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LOUISBURG -- Even though he travels out of the area every morning for work, Chris Lee is very much a member of the Nash County football coaching fraternity.
A former assistant at Rocky Mount High, Lee has been in charge of the grid program at Louisburg High School for the past six campaigns.

RED OAK -- Northern Nash High School’s 2014 volleyball schedule will kick off Aug. 19 at home with a matchup against long-time powerhouse D.H. Conley.
The Lady Knights will once again be coached by Patricia Haggerty. NN’s first Big EastConference event will be Sept. 9 at home versus Wilson Hunt.

Nash Central HIgh School assistant coach Dan Richwalski uses a hands-on approach to explain a blocking drill as part of the Bulldogs’ football practice session on Monday.

Members of the Southern Nash football squad work on a flexibility drill as part of Monday morning’s gridiron practice session on the SNHS campus in Stanhope.

NASH CENTRAL IN CHARGE. Among the Nash Rec competitors at last Saturday morning’s 2014 Nash-Halifax Swim League Championships were (above) Allison Smith.

NASH CENTRAL IN CHARGE. Among the Nash Rec competitors at last Saturday morning’s 2014 Nash-Halifax Swim League Championships were (above) Jacob Richardson.

Among the top performers last Saturday for Nash Rec at the N-HSL Championships were (above) Callie Wilson.

WESTRIDGE WONDERS. Among the Westridge Swim Team standouts from last Saturday morning’s Nash-Halifax Swim Leage Championships were (above) Alyson Barnes.

WESTRIDGE WONDERS. Among the Westridge Swim Team standouts from last Saturday morning’s Nash-Halifax Swim Leage Championships were (above) Matthew Young.

WESTRIDGE WONDERS. Among the Westridge Swim Team standouts from last Saturday morning’s Nash-Halifax Swim Leage Championships were (above) Brandon Miller.

ELM CITY -- Listed are results from July 26 action at County Line Raceway:

BIRCHWOOD STARS. Among the Birchwood Country Club competitors from last Saturday’s Nash-Halifax Swim League Championships were (above) Jillian Hale.

BIRCHWOOD STARS. Among the Birchwood Country Club competitors from last Saturday’s Nash-Halifax Swim League Championships were (above) Francesca Miller.

ZEBULON -- The Carolina Mudcats dropped both ends of a doubleheader against the Potomac Nationals on Sunday afternoon. The Mudcats (21-22, 50-60) were nearly no-hit in a 5-2 loss in game one and the Nationals (23-18, 61-49) completed the sweep with a 9-4 winning decision in the second in a Class A Carolina League baseball twinbill.
The Mudcats have lost four straight and sit below .500 in the second half for the first time since June 27.

CHARLOTTE -- It was announced last week that the Elon University football game at Coastal Carolina scheduled for Sept. 27 will be a part of the American Sports Network (ASN) television package covering the home of the Chanticleers, the Big South Conference.
The game time has been changed from a 6 p.m. start to a 7 p.m. start to accommodate the broadcast.

BAILEY -- Southern Nash High School has named Todd Brewer as its new head varsity baseball coach. 
Brewer is currently serving at Southern Nash as a Math Teacher, Assistant Varsity Baseball and Junior Varsity Basketball Coach.
This is Brewer’s second year at SN. Previously, he gained coaching and teaching experience at Nash Central Middle School and Nash Central High School. 

ROCKY MOUNT -- The second annual Nash County Football Jamboree is scheduled for Aug. 14 at the Rocky Mount High School Football Field.
Action will begin at 6 p.m. and will feature Nash County squads Rocky Mount, Northern Nash, Southern Nash and Nash Central.

Dominion Transmission is considering a natural gas pipeline from West Virginia to North Carolina and some Nash County residents could be affected.
Nash residents began receiving letters in May about Dominion’s plans to survey property for the potential pipeline. The pipeline is being referred to as the “Southeast Reliability Project” and its purpose, according to letters sent to residents, is “to transport growing natural gas supplies to parts of the Southeast, including North Carolina.”

Nashville’s Town Council unanimously approved a special use permit that will allow a private Christian school to locate in the current Rock Creek Baptist Church facility.
A joint public hearing was held on the request last Wednesday evening between the Town Council and Planning Board.
The request would allow New Life Christian Academy to locate its fourth through tenth grade students at Rock Creek Baptist Church.

Nashville Police Chief Tom Bashore said even one person coming out to the National Night Out event would make him consider it a success.
On Tuesday night, close to one- hundred came out to take part in the National Night Out activities at the Stoney Creek Environmental Park.

The man responsible for the death of a Nash County Sheriff’s investigator pleaded guilty Monday in federal court.
Lamont Deshawn Byrd pleaded guilty to one count of first degree murder of an officer of the United States, Thomas G. Walker, U.S. Attorney for the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, announced.
Byrd, 21, was charged with killing, with premeditation and malice, Warren Basco “Sneak” Lewis, III, on June 9, 2011.

Rocky Mount City Councilman Andre Knight broke into song after the Nash-Rocky Mount Schools (NRMS) Board of Education denied him the chance to speak to the board during the public comment portion of the meeting.
NRMS Board Chair Evelyn Bulluck said no one had signed up for the public comment portion of the meeting and was prepared to move on when Knight stood up and asked to speak.

Nash County Commissioners voted on Monday to approve a resolution requesting a bridge be named after Gene E. Braswell.
Nash County Assistant County Manager Rosemary Dorsey said Steve Bass, of the Pleasant Grove Community, and Commissioner Billy Morgan had wanted a way to recognize Braswell for his service to the community.

Retired U.S. Army Sergeant Major Johnny Borunda was led to investigate and locate resources to help veterans facing crisis when his own son fell victim to post-traumatic stress disorder after serving tours in both Iraq and Afghanistan with the US Army.
His son became addicted to prescription medications, became involved in serious offenses and attempted to take his own life.

NASHVILLE –– Janet Jewell Blair Sasser was born in Mingo County, West Virginia on Feb. 6, 1943 and passed away on August 4, 2014.