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Bill Engvall made a great living off his comedy routine of “Here’s your Sign”. Today we present the Laurel Fork take about our sign !

Everyone that lives out here in Laurel Fork has a landmark that tells them that they’re back 🏡🏠🏡 home when they have to leave our little hamlet.

For many its the Blue signs on both ends of the village located on opposite sides out on US-58 while others see 👀 it as the Citgo sign at Nester’s Store or maybe the Dollar General sign.

But for me, in my four years it has always been the electric sign hanging at the Gospel Chapel 💒, just before the intersection of Stone Mountain Road and US-58.

The sign has been taken down as it is in need of repair. I am lost without the sign for a few different reasons, with one of them being its glow late at night would tell me its time to slow down for the right turn to go home to Olde Mill.

The second reason for missing the sign is it gives a ray of Hope to me, especially late at night. Whether it is telling you the next time there is a service at the Church or offering a message that will make you smile.

Reason #3 is the Pastor of the Church is Stephen Puckett and while we do not actually have membership cards at OneofUs.Care, we remember everyone that has gone out of their way to assist us with a project. Stephen fits that bill in regards to helping us with the task of getting the scoreboard up at Cavalier Park earlier this year.

There are two easy ways to get involved with helping the Church replace the signage.

The photo 📷 on the right shows a collection box that sits on the check-out counter at Nester’s Store.

Then this Saturday, from 2pm to 7pm the Church ⛪ will be hosting a Sign Fundraiser Spaghetti 🍝 Dinner. The event will also include Live Music 🎶 & Silent Auction.

It’s an easy answer for dinner on Saturday and it will help people in our little community. It might even help guide one of us back home 🏡 safely!

ACC Softball Championship Game has #1 vs #2 on Duke’s East Campus ! BLUE DEVILS 6, FSU 3…

Durham – Duke needed 10 innings in their first two games to get past Boston College and Clemson while Florida State University needed one inning each day to dispatch Notre Dame and Georgia Tech.

Today the teams compete for Regional seedings and of course the coveted ACC Championship trophy 🏆.

First Pitch took place at 2:35 with the Game Time tempature of 70°.

Florida State took a 3-0 lead in the top of the fourth inning when the first four Seminole batters reached base. Duke changed pitchers and escaped the uprising without further damage.

Duke answered right back with two runs of their own in the bottom of the same inning to pull within 3-2

The teams traded zeros in the fifth inning and now head to the top of the sixth inning…

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Duke retires the Noles in order in the top of the sixth but are now down to their final six outs.

Claire Davidson leads off with a base on balls. #3 hitter, Aminah Vega will now try to move her over into scoring position. KO on a 3-2 pitch.

Amiah Burgess up next… full count, walk. Tying run at 2nd base…

Ana Gold is the #5 hitter – quickly 0-2 count… Gold lined a RBI single to tie it up and took second base on the throw!!!

Kelly Torres (C) up with two in scoring position…. Four pitch walk, bases loaded…

SS – Jada Baker – #7 hitter in lineup

Ground Ball to 2B, fielders choice but Catcher couldn’t short hop the throw.

Sarah Goddard (PH) lays down a bunt but Pitcher fields it cleanly and gets force at home plate.

Gisele Tapia – #9 batter laces a 2-run single and Duke leads 6-3.

Back to the top of the order, D’uana Jennings reloads the bases with a swinging but. Davidson back up – looking for more insurance 👀!!

Davidson pops out to Short Stop to end the inning but the Blue Devils plate four runs 🏃‍♂️ and now lead 6-3.

Needing 3 final outs to claim the Crown 👑…

#9 – Devyn Flaherty leads off… ground out to SS

#4 – Janice Kerr – Foul pop to Catcher

#12 – Amaya Ross – final chance…count is 3-0, Coach visits the mound. Curd issues a Walk.

PH – #1 – Hailey Wacaser – liner back to Curd, the Sophomore regroups for the 1-3 out….

2, 274 in the crowd today !!