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ROCKY MOUNT -- The North Carolina Wesleyan College Department of Athletics hosted its 49th Annual Awards Ceremony last Wednesday at Minges Auditorium of the Dunn Center.
Coaches, staff and student-athletes came together to celebrate the accomplishments of both individuals and teams from the 2013-2014 season.

BOCA RATON, FLA. -- David Lucroy struck out a season-high 11 batters, while Eric Tyler scored the game-winning run on a wild pitch as East Carolina University (27-18, 13-8) claimed the Conference USA baseball weekend series over Florida Atlantic (22-21, 10-14) Sunday afternoon, 2-1.
Tyler darted home on a Bo Logan wild pitch in the top of the fifth giving ECU a 2-1 lead, which proved to the game-winner.

Nash Central’s Kaley Sharpe (right) tries to gain some operating room while being defended by Northern Nash’s Brittany Miller last Thursday.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Thanks to a late-season flurry, the Nash Central Lady Bulldogs are back in the thick of the Big East Conference softball race.
Nash Central is currently part of a three-way tie -- along with Southern Nash and Wilson Fike -- for third place behind league leader Wilson Hunt.

Nash Central’s Khalil Macklin delivers a pitch during last Thursday’s home baseball game against backyard rival Northern Nash HS.

FREDERICK, MD. -- First baseman Jerrud Sabourin logged four hits in his 2014 debut with the Carolina Mudcats, but the Frederick Keys pulled away for a 10-3 victory on Sunday afternoon at Harry Grove Stadium.
Sabourin doubled in his first at-bat and followed with three singles.
Baltimore Orioles third baseman Manny Machado went 4-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI and three runs scored in his third rehab outing with the Keys (10-13).

NASH COUNTY -- Listed are updated results from recent action in the Nash County Parks and Recreation Department’s Spring Youth Sports Leagues:
Coach-Pitch Game

WILSON -- For the second straight year, the championship podium at the Big East Conference Boys Tennis Tournament was an All-Nash County affair.
Nash Central senior standout Jackson Willis repeated as the singles champ at the annual event, which was held last week at the Barton College Courts.

Bryan Braswell was a baseball star at Northern Nash and Campbell University, and now he’s a low scorer on the area disc golf scene.

Area disc golf titan Billy Freeman works on his driving skills during a recent trip to Glover Park.

The Town of Nashville was recently named one of the top 50 safest cities in the state.
The SafeWise report lists Nashville as number 30 in the report.
To compile the report, SafeWise used the most recent FBI crime data from 2012 to analyze and rank the cities. To make the top 50 list, a city had to have a population of over 5,000 as of 2012 and needed to meet criteria regarding both violent and property crimes.

A homeless couple have been charged with killing a Nashville man at a Rocky Mount motel last week.
The two suspects have been identified as William Richard Gingras, 34, and Natasha Maria North, 21. Both are reportedly from Massachusetts but authorities say more recently they have been homeless. Both suspects were traveling through Rocky Mount and are believed to have only been in the area since Easter weekend.

Little Ryan Jones, 7, enjoys actitivies at the Collins Street Block Party held Saturday afternoon outside of Nashville United Methodist Church. The event was free to the public and offered games and food for the community. The event was also a fundraiser for the church to purchase Bibles for youth in the community.

The Nashville Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for the 18th annual Nashville Blooming Festival.
The festival is slated for Mother’s Day weekend, May 7 through 10 in Downtown Nashville.
Amusement rides will open on Wednesday, May 7 at 5:30 p.m. in the parking lot next to the Nash County Courthouse. There wild be a special price for rides on Wednesday and Thursday nights, with wristbands being available for $20 per night for unlimited rides.

Nash County Commissioners met with state legislators on Monday night to go over priorities they want legislators to consider in upcoming sessions.
All four local state leaders, Senators Angela Bryant and Buck Newton and Representatives Bobbie Richardson and Jeff Collins, attended the meeting, which was held at Texas Steakhouse in Rocky Mount.

Celebrity server Victor Fenner serves lunch on Saturday at the annual Cooley Library Ladies Luncheon, which was held at the home of Kate and Marion Barnes. The event is put on  each year by the Friends of the Harold D. Cooley Library. Proceeds from the event goes back to the library.

The Nashville Graphic is introducing officers of the Nashville Police Department each month as part of an “Officer Spotlight” series.  The articles are featured the last Wednesday of each month  to help Nashville residents get to know the officers who protect and serve their communities.
Officer Name:  Jason Scott Sullivan

Cancer doesn’t stop for rain and Nash County Relayers showed they don’t stop for it either.
Though organizers of the 20th Annual Relay for Life had to eventually call off Friday night events, they held off for as long as possible.
Survivors were able to start the survivor walk but as the rain started to fall  harder, thunder and lightning also became a part of the mix, forcing relayers to seek shelter.

Annette Denise Taylor-Okafor, 50, of Rocky Mount, died on Saturday, April 26, 2014.

LOUISBURG - Funeral services for Leroy Tisdale, 51, who died Sunday, April 20, 2014, were held Saturday, April 26, at Mitchell Baptist Church, with the Rev. Dan Lilly officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery.

BROOKLYN, NY—Funeral services for Janice M. Perry of Brooklyn, N.Y., formerly of Louisburg, who died Wednesday, April 16, 2014, were held Wednesday, April 23, at Perry’s Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Randolph Alston officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery.

NASHVILLE - Connie Fulford Keen, 60, passed away on Sunday, April 20, 2014.

NASHVILLE - Dollie Rae Langley Bradley, age 81, passed away on April 26, 2014. 

ROCKY MOUNT –– Jennifer Cherry, 52, of Tarboro,  died on Thursday, April 24, 2014.