation about the Downtown Incentive Grant (DIG) and the Façade Improvement Grant. Printed information and applications were also available.