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READ THIS BEFORE YOU RESCUE KITTENS!
Are you ready for "kitten season"? Although kittens can be born any time of year, spring is when we see a big increase. What to do if you find kittens? First and foremost, WATCH and WAIT for mom. She could be off for a few hours finding food. The safest place for kittens is with their mothers. If you don't see the mom, there's a couple different ways to tell if mom is around.

The Rocky Mount Kiwanis Club was given a tour of the new Edgecombe Community College Biotech and Medical Simulation building in Rocky Mount. Giving the tour was Dr. Deborah Lamm, (center) college president. Pictured with Dr. Lamm is Dr. Reid Parrott (left), program chair and Ben Moore, club president.

The Sixth Annual Enfield Fishing Creek Paddle is set to take place on Saturday, May 7.
Registration for the paddle begins at 8:30 a.m. at Bellamy Mill in Enfield. The paddle will start at Bellamy's Mill, a landmark on the national register of historic places. Paddles will journey for approximately 2- to 3 hours through soul-enhancing scenery.
Fishing Creek, one of North Carolina's treasures, winds through rolling fields and woodlands made up of loblolly pine, gum swamp and cherry bark oak.

Hat Sister for Christ, a chapter of the Red Hat Society was entertained recently by Milton Bullock (back row center) at the Rocky Mount Train Station. Milton performs every Wednesday morning at the station. Bulluck, a local resident who grew up in Edgecombe County, is known as the "Golden Platter." He was a vocalist with The Platters for five years and continues to perform as the "Golden Platter" at many functions and has established the "Do it for Children Foundation" which helps children in need. Bulluck was inducted into the Twin County Museum and Hall of Fame in 2006.

Bethel Heroes Chapter 636 of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Helen Sharpe (at left) and Margaret Cobb (at right) delivered Easter treats to the Veterans who are residents of South Village Nursing Center. Accepting the gifts on behalf of the veterans is Darlene Batchelor (center), assistant Activity Director for South Village.

Southern Nash's Ryan Marlowe comes through with a base hit during last Saturday's victory over Faith Christian at the Golden Leaf Invitational.

Southern Nash backstop Hunter Perry brings in a foul ball during Saturday's decision over Faith Christian.

Leroy Edwards went the distance on the hill last Saturday morning for Southern Nash during the Firebirds' tournament decision against Faith Christian.

WILSON -- During Greg Clifton's five-year tenure as Faith Christian School's head baseball coach, the Patriots have shared two conference championships and claimed another title outright.
Clifton will be looking to add another piece of hardware to the trophy case this spring as Faith Christian has put together another strong -- although young -- diamond squad.

Faith Christian's Nick Clark watches a pitch sail by as part of last Saturday's tournament showdown against the Southern Nash Firebirds.

RED OAK -- Northern Nash's torrid start to the 2016 girls soccer season continued last Wednesday with a 6-1 home victory against the Southern Nash Ladybirds in a key Big East Conference standings showdown.
Northern Nash is now 9-1 overall and 1-1 in the Big East under veteran head coach Joe McCarthy.
Southern Nash actually led 1-0 at intermission as Nefthali Gonzalez scored off an assist from Kylee Herron.

TALLAHASSEE, FLA. -- The 13th-ranked North Carolina State University baseball squad lost 8-5 to No. 11 Florida State last Friday at Dick Howser Stadium in an Atlantic Coast Conference diamond matchup.
The Wolfpack (16-8, 3-4 ACC) sank into a 6-0 deficit by the bottom first stanza of action.
NC State clawed back with one run in the third, three in the fourth, and one in the sixth, before Florida State (18-5, 6-1) put the game away with a two-run homer in the seventh, setting the final at 8-5.

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ROCKY MOUNT -- Senior Ciro Norzagaray delivered a bases loaded RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning to give his host North Carolina Wesleyan College Bishop baseball team a 2-1 win in last Saturday's rubber game with rival Methodist University.
The walk-off win capped a stellar 9-inning performance by junior hurler T.J. Wilkie, who scattered six hits and struck out 10 Monarch batters on the day.
Wilkie allowed just one unearned run in the first inning, and the Bishops countered with an RBI-triple by James Lovett in the third that plated Norzagaray.

Ashley Hinnant wanted to do something to bring youth in her community together in the wake of a recent suicide that has been blamed on bullying.
Hinnant said though she has no kids of her own, she is close to the youth in her Richardson Court community.
"All the teenagers come to my house," she said.
They visit mostly just to have somewhere to go but oftentimes, Hinnant said they turn to her to vent. And the recent suicide of Nashville teen Kenya Speight has been on the minds of many.