ROCKY MOUNT — The Futrell-Mauldin Community Foundation for Greater Rocky Mount, a North Carolina Community Foundation affiliate, has awarded $61,380 in grants to local organizations. “These organizations support our community with crucial needs — from food to shelter to education and beyond,” said Beth Turnage, the foundation’s advisory board president. “We are pleased to support their work through our community […] The post Futrell-Mauldin foundation awards $61K in grants first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.

American voters love to fall in love (or hate). When it comes to assessing our politicians and their qualifications to serve — especially those seeking chief executive jobs like president and governor — we tend to vote with our hearts. Emotion-packed, reptilian brain questions — Do I like this candidate as a person? Do they look and sound like me? […] The post The vitally important election issue that almost no one discusses first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.

MOREHEAD CITY — Junior Taryn Reams collected the only point for her Southern Nash girls tennis team in a 5-1 loss Monday at West Carteret in the first round of the NCHSAA 3-A dual-team playoffs. Reams won her No. 6 singles match against Jovie Burdette 6-3, 6-1, but the Ladybirds of the 2-A/3-A Big East Conference couldn’t get another singles […] The post Ladybirds stumble at West Carteret first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.

“Contentnea Primitive Baptist Church: Memorials,” recently published by James A. and Margaret B. Bailey, contains obituaries compiled from newspapers and periodicals for burials at Contentnea Primitive Baptist Church. In the absence of published obituaries, genealogical information was collected from vital statistics records including information from births, marriages, deaths and census records. The book is dedicated to the Benjamin Renfrow family, […] The post Baileys’ book catalogs Contentnea church burials first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.

SPRING HOPE — I absolutely love fall, when temperatures take a dip, the humidity becomes bearable, leaves begin to turn different colors and the air is so clear you can hear the pine trees blowing in the wind. As an old farm girl, I also loved watching the cloud of dust from the cutting down of those tobacco stalks.  The […] The post Lo and behold, fall — and the end of tobacco season first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.

BAILEY — Nash County early voters crowded the Mount Pleasant Community Center on Thursday, eager to jump-start the 2024 election cycle. Chief among them was 86-year old Edna Mount of Middlesex, who braved a significant chill to cast the day’s first ballot shortly after arriving at 7:44 a.m.       “They said curiosity killed a cat,” Mount said of […] The post Mount leads parade of Nash early voters first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.

BAILEY — A robust crowd gathered at the west end of the Southern Nash High School student parking lot on Friday, eager to celebrate the institution’s first Agriculture Appreciation Night. Inspired by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences tailgate held each year by N.C. State University, the Firebirds focused their effort on spotlighting local agricultural pillars and youth involvement […] The post Southern Nash holds 1st Agriculture Appreciation Night first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.

BAILEY — A book-signing was held Saturday in the County Doctor Museum herb garden to celebrate a new publication by James and Margaret Bailey. “The Country Doctor Museum Medicinal Herb Garden,” a 124-page effort, features photographs of herbs and their early medicinal uses.  Dedicated to renowned author, artist and gardener Mercer Reeves Hubbard, the title also provides insight on the […] The post Museum reception highlights herb garden book first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.

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October will be a wild, wacky ride in America. Not only is it a presidential election year, but American consumers are already preparing their Halloween decorations, costumes and enough candy to sweetly forget about the impending political storm. From The Donald to Taylor Swift to cackling Kamala, 2024’s batch of Halloween costumes will be something to behold. It will be […] The post Scary question: Does America spend more on elections or Halloween candy? first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.

While Rocky Mount may be the most recent football state champion of all the 2-A/3-A Big East Conference schools, the Gryphons hadn’t beaten Southern Nash since that NCHSAA 3-A title season in 2015 — until Friday night. Resurgent Rocky Mount took a 41-40 overtime victory when it stopped the Firebirds’ final two-point attempt, handing Southern Nash its first loss in […] The post Gryphons stun Firebirds 41-40 in OT first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.

Eight players scored for Southern Nash in a 10-1 victory over 2-A/3-A Big East Conference visitor Rocky Mount on Wednesday, leaving the 3-A Firebirds 9-0 in conference play. Erick Arroyo-Soto led Southern Nash, now 15-0-2 overall, with two goals and two assists while fellow senior Wyatt Earp punched in a pair of goals. Junior midfielder Victor Vargas had a goal […] The post Firebirds fillet Gryphons 10-1 first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.

Southern Nash High varsity volleyball players knew the 2-A/3-A Big East Conference championship would involve Franklinton, the three-time defending champion of the four-year league. That point became abundantly clear Sept. 17 when the 3-A Ladybirds lost in five games at home to the 3-A Red Rams to drop Southern Nash to 4-2 in conference play.  Point taken. Southern Nash hasn’t […] The post Ladybirds sweep Franklinton to complete Big East reign first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.

Elm City’s fiscal year 2022 audit report, completed in September and presented during Tuesday’s Board of Commissioners meeting, revealed the town violated state statutes and couldn’t account for $17,659 in credit card expenses. While auditor Greg Redman said he didn’t find clear evidence of fraud or wrongdoing, he said the town’s records were a mess. “You were on the unit […] The post Elm City’s 2022 audit finds state law violations first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.

The news today includes stories of people threatening and intimidating FEMA workers in Rutherford County. There are stories of death threats toward meteorologists. Immigrants are demonized beyond the pale. There are increasing warnings of violence if Trump is not a clear winner on Nov. 5. Holy cow! What is happening to us? There is a cause and effect relationship between […] The post Mistrust and self-reliance first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.

Contentious political factions are nothing new in the United States. John Adams once wrote that during the American Revolution, the country was roughly divided into three groups — those who were pro-independence, those who wanted to remain part of the British Empire and those who didn’t give a damn. Less than a century later, the nation fought a terrible civil […] The post An American tragedy first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.

“For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.” — Ephesians 2:8-9 One thing we often do as humans is try to reach God. We often stretch to the heavens and hope to reach him. We […] The post Devotional: This is not your own doing first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.

SPRING HOPE — The Spaulding Family Resource Center turned into a de facto drive-thru on Friday as the nonprofit held its always-popular plate sale. With 460 tickets sold in advance, the sale was staged with help from a group of dedicated volunteers and members of the Southern Nash High School Black Student Union. “We just happen to do well with […] The post Spaulding Center hosts fall plate sale first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.

BAILEY — Kristin Register, a multi-classroom leader at Bailey Elementary School, has been named the North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics and North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Outstanding Elementary School Mathematics Teacher for the 2024-25 academic year. The 24-year veteran earned the distinction after being nominated by her principal, Quintin Mangano, and confirmed to represent the district by […] The post Bailey’s Register earns statewide instruction honor first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.

SPRING HOPE — Southern Nash didn’t need to win Monday’s 2-A/3-A Big East Conference 18-hole finale at Peachtree Hills Country Club, but they took part of that too in locking up the conference title. Southern Nash, which led Nash Central by 37 strokes going into the final match, tied the Bulldogs on Monday, both with scores of 304. Audrey Jones […] The post Ladybirds lock up Big East crown first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.