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The Nashville General Store hosted Coffee with a Cop on August 22 at its downtown store. Nashville Police Chief Tom Bashore (second from left) and Community Services Officer Jennifer Bull (far left) spent a few hours chatting with customers. The police department regularly holds Coffee with a Cop events at various Nashville businesses to allow the community to get to know the police department and to ask questions.

Students from Nash County and Johnston County’s Sheriff’s Department recently completed Detention Officer training at Nash Community College. The certification includes 181 hours of training designed to train qualified participants to function as officers in detention facilities. The course is governed by the North Carolina Sheriffs’ and North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commissions.

At the September board meeting of Nash UNC Health Care held on September 4, Dr. Frederick A. Frobose, President of the Medical Staff, announced that Gastroenterologist Dr. Mark Anderson is replacing Dr. Peter Muller as President-Elect of the Medical Staff. Anderson also replaces Muller as an ex-officio member on the Board of Commissioners.

WHO WE ARE ~ Nash County Animal Friends (NCAF) is a group of shelter pet photographers and administrative volunteers that promote the pets available for adoption or rescue in the Nash County Animal Control Shelter. Promoting Animal Welfare in NC (PAWNC) handles donations and pet sponsorships for those pets. NCAF and PAWNC are volunteer networking advocacy groups working in partnership for the greater good of the pets in the Nashville facility.

Sunday was National Back to Church Service. We want to thank each of you who attended and made it a really great day of service and fellowship. We estimated our attendance at Beulah Church of Christ was almost twice what we have had lately on a regular Sunday service. I believe our regular members worked harder inviting friends to attend the special planned service.

On a beautiful autumn morning, Peachtree folks gathered for Sunday worship.  Sanctuary flowers were given by Linda and Kenneth Edwards in memory of her father, Melton Manning.  Pastor Whitehouse opened the service with the observance of “Believer’s Baptism” for Debbie King.  The choir sang ‘The Longer I Serve Him, the Sweeter He Grows”.

UDC Bethel Heroes Chapter  636 member, Claudia Linkous  (at left) was recently presented two supplementals for her ancestors who served in the War Between the States.  Both served in Co. B, 33 NC Infantry Regiment. They included her great-great grandfather Joseph Powell and her great-great grandfather William H. Tolston.  Making the presentation was Margaret Sink (at right), registrar for Bethel Heroes.

BUNN -- Through the years, Northern Nash has gained the reputation of boasting a boys soccer program that thrives on positioning, hard work, togetherness and fundamental excellence.
Veteran Knights’ head coach Joe McCarthy wouldn’t have it any other way.
“That’s all we’ve ever been,’’ McCarthy said. “We’ve never been flashy -- even when we were really good back in 2008. We’re always about hard work all-around.’’

NASHVILLE -- Following a loss to Enfield one week earlier to open the season, the Nashville Hornets showed some bounceback resiliency last Saturday against Sharpsburg in Eastern North Carolina Football League junior varsity action.
The Hornets put together a strong performance and evened their overall mark at 1-1 with a 32-0 decision over the Gators at The Hornets Nest at Glover Park.

NASHVILLE -- While Jim Glover appreciates when his Nashville Hornets can put together a time-consuming, grind-it-out drive, he also understands that big plays after often the key to success in the Eastern North Carolina Football League.
Through two games, Glover’s Hornets have been hampered by their lack of big-play ability, mainly due to a lack of overall team speed.

NASH COUNTY -- Both Northern Nash and Southern Nash broke two-game losing streaks on the gridiron last Friday night.
But Nash Central’s long skein continued in heartbreaking fashion against Hertford County at The Dawg Pound on the NCHS campus in Rocky Mount.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Here are recent scores from the Rocky Mount Parks and Recreation Department’s Fall Soccer League:

RED OAK -- Host Northern Nash dropped a 9-0 decision to Wilson Fike last Thursday in Big East Conference girls tennis action.
Northern is now 2-4 overall and 1-3 in the league. Wilson Fike upped its mark to 8-2 and 3-0.
The Lady Knights returned to the court Tuesday with a road matchup against Rocky Mount.

STANHOPE -- Northern Nash overcame a second-set blip and went on to defeat Southern Nash in four sets last Thursday in a Big East Conference volleyball showdown at the SNHS Gymnasium.
Scores were 25-7, 10-25, 25-6 and 25-12 in favor of the Lady Knights.
Senior veteran Caroline Jenkins was exceptional for the Lady Knights as the setter came through with 19 service points to go with 11 assists.

Nashville’s D.J. Macklin picks up yardage off a running play.

LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, PA. -- Behind trio of rushing touchdowns by senior Jacques Alston and a nearly flawless defensive performance, the Battling Bishop football team of North Carolina Wesleyan College picked up its first win of the season last Saturday, downing host Lincoln University by a 27-0 score.
The shutout was the fourth in program history and the first since the 2011 season.

ROCKY MOUNT -- The initial Big East Conference girls golf match of the season was held last week at Northgreen County Club.
A total of 27 competitors took part in the 18-hole event, which was held in challenging conditions due to recent heavy rains.

ELM CITY -- Listed are last weekend’s results from action at County Line Raceway:

FAYETTEVILLE -- The USA South Athletic Conference has released its weekly awards for September 15, with a pair of  North Carolina Wesleyan College Battling Bishops garnering football recognition.
Jacques Alston was tabbed the league’s Offensive Player of the Week, while teammate Travonne Marshall earned Defensive Player of the Week accolades.

NASH COUNTY -- Both the Nash County and Northern Nash youth gridiron squads were in action last weekend in their respective leagues.
The Nash County Firebirds fell on the road against Rocky Mount in both the junior varsity and varsity levels in Eastern North Carolina Football League action.

Northern Nash’s Justin Ricks heads the ball forward through the midfield during last Thursday afternoon’s non-conference boys soccer showdown against the host Bunn Wildcats.

Northern Nash’s Justin Ricks (left) tries to hold off a Bunn player during last Thursday’s matchup.

Nashville Hornets runner Zyshone Pearce (left) steams his way toward more yardage during his team’s home victory Saturday vs. Sharpsburg.

Northern Nash High School keeper Tristian Marshall (center) makes a save against Bunn HS.

Several decisions by the recent NC State Legislature have affected the Nash-Rocky Mount School System budget and teacher pay, some in negative ways and some in positive.
The biggest hit to the school system came in the form of $1,021,182 in cuts to teaching assistant positions for the school system. The cuts only affect regular classrooms and do not impact programs for children with special needs, which actually received a $481,744 increase in allocations above what was planned by the school system.