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Hunter Education Courses are slated for Nash County beginning in August, according to the NC Wildlife Resources Commission.
Since 1991, any person desiring to purchase a North Carolina hunting license for the first time, must complete a Hunter Education Course and be certified as a safe hunter.
The courses are free and there is no age limit. However, children under 12 years of age must be accompanied by an adult when they take the course.

The Maria V. Howard Arts Center is hosting "The Art of the Brick," an exhibition featuring large scale sculptures created out of iconic LEGO bricks by New York based artist, Nathan Sawaya.
"The Art of the Brick" is one of the largest and most popular art exhibits touring the globe. CNN hailed it as one of the top 12 "must see exhibitions in the world."
"This year alone, we've visited Australia, South Africa and Taiwan," said Sawaya. "We are thrilled to be bringing this collection to Rocky Mount."

Cedar Isle Dairy traveled to Hillsborough, North Carolina on June 18 for the annual Central Carolina Holstein Show. Cole and Casey Strickland (L-R) competed in the Type Classes with their six Heifers and received several first place awards. In the Spring Heifer Class, "Amaretto" took first place. In the Fall Heifer Class, "Leslie" took first place and in the Spring Yearling Class, "Butterluck" took first place. In the Winter Yearling Class, "Emilia" took second place and "Holly" took third place. And in the Fall Yearling Class, "Enya" took second place. "Leslie" went on to win Reserve Junior Champion of the Junior and Open Show Competitions.

The North Carolina Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service has presented the 2015 Governor's Medallion Volunteer Service Award to Cummins - Rocky Mount Engine Plant for Edgecombe County in the Corporate/Business Volunteer Category and to PNC Bank for Nash County also in the Corporate/Business Volunteer Category.
The Governor's Medallion Award for Volunteer Service, is awarded to the top 20 volunteers in the state.

Rocky Mount Police Chief James Moore recently graduated from the Harvard Kennedy School's Senior Executives in State and Local Government program. Using case studies, projects and listening to speakers, the course often provided a philosophical approach to exercising leadership in an environment with a struggling economy but a demand for more services. Professors skilled in their respective crafts provided keen insight on how to develop creative solutions under "tight constraints and increased public scrutiny," according to the website for Harvard Kennedy School.

The Greater Franklin County Chamber of Commerce will host the 26th annual Tar River Festival on Saturday, September 12 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. in downtown Louisburg and Riverbend Park.
Many activities have been planned to celebrate the festival's 26th year with fun for the entire family. Arts and crafts from local artisans will line the streets as well as a variety of food vendors.

STANHOPE -- Southern Nash High School's newest varsity coaches will be familiar faces -- albeit in different responsibilities.
Southern has made coaching changes in girls basketball, boys and girls soccer and softball in preparation for the 2015-16 calendar year.
Only one fall sport was affected as Mike Kennedy will take over as the head coach of the successful Southern Nash boys soccer program.
Kennedy was SN's boys assistant last year and also served as the school's boys golf coach -- a position he will retain next spring.

NASHVILLE -- The much-anticipated swim showdown between Nash Rec and host Roanoke Valley never materialized last Thursday evening.
Instead, the meeting -- which was for the top spot in the Nash-Halifax Swim League standings -- was cancelled and will not be made up.
The season-ending matchup between homestanding Westridge and Birchwood Country Club was also cancelled.
Nash Rec and Roanoke Valley -- expected to be the league's top-two clubs -- were unable to conduct a full meet this summer.

NASH COUNTY -- Given the option, most clubs would choose to have the final at-bat in a baseball game -- for the simple reason of knowing how many runs are needed in the last inning in order to secure a victory.
But Nash County took a different and successful strategy at the Babe Ruth 13-Under Eastern North Carolina State Championship, which concluded last week at Emerald Isle in Carteret County.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Nash Central High School will begin its fall sports practice schedule soon in preparation for the upcoming seasons.
A list of practice times by sport is as follows:
• Football will have a mandatory meeting today at 6 p.m. in the NCHS Media Center. The meeting is mandatory for prospective football players and their parents.
The first practice will be Saturday from 8-11 a.m.

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. -- Carolina starter Rob Whalen allowed just two earned runs in his Mudcats debut, but Myrtle Beach starter Brad Markey struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings as the host Pelicans defeated the Mudcats 3-1 on Sunday night at TicketReturn.Com Field in a Class A Carolina League baseball showdown .
Markey (W, 3-0, 0.76) faced only 24 batters and scattered three hits over seven full innings pitched for the Pelicans ((57-43, 16-15).

ROCKY MOUNT -- Chris Lee's last official order of business at Louisburg High School -- and his first at Nash Central -- came during last Wednesday's North Carolina Coaches Association East-West All-Star Football Game at Greensboro Grimsley's Jamieson Stadium.
Lee, who became Central's head football coach in the off-season after a successful tenure at Louisburg, served as an assistant for the East, which left Greensboro with an impressive 27-13 victory.

Christy Bailey-Reams enjoyed an outstanding tenure as the head coach for the tradition-rich Southern Nash High School softball program.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Nash Central High School's boys soccer campaign will kick off Aug. 18 at home against the North Johnston Panthers.
First kick is scheduled for 5 p.m. on the NCHS campus.
The Bulldogs' first matchup in the always-competitive Big East Conference will be Sept. 21 at home versus Rocky Mount.
Soccer interest continues to increase at Nash Central, and the Bulldogs will undertake a junior varsity schedule this fall.

STANHOPE -- The annual Nash County Football Jamboree will shift to Southern Nash High School this season.
The event, which rotates between county schools, will make its way to SN's Firebird Stadium on Aug. 13 at 6 p.m.
The host Firebirds will be in scrimmage action along with Northern Nash, Rocky Mount, Nash Central, Bertie, West Johnston and Southeast Halifax.
Junior varsity squads will also participate.

ELM CITY -- Here are last Saturday's results from Kids Night at County Line Raceway:

LOUISBURG -- One of the most prolific stretches in Louisburg College men's basketball history came to an end earlier this week with the resignation of head coach Mark Vanderslice.
Vanderslice, who piled up an almost-unbelievable 152-20 record during five campaigns at LC, has stepped down to take over the Division II program at the University of South Carolina-Aiken.

Tonja S Philbeck, agent for North Carolina Farm Bureau Insurance, has earned the Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) professional designation from The American College, Bryn Mawr, PA.
Candidates for the CLU designation must complete a minimum of eight courses and 16 hours of supervised examinations. They must also fulfill stringent experience and ethics requirements.

Rumors have swirled over the types of businesses slated to come to Nashville, on the new development across from McDonald's but one rumor can be put to rest, as Zaxby's was confirmed on Wednesday night.

Helga Braun Godwin Turner, 75, of Nashville, formerly of Rocky Mount, passed away Thursday, July 23, 2015.

Ann Duke Williamson of Rocky Mount passed away on July 26, 2015.

William Lee "Byrd" Teasley, 72, of Youngsville, passed away Sunday, July 19, 2015.

Margaret Ann Boddie, 79, of Moyock, NC, passed away Monday, July 20, 2015.

Katie Dunston, 84, of Franklinton, passed away Thursday, July 23, 2015.

Julia Mae Gay Burress, 75, of Middlesex passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2015.