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Northern Nash's Brandon Lewis (right) scored the only run of the game during Monday's tournament triumph over the Eastern Wayne Warriors at Fleming Stadium in Wilson.

KING FOR A DAY. Northern Nash's Zion King (left) pursues Bunn's Jessica Salazar during last Thursday afternoon's non-conference girls soccer showdown on the NNHS campus in Red Oak.

Nash County Commissioners expressed concern on Tuesday over why a meeting with Edgecombe County Commissioners still had not been set to discuss a potential split of Nash-Rocky Mount Schools along county lines.
Nash County Commissioners funded a study last year to evaluate the fiscal impact on Nash County for a possible boundary change with the Nash-Rocky Mount School System from the current inclusion of Nash County and a portion of Edgecombe County to a single Nash County Administrative Unit.

Two Rocky Mount men were arrested last week and charged with robbing a Red Oak woman at her home.
According to the Nash County Sheriff's Office, a senior resident was on her porch trying to unlock her door around 1:25 p.m. last Tuesday when a black male approached her and grabbed her pocketbook from her shoulder. The suspect snatched the pocketbook and caused the woman to fall.
The suspect then fled on foot.

Momeyer's Town Council has agreed with the Planning Board's recommendation to not allow the construction of solar farms inside the city limits.
The Planning Board started discussing the idea of whether to allow solar farms last year but the issue had been put on hold. At the board's February meeting, the Planning Board made a recommendation to now allow the use.
Town Clerk Karen Hendrick's said the Planning Board felt the use was not a good fit for the community and requested council not pursue allowing the use because of the large amount of land that could be taken out of farm production and because of the impact solar farms could have on the bedroom community.

A Spring Hope native and her family spent last year in seven different homes in four countries.
Donna Carvell, her husband Simon and their two-year-old daughter are house sitters, traveling the world to care for people's homes and pets at no charge.
Simon said he had house sat for friends and neighbors over 20 years ago. When their daughter was born, the couple wanted a way to be home with her during her preschool years. The couple searched online and discovered the world of house sitting.

Christine Lamm Lucas, 88, of Nashville, passed away Friday, March 27, 2015. She was born in Nash County to the late Douglas and Sallie Matthews Lamm. Christine is also preceded by a brother, Elmo Lamm.

Larrine Hines Blair, of Prince George, VA and formerly of Battleboro, passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2015.

Thelma Louise Taylor, 79, of Rocky Mount, passed away on March 23, 2015.

Rufus Thomas, Jr., 89, of New York, New York, and formerly of Rocky Mount, died on March 21, 2015.

Annie Doris Young, 66, of Rocky Mount, passed away March 27, 2015.

Molly Elizabeth Valentine Daughtridge passed away March 29, 2015. Molly was born on October 18, 1935 in Whitakers to Benjamin and Lizzie Valentine. Molly was predeceased by her parents and her brothers.

Phyllis Leggett Jacobs, 83, passed away on March 29, 2015.

Joyce Raynor Savage, 76, passed away on Friday, March 27, 2015. She was born in Edgecombe County on October 16, 1938 to the late Charlie James Raynor and Lillian Addie Ramsey Raynor. Besides her parents, she is also preceded in death by her husband, James Elmer Savage, Sr.; brother, Joseph Raynor; and her good friend, Lila "Tootsie" Lewis.

William Lee Proctor, 80, passed away Thursday March 26, 2015. He was born in Edgecombe County on October 30, 1934 to the late Leslie Lee Proctor and Lessie Mae Proctor Proctor. He is also preceded in death by his wife, Laura Carol Rackley Proctor and a son, Danny Keith Proctor.

Frances Charlotte Henderson Pirkey Wilson of Rocky Mount, passed away March 24, 2015. Born in Rocky Mount on July 26, 1928, to the late Clyde and Elizabeth Henderson, she was the younger of two children. She was predeceased by her brother Clyde Henderson, her son John Frederick Pirkey, II, her husband Dean Wilson, and her ex-spouse Norwood Pirkey, Sr.

James H. "Bull" Brinkley, 89, of Spring Hope passed away Thursday March 26, 2015.

Donnie E. Mitchener, age 52 of Wendell, passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2015.

Janice Annette Brake, 71, passed away on Monday, March 30, 2015. She was born in Nash County on April 4, 1943 to the late William Caswell Weaver, Sr. and Etta Lee Joyner Weaver.

Erma Smith Carpenter Hall, 59, passed away Monday March 30, 2015. She was born July 25, 1955 in Edgecombe County to the late Selby and Mable Deese Smith.

Mildred Fields Johnson passed away on Wednesday March 25, 2015. Mildred was born in Carthage, NC on November 4, 1921 to the late William Neil Fields and Mae Cameron Fields. Besides her son and parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Fentress R. Johnson; brothers, Charles Fields and James Fields; and a sister, Katherine Fields Averitt.

The Boys and Girls Club of Nash/Edgecombe Counties honored three of its club members recently, singling out one as the club's Youth of the Year.
Da'Jha'Rhea Baines was named the Youth of the Year at the celebration on Thursday, March 19.
This is the second year Baines has been named the Youth of the Year.
Baines, 17, is a senior at Rocky Mount Preparatory School. In her speech, she said the club has served as a sturdy foundation. Baines attends the Lucy Ann Boddie Brewer Unit in Rocky Mount. Baines said the club's director, Ashley Banks, has had an impact on her life.

An abandoned house caught fire early Saturday morning just outside of Nashville.
According to Captain Jason Edwards, of the Nashville Fire Department, a fire came in just after 8 a.m. on March 28 of a structure fire at 3533 Vick Road.
Edwards said the department has been called to that location before and knew the home was not structurally sound so made the decision to not send firefighters inside.