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By DONNA CROWE Have you ordered those roses yet?

Picked out the greeting cards? Bought the chocolate candy? Made reservations for the fancy meal? Well, if not, then it’s about time, because Monday is yet another Val-entine’s Day!

Okay, so some people might say, “Big deal! Valentine’s Day is just another one of those holidays that greeting-card compa-nies cherish because they make all that loot from purchases. Why should I get caught up in all that hoopla?”

Why, indeed? Well, let me put it this way: If your sweetie doesn’t get remembered with something special on Monday, you might be spending a good bit of time in the dog house. Of course, card companies probably sell “Happy Belated Valentine’s Day” cards, but I dare say they aren’t the same.

Of course, the possibility of forgetting Valentine’s Day or not celebrating it suf-ficiently enough as far as your loved ones are concerned is one big problem with it. Plus, some people find it sad, anyway, be-cause they don’t have a special someone to

remember. Or they end up feeling sad be-cause they are the ones who get forgotten or “under-appreciated.”

I always recall the Charlie Brown comic in which Charlie Brown is sadly looking in his mailbox, not finding the hoped-for Val-entine’s cards. “Thanks for the Valentine’s card, Lucy!” he says to her when he sees her.

“I didn’t send you a Valentine’s card, Charlie Brown!” Lucy responds.

“Don’t you know sarcasm when you hear it?” he retorts.

Yes, Valentine’s Day is a nice day to remember special people by letting them know that they are loved. However, as Christians, we ought to consider every day a day to show people our love, shouldn’t we? As scripture says, “Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God…. He who does not love does not know God, for God is love” (1 John 4:7-8).

We might not be able to afford flowers, greeting cards, chocolate candy, or a fancy meal every day, but we can be kind and loving nevertheless!

(Donna Crowe is a minister’s wife.)

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Bailey Baptist Church6646 Deans StreetBailey, NC 27807235-3663Rev. Frank H. Duncan, Pastor

Ephesus Baptist Church (est. 1880)7300 W. Old Spring HOpe Rd.Spring Hope, NC 27882478-3652Pastor David G. Eidson

First Baptist Church of Spring Hope111 North Walnut StreetSpring Hope, NC 27882478-3221/fbcspringhope.orgRev. Roy Porter, Interim Pastor

Floods Chapel Free Will Baptist Church5149 West NC 97Spring Hope, NC 27882478-4204Pastor Tod Creech

Gateway Christian Center8600 South N.C. Hwy 231Middlesex, NC 27557235-4606Pastor Gerald Wiggs

Gibson Memorial United Methodist Church202 E. Branch St.Spring Hope, NC 27882478-3140Rev. Elizabeth Polk, Pastor

Good News Independent Baptist Church13212 NC 98Spring Hope, NC 27882478-5471Gary “Bobby” Murrell, Pastor

Holly Grove Baptist Church1640 Holly Road, P.O. Box 1206Spring Hope, NC 27882252-478-4197/hollygrovebaptist.orgRev. Sean Lee, Pastor

Independence Pentecostal Holiness Church8672 New Sandy Hill Church Rd.Bailey, NC 27807235-6164Pastor Dale Eatmon

Middlesex Church of God Worship Center5407 S. NC 231Middlesex, NC 27557

235-5885Bishop Steve Edmondson, Senior Pastor

Mount Zion Free Will Baptist1779 Mount Zion Church RoadNashville, NC 27856459-3818Dr. James “Buddy” Rogerson, Pastor

New Hope Worship Center7428 Pearce’s LaneLouisburg, NC 27549340-4591Pastor Joe Ferguson

Oasis of Love Tabernacle, Inc.6525 Schooner RoadBailey, NC 27807235-3059Gary H. Denton, Pastor

Peachtree Baptist Church3523 North NC Hwy 581Spring Hope, NC 27882478-4418Rev. A. Eugene Whitehouse, Pastor

St. Stephen Missionary Baptist Church (Est. 1904)518 Pine Street, P.O. Box 26Spring Hope, NC 27882478-5098Rev. MacArthur Mitchell, Senior Pastor

Samaria Baptist Church3752 Samaria Church LaneMiddlesex, NC 27557478-3350Rev. Butch Gordon

Spring Hope Pentecostal Holiness Church504 Second StreetSpring Hope, NC 27882252-567-9306Revs. Reuben and Marie Batchelor

Stony Hill Free Will Baptist Church9649 Stony Hill Church Rd.Middlesex, NC 27557235-3400Pastor Allen Stanley

White Oak Hill Free Will Baptist Church 3967 West Hornes Church RoadBailey, NC 27807235-3868Rev. Reuben Cason

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EphesusBy DEBBIE PHILLIPS

On Sunday, Pastor David Eidson’s message in Word was from Matthew 7:24-27. When we are obedient, life is good; when we are disobedient, life is disastrous. Does your life bear the fruit of being built on the rock?

Mack and Debbie Vester made statements of faith on Sun-day and requested membership at Ephesus.

Prayer concerns: Mona Frazi-er Adams, Mabel Barbee, Bonita Barlow and family, Edward Bass, Brandon Blevins, Billy Brantley, William Brantley, John Breed-love, Jan Bryant, Linda Bryant, Justin Carter, D.C. Cash, Jerry Cates, Rochelle Clark, Student Pastor Dan Crumley and family, Deacons and their family, John and Paul Dew, Sallie Dew, Lot-tie Lou Dickens, Rose Edwards family, Pastor David Eidson and family, Wayne Harper, Gretchen Hill, Phoebe Huffman, Gene

Knight, Anna Hopkins Little, John McMillan family, Russell Meyers, Phillip and Anne Mur-ray, Norman Ponder, Margaret Pridgen, Judy Rogers and fam-ily, Carolyn and Edward Rouse, Dutch and Diane Schultz, Jack Sharpe, Phyllis Shelton family, Ted Smiley, Gilbert and Barbara Williams, Michael and Denise Wright, and David Young.

Flowers for Sunday’s service were given by the children of Louise Murray in memory of her birthday.

Birthday: Feb. 9 — Stacie Mulholand and Sarah Varker, Feb. 10 — Karen Hendricks and Garlene Wood, Feb. 11 — Kerry Brantley, Feb. 12 — Allen Den-ton and Joey Mulholand, Feb. 13 — Tiffany Murray, Feb. 14 — Elizabeth Green and Lawrence Sandifer, and Feb. 15 — Sam Tyson.

Next Sunday: Feb. 13 at 10 a.m. — Sunday School; at 11 a.m. — Worship service; and from 5 to 6:30 p.m. — EBAY (Youth Bible study).

Women’s breakfast and bible

study: Feb. 20 at 8 a.m. in fel-lowship hall. Study of “Can We Talk” by Priscilla Shirer.

Men’s bible study: Feb. 20 at 7:30 a.m. — A study of the book, “Six Battles Every Man Must Win.”

Christian community wom-en’s conference: March 5 — “A Call to Repentance, Purpose, and Obedience” will be held at Ephe-sus. Doors open at 8:30 a.m., morning session starts at 9 a.m., lunch served at noon, and after-noon session ends around 3 p.m. Speakers: Rev. Elizabeth Polk and Rev. Linda Harris. Admis-sion and lunch are free. All ladies are invited to attend.

PeachtreeBy BARBARA HARDISON

Sunday marked 202 years

since the establishment of Peachtree Baptist as a church. It was on Feb. 6, 1809 that the min-utes of the first business meeting of the church were recorded.

Another birthday celebrated on Sunday was that of Dallas R. Edwards, who was born 102 years ago. The congregation sang “Happy Birthday” to Dal-las. Pastor Whitehouse took a recording of this and the entire service to Dallas on Sunday af-ternoon. He was there on time to have some cake and ice cream. The Edwards Family and a few friends were there to help Ozelle and Dallas celebrate this momen-tous occasion.

At the morning worship, Pas-tor Whitehouse chose as his ser-mon topic “Jesus Makes All the Difference,” based on scripture found in Galatians 1: 1-5. For her children’s sermon, Beverly

Wilson talked with the children about the fact that the church is 202 years old today.

The Baptist Women enjoyed breakfast together in Spring Hope on Saturday morning.

On Wednesday evening the Church Hostesses will serve a chicken pastry/covered dish din-ner and fellowship at 5:45 p.m. This will be followed by Prayer Meeting.

Doris M. Young who died on Wednesday. She was laid to rest in the Manning Family Cemetery on Sunday. She was sister-in-law to Della May, whose children Craig and James Young, of Greensboro , and Connie Smith of Charleston, were here to at-tend the funeral.

Peggy Braswell, wife of Ronald Braswell, died at home in Nashville. Her funeral was held at the Nashville Methodist

Church on Monday.Jane May, attended the funer-

al of Lee Faulkner in Red Oak on Sunday afternoon.

Charlotte Griffin is here to spend a few days with her moth-er, Lillie Belle Griffin. Charlotte was at church on Sunday morn-ing.

Ann Browder spent the weekend in Richmond with her daughter. She went especially to attend the “Sweet Sixteen” birth-day party for her granddaughter, Megan.

Among the known sick are:Jack Browder, Ann’s brother-

in-law, at Duke for evaluation.All of those suffering from

“whatever is going around.”Kezia Griffin, Lillie Belle

Griffin, Frances Batchelor, Rich Blanchard, Julian Hill, Rhonda Amerson, Jim Cannon, Niki Cannon, Sue Griffin.

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School menusNash-Rocky Mount Schools

breakfast menus for the week of Jan. 19-23:

Monday — Martin Luther King holiday.

Tuesday —Student holiday.Wednesday — Student hol-

iday.Thursday — Eggo waffle

with syrup.Friday — Breakfast favor-

ite.(Cereal, toast, fruit juice,

fresh fruit, and low-fat white and low-fat chocolate milk are available daily.)

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools lunch menus for the week of Jan. 19-23:

Monday — Martin Luther King holiday.

Tuesday — Student holi-day.

Wednesday — Student hol-iday.

Thursday — Pizza, fish nug-gets with hushpuppies, butter beans, corn, mixed fruit.

Friday — Chicken tenders with yeast roll, toasted ham and cheese sandwich, potato wedg-es, broccoli with cheese sauce, Rosey pears.

(Fresh fruit and low-fat white and low-fat chocolate milk are available daily. Break-fast prices are $1 for both stu-dents in grades K-5 and stu-dents in grades 6-12. Lunch for grades K-5 is $1.75 and $2 for students in grades 6-12. Re-duced-price and free lunch-es are available for eligible students. Cafeterias at Spring Hope, Bailey, Middlesex, and Coopers Elementary Schools also serve lunch to seniors at a modest price from 11 a.m. to noon (or noon-1 p.m. at Spring Hope) each school day.)

Spring Hope EnterpriseAnd the Bailey/Middlesex News

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Newspaper in Education SponsorsCopies of the Spring Hope Enterprise sent to local

classrooms through the Newspaper in Education pro-gram are being sponsored this year by by NC Motor Controls and Eaton Corp. Thank these sponsors for their support of local education.

Bailey’s Barber Shop6151 Main Street • Bailey, NC

(252) 245-1044

Randy ColegroveBarber

Hours:Monday ~ Closed

Tues. - Fri. ~ 9am - 5pmSaturday ~ 8am - 12 Noon

Frances Dale Sanderson LowryFrances Dale Sanderson Lowry of Spring Hope passed away

peacefully on Thursday, January 8, 2009 after an extended ill-ness. Frances was born February 3, 1928 to the late Thomas B. and Martha V. Sanderson. She was educated in the public schools of Robeson County, the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, and Murray State University in Kentucky.

Frances was a dedicated member of Gibson United Method-ist Church for 48 years where she taught Sunday School, was an active member of the Women’s Society of Christian Service, was director of the church nursery, and was a member of the Administrative Board.

She was also active in community and civic activities a few of which included: delivery Meals on Wheels; working as a member of the Spring Hope Public Library Board for 20 years; and serving on the Nash County Board of Social Services.

Frances was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas B. and Martha V. Sanderson; five brothers, Robert, Johnnie, Margo-lious, James, and T.B. and five sisters, Etta B, Dicey Ann, Zettie, Lucy, and Willow.

Surviving to cherish her memory are: her loving husband of 59 years Otis Megel Lowry; three daughters, Martha Jan Lowry, Cammie Lowry Read, and husband Hank; and Frances Lowry Glober and husband Clifton; three grandchildren that she adored, Cameron Lowry Glover, Chandler Lowry Glover and Connor Lowry Read and one sister, Virginia Shaner of Forest City, NC.

The Lowry family would like to express their sincere thanks for all the prayers, visitations, and other expressions of concern for Frances during her illness. A special thanks to her devoted caregivers: Mrs. Carolina Andrews, Mrs. Eula Leonard, Dr. Daniel Crocker and staff, the staff at Nash General Hospital and the staff at Autumn Care.

A memorial service was held at Gibson Memorial United Methodist Church, Monday, January 12, 2009 at 2 p.m. with Reverend Elizabeth Polk officiating. The family received fre-inds following the service in the church fellowship hall.

In lieu of flowers, love and honor the Lord, your family, and cherish every moment.

Funeral arrangements by Spring Hope Funeral Home, 7881 Webbs Mill Road, Spring Hope, NC.

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Kenneth Buffaloe, a for-mer Nash County resident and martial arts instructor, has been named a member of the Cam-bridge Who’s Who for the year 2008-09.

He was nominated for mem-bership for his extensive work and youth programs using the powerful martial arts form called Kyokushin.

Buffaloe received the Gov-ernor’s Award for Excellence for his martial arts programs, in-cluding his work with D.A.R.E. He is the creator and organizer of the Anti-Drug Martial Arts Presentation, which was en-dorsed by the N.C. Association of Educators.

Several students from this end of the county achieved academic honors during the fall semester at Nash Community

College, the college reported.Named to the Dean’s List for

earning a perfect 4.0 grade point average were Joye Ellington and Allison Stone, both of Mid-dlesex, and Adam Bryant, Jerry Duncan, Teri Haden, and Frank Ugarte, all of Spring Hope.

Named to the Honor Roll for earning a grade point aver-age of at least 3.3 were Judy Alford, Jacob Austin, Karla Estrada, Jerry Lewis, Krystal Lewis, Emily Nelms, Andrew Sauls, and Glenda Saunders, all of Bailey.

Nina Bauer, Crystal Den-ton, and Zachary Hines, all of Middlesex, were named to the Honor Roll, as were Joseph Bass, Hannah Brandt, Jessica Edwards, Kevin Murray, Ana Vasquez, and Teneille Norville of Spring Hope.

RAY WHITLEYA funeral service was held

Jan. 13 at Shingleton Funeral Home for William Ray Whitley, 42, of Spring Hope, who died Jan. 9.

He is survived by his wife, Teresa C. Whitley of Spring Hope; three daughters, Heather Marie Whitley of Spring Hope, Samantha Rae Whitley of Wilson, and Rachel Kay Whitley of Spring Hope; five sisters, Virginia Johnson and Jackie Whitley of Spring Hope, Roda Whitley of Kenly, Pam Smith and Rhonda Perry, both of Wilson; one brother, Larry “Buddy” Whitley of Spring Hope.

“RAY” BISSETTEA graveside service was held

Jan. 14 in Hollywood Cemetery in Middlesex for Willard “Ray” Bissette, 58, of Williamsburg, Va., formerly of Bailey, who died Jan. 11.

He is survived by his wife, Gloria “Doris” Bissette; two sons, Bobby Ray Bissette and Michael Lee Bissette, both of Hampton, Va.; two step-daughters, Karen Baskett of Gloucester, Va. And Loretta Quesenberry of Williamsburg; stepson, Darrell Hughes of Williamsburg; four brothers, Gerald Bissette of Middlesex, Willis Bissette of Bailey, Walter Bissette and Leo Bissette, both of Henderson; nine grandchil-dren.

Arrangements were by Joyner’s Funeral Home.

FRANCES LOWRYA memorial service was held

Jan. 12 at Gibson Memorial United Methodist Church for Frances Dale Sanderson Lowry, 80, of Spring Hope, who died Jan. 8 after an extended illness.

She was preceded in death by five brothers, Robert, Johnnie, Margolious, James, and T.B.,

and five sisters, Etta B., Dicey, Ann, Zettie, Lucy, and Willow.

She was a graduate of UNC-Pembroke and Murray State University. She was a member of the Spring Hope Library Board for 20 years and served on the Nash County Board of Social Services. She was an active member of Gibson Memorial United Methodist Church.

She is survived by her hus-band of 59 years, Otis Megel Lowry; three daughters, Martha Jan Lowry, Cammie L. Read, and Frances L. Glover; three grandchildren; one sister, Virginia Shaner of Forest City.

Arrangements were by Spring Hope Funeral Home.

NANCY W.B. WILSONA memorial service was

held Jan. 9 at First Presbyterian Church of Rocky Mount for Nancy Woodard Brantley Wilson, 88, of Rocky Mount, who died Jan. 7.

Born in Wilson, she spent most of her early years in Spring Hope. She was the daughter of the late Dr. Julian Chisolm Brantley, Sr., and Lucy Farmer Brantley.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Franklin Wilson, Sr.; sister, Mary Farmer Brantley Draper, and her three brothers, Dr. Julian Chisolm Brantley, Jr., Edwin Hassell Brantley, and William Oscar Brantley.

She is survived by her son, Franklin, Jr., of Rocky Mount; daughter, Nancy Brantley Wilson Bowers of new Bern; two grandsons.

Arrangements were by Wheeler and Woodlief Funeral Home.

BONNIE JEAN BOOKERBonnie Jean Booker, 66, of

Raleigh, died Jan. 10.Arrangements are by Garnes

& Toney Funeral Service of Spring Hope.

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Coloring champTana Aley of Middlesex displays her winning entry in the

Spring Hope Enterprise’s Christmas coloring contest. Eleven-year-old Tana also shows off the Subway gift card her coloring ability won for her. (Enterprise photo by Burnette.)

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Community calendarItems for Community Cal-

endar must be submitted by MONDAY NOON to appear in that week’s paper. Local contributions may be mailed to The Spring Hope Enter prise, P.O. Box 399, Spring Hope, 27882 with the time and place of the event, a contact phone number, and all relevant infor-mation.

December 9-11The annual Nash Arts pre-

sentation of “A Christmas Car-ol,” adapted by Jim Singleton with 12 original songs by Jim Lee, will be held Thursday-Sat-urday, Dec. 9-11 at 8 p.m. each night at the Nash Arts Center in Nashville. For ticket information, call 459-4754 or go to nasharts.org.

December 9Seniors can enjoy video aer-

obics at the Mt. Pleasant Com-munity Building at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 9.

A Christmas Party for the staff at Nash Correctional Insti-tution will be held from 5-7 p.m. in the administrative building, sponsored by the Community Resource Council.

December 11A book signing by J. An-

drew Smith will be held between 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. and then again after the Christmas parade on Saturday, Dec. 11. The sign-ing will be at Manning Brothers Hardware in Middlesex. Smith will be signing copies of his books “The Road to Hutchinson” and “The Family.”

A WMU Bake Sale and multi-family yard sale will be held at Momeyer Baptist Church from 8 a.m. until noon on Satur-day, Dec. 11.

The Middlesex Christmas Parade will begin at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 11. A hot dog so-cial will be held at 11:30 a.m. at the Middlesex Fire Department with Christmas carols and local dance teams.

Christmas at the Fire De-partment will be held on Dec.

11 from 4-6 p.m. at the Spring Hope Fire Department, featuring Santa Claus and hayrides around town for their children.

December 12A toy give away will be held

soon at Toney’s Funeral Home on Ash Street in Spring Hope. Sunday, Dec. 12 is the last day to sign up to get toys. Call 478-6109 or go by the funeral home at 123 S. Ash St.

December 13VFW Post 2057 members

and auxiliary will meet Wednes-day, Dec. 13 at 11207 East N.C. 97, Rocky Mount. A potluck meal begins at 6:30 p.m. and the regular meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. All veterans who qualify are welcome to join.

Seniors can enjoy a variety of activities at the Mt. Pleasant Community Building on Mon-day, Dec. 13. A $3 breakfast is served at 8:15 a.m., followed by video aerobics at 9 a.m. Helaine Flan will speak at 10 a.m. A com-puter class begins at 11 a.m.

December 16Video aerobics for seniors

starts at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 16 at the Mt. Pleasant Commu-nity Building.

December 19The annual Festival of Nine

Lessons and Carols will be pre-sented on Sunday, Dec. 19, at 11 a.m. at Gibson Memorial United Methodist Church, a mixture of Scripture readings and music based on the traditional Oxford, England Anglican service, led by the chancel choir directed by Vickie Ripley.

December 24A candlelight communion

Christmas Eve service will be held on Friday, Dec. 24, at 5:30 p.m. at Gibson Memorial United Methodist Church. A community Christmas Eve service will be held at 11 a.m.

FYIThe Liner-cisers of Spring

Hope invite everyone to join them every Monday and Satur-day at 9:30 a.m. at the Spaulding Resource Center. They have a great time kicking up their heels.

Young Champions self defense classes are held every Monday night at Bailey Elemen-tary School. For more informa-tion, call Young Champions at 919-535-8304 or Nash County Parks & Recreation at 462-2447 or 462-2628.

Weight Watchers meetings are held at the Spaulding Family Resource Center every Tuesday from 5-7 p.m. Learn how to start living and stop dieting.

BINGO is played every Wednesday from 2-4 p.m. at the Spaulding Family Resource Cen-ter.

A children’s play group is held every Wednesday from 10-11:30 a.m. at Spaulding Family Resource Center. All children from birth through age 5 and their parents or caregivers are welcome. There is no charge. Call Faye Perry at 478-7656 for more information.

Nar-Anon Family Group meets every Monday at 8 p.m. at Englewood United Methodist Church in Rocky Mount.

“Nash County Government Works”: A Citizens Academy – 2011

“Nash County Government Works” is a series of classes designed to inform citizens about county

government. Graduates are prepared to be more civically engaged leaders in their communities. To

be considered for the Spring 2011 session, please complete the information requested below andreturn this application by 5 p.m. on January 5, 2011. For more information on “Nash County

Government Works”, please call (252) 462-2670.

Full Name Shirt size

Mailing address City Zip

Home phone Work phone E-mail

Employer Name & Address

Current position

Have you ever served on a board or commission for a local government? Yes No

If yes, please list:

Are you interested in serving on a board or commission? Yes No

Please list any civic, professional, business, religious, social, or other organizations of which you are a member. If new to

Nash County, you may include activities in other communities.

Organization Years as Member Position Held

Why are you interested in participating in the Citizens Academy?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________

How did you hear about the Citizens Academy? _____________________________________________________________

The Citizens Academy will be held on 10 Tuesday evenings from 6 to about 9 p.m., February 1, 2011 to April 19, 2011.

(Exceptions: March 1 & April 5). Dinner will be provided. Locations will vary, but will be in Nash County. Graduation isscheduled for 10 a.m., May 2, 2011. Will you be able to attend all 10 classes?

Yes No If no, please explain:

How long have you been a Nash County resident?

Optional: We attempt to reach a diverse cross section of our community. Please describe your:

Gender: ______ Ethnicity: __________________ Age: Under 18 18-24 25-39 40-55 56-70 71 or over

Do you need any special accommodations in order to participate in this program? Yes No

Please return this form by Wednesday, January 5, 2011 to: Patsy King McGhee, Organizational Development Director

Nash County

120 W. Washington Street, Suite 3040

Nashville, NC 27856

After receiving notification of selection, participants must pay the $35 participation fee before/on Wednesday, January 26,

2011.

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News from the Chamber

Spring Hope Area Chamber of Commerce

Chamber members have started planning the 40th Pump-kin Festival in 2011. Volunteer positions will be available in early 2011. More on this at

www.thepumpkinfestival.com

Upcoming EventsChristmas in Spring HopeFirst Thursday in December

Featured Member:

HoraceMann

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Monthly Meeting4th Monday

6-8 p.m.Chamber Office

The Nash County Fire-birds beat the East Alamance Eagles in the state semi-finals last weekend and will play for the state title this Saturday at Southern Nash High School.

The Firebirds will take on Scotland County at 1 p.m. in a rematch of last year’s State Wide Athletic Committee championship game won by the Firebirds.

Nash County topped Eastern Alamance 14-12 in Mebane last Saturday in a game that was not decided until the last play.

The game was a defensive battle from the start due to snowy conditions.

Nash County kicked off to start the game and on the first play from scrimmage, the Eagles’ quarterback ran for a 56-yard touchdown. The extra point attempt was stopped, but the Eagles had a 6-0 lead.

On the ensuing drive, Nash County drove from its own 48 for a score in just four plays. Jaquay Mitchell had runs of 22 and five yards. Grant Jones scored on a 19-yard run.

Quarterback Zack Foster ran in for the conversion, giving the Firebirds an 8-6 lead.

Both defenses stiffened at that point and the score re-mained 8-6 until there were only 50 seconds left in the third quarter. That’s when the Eagles’ quarterback ran in for another touchdown and a 12-8 lead.

The Firebirds turned the ball over on a fumble on their next possession, but the defense rose to the occasion thanks to huge stops by Jones and Nadir Thompson.

Nash County got the ball back with five minutes left in the game, still trailing 12-8. Foster completed a 35-yard pass to Tahj Deans that took the Fire-

birds down to the Eagle 2-yard line. Nash County scored on the next play and grabbed a 14-12 lead with just 28 seconds show-ing on the clock.

The Eagles had one last chance, but Foster came up with a big pass interception to end the game and set up the championship game rematch with Scotland County.

Nash Firebirds play for state title