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STANHOPE -- With football season ending just a few days ago, Southern Nash High School boys basketball coach Robbie Kennedy still isn’t sure about the make-up of his squad for the 2013-14 campaign.
Kennedy expects gridiron stars Tahj Deans and Richard Hall to be impact hoops performers for the Firebirds. But there are also a few other footballers who have tried out for basketball -- and Kennedy is still in the assessment process with those players.

WENDELL -- Southern Nash experienced both ends of the emotional spectrum during its opening week of the 2013-14 girls basketball season.
During last Tuesday’s inaugural contest of the campaign, Southern used a late flurry to defeat Goldsboro by a 47-38 margin.

STANHOPE -- Before the postseason began, Southern Nash High School grid coach Brian Foster indicated that his Firebirds had a successful season -- regardless of how SN finished in the Class 3-AA State Playoffs.
That assessment didn’t make last Friday’s second-round loss at Eastern Wayne.
Southern Nash racked up over 380 total yards, but the Firebirds were hindered by 22 called penalties to go with five turnovers in a 21-17 setback to the Warriors.

Southern Nash’s Jordan Decosse (right) takes control of his match against Louisburg.

NASH COUNTY -- The Nash County Parks and Recreation Department will be hosting signups for boys and girls basketball through November 29.
Cost is $50 per player, and ages 4-18 are welcome to participate.
Games will be held at Spring Hope, Middlesex and Coopers Elementary Schools.

NASH COUNTY -- Listed are last Friday’s scores and this Friday’s schedule for the Class 3-A and Class 3-AA State Football Playoffs:

NASH COUNTY -- Nash County schools claimed two of the top three honors for the 2013 All-Big East Conference Boys Soccer Team.
Pablo Mier, who spearheaded Southern Nash’s efforts in its own end of the field, was saluted as the Defensive Player of the Year.

FAYETTEVILLE -- The USA South Athletic Conference released its 2013 postseason football awards last week, with a total of 65 student-athletes being recognized.
A trio of North Carolina Wesleyan College Battling Bishops earned accolades, highlighted by First Team honors for running back Jacques Alston and defensive back Travonne Marshall.

ZEBULON -- Two players from the Carolina Mudcats’ 2013 squad took home year-end honors from the Cleveland Indians last Thursday afternoon.
Right-handed pitcher Cody Anderson is the Bob Feller Award recipient for top organizational pitcher.
Second baseman Joey Wendle was announced the winner of the Lou Boudreau Award for top position player.

ROCKY MOUNT -- North Carolina Wesleyan College’s student-athletes exemplified the spirit of “Random Acts of Kindness” week on November 20 when nearly 100 Battling Bishops met at Edge Gymnasium to pack shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child.
The Department of Athletics’ 12 varsity teams joined together to collect enough donations to fill and ship 102 boxes for needy children around the world!

RALEIGH -- Nash County native Meredith Bissette, the daughter of Greg and Marlene Bissette and granddaughter of Betty Bissette, signed National Letter of Intent recently to play softball for one of the country’s top programs.
Meredith had division 1 offers from multiple schools in North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina, New York, Ohio, Indiana and Florida.

NASH COUNTY -- What a remarkable year 1993 was.
History was made when North Carolina sportsmen saw the need to feed the hungry and began the grassroots program of venison donation.
The NC Hunters for the Hungry program was formed  as a 501 c (3) tax exempt, non-profit organization to coordinate the efforts of hunters, sportsmen’s organizations, processors, food banks and generous individuals to feed the hungry with our abundant natural resource the white-tailed deer – venison.

HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, VA. -- The North Carolina Wesleyan college Battling Bishop men’s basketball team dropped a pair of contests at last weekend’s South Region Classic, falling to Shenandoah by an 87-80 score on Friday before dropping a 90-73 decision to host Hampden-Sydney on Saturday.
Last Friday’s game versus Shenandoah featured nine ties and seven lead changes. The Bishops, who led by as many as ten points midway through the first half, held a slim 38-36 lead at the break.

RALEIGH -- Kyle Prairie, Vice President of Ticket Sales for the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, has announced that the team is now offering a three-game Hurricanes Holiday Pack.
Plans start at $59 and are available in five different seating categories at PNC Center.
The Hurricanes Holiday Pack is available now by calling 1-866-NHL-CANES.

HENDERSON -- With its roster still in a state of flux due to the recent ending of the football season, Southern Nash High School’s wrestling squad hit the road last Saturday to take part in the annual Southern Vance Runnin Raider Duals.
There was plenty of tough competition at the event, and that’s just what SNHS head coach Eddie Coble wants during the early portion of the campaign.

Sunday school began at Beulah Church of Christ Sunday morning at 9:45. Church services followed at 10:45 with our pianist, Bonnie Matthews at the piano. She is a faithful member and always does a great job. Thank you Bonnie. We had welcome and announcements by our minister Daniel West. Several members and friends have been in the hospital. Some of those have come home yesterday I understand. They were Jack Outlaw and Darwell Daniels.

Joyce Johnson will be sworn in next month as the newest board member for the Town of Castalia.
Johnson’s name was pulled out of a hat  on Monday morning at the Nash County Board of Elections.
Johnson tied with candidate Debbie Moore Rodriguez for the second available seat on the Castalia Board during the November 5 elections. Johnson’s 18 votes were all write-in votes, as Johnson did not file to run for the seat.

Local merchants in Downtown Nashville are encouraging shoppers to participate in Small Business Saturday, as Nashville’s Chamber of Commerce will host an Open House on Saturday, November 30 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Several businesses are participating in the Open House event, including Jody’s of Nashville, Madelyn’s Flower Shop, Southern Swank Boutique, Tripp Furniture, The Nashville Graphic and the Nashville Exchange.

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools classrooms visit the Farmers Market taking part in Nash County Heritage Days. Pictured above, Kasadi Richardson, a Swift Creek Elementary Student, holds a baby chick.

A longtime photography business in Nashville will close its doors at the end of the year, leaving behind a historic building in Downtown Nashville.
Brantley’s Studio moved into the former Valentine Fuller Antique building on Washington Street in 2011. Prior to that, the business had been in Nashville since the late 70s.

The NC Legislative Black, Senate, and Democratic Caucuses hosted a Town Hall Meeting in downtown Rocky Mount last week in order to discuss strategies for “Taking Back Our State” from Republican rule. State Senators Angela Bryant and Don Davis, as well as NC Representatives Jean Farmer-Butterfield, Bobbie Richardson, and Joe Tolson were among those who spoke at the event, which was held on Thursday, November 14 at the Four Seasons Restaurant in Rocky Mount.

A Middlesex bridge will now remind passers-by of the sacrifice law enforcement officers make in the line of duty.
The bridge was recently renamed the Inv. Warren B. Lewis, III bridge and a dedication was held last Tuesday in the Nash County Board of Commissioners room. The room was full of family, friends, and fellow law enforcement officers.

Family and friends surprised Avarata Thomas on Saturday by throwing a party in honor of her 103rd birthday.
Prior to Saturday, Thomas, of Castalia, said she knew something was up.
“When they do things, somehow I already know it,” she said.
Nonetheless, Thomas was happy to celebrate another year.
Thomas was born on November 27, 1910 in Nash County. She was one of 11 children.

A domestic trespassing/exparte violation was reported on 11/8/13 on Red Oak Boulevard
A larceny of a dirt bike and rims was reported on 11/8/13 at 12593 Talon Drive
A breaking, entering and larceny of a residence was reported on 11/9/13 at 2545 Tom George Road
An assault was reported on 11/9/13 at 4883 Oakwood Drive

INCIDENTS
A credit card/atm fraud was reported on 11/11/13 at Wal-Mart, 1205 Eastern Avenue
A damage to property (vandalism) was reported on 11/16/13 at 201 S. Fort Street
A larceny was reported on 11/16/13 at 700 Bass Drive
A larceny was reported on 11/16/13 at Wal-Mart, 1205 Eastern Avenue