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The Nash County Sheriff’s Office is continuing its search for two men in connection with a shooting outside the Nash County Courthouse on Tuesday morning.
Two men were shot right outside the courthouse doors just after 11 a.m. on Tuesday, October 28. The victims, Lamar Shonte Ricks and Donte’a Evans, received non-life threatening injuries and were transported to Vidant Medical Center in Greenville.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Northern Nash veteran coach Joe McCarthy didn’t like the beginning or the end of his club’s Big East Conference boys soccer showdown last Thursday at backyard rival Rocky Mount.
But the in-between part proved to be to McCarthy’s satisfaction, and it was enough to propel the Knights to a 3-2 decision over the Gryphons in the regular season league finale.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Southern Nash couldn’t have asked for a more inspiring first-round matchup at the Big East Conference Boys Soccer Tournament.
SN drew Rocky Mount -- a club which had defeated the Firebirds in close fashion twice during the regular season, despite the fact that Southern somewhat controlled the territorial advantage in each showdown.

RED OAK -- Regardless of the sport, few events in recent Big East Conference history have served as a formality more than Monday’s league cross country championships at Red Oak Middle School.
It was all but a foregone conclusion that Northern Nash would claim the boys and girls team crowns after a dominant regular season.

RED OAK -- Three weeks into the regular season, the Southern Nash Firebirds were 1-2, and nobody was certain what direction the squad would head toward for the remainder of its 2014 campaign.
The Firebirds, however, haven’t lost since, reeling off five consecutive triumphs -- two of which have happened in Big East Conference action.

NASH COUNTY -- Listed are updated results from the Nash County Parks and Recreation Department’s Fall Youth Soccer League:

FAYETTEVILLE -- The USA South Athletic Conference has released its preseason coaches polls for men’s and women’s basketball. 
North Carolina Wesleyan College’s men received a 4th-place billing among 11 league institutions, while the Bishop women were tabbed 8th in their respective poll.

RALEIGH -- The North Carolina Wesleyan College Battling Bishop men’s soccer team cruised to a 5-1 USA South victory at William Peace last Saturday afternoon thanks, in part, to a pair of goals from senior Sambe Cande that included the eventual gamewinner.
With the win, the Bishops move to 10-5-1 on the season, officially making this the winningnest season of 4th-year head coach Frankie Taal’s tenure.

Southern Nash’s Travis Coggin (right) dribbles the ball as Nash Central’s Stephen Turner makes up ground during last Thursday afternoon’s Big East Conference soccer event.

RED OAK -- It was another big week for the Northern Nash Knights during last Saturday’s action against Selma in the Johnston County Football League.
The up-and-coming Knights saw their Rookie League record improve to 5-1 overall with an 18-12 decision.
Randall King delivered a pair of touchdowns for Northern Nash, while teammate Damien Clemmons also found the end zone.

RED OAK -- The Color Your Feathers 5-K Turkey Trot will be held Nov. 22 at 10 a.m. at the Red Oak Middle School Cross Country Course.
Participants can either run or walk over the fun-filled course, which will feature six color zones.
Cost is $40 for adults or $25 ages 5-17.

Northern Nash’s Tyler Jones (left) makes a quick move through the midfield for the Knights during last Thursday afternoon’s road soccer victory against rival Rocky Mount.

Northern Nash’s Jason Michaels controls the ball near midfield last Thursday against Rocky Mount.

Northern Nash High School’s Ben Roy (22) elevates for a header during last Thursday’s match.

Northern Nash’s Natalie Bernat comes out of the woods portion of the Red Oak Middle School course during Monday’s Big East Conference Cross Country Championships. Bernat and the Knights swept the boys and girls team titles to cap off an amazing regular season under Coach Jeff Dodrill.

2014 ALL-BIG EAST BOYS SQUAD

ELM CITY -- Mother Nature was smiling down last Saturday as drivers, crews, staff and fans filed into County Line Raceway for the 2nd Annual Four Cylinder Nationals.
After running 2 laps of qualifying each ave 5 heat races, the fields were set both the Super Stock 4 Cylinder 40 lap $2,000 to win feature & the Pure Stock 4 Cylinder 25 lap $500 to win feature.

Nash Arts is hosting its Founders Day Celebration this evening, Thursday, Oct. 23,  from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The organization is honoring past and present board members and volunteers plus celebrating the 100th birthday of its facility in downtown Nashville which was the original location of  Nashville Baptist Church.  The event will kick off at 5:30 p.m. with a ribbon cutting followed by a brief program and light refreshments. For additional information call 459-4734.

A project on Nashville’s wish list for many years is one step closer to becoming a reality.
Nashville’s Town Council voted earlier this month to purchase property on Cross Street.
The property was purchased with the intention of aligning Western Avenue and Cross Street, to make it a straighter path. The property is owned by Jimmy Hinton and Jerry Creekmore.

Nash County residents had a chance to express their concerns about a proposed natural gas pipeline at a public hearing that was held last Wednesday evening at Nash Community College.
Dominion announced on September 2nd a partnership with Duke Energy, Piedmont Natural Gas and AGL Resources to build and own the proposed pipeline.

A Nashville veterinarian was one of four inducted into the N.C State Fair Livestock Hall of Fame this weekend.
Dr. R. Cole Younger was inducted into the sheep and goat category. Younger was inducted on Sunday at the State Fairgrounds.
Since 1980, there have been 149 inductees into the Livestock Hall of Fame.

A candidate forum begins at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23 in the Auditorium at the Rocky Mount campus of the Edgecombe Community College. The event is sponsored by the Rocky Mount Branch of the NAACP for candidates who have filed to run for seats that are up for election in November 2014.  “Because early voting is upon us and because this is a critical time in our country’s history, the NAACP is giving candidates an opportunity to speak to citizens in the Twin County area about issues that impact our economy and quality of life,” Andre’ Knight, President of the Rocky Mount Branch said.

Spring Hope commissioners voted to reallocate certain NC Step Project Funds in order to tackle additional projects for the improvement of the town. The move came at the most recent business meeting held on October 20. At the same meeting, commissioners further discussed possible plans to raise the price for lots in the town’s cemetery and discussed the progress in hiring a new chief.

A Nashville scout received the highest honor bestowed to boy scouts, as he received his Eagle Scout rank last Saturday.
Jacob Allen was officially recognized last Saturday, October 11 at Nashville United Methodist Church in the bus garage.
The bus garage was actually the focus of Allen’s Eagle Scout project. He chose to have a lean-to shelter built on the side of the bus garage. The shelter was built as an addition to the Compassion Cafe.

Every Friday afternoon, Richard Glenn Ricks sets up a tent and two chairs at the empty lot between Fellowship Church and Nashville’s Glover Park.
Ricks spends his time there praying for others and just talking to those who stop by.
Ricks, a member of Fellowship Church, said after retiring, he felt led to pray.