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RED OAK -- Nash County's Knights hosted Nash County's Firebirds on Sept. 19 in an Eastern North Carolina Football League rivalry matchup.
In varsity action, the Knights secured the victory by an 18-12 margin at Death Valley on the campus of Northern Nash High School.
Teondre Nash delivered a part of touchdowns for the Knights, while JaQuan Hardee scored twice to pace the Firebirds.
In junior varsity action, the Firebirds were 18-0 winners behind two touchdowns from Jackson Vick -- and one from Jordan Vick.

CHARLOTTE -- Tickets for the 2016 NASCAR Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be available to the public beginning Oct. 6 at 10 a.m.
Jerry Cook, Bobby Isaac, Terry Labonte, Bruton Smith and Curtis Turner will be honored during this year's ceremony set for Jan. 22, 2016.
Ticket prices range from $45 for general seats to the Induction Ceremony to $350 for the Exclusive Driver Dinner Package (plus applicable service fees and taxes).
Drivers, celebrities and legends of the sport will take the stage during this premier celebration that will honor the seventh class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

ROCKY MOUNT -- North Carolina Wesleyan College's volleyball team played its first home match of the 2015 season last Tuesday night in Everett Gym, rallying late but falling just short versus league-leading Meredith, 3-1.
Set scores were 25-10, 25-17, 28-30 and 26-24.
The Bishops struggled offensively in the first two sets, recording negative hitting percentages in both en route to a 2-0 deficit in the match.

Nash Central's Jaedon Jenkins (with ball) tries to escape the pursuing Parker Middle School defense during last Thursday's gridiron showdown in Nashville.

A Parker Middle School defender tackles Nash Central's Jordan Lynch by grabbing his jersey during last Thursday's football showdown on the NCMS campus.

Northern Nash High School made history on Friday as it became one of the only high schools to launch its own radio station.
Students and staff celebrated the new station, 105.5 FM, "The Knight," with a countdown to the official launch, which was at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
While waiting for the launch, teacher Henry Drake helped emcee and lead students as they played games and listened to the sounds of Quick Fix, a group of Northern Nash Alumni.

A long awaited project for both the Town of Nashville and Nash County was celebrated on Monday afternoon.
The official ground breaking of Nashville's EMS Station was held at the site on Western Avenue in Nashville's Business Park on Monday afternoon. Nashville leaders, along with Nash County Commissioners, Planning Staff and Emergency Services Staff, were on hand for the celebration.
Nash County Commissioners and Nashville Town Council members shared the duty of shoveling the first round of dirt for the project, a tradition in ground breaking ceremonies.

Local law enforcement quickly apprehended a Nashville man after an attempted robbery at Bojangles last Friday morning.
Nashville Police Chief Thomas Bashore said a white male went into Bojangles around 9:30 Friday morning, jumped over the counter and demanded money.
"He did not display a weapon," Bashore said.
"No one was hurt."