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AG AWARD - Michaela Vick (at left) was recognized with the 4-H Agriculture Award at the achievement program last week. Pictured presenting the award is Sandy Hall, Nash County 4-H Extension Agent.

PLEASE STOP!
Nash County Animal Control isn't able to control the local pet population. Pets are being bred that are adopted from the Shelter!
They started trying to curb this overpopulation a few years ago, by changing the adoption fee. It is only $50, but is returned upon spay/neuter. We sincerely believe that it has made a difference. We started by offering a FREE spay for every female adopted.

A total of 32 Tar River Academy (TRA) seniors are now high school graduates after they turned their tassels during a mid-year commencement ceremony that was held on Friday, January 29, 2016. The majority of the graduates plan to pursue higher education, with 31 set to attend two-year colleges. The Winter Class of 2016 at TRA also has one student who will enter the workforce. Tar River Academy named JaVon Dy'rell Whitley as the Valedictorian and Kiarra Imann Pace as the Salutatorian.

Wesleyan College is hosting the Fourth Annual Rotary International Children's Art Exhibit on Thursday, February 18, 2016.
This year's exhibit theme is titled: Be A Gift To The World Through Community Service.
A reception for the children, their families, teachers and administrators from participating schools and for regional Rotarians will be held on Thursday, February 18 from 5:30 until 7 p.m. in the Wesleyan College's Civic Gallery at Wesleyan College's Dunn Center.

Noble Carl Wayne Smith from Nashville, and a member of the Rocky Mount Shrine Club, was elected as the High Priest & Prophet at Sudan Shriners annual meeting and election of officers on January 23, 2016 in New Bern. The term High Priest & Prophet is a ceremonial title given within Shriners International to one of the seven elected officers of a temple and as such is a voting member of the Divan (Board of Directors).

The O.D. Moore Scholarship Foundation recently swore in its new officers. The foundation was established by the Nash Central Senior High School Alumni Association in 1978 to honor the memory of longtime and legendary coach Oseola D. Moore. Since the foundation's establishment, there have been over 270 scholarships given totalling over $200,000.

Graphic readers and Aventon family, I feel the time to say so long has come. I am busy now taking care of our little man Garrett and he deserves 100 percent of my time, attention and energy and I have not been able to dedicate any time lately to our news. I have enjoyed gathering family happenings from my Aventon family, but most of all I enjoyed sharing my old memories. Life is full of memories, good and bad, but either way, there's a lesson to be learned in them all. Memories are valuable; again I will tell you they will be the thread that holds you together in the future.

Red Oak United Methodist Church is preparing for their next Bible Study. The Discipleship Bible study is a 32 week study on Genesis, Exodus, Luke, and Acts. If you would like to participate, please contact the church office.
The sanctuary at Red Oak United Methodist Church will be open on Thursdays during Lent for a quiet time of prayer. All are welcome.

On a cold morning, with intermittent sleet falling, Peachtree folks gathered at the church for worship. This was a special day in Peachtree's history. It marked its 207th birthday. The church has been in continuous ministry since February 1809. Sanctuary flowers were given by Beverly Wilson in honor of its birthday.
During the time of 'congregational greeting', Pastor Whitehouse showed, on the screen, a picture of David and Lynn Griffin that he had just received, by phone, of them as they were leaving the hospital.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced that producers who have crops pledged as collateral for a marketing assistance loan can now purchase a commodity certificate that may be exchanged for the outstanding loan collateral. The authority is provided by the 2016 Consolidated Appropriations Act, legislation enacted by Congress in December. Commodity certificates are available beginning with the 2015 crop in situations where the applicable marketing assistance loan rate exceeds the exchange rate. Currently, the only eligible commodity is cotton.

LUCAMA -- Sometimes, great seasons don't end with championships -- and that proved to be the case this winter for the Nash Central Middle School girls basketball squad.
The Lady Trojans, who are the long-time defending champions in the Tri-County Conference, have had to deal with massive graduation losses in each of the past two years.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Nash Central High School might just celebrate the 10-year anniversary of its last Big East Conference regular season championship in style this season.
Maybe by winning yet another title to break a drought that goes back to 2006.
The Lady Bulldogs, coached by Terri Cash, are in prime position to break that streak after delivering a key home victory last Friday night over backyard rival Northern Nash.

STANHOPE -- For Brian Foster, it's always a thrill when one of his Southern Nash football players signs a letter-of-intent to continue his career on the four-year level.
But a bit of extra excitement was in the air last Thursday when Jaquay Mitchell finalized his plays to join the gridiron program at Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory.
Mitchell is a long-time family friend of the Fosters as he has been a teammate of SN senior quarterback Zack Foster -- Brian's son -- since childhood.

NASH COUNTY -- With the dual meet portion of the season over, Nash County prep wrestlers are now focusing their attentions on the individual postseason -- a swing that began Jan. 20 with the Big East Championships at Rocky Mount.
County performers fared well at that event and hope for more success this Friday and Saturday at the Class 3-A East Regional Tournament, which will be held at Corinth Holders High School in Wendell.

LOS ANGELES -- Christian Buffaloe, local 16-year-old Kyokushin competitor, recently gained 2nd Place in the Teen Division (16 yrs) of the "2016 Kyokushin U.S. Karate Championships" in Los Angeles.
This prestigious yearly event is sponsored by the International Kyokushin Karate Organization in Tokyo, Japan, and features many top competitors from around the world.

RED OAK -- Rebekah Beal's athletic and academic prowess earned her an opportunity from Chowan University that she simply couldn't refuse.
With all scholarship monies combined, Beal's offer from Chowan almost reached six figures -- and that helped finalize a deal for the Northern Nash standout to continue her soccer career in Murfreesboro over the next four years.
Beal made it official last Thursday as she inked a letter-of-intent to join the Hawks' women's soccer program.

LAGRANGE, GA./ MONTGOMERY, ALA -- Senior D.J. Weaver nailed a game-winning three-pointer in the final seconds to give his North Carolina Wesleyan College men's basketball squad a 73-72 victory at Huntingdon College on Sunday.
The win came on the heels of a 114-98 thumping of LaGrange College on Saturday and leaves the Bishops in sole possession of first place in the USA South standings at 8-2.

LOUISBURG -- Louisburg College's annual Student-Athlete Awards Ceremony is always a special night -- but it was made even more special this season.
That's because the school set an all-time record for most medals awards to its athletes.
The recent ceremony has been held every winter for the past decade and salutes student-athletes who earn a grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.
Medals are presented on gold, silver and bronze levels and are presented by Louisburg College Athletic Director Mike Holloman.

LOUISBURG -- When Andy Stokes first saw Abigail Ross play three years ago, he knew she displayed the talented and potential to be a high-level women's soccer keeper.
Since then, Ross has continued that upward curve. After finishing up her prep career at Nash Central, Ross signed to play under Stokes at Louisburg College.
Ross recently completed her two-year stint at Louisburg in successful fashion, but her career is far from done.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Nash Central saw an opportunity in the parity-filled boys basketball standings of the Big East Conference -- and was more than happy to take advantage of it.
Facing its most important week of the season, the Bulldogs rattled off three consecutive wins over league foes to take first place outright in the league heading into the final two matchups of the campaign.

FAYETTEVILLE -- The USA South Athletic Conference has released its 2016 spring preseason polls for baseball, softball, tennis and golf.
North Carolina Wesleyan College's men's and women's tennis teams led the way with 1st and 2nd-place billings, respectively.
In men's tennis, 1st-year head coach Dustin Hale's squad was picked to defend last season's title with ten 1st-place votes and the maximum total of 100 points available.

Nash Central's Josh Mullins drives and scores over a pair of Northern Nash defenders during last Friday night's Big East Conference boys basketball meeting at the NCHS Gymnasium.

Northern Nash's Raymond 'Goody' Bullock elevates for two points last Friday night at Nash Central.

The Big East Conference recently held its annual individual wrestling tournament at Rocky Mount High School. Among the competitors was Southern Nash's Daniel Medina (above). The top league performers will be in action this weekend at the Class 3-A East Regionals, which will be held at the Corinth Holders High School Gymnasium in Wendell.

Northern Nash's Jahlia Williams tries to escape the Nash Central defense last Friday.