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RED OAK - Strange as it may sound, a victory in the long-time Northern Nash-Rocky Mount girls basketball rivalry often comes with a few words of post-game warning, especially from NNHS veteran skipper Grover Battle.
Due to his lengthy first-hand experience, Battle understands that the best team between the two early in the season -- and at the Nash County Christmas Tournament -- might not reign supreme come the Big East Conference Tournament.

RED OAK -- A serious preseason injury threatened to curtail Red Oak Middle School’s boys basketball success this season.
But it wasn’t to a player, as veteran ROMS coach Jeff Dodrill was inadvertently struck during a practice session and suffered a broken nose.

RED OAK -- In the estimation of Southern Nash boys basketball coach Robbie Kennedy, it will take a near-perfect game for any Nash County club to be able to upset the Rocky Mount Gryphons on the hardwood this winter.
And what Kennedy’s crew offered last Thursday was nowhere near perfection during SN’s meeting with Rocky Mount in the championship game of the Nash County Christmas Tournament at the Northern Nash High School Gymnasium.

NASH COUNTY -- Even with a change in command, Wilson Hunt was able to maintain the recent status quo in the Big East Conference football standings.
Hunt, which has controlled the Big East the past handful of seasons, continued that success this fall under new coach Stevie Hinnant.

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NORTHERN NASH KNIGHTS GIRLS TEAM CHAMPIONS

BOYS ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

ROCKY MOUNT -- Nash Central Middle School had its undefeated girls basketball record put to the test last Monday during a hard-fought home victory against Parker.
Another challenge came three days later at Red Oak, and once again the Lady Trojans came through when it mattered most.

DURHAM -- North Carolina State University will meet the University of North Carolina for the Duel at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park, a one-time neutral site meeting between the two national baseball powers.
The event is scheduled for April 15 at 7 p.m.
The mid-week game will be considered non-conference.

ZEBULON -- Eddie “Scooter” Tucker will return to Five County Stadium as the manager of the Carolina Mudcats in 2014, the Cleveland Indians announced last Friday.
Tucker made his coaching debut in 2012 as hitting coach for the Mudcats under Edwin Rodriguez.
Joining Tucker will be pitching coach Steve Karsay, hitting coach Tony Mansolino and trainer Bobby Ruiz.

Red Oak Middle School’s Ashley Brackett elevates for two points during her team’s home contest last Thursday against rival Nash Central.

GIRLS MOST VALUABLE PLAYER ALEXUS HILL, NORTHERN NASH

GREENVILLE -- East Carolina University senior Drew Reynolds has been named Preseason First-Team All-American as a utility player by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA).
The Pirates top utility player the last two season, Reynolds earned Louisville Slugger Second-Team All-America and First-Team All-Conference USA honors a year ago after leading ECU with a .322 average and 68 hits, while ranking second with 13 doubles and fourth with 30 runs scored.

Nash Central’s Tim Bridgers (right) tries to drive while being defended by Red Oak’s Silas Gonzalez.

Nash Central’s Corey Foster heads to the basket during last Thursday’s road loss at Red Oak.

Kiana Thomas had a strong game in the post last Thursday, helping the Northern Nash Lady Knights defeat rival Rocky Mount in the championship contest of the Nash Country Christmas Basketball Tournament at the NNHS Gymnasium.

Jackson withdraws candidacy 3 days before Richmond board was set to make a choice

The 4-H Electric Club presents a captivating light show for the 2013 Christmas season, which plays every night in December from 5:30-9:00 p.m. The delightful synchronized music and light show is set up at the Nash County Ag Center in Nashville, and plays in 30-minute rounds with three-minute breaks full of Christmas music between each round.

A newspaper in Richmond, Virginia is reporting Dr. Anthony Jackson, Superintendent for Nash-Rocky Mount Schools, as one of three finalists for a similar position with Richmond Public Schools.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported on Monday that Jackson was one of three in the running for the position.
The three finalists were selected from a field of 76 candidates, the newspaper reported.

Nashville Mayor Donald Street said the recent announcement that U.S. 64 between I-440 and I-95 near Rocky Mount would be added to the interstate highway system was good news for Nashville.
Governor Pat McCrory and Transportation Secretary Tony Tata made the announcement last week.
The section between I-440 and I-540 on the east side of Raleigh will add the I-495 designation, while the stretch of U.S. 64 between I-540 and I-95 will be designated Future I-495.

Nashville Police Officers may tell you that the highlight of their career comes around every Christmas season. That is when officers get the opportunity to take a local child shopping for Christmas as part of the  police department’s annual Kids and Cops Christmas.
This is the fourth year Nashville’s Police Department has participated in the program. This year, officers paired up with 10 needy children, helping them check clothes and toys off their Christmas list.

Nashville Police arrested three men for their involvement in a home invasion last week.
Nashville Police Chief Tom Bashore said Dondre Maurice Battle, 17, of Spring Hope, and Kenda Desean McNair, 19, of Rocky Mount, forced their way into a home on Meadow Park Drive in Nashville around 2 a.m. last Thursday, December 12. The two men demanded money and forced 23-year-old Breanna Darnae Perry to get on the floor.

Nash Health Care has signed an affiliation agreement with the UNC Health Care system, Nash Health Care CEO Larry Chewning announced at a press conference on Monday, December 16. The decision was made after the Executive Committees of both organizations voted to approve the contract last week. The new agreement takes effect on April 1, 2014.

Ward Specialty Pharmacy is once again downsizing and plans to transition into soley a prescription compounding and pharmaceutical grade supplement practice.
This is the second time the company has downsized in the past two years.
In late November 2011, the company announced it was selling its prescription side of the business to CVS Pharmacy and changing its name to Ward Specialty Pharmacy.

Nashville’s Chamber of Commerce celebrated the opening of an independent pharmacy with a ribbon cutting last Tuesday.
O’Neals Drug Store opened on November 4, making the Nashville store the sixth store owned by Neal O’Neal. Other locations include Belhaven, Chocowinity, Columbia, Williamston and Newport.