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Lou Adkins Walker, age 68, passed away on Wednesday, June 17, 2015.

Frances Holtzclaw Braswell, age 86, passed away on Friday, June 18, 2015.

Jacqueline "Jackie" Ball, 53, passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2015.

Johnny Talbot Willis, 56, of Rocky Mount, passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2015.

Mrs. Wilhemena Kearney, 86, of Rocky Mount, North Carolina, died on June 15, 2015 at LifeCare Hospital of NC in Rocky Mount, N.C.

Summer time and camp time, oh how fun. Busy, busy, busy!! Please keep Cran, Taylor and Brooke Keffer and Logan Ricks in your prayers as they attend camp all this week. The Keffer children are attending Youth Serve in South Carolina and Logan Ricks is attending Camp Caswell on the coast of North Carolina. Hopefully, next week I can tell you all about their camp stay. Also, let's keep in our prayers all our community family as they travel over the summer. Summer is a time for vacations, family visits; reunions, weddings etc. and we all will be out of place at some time.

STANHOPE -- A special senior class, including 25 football standouts, said goodbye last Saturday morning at Southern Nash High School.
Those 25 performers were a special group on the gridiron for the Firebirds under veteran head coach Brian Foster.
The seniors helped lead Southern Nash to the Big East Conference Championship, marking the first time the Firebirds have claimed a league title since the 1991 season.

ROCKY MOUNT -- After stepping down as Nash Central High School's football coach last November, Kevin Crudup maintained a positive attitude that another opportunity would be coming soon.
Crudup's philosophy proved to be correct as several schools contacted him about the possibility of becoming an assistant gridiron skipper.
But the most intriguing option came at East Wake High School, which isn't too far away from Crudup's home near Five County Stadium.

ROCKY MOUNT -- The following youth sports camps will be held this summer at Nash Central High School:
• A Boys and Girls Basketball Camp is scheduled for June 16-18 from 6-8:30 p.m. each day. Children in grades 2-9 are welcome, and the cost is $35 per person.
• The Trey Sumler Skills Camp will be June 24 and is open to grades 6-9. Cost is free, but the event is only open to the first 60 campers. The camp will run from 6-8:30 p.m. each day.
• A Volleyball Camp is targeted for July 13-15 from 6-8 p.m. each day. Grades 6-12

NASH COUNTY -- Listed are updated Nash County Parks & Recreation Department Spring Youth Baseball Scores

AGES 10-12 SOFTBALL TOURNEY
CHAMPS -- LADY PANTHERS

ROCKY MOUNT -- The Intercollegiate Tennis Association has announced its 2015 All-America teams for Division III, as well as the organization's final national and regional rankings.
North Carolina Wesleyan College had two players garner All-American status in the form of senior Robert Kjellberg and freshman Sebastian Sikh, with Kjellberg becoming the first four-time All-American in any sport in Battling Bishop history.

NASH COUNTY -- Two Northern Nash High School teammates made the grade as members of the 2015 North Carolina Soccer Coaches Association's All-Region 3 Class 3-A Girls Team -- and both will be returning next season for the Lady Knights.
NNHS was represented on the prestigious squad by junior forward Rebekah Beal and freshman defender Harley Marshall.
That duo helped the Lady Knights reach the second round of the Class 3-A State Playoffs this spring under veteran head coach Joe McCarthy.

BELT ADVANCEMENTS HELD AT NAMA. Several students in the four-to-six year-old Tiny Nama Tots (TNT) program at Nashville Academy of Martial Arts recently received belt advancements. (Above) Devin Clark received his white with orange stripe belt at a recent belt test. Devin is in the Teeny Tiny Nama Tots (TTNT) Program at Nashville Academy of Martial Arts, which is geared for ages 2 and 3. Pictured is Devin with Sensei Allen Clark.

ZEBULON -- The Winston-Salem Dash broke a 2-2 tie in the ninth inning with three runs off reliever Andy Otero and escaped Five County Stadium with a series clinching 5-2 win against the host Carolina Mudcats on Sunday night in Zebulon.
Otero (L, 0-2, 2.12 ERA) took over in the ninth with the game tied 2-2 and was immediately greeted with a leadoff single by Winston-Salem (27-35) designated hitter Ethan Wilson.

ELM CITY -- Listed are last weekend's race results from action at County Line Raceway:

The Town of Nashville will soon be saying goodbye to its longtime leader, as Town Manager Preston Mitchell recently announced he had taken a position with the City of Reidsville.
The Reidsville City Council announced that Mitchell had been appointed their City Manager last Thursday at a recessed meeting.
Mitchell will start in the new position on August 3.

The Town of Nashville will have to operate on a tight budget in the upcoming fiscal year, as council members approved additional cuts at a budget work session last Wednesday night.
Council members asked Town Manager Preston Mitchell at a previous work session to cut the proposed 2015-2016 budget by around $50,000 to allow employees to receive a two percent Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA).

The Brevard Public School System announced that it had selected a candidate to lead its school district.
Nash-Rocky Mount Schools Superintendent Dr. Anthony Jackson was one of three finalists who participated in final interviews on Monday with the Florida school system.
The School Board of Brevard Public Schools voted 4-1 to hire Dr. Desmond Blackburn.

"That is awesome!"
Those were the words of eight-year-old Clara Danforth following a successful Fun Run for Cancer, which she organized.
Clara's efforts brought in over $4,500, which will go to the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation.
The run was held after Clara began praying for two people she knew who are battling brain cancer. Clara said she felt God was calling her to do more and the idea of a run came to mind.

Michael Brantley will debut his first book, Memory Cards: Portraits From A Rural Journey, at a book reading and signing on Saturday, June 27 at The Nashville Exchange.
Brantley's book brings all the senses to life on what it means to grow up in Eastern North Carolina.
There is plenty to see, hear and smell, from the oppressive heat and pungent smell of row upon row of tobacco, to the mobile library that brought air conditioning and the aroma of paper, glue and binding each week of the summer.

Heroes are the focus for this year's Summer Reading Program and Cooley Library is hosting real heroes at a kickoff event on Saturday.
The Summer Reading Kickoff Event will be held Saturday, June 20th from 10 a.m. until 12 noon, said Library Director Brian Booth.
While most people think of Superman, Spiderman and others, Booth said the kickoff event will include some heroes of a different kind.
Police officers, fire fighters, farmers, and military service members will be on hand with their equipment to show to youth.

A Nashville youth was selected to attend the 2015 Junior National Young Leaders Conference in Washington, D.C.
Jimmy Porter will attend the conference from June 20 to June 25.
Middle schoolers from across the United States will take part in the conference, which will provide a historical view of leadership and encourages young scholars to develop their own leadership skills and strategies for success in the 21st century.

For the past nine years, a group of ladies have hosted local widows for a luncheon.
Meetings for the "Friends on 97 Lunch Bunch" are held every other month at the home of Frankie Daniel.
Daniel said the event was started in 2006 for widows in the community and was modeled after a friend, who does something similar in Middlesex.
"This gave us a way to be involved," Daniel said.

Willie Grant Lewis, 86, of Louisburg, passed away Sunday, June 8, 2015. A funeral was held Saturday, June 13 at the Mt. Hebron United Holy Church in Louisburg. Burial followed at the Allen Chapel Church Cemetery. Dr. Raymond Bullock officiated.