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Winter Storm Jonas came through Nash County over the weekend, bringing freezing rain and snow the area. The storm caused some Nash County residents to lose power while others saw trees topple. Nash-Rocky Mount Schools were closed on Friday and Monday because of the storm. Pictured above are photos from the Woodfield Subdivision showing the amount of ice that was left after the storm. The ice caused one big tree limb in the neighborhood to crack and fall.

ROCKY MOUNT -- The Big East Conference's final regular season swim meet was shortened last Wednesday due to snow.
The competition was almost completed, but meet administrators decided to cut the event short when snow started falling.
In the final-but-not-final results, Wilson Fike was the girls team winner at 96 points, followed by Rocky Mount (85.5) and Nash Central (55).
Fike also took the top spot in the boy standings with 91 points. Rival Wilson Hunt wasn't far behind at 86 tallies, while Nash Central was third with 69 markers.

WENDELL -- A glance down the bench at an East Wake High School boys basketball game provides an instant flashback to some of the hoops glory days at Bunn.
Manning the EW bench is Gerald Melton, who enjoyed a multitude of success at Bunn before moving to East Wake two seasons ago.
Joining Melton are Bunn natives Torry Wheless and Chuck Mann, both of whom are former Wildcats' stars.
Wheless has served as Melton's assistant almost since he arrived at Bunn, while Mann is the ex-girls coach and athletic director at BHS.

RALEIGH -- Great ideas are often formulated in the unlikeliest of places.
Such as a lonely stretch of interstate somewhere between the Triangle and Huntsville, Alabama.
George Sutphen has made a point to never miss one of his son Garrett's football games.
From youth contests all the way through high school and the University of North Carolina-Pembroke, George Sutphen's presence was a constant for Garrett, a talented quarterback who played at Bunn High School in 2004 before finishing out his prep career at Avery County.

STANHOPE -- It's anybody's guess who will eventually come out on top in the parity-filled Big East Conference boys basketball standings.
But Southern Nash head coach Robbie Kennedy expects his club to be in the mix after a strong showing last week against league foes.
"We're playing really well right now,'' Kennedy said. "But the thing about the league is that anybody can beat anybody. That is really true this year.''
Nash Central, which continues to roll, is currently atop the Big East with a 3-0 mark under veteran head coach Renny Taylor.

NASH COUNTY -- Here are updated results from the Nash County Parks and Recreation Department's Youth Futsal and Basketball Leagues:

GREENSBORO -- Sophomore Adrian Moore poured in a season-high 23 points last Wednesday night, helping his North Carolina Wesleyan College men's basketball team secure an 86-74 USA South win at Greensboro College.
Moore knocked down 10-of-15 attempts from the floor for the Bishops, who shot nearly 53 percent as a team on the night.
Down 20-12 midway the first half, NCWC put together an 11-2 run over a four-minute span to take a 23-22 lead at the 6:09 mark.

Head Coach Terri Cash (right) and the Nash Central Lady Bulldogs are one of four teams with one loss in the tight Big East Conference girls basketball standings. Nash Central dropped an overtime heartbreaker last Friday against rival Northern Nash.

ROCKY MOUNT -- In only two years, the Nash Health Care Rocket Mile event has quickly become a favorite of local runners as well as elite runners from around the state.
Tar River Running Company (TRRC) has announced that this year's race will be held on May 1 at 2 p.m.
The event has been awarded both the USA Track and Field (USATF) State Championship and Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) North Carolina State 1 Mile Championship.