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North Carolina Farm Bureau recently announce the awarding of its Ag in the Classroom “Going Local” grant to Nash County teacher Katie Kronenwetter.
Kronenwetter is a teacher at Southern Nash Middle School.
North Carolina Farm Bureau provides agricultural outreach grants to North Carolina teachers through its Ag in the Classroom “Going Local” program.

The Nash County Senior Center hosted a bake off last Wednesday for members of the center. The bake off was for desserts and eight competed for the top prize, which was a $25 gift certificate. Pictured (left) is Gloria Arthur, who received second place for her Strawberry Cake recipe. Arthur received a certificate.

The 2014 Special Olympics North Carolina Summer Games concluded June 1 in Raleigh and Cary, ending a weekend of competition for more than 1,400 athletes from across the state in aquatics, athletics, gymnastics, powerlifting, softball and volleyball, according to Keith L. Fishburne, president/CEO of SONC.
To ensure fair competition, the athletes were placed in competition divisions based on age and ability level.

The Park View Hospital Nurses Alumnae Association will celebrate its 100th Commemorative Anniversary of the hospital, and 25 years of the Park View Hospital Nurses Scholarship at Nash Community College with a luncheon and entertainment on June 28, 2014. Anyone associated with the former hospital, and/or families thereof, are invited to attend the June 28th event.

Our choir sang “This is The Day” for the call to worship. Pastor Ronnie welcomed everyone and prayed the prayer of invocation. Hymns of worship were “Praise Him” and “We’re Marching to Zion.” Singing led by Algie Jones, Jr. ushers, Tim Bass and Greg Manning received the tithes and offerings. Our pastor prayed the offertory prayer. The congregation sang the doxology and greeted one another. Our choir special was “Glad Reunion Day.”

Ladies from Red Oak Baptist Church participated in the monthly Bible Study at Fountain Correctional Center in Rocky Mount on Monday, June 2.  Maureen Williams led the study.  Others attending included Hazel Hill, Marion Faulkner, Audrey Pearce, Suzy Pearce, and Karen Girona.

It was a beautiful summer morning as Pastor Whitehouse greeted those in attendance at Peachtree Church.  Sanctuary flowers were given by Aubrey and Kathy Farmer in memory of her parents, Leslie and Sally Knight, and her sister, Paula Joyner.
Pastor Whitehouse’s sermon topic was, “What Will Happen to You When Jesus Christ Returns?”

Nashville’s Finance Director has accepted a position with the Town of Tarboro.
Anne Mann, who came to Nashville in November, will be leaving the town for a similar position in Tarboro. Her last day with Nashville is July 3.
Prior to coming to Nashville, Mann served as a Certified Public Accountant with Flowers and Stanley LLP in Tarboro.

RED OAK -- How prestigious is the North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s Heart of a Champion Award?
Consider that only 15 students across the Tar Heel State were presented with an award plaque in April in Durham.
And Northern Nash’s Sarah Hinson was one of the honorees.
To qualify for the award, a student-athlete must have participated in at least one varsity sport during the 2013-14 school year.

NASHVILLE -- Faith Christian School’s Stephanie Stallings has been accepted to North Carolina Wesleyan College for the fall semester. She has received The Heritage Scholarship, which is a merit-based scholarship that recognizes academic performance.
The Heritage Scholarship is a prestigious full tuition, room, board, and books academic award. This is  the highest scholarship offered based on a student’s grades and test performance.

NASH COUNTY -- Nash County enjoyed another strong spring in girls soccer, so it was no surprise that the county was well-represented on the Big East Conference Team for the 2014 campaign.
Nash Central’s Abigail Ross even snagged one of the top honors as the senior keeper was selected as the Big East Defensive Player of the Year.

RED OAK -- Northern Nash’s 2014 football schedule will kick off Aug. 22 with a home game against the Corinth Holders Pirates.
NN will have six non-league matchups before beginning its Big East Conference worksheet on Oct. 10 on the road against Wilson Hunt.

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

ROCKY MOUNT -- Nash Central High School has released its spring sports award recipients.
Winners by sport are as follows:

NASHVILLE -- The Town of Nashville Recreation Department has the following summer camps scheduled:
• A Tennis Camp will be held June 13 from 9-11 a.m. at Stony Creek Environmental Park.
• A Summer Jam will be held June 27 from 9-10 a.m. at the Nashville Elementary School Gymnasium.
• A Football/Cheerleading Camp is targed for July 7,8,10,14 and 15 at The Hornets Nest at Glover Park.

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. -- The Myrtle Beach Pelicans scored four times in the eighth inning to draw victory from defeat in a 5-2 final against the Carolina Mudcats on Sunday evening at TicketReturn.com Field in a Class A Carolina League baseball contest in the Palmetto State..
Four of the Pelicans’ five wins against the Mudcats have come with a rally in the final three innings.

BUNN -- David Howle didn’t hesitate when it came time to announce the Bunn High School Football Coach’s Award at last Tuesday’s annual Athletic Awards Ceremony.
Howle, Bunn’s head coach, isn’t a big fan of giving out awards as he feels like it singles out individual players instead of the team aspect of the sport.

RED OAK -- Northern Nash High School is saying goodbye to one of the best athletes in school history -- and in grand fashion.
NNHS senior Alexus Hill has been selected as both the school’s Female Athlete of the Year Award winner, along with the prestigious Nash County Schools Triple Crown Award.

NASH COUNTY -- The Nash County Parks & Recreation Department has welcomed Thomas Gillespie as its newest employee. 
Gillespie is a 2009 graduate of East Carolina University with a degree in Recreation and Parks Management. 
He brings experience from a wide range of recreational and athletic programs such as summer camps, athletic field maintenance, sports camps and special events. 

STANHOPE -- Southern Nash’s sports season capped off recently with the recognition of the school’s top student-athletes as part of Senior Awards Day.
Richard Hall was saluted as the Male Athlete of the Year after a standout career that included letters in basketball, football and track and field. Hall has signed to play football at Lenoir-Rhyne.

GREENVILLE -- The contract of Billy Godwin, head baseball coach at East Carolina University since 2005, will not be renewed according to an announcement by director of athletics Jeff Compher on Monday.
Godwin recently completed his ninth season heading the Pirate program following East Carolina’s 3-1 loss to Southern Miss on May 23 during the Conference USA Tournament.

ELM CITY -- It was an absolutely gorgeous day and night for racing last weekend at County Line Raceway.
The sun was shining all day, while a light breeze sifted through after the sun set, you couldn’t have asked for a better night to see the stars of CLR.
Up first was the Super Stock 4 cylinder division lined up on the backstretch with Jason Horne and Hunter Bailey on the front row.

ROCKY MOUNT -- A trio of youth hoops camps are being offered this summer for county residents, including the Bulldog Basketball Camp at Nash Central High School.
That event will be held June 24-26 from 6-8:30 p.m. each day.
The camp is open to boys and girls in rising second through ninth grades.

The Nash-Rocky Mount Schools (NRMS) board voted unanimously at their meeting Monday night to begin the board dispute resolution process with the Nash County Commissioners, according to state law G. S. 115C-431.
Due to the assertion that a local current expense fund of $19.4 million and a capital outlay fund of $1.65 million for 2014-15 is “not sufficient,” board member Brenda Brown brought the motion to the board which gives board chairman Evelyn Bulluck authority to begin with the legal dispute resolution process. The approved NRMS budget for 2014-15 totals $134 million.

Teachers, parents, school board members, along with others in the community, expressed their dislike to Nash County’s proposed funding level for Nash-Rocky Mount Schools in the proposed 2014-2015 budget.
Over 20 people spoke out against the county’s budget during a public hearing on Monday morning.
Nash County Commissioners initially had proposed keeping funding for the school system at its current level - at $19,175,161 for current expense and at $1,396,890 for capital outlay - until an efficiency study, or performance audit, could be completed on the school system.