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West Mount Ruritan Club President Russell Cockrell (at left) recently presented Past President Gold Joyner (at right) with an award for 55 years of dedication to the club and community.

I was not able to attend church again today. Thank Robert Tyner for making the CD’s for the sick and shut-ins. I miss the Christian fellowship when I’m not there, but enjoy the CD. The choir sang “Sweet, Sweet Spirit“ for the call to worship. Pastor Ronnie prayed the prayer of invocation. Hymns of worship were “Down at the Cross” and “Lead Me to Calvary.” Algie Jones Jr. led the singing. Our pastor welcomed everyone and made announcements.

Jessica Avila, of Zebulon, is Nash Community College’s 2013-2014 Academic Excellence Award recipient. Each year, the Academic Excellence Award is presented to North Carolina community college students who exhibit outstanding scholastic achievements. The award represents the highest academic honor at Nash Community College.
Jessica Avila is an Associate in Science student maintaining a 4.0 overall grade point average.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) Foundation is investing a second $3 million grant over three years to the North Carolina Partnership for Children (NCPC) to expand Shape NC.
As a result of the first investment, Shape NC, an early childhood initiative focused on increasing the number of young children starting kindergarten at a healthy weight, improved access to healthy fruits and vegetables and increased physical activity for more than 1,000 North Carolina children.

A Nashville Elementary School bus overturned Wednesday morning while traveling along Boddie Mill Pond Road. 

RED OAK -- Northern Nash High School’s defense of its Big East Conference boys tennis championship has proven to be a simple matter of depth perception.
Certainly, Northern’s lineup is top heavy as the Knights boast strong players at both No. 1 and No. 2 Singles -- Tremel Davis and Matthew Outlaw.

Tremel Davis has been excellent at No. 1 Singles this season for the Northern Nash boys tennis squad.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Goal scoring continues to be an issue for the Nash Central Lady Bulldogs -- and it’s the primary reason that Coach Ryan Ruiz’s club has been unable to make consistent headway this season against a challenging schedule.
Last Thursday, Nash Central hosted Bunn in a rematch of a contest that was claimed by host BHS (1-0) thanks to a late marker.

CHAPEL HILL -- Wells Fargo, along with the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, has announced the final standings in the Wells Fargo Conference Cup competitions through the 2013-14 winter sports season.
The Wells Fargo Cup Award recognizes the high schools that achieve the best overall interscholastic athletic performance within each of the state’s four competitive classifications.

STANHOPE -- Southern Nash High School recently honored several of its student-athletes during a Winter Sports Awards Ceremony on the SNHS campus.
A list of winners by sport is as follows:

NASHVILLE -- Adam Rodgers has recently accepted the position as Recreation Program Coordinator for Nash County Parks and Recreation.
His passion for parks and recreation started as a kid playing baseball, where the little things like making friends on the team or having a great role model as a coach made such a huge impact on his life. 

ZEBULON -- The Carolina Mudcats have announced their Opening Day roster for 2014.
First-year manager Scooter Tucker and his staff will guide a club that includes 19 returning players.
This year’s roster is highlighted by the return of infielder Erik Gonzalez. Baseball America lists Gonzalez as the 19th-best prospect in the Cleveland Indians Player Development System.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Senior Will Beasley and freshman Spencer Ramsey each picked up wins on the mound on Monday, helping their North Carolina Wesleyan College Battling Bishop baseball team secure a doubleheader sweep of Piedmont College at Bauer Field on the NCWC campus.
Wesleyan took game one by an 8-5 score thanks to a pair of RBIs each by sophomores Ciro Norzagaray and Jason Riley, while game two saw Beasley go the distance for a 3-2 victory.

RED OAK -- Alexus Hill registered a hat trick as Northern Nash defeated Nash Central on Monday in Big East Conference girls soccer action.
NNHS, coached by Joe McCarthy, is now 5-1 overall to go with a 2-1 mark in Big East play.
Rebekah Beal also found the back of the net for the Lady Knights, while Chandler Pierce, Natalie DePalma and Taylor West contributed assists.

Nash Central’s Jessie Harbour (right) heads the ball forward while being defended by Bunn’s Jaden Richards during last Thursday’s girls soccer contest at NCHS.

Brianna Eley (left) controls the ball for Nash Central during last Thursday’s home loss to Bunn.

JACKSONVILLE -- North Carolina Wesleyan College’s golf team turned heads in the USA South Conference this past weekend with an impressive showing at the highly-competitive Camp Lejeune Intercollegiate.
The Battling Bishops recorded an 8th-place finish among 32 teams, which included finishing ahead of league foes Greensboro, Averett and Ferrum.

GREENVILLE -- Charlie Yorgen’s RBI triple in the eighth inning broke a one-all tie propelling East Carolina University (17-11) to its seventh straight win and a weekend baseball sweep of UMBC (5-14), 2-1, Sunday afternoon at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium.
Dylan Brown singled through the right side to lead off the eighth.

ROCKY MOUNT - Edward Dale Carwell, 53, passed away, Sunday March 30, 2014. He was born April 16, 1960 in Wake County. He was preceded in death by his father, Edward Horace Carwell.

ROCKY MOUNT, –– Samuel McClain, Sr., 93, of Rocky Mount, passed away Thursday, March 20, 2014.

ROCKY MOUNT –– Antonio Maurice Peoples, 40, of Rocky Mount, passed away Friday, March 21, 2014.

ROCK MOUNT  ––– James Edward Powell, 70, of Rocky Mount, passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2014.

BATTLEBORO –– Hattie Avent, 68, of Battleboro, passed away March 26, 2014.

ROCKY MOUNT –– Charles Anthony Battle, 54, of Rocky Mount, passed away  Thursday, March 20, 2014.

ROCKY MOUNT ––– James Edmond Wright, 78, of Rocky Mount, died on Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at South Village Nursing Center in Rocky Mount.