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NASH COUNTY -- Once again, the Region 3 Baseball Team for the upcoming Powerade State Games of North Carolina will have a distinctive Nash County flavor.
Northern Nash’s Leonard Allen and Faith Christian’s Greg Clifton will return as part of the club’s coaching staff. Under the rotation system, Clifton will be the head coach this time around, while former head coach Allen will be an assistant, along with Wilson Hunt’s John Smith and Roxboro Community’s Pete Tuck.

ROCKY MOUNT -- The Rocky Mount Coleman-Pitt Post 58 legion baseball team is off to a strong start this summer.
Post 58 is now 4-0-1 after picking up a pair of wins last week against Pitt County Post 39 by scores of 11-2 and 6-3.
Post 58 will be in action today at 7 p.m. against Garner. The contest will be played at the American Legion Field (Old Gryphon Stadium) in Rocky Mount.

BIG NIGHT FOR THE KNIGHTS. Northern Nash High School recently handed out its top athletic awards for the 2013-14 calendar year, and senior standout Alexus Hill claimed a pair of honors. In the above photo, Hill receives the Female Athlete of the Year Award, while Tyler Jones was the Male Athlete of the Year.

NASH COUNTY -- The Big East Conference’s girls soccer strength this season was reflected in the North Carolina Soccer Coaches Association Region 3 Class 3-A All-Region Team for the 2014 campaign.
Of the 20 players selected for the prestigious squad, 16 of them competed in the Big East.
And the Coach of the Year, Wilson Fike’s Toni Varacchi, helped her club reach the Final Four of the Class 3-A State Playoffs.

ZEBULON -- Shawn Morimando gave the Carolina Mudcats 6 1/3 innings on Monday night, but it wasn’t enough as the Potomac Nationals rallied for a 5-4 win at Five County Stadium in a Class A Carolina League baseball contest.
The Mudcats (27-35) have dropped two straight one-run games after leading at the midway point. The Nationals (35-28) have won nine of their last 11.

NASH COUNTY -- Listed are updated scores from the Nash County Parks and Recreation Department’s Spring Youth Sports Leagues:

ELM CITY -- Perfect weather greeted drivers, crews, staff and spectators at County Line Raceway last weekend for the Super Stock 4 Special.
With 18 cars signed in for the $650 to win purse, this race would be a highlight of the features on tap for tonight.
John Proctor and Hunter Bailey would lead the field to green for 20 door-banging laps.

WARREN COUNTY -- Famous Kyokushin Karate World Champion Fighter and film star Willie Williams recently trained local Kyokushin Karate youth champion/competitor Christian Buffaloe in professional fighting techniques and strategies  that he used to rise to the top of the martial arts world in the 1980’s.
Willie Williams agreed to train Christian Buffaloe as a favor to Christian’s Father/Instructor Kenny Buffaloe, a former Nash County resident.

GREENVILLE -- East Carolina University junior Jeff Hoffman was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays with the ninth overall pick in the 2014 Major League Baseball First Year Amateur Draft last Thursday night, which was televised live on the MLB Network.

Brian Hassell will start what he calls his dream job on July 1.
Hassell was recently named Nashville’s new Director of Planning and Development. Hassell takes over for Gene Foxworth, who left last month to take a position with Carteret County.
Hassell currently serves as the Planning, Inspections and E-911 Director for Edgecombe County.

Attorney General and Nashville native Roy Cooper came home last week for a reception in his honor at Cooley Manor.
The reception was hosted by Jack Lawrence and Betsy Owens.
Though it’s too early to officially announce his campaign for governor in 2016, Cooper did allude to the fact that he plans to run.

The Administrative Assistant for the Town of Middlesex was arrested on Friday and charged with felony embezzlement.
Commissioners met on Monday night in closed session to discuss the matter and following the session, voted to terminate Shelly Woodruff. Commissioners also voted to advertise her position.
Woodruff was hired by the Town of Middlesex on February 1, 2008.

Nashville’s Town Council unanimously approved the 2014-2015 budget at a special meeting on Friday morning. The total $8.7 million budget includes $4.9 million for the general fund and $3.8 million for the enterprise fund. Three temporary funds are also included in the budget.
One temporary fund is included as a continuation from the current fiscal year for the Capital Project of construction and operation of Groundwater Well #8, which is currently under testing.

Nash County Relay for Life will once again celebrate survivors, as it plans to host a Mini Relay on Saturday, June 21.
Rain put a damper on Relay events in April and organizers decided to host another, smaller event to continue in the fight against cancer.
“We wanted to do the luminary ceremony and honor survivors,” said Nikki Hanson, Co-Chair for Nash County Relay for Life.

Firefighters from Nashville, West Mount, Coopers and NashCounty EMS were dispatched to a fire at 1219 Emily Way in Nashville on Saturday, June 7 around 1:30 p.m. Firefighters found heavy smoke and fire coming from the mobile home when they arrived and were able to have the blaze under control in around 30 minutes. The Nash County Fire Marshal’s Office is investing the fire.

Over 100 people have already registered for the upcoming Nash County 4-H Summer Programs but registration is still underway.
Sandy Hall, Nash County 4-H Extension Agent, said a kick-off event was held on Sunday, June 1 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Ag Center. This is the first year the registration kick-off was held on a Sunday, Hall said.

ROCKY MOUNT  –– Keri Jaye Edmondson, 32, of Rocky Mount, died on June 5th, 2014.

Dolphus Lenwood Gregory Jr., 75, passed away Saturday, June 7, 2014. He was born November 23, 1938 in Halifax County to the late Dolphus L. Gregory, Sr. and Alice Aycock Hamill. 

ROCKY MOUNT - Kecia D. Jones, 49, of Rocky Mount, died on June 4, 2014.

ROCKY MOUNT - Harold Dean Mozelle 58, of Rocky Mount, died on June 1, 2014.

Brenda Moore Vick, 66, passed away, Sunday, June 8, 2014. She was born May 23, 1948 to the late Wiley and Marie Ramsey Moore.

Dolphus Lenwood Gregory Jr., 75, passed away Saturday, June 7, 2014. He was born November 23, 1938 in Halifax County to the late Dolphus L. Gregory, Sr. and Alice Aycock Hamill.

FLORIDA –– James Edward “Butch” Robbins, 64, passed away, Thursday, June 5, 2014. He was born in Edgecombe County on August 5, 1949 to the late Eunice Joyner and Thomas Edward Robbins.

ROCKY MOUNT -  Estelle Roundtree, 103, of Rocky Mount, died on Sunday, June 1, 2014.

Ocie Joyner Vick Parker, age 89, passed away Sunday, June 8, 2014. Born in Nash County on July 21, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Nathan Gravely Joyner and Bessie Wallace Joyner. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Guy Linwood Parker; sister, Myrtlene Joyner Braswell; and brothers, Marvin, Herman, and John.