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Bennette Saul Pridgen, 63, passed away Monday, March 16, 2015. He was born in Nash County to the late Robert and Marietta Pridgen. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by his brothers, Robert Clarence Pridgen and Ronnie Wayne Pridgen.

Nashville joins Boys & Girls Clubs across America next week to celebrate National Boys & Girls Club Week, by hosting several events to emphasize the importance and value of the Clubs to the Nashville community. The organization invites everyone to visit the club and see first-hand the impact being made on today's youth.

Members of the Rocky Mount Chapter of USA Dance performed a Ballroom Dance exhibition at Autumn Care for the residents on March 1, 2015. The dancers are pictured (L-R): Dot Haskins, Leon Shearin, Tom and Laura Bender, Ann and Leo Bishop, and Terrie and Rod Buckner.

Brandy Martin Ward of Nash Community College in Rocky Mount has been selected to travel to NASA's Johnson Space Center this spring to participate in the NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars project (NCAS). Brandy Martin Ward has been selected as one of 240 community college students from across the U.S. to be part of NCAS.

Air Force Airman 1st Class Jacob B. Edwards graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.

Nash County 4-H celebrated its many clubs and their achievements recently during a revamped awards program held at the Nash County Agriculture Center. Sandy Hall, Nash County 4-H Extension Agent, said the achievement program had been held for many years but this year, some new awards were added and the program was revamped.

A rabies clinic sponsored by the Nash County Health Department will be held on Thursday, April 2, 2015 at the Nash County Animal Shelter located at 921 First Street Extension in Nashville, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Over 1, 300 Cats and Kittens died at the Nash County Animal Control Shelter in 2014. Why is that? Because people obviously don't care. If they did, they would have their cats fixed (Spayed/Neutered) so there wouldn't be babies. Or they would keep them inside. Around half of the animals that go into the Shelter are cats. Most of them aren't adoptable because they were dumped outside and left to fend for themselves, with sometimes some food put out.

Peachtree folks gathered for worship on a beautiful Sunday morning. Pastor Whitehouse greeted those present. Sanctuary flowers were given by Annie Belle Edwards in memory of her husband, Harold W. Edwards. Pastor Whitehouse chose as his sermon topic, "We Don't Have to Hide from the Lord."

How do you get hold of something invisible? How do you join an unseen organization? What about the church? Is it essentially invisible? No! The church in the Bible is a very visible body of people.

On Saturday, March 7, in spite of freezing temperatures, the youth of Red Oak United Methodist Church held a yard sale of items donated by the congregation. Proceeds from this event will be used to support youth activities and missions during the year. The Nash County WMU meeting was held at Red Oak Baptist Church on Tuesday, March 10. Participants also enjoyed lunch following the program.

Thursday, March 19 from 12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. at Spring Hope Elementary School, Spring Hope.

The Rocky Mount Rotary Club met on Monday, March 9 at the DoubleTree Hotel for their weekly meeting. The guest speaker was Evan Chavez of Capital Broadcasting. She spoke about the Rocky Mount Brew Mill and the improvements and changes being made to the old Rocky Mill area. Pictured above is Rotarian President Ron Green with Chavez.

North Carolina's egg prices were steady on small, higher on the balance when compared to last week. Supplies are light to meet a good demand. The North Carolina weighted average price quoted Thursday, Mar 12, 2015 for small lot sales of delivered, cartoned, grade "A" eggs was 177.81 for Extra Large, 172.69 for Large, 141.69 for Medium, and 119.00 for Small eggs.

William Kirby Frazier, 73, passed away on March 15, 2015. He was born in Vance County, N.C. to the late Thomas and Vernice Frazier, October 5, 1941.

STANHOPE -- Weather has hindered Southern Nash's aspirations for a bountiful start to the 2015 softball campaign -- just like everybody else in the area. But SNHS head coach Christy Bailey-Reams took a proactive approach to last Friday's non-conference home meeting against Smithfield-Selma.

RED OAK -- Practice hasn't necessarily made perfect for the Northern Nash Knights in the early portion of the 2015 baseball campaign. Like every other prep team in the area, Northern hasn't had much preseason work due to poor weather. So the Knights have gotten off to a 1-2 start under second-year skipper Leonard Allen -- though Northern was able to secure a victory over Corinth Holders by a 10-0 tally last Tuesday in Northern's opener.

Aventon may be small in size, but the hearts of Aventonians are huge.  There isn’t one person in this community we couldn’t call for help without receiving it. It’s a wonderful feeling knowing that in this busy, busy world, there are people that really care.

BUNN -- The poor preseason weather couldn’t have come at a worse time for the Northern Nash High School girls soccer squad.
Had the Lady Knights possessed a veteran group, the onslaught of cancelled matches and practices wouldn’t have mattered so much.

Northern Nash’s Ally Deans (3) wins a footrace to the ball for the Lady Knights during Monday’s road soccer decision against Bunn in Franklin County.

(L to R) Northern Nash’s Ally Deans and Bunn’s Haley Jones sprint toward the ball during Monday afternoon’s non-conference girls soccer showdown, which was claimed by the Lady Knights.

Rebekah Beal (left) will be a key veteran this season for the Northern Nash High School girls soccer squad, which opened with a road victory Monday at Bunn.

STANHOPE -- Following one of the best starts in school history, Southern Nash’s 12-12 overall record on the boys hardwood this winter might be considered somewhat of a disappointment.
But that’s not the way SNHS veteran coach Robbie Kennedy looks at things. Instead, Kennedy sees a program on the rise after the Firebirds reached the Class 3-A State Playoffs for the third time in the past four seasons.

BUNN -- After watching his club experience tough graduation losses over the past two seasons, Gary Smith wasn’t sure what to expect this spring from his Nash Central High School fast-pitch softball squad.
Nash Central still has a solid nucleus of players, but the Lady Bulldogs will also feature several newcomers who will need time to adjust to the varsity level.

Nash Central High School’s Caitlin Hamm looks over a pitch for the Lady Bulldogs during their regular season opener on Monday afternoon at Bunn. The homestanding Ladycats won the event by a 10-0 margin. Central was at home Tuesday for a meeting with Pitt County South Central HS.