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The Grass Cats provided the entertainment for Nash Arts’ annual Denim and Diamonds Gala, which was held on March 21 at Nash Arts. The sold out event, “A Night of Bluegrass and Barbecue,” featured food, entertainment and a silent auction.

The annual Relay for Life Flower Sale has begun offering a variety of flowers, baskets and bedding plants. Deadline to order and pay for flowers is Sunday, April 20. Delivery of flowers in Nashville at Ebenezer PHC on Thursday, April 24. Please pay in cash or make checks payable to Ebenezer PHC Relay for Life. Proceeds support Relay for Life of Nash County. Call Michael 252-903-6813 or Liz at 252-469-1120 to place your order.

Dr. Anthony Jackson, superintendent of Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools, recently joined educators nationwide for the second annual Future@Now: Roadmap to the Digital Transition, a forum focused on a critical issue in education today – implementing effective, district-level digital transitions that prepare students for citizenship, college and careers.

The Nash Community College Foundation 2014 Campaign began on March 25th under the leadership of the Board of Directors to help meet the needs of the College and to provide support for students continuing their education.
“Generations of students have depended on Nash Community College as they pursue a degree or develop a skill-set to better themselves and improve the quality of life for their families.

The April concert of the 2014 season at Warren County’s historic Cherry Hill will feature Ang Li, a Steinway artist/pianist, who will perform works by Bach, Hayden, Debussey, Wagner, Glass and Albeniz. Her performance is slated to begin at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 13, at Cherry Hill. Ang Li is an internationally acclaimed piano virtuoso who is considered one of the rising classical piano stars.

Allen Hinnant of Photography by Allen Hinnant, attended a Professional Photographers of America affiliate school in March. Hinnant attended the East Coast School with instructor Richard Sturdevant of Garland, Texas. Richard Sturdevant is a leading expert in photographic artistry and creative composites. He is one of two photographers to go “double diamond” in PPA’s international print competition.

Wednesday, April 9 from 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m at Honeywell Corporation, 3475 Wesleyan Boulevard, Rocky Mount
Thursday, April 10 from 12 until 6 p.m. at Englewood Presbyterian Church, 100 South Englewood Drive, Rocky Mount
Friday, April 11 from 11 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. at Englewood Presbyterian Church, 100 South Englewood Drive, Rocky Mount

Over 500 youth and adults from churches all over attended the Matt Papa “Look and Live Tour” on Friday, April 4 at Englewood Baptist Church in Rocky Mount.
The event was sponsored by the North Roanoke Baptist Association.
The band Cloverton performed first with inspirational songs of worship and praise.

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.