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Rotarian President Ron Green, at left, stands with Greg Fishel, chief meteorologist from WRAL-TV. Mr. Fishel spoke at the club's recent meeting at the DoubleTree Hotel. The next scheduled speaker is Bob Garner on NC BBQ and unique NC Restaurants, who will speak on May 4th at 1 pm.

A memorial service for Bobby House and Barbara House will be held at 2pm on Saturday, April 25th, at Fishing Creek Baptist Church. Community, friends and family are welcome to share in the celebration of these two lives.
The Annual Red Oak High School Alumni Banquet was held Saturday night at the Rocky Mount Shrine Club. Those attending from our community were, Lois Murray, Richard Journigan, Dan and Gerry Shearin and Dolores Journigan.

Peachtree folks received a spiritual uplift and revival from the series of services held as a "Celebration of the Great Commission". They opened on Thursday Night when Scott Mason of WRAL's 'Tar Heel Traveler' shared many of his stories of places of interest in North Carolina. One that was of particular interest was the one that he did of the Peachtree men cooking collards.

"As city employees, we are tasked to keep the city clean, but we can't do it by ourselves," said Brenton Bent, assistant director for Public Works and Water Resources, during a recent ceremony at the city of Rocky Mount, hosted by Keep America Beautiful (KAB) of Nash and Edgecombe counties. The ceremony acknowledged the organization's many volunteers who give their time and effort to keep Rocky Mount clean.
"All of these are extremely hardworking individuals who give so much back," said Bent. "I am very proud of them."

The Banana Slap Jeep Club held its a Jeep Day event on Saturday, March 21 at Mike Keffer Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Rocky Mount. The event raised over $1,500 for the St. Baldrick's Foundation. Pictured is Banana Slap Jeep Club member Rhonda Reid flexing her Jeep on the RTI Ramp, one of several obstacle courses behind the Mike Keffer dealership. This obstacle tests how far you can go up the ramp and how much flex your rig has. The club has several obstacle courses members use behind the dealership.

Foreign persons with an interest in agricultural lands in the United States are required to report their holdings and any transactions to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.
Any foreign person who acquires, transfers or holds any interest, other than a security interest, including leaseholds of 10 years or more, in agricultural land in the United States is required by law to report the transaction no later than 90 days after the date of the transaction.

PFLAG-RM has established a scholarship program to honor area high school students who are working - as individuals or with groups - to move equality forward in their schools, churches and communities.
"We want students, parents and school counselors to be aware of this new opportunity as we plan to award our first $1000 scholarship to a graduating senior in the Rocky Mount area this spring," said Susan Ayers, chapter president.

Century 21, The Combs Company. recently announced that Century 21 Real Estate LLC has recognized Bill Lumpp, sales affiliate with the office, as a top-producer nationwide when it honored him with the coveted Century 21 Emerald Masters Award.
Emerald level status is awarded to a Century 21 sales affiliate who has met minimum sales production of $148,000 or 44 closed transaction sides within a calendar year.

The North Carolina Hospital Association recently recognized those hospitals demonstrating outstanding engagement and performance in the recently completed, three-year "Partnerships for Patients" initiative sponsored by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Based on its performance as part of the North Carolina-Virginia (NoCVA) Hospital Engagement Network, Nash Health Care was honored for its team engagement in addressing the issue of Preventing Falls.

The 59th Annual NRBA Woman's Missionary Union Spring Meeting was held on Tuesday, April 14 at Red Oak Baptist Church. Dedicated WMU members braved the rain to attend this inspirational meeting. Brenda Rose, NRBA WMU Director, gave the welcome to the meeting as well as Rev. Larry Bostian who welcomed everyone to Red Oak Baptist Church. The Praise Team from the church provided special music. David Ashcraft, missions volunteer, shared interesting information about his missionary journey to Romania.

RED OAK -- Assembly Hall -- home to the Indiana University Hoosiers -- has been the site of many historic basketball moments through the years.
For former Northern Nash standout Alexus Hill, Assembly Hall will also serve as the base of one of the most important moments of her young life.
Hill's first-ever college game as a member of the Gardner-Webb University program was at Indiana last November as the Runnin' Bulldogs took on the Hurryin' Hoosiers in a match of fleet nicknames.

WILSON -- Southern Nash is still in the process of building under new baseball coach Todd Brewer -- so it's pretty much expected that the Firebirds' results will be a mixed bag as the campaign progresses.
That's exactly what happened last week for the Firebirds at the annual Golden Leaf Invitational Tournament, which was held at both Fleming Stadium and Wilson Fike High School.

ROCKY MOUNT -- The women's tennis team of North Carolina Wesleyan College captured the second USA South Conference regular season championship in program history over the weekend with 9-0 sweeps of Huntingdon and LaGrange at the Slick Family Foundation Tennis Complex on the NCWC campus.
Wesleyan completes conference play with a perfect 12-0 record, giving the Bishops their first-ever out-right crown.
NCWC had previously shared the 2012 title with Methodist and Meredith.

PEMBROKE -- University of North Carolina-Pembroke third baseman and former Wilson Tob Collins Cuthrell was named to the USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award midseason watch list.
Cuthrell prepped at Rocky Mount High School.
The award is college baseball's equivalent to the Heisman Trophy. Cuthrell is also the only Division II player on the 60-man list.

ELM CITY -- After a week full of wicked weather in the area, the sky finally cleared and greeted race fans and drivers with a nice Spring afternoon last Saturday at County Line Raceway.
Spectators were in for a treat as the Renegades of Dirt South, an Open Wheel Modified touring series, made their first of two visits for the 2015 season to the 3/8th mile clay oval in Elm City.

RED OAK -- After a successful stint at the Golden Leaf Invitational Tournament -- along with a few days off -- the Northern Nash baseball squad is back to the business of seeking a repeat of its 2014 Big East Conference regular season championship.
Northern's final pre-break game -- one day after Derrick Carter's momentous no-hitter -- came last Tuesday against Jamestown Ragsdale in the finale of the Golden Leaf Tourney in Wilson.

ROCKY MOUNT -- North Carolina Wesleyan College's baseball team celebrated its 2015 Senior Day on Sunday afternoon by posting an 11-10 victory over LaGrange College in extra innings.
The two teams had previously split Saturday's doubleheader, setting up Sunday's rubber game that saw Wesleyan tally the USA South series win.
Prior to the game, head coach Charlie Long honored the seven senior members of his squad: Brad Guengerich, J.J. Rodriguez, Marcus Kornegay, Stephen Machin, Lee Dunn, George Moore and Ricardo Ciuffetelli.

ZEBULON -- A dominating pitching performance by starter Steve Janas paved the way as the Carolina Mudcats won their third straight game 4-2 versus the Salem Red Sox on Sunday afternoon at Five County Stadium in Class A Carolina League baseball matchup.
Janas allowed just one hit and struck out six in a brilliant six inning scoreless effort.
The Mudcats (3-1) used a familiar formula for their third straight and series clinching victory.

Southern Nash's Lukas Overman delivers a pitch during last Tuesday's baseball matchup.

Southern Nash High School's Ryan Marlowe slides safely into third base during last Tuesday's tournament game with Roxboro Person.

Former Northern Nash High School hoops standout Alexus Hill enjoyed a strong freshman campaign as a member of the Gardner-Webb University women's basketball squad.

It's hard to understand another person's experiences until you've walked a mile in their shoes and the Board of Directors of My Sister's House plans to do just that.
The organization is hosting "Walk the Track in Her Shoes" on Saturday, April 25 at Glover Park in Nashville.
Tonya Slocum, who serves on the Board of Directors for My Sister's House and is also the Chair of the Fundraising Committee, said the idea stemmed from a national event, "Walk a Mile in Her Shoes" but was changed to be more local.

Nash-Rocky Mount School Board members were silent about Superintendent Dr. Anthony Jackson's future on Monday night.
Even after a three-hour closed session meeting, where it was speculated that Jackson's future was being discussed, board members came out of the meeting with no comments, or actions, on the issue.
Rumors have been swirling for weeks that the school board has been discussing the possibility of terminating Jackson's contract. But on Monday night, following the board's regular meeting, Chairwoman Evelyn Bulluck said Jackson was still the superintendent.

Relayers can get creative when raising money to fight cancer.
Staff at LifeCare Hospitals proved that last week as they cheered on CEO Robyn Perkerson and Director of Business Development Lora Mangum, who each had to kiss a pig after they raised the most money in a competition.
The hospital had buckets set up to collect donations. The five senior leaders of the hospital agreed that whoever raised the most money would kiss a pig, provided by Batchelor Show Pigs of Sandy Cross.

A Nash County farmer was sentenced to prison last week for his role in a federal crop insurance fraud scheme.
Clay Strickland, 74, of Spring Hope, was sentenced to six months in prison followed by three years of supervised release in federal court on April 6. Strickland was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge James C. Denver, III.
In addition to the sentences, Strickland was also ordered to pay $233,559 to the United States Department of Agriculture Risk Management Agency and $64,856 to the United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency.