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ROCKY MOUNT -- Following an opening-night loss to Tarboro, the challenge won’t get any easier this week for the Nash Central High School football squad.
Central, coached by Kevin Crudup, will entertain the Kinston Vikings today at The Dawg Pound on the NCHS campus. The event will be staged on Thursday due to the pending Labor Day Weekend.

PINETOPS -- During his tenure at Southern Nash, Brian Foster has never been one to shy away from taking a chance.
That philosophy paid off last Friday night as Foster’s Firebirds rolled the dice and were rewarded during a 33-16 triumph at long-time rival SouthWest Edgecombe in the regular season opener for both squads.
The Birds converted on a quartet of fourth-down chances, including a 26-yard burst from Demetris Perry for a touchdown to cap Southern’s initial drive of the 2014 campaign.

RED OAK -- It took one full calendar year, but the Northern Nash Knights were finally able to secure a payback football victory against Corinth Holders.
Last season, Northern opened with a down-to-the-wire loss against the Pirates on the road in Randy Raper’s first game in charge of the Knights’ gridiron program.

RED OAK -- Northern Nash High School had a tough test during its volleyball season opener last Tuesday as the Lady Knights tangled with perennial state powerhouse D.H. Conley out of Pitt County.
Conley was able to secure a 25-6, 25-21 and 25-10 triumph in the non-conference matchup.
Susie Sykes had two kills for Northern Nash, while Kiana Thomas contributed eight blocks.

TAKING THE CHALLENGE. Several drenched members of the Nash Central High School family took part in the Ice Bucket Challenge last week to raise awareness for Lou Gehrig’s Disease (ALS). In the above photo, Nash Central Principal Gail Powers gets dunked

WINSTON-SALEM -- Jerrud Sabourin singled home Yhoxian Medina in the 12th inning for his third RBI of the night and the Carolina Mudcats beat the Winston-Salem Dash 6-5 on Monday night at BB&T Ballpark in a Class A Carolina League baseball showdown.
The Mudcats (31-31, 60-69) became the first visiting club to sweep a four-game set from the Dash (28-35, 58-74) in the Triad since BB&T Ballpark opened in 2010.

ELM CITY -- With impending weather in the area, everyone was anxious and the track staff took control and went into hurry-up mode during last Saturday’s action at County Line Raceway.
Fitting in 5 divisions of racing in would be a challenge, but the County Line Raceway staff would do its best to move the show along, and the drivers would put on a great show.

ZEBULON -- Less than 24 hours after catapulting the Carolina Mudcats to a 7-5 win over the Winston-Salem Dash with a ninth inning home run, outfielder Torsten Boss was named the Hitter of the Week for the Carolina League. The award is for the week of August 18-24.
Boss, 23, hit .467 (7-15) in four games this past week.

Southern Nash’s defense did a good job last Friday night of limiting SouthWest Edgecombe’s potent offense during a road victory in Pinetops. The Firebirds will be away from home again today for a showdown against rival Wilson Beddingfield.

Members of the Nash Central Middle School Athletic Department present an appreciation plaque to Pepsi Sales Manager Hank Evans (third from right). Also pictured are Nash Central Middle’s (l to r) Matt Lancaster, Minnie White, Principal Marquis Spell, Kevin Leonard and Mark Wooten.

Members of the Nash Central Middle School Athletic Department present an appreciation plaque to the Town of Nashville Fire Department. Pictured are (l to r) NC’s Mark Wooten, Minnie White and Matt Lancaster; NC Principal Marquis Spell; Nashville Fire Department’s Scott Whitford (Captain), Tracey Wood and Lee Coppedge and NC’s Kevin Leonard.

FAYETTEVILLE -- The USA South Athletic Conference has released its 2014 fall sport preseason coaches polls for volleyball, soccer and cross country. 
North Carolina Wesleyan College’s volleyball squad received a 5th-place billing in the league’s North Division, while men’s soccer was also tabbed 5th, women’s soccer 9th and cross country 10th in their respective polls.

Nash County Commissioners approved an inducement agreement for Carolina Innovative Foods, Inc. (CIFI) at a recessed meeting last week.
Krista Ikert, Vice-President of the Carolina Gateway Partnership, brought the agreement to commissioners for approval.

Judge Robert Hobgood ruled last week that the NC state “Opportunity Scholarship Program,” which offers private school vouchers to students in the state, is unconstitutional. In his ruling, Hobgood stated that the voucher program adopted by the NC General Assembly in 2013, violates several provisions of the NC Constitution.
Hobgood’s ruling also stopped immediate implementation of the voucher program, a decision that has left hundreds of North Carolina children in a state of limbo, uncertain as to which school they will be allowed to attend.

What started off as a hobby for a Spring Hope man has turned into a way to help promote Spring Hope’s Pumpkin Festival.
Danny Vester recently returned from Cullman, Alabama with what is now considered the record breaking pumpkin for the Southeastern United States.
The pumpkin weighed in at 1,296 pounds.

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: Thomas M. Robbins

Purple and gold will be the colors for the Third Annual Warren “Sneak” Lewis 5K Memorial Race, in honor of Lewis’ daughter, Lauren, who just started her first year at East Carolina University.
The race is set for Saturday, September 13 in Middlesex and already, over 300 runners have registered for the race.
The race is in memory of Warren “Sneak” Lewis, III, who was shot and killed while serving a murder warrant with the Eastern North Carolina Fugitive Task Force.

Elsie Terry was shocked to receive a card last week from the President of the United States.
“I got a card from the White House,” she exclaimed as her daughter-in-law, Sandy Terry, presented the card to her last Tuesday at Autumn Care in Nashville.
Sandy said the card was well deserved, as her mother-in-law was celebrating her 100th birthday.

Cheryl House Vick, 55 passed away, Monday August 25, 2014. She was born February 18, 1959 in Halifax County. She was preceded in death by her father, Millard House.

Verlin Thomas “Whistle” Hill, 50, of Spring Hope passed away Monday, August 25, 2014.  The family will receive friends 6 – 9 p.m. Thursday, August 28, at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson and other times at the home.

LOUISBURG – Virginia Dale “Gin” Jones, age 60, passed away Sunday, August 24, 2014. A funeral service will be held Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at 1 p.m. at Haywood Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Haywood Church Cemetery with Rev. Douglas Harris officiating. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 12-1 pm.

ROCKY MOUNT – Orlando “Gene” Alston, age 73, passed away Monday, August 25, 2014. A funeral service will be held Saturday, August 30, 2014 at 1 p.m. at St. John Baptist Church. Visitation will be held Friday, August 29, 2014 from 3-7 pm at Richardson Funeral Home in Nashville.

Anthony “Ray” Collie, 52, passed away, Sunday August 24, 2014. He was born October 16, 1961 in Nash County.  He was preceded in death by his mother, Linda Rose Parker Groover.

Angelique Karina Lorgus, 30, passed away, Saturday August 23, 2014. She was born December 7, 1983 in Orange County California. She was preceded in death by her father, Gregory Allen Lorgus.

Bryan Henry Whitford, Jr., 97, passed away on August 22, 2014. He was born May 18, 1917 in Beaufort County, the youngest of the four children of Bryan Henry Whitford, Sr. and Cornelia Mills Whitford. He was predeceased by his wife of 40 years, Grace Monteith Whitford.