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Members of the Southern Nash High School boys squad start the Class 3-A East Regional Cross Country Championship Race last Saturday.

(L to R) Eastern Wayne’s Josh Bartz and Nash Central’s Montre Cash make one final push toward the finish line at the Class 3-A East Regional Cross Country Championships.

(L to R) Southern Wayne’s Anthony Womble and Northern Nash’s Jordan Lucas challenge each other.

Nash Central’s Joseph Cook makes a move at last Saturday’s Class 3-A East Regionals Cross Country Championships in Red Oak.

NASH COUNTY -- Listed are updated results from the Nash County Parks and Recreation Department’s Fall Soccer Season:

RED OAK -- Red Oak Middle School’s volleyball team sported pink shirts this month to raise awareness for breast cancer -- an issue that has hit home for the team.
Coach Lisa Clark was diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2012, just before school let out for the summer.
Clark said she was fortunate in that she was able to get through radiation during the summer months and be done just in time to start back the new school year.

MONTGOMERY, ALA. -- Freshman Malik Adams hauled in a program-record three touchdown receptions last Saturday, but it would not be enough as his North Carolina Wesleyan College Battling Bishop football team dropped a 59-35 decision at Huntingdon College.
In the first half, the Hawks (5-2, 3-1 USA South) opened up a quick 14-0 lead before Wesleyan cracked the scoreboard with a 40-yard TD pass from senior Greg Edwards to Adams on a trick play midway the first quarter.

Northern Nash’s Quan Whitakers (right) makes a strong run upfield during the Knights’ road Big East Conference triumph last Friday night against rival Nash Central.

Red Oak’s Joseph Dickens (right) follows his blockers last Thursday afternoon versus Southern Nash.

Sunday school began at Beulah Church Of Christ at 9:45 a.m., followed by church service at 10:45. Frances Hedgepeth played the piano to open Sunday School. Paul Davis played for church service. He filled in for Bonnie Matthews, our regular pianist who was on vacation. Thank you Paul, we really enjoyed having you with us on Sunday.

Drew Stanley has been named as the new superintendent at Johnston Correctional Institution.  The state prison facility currently houses approximately 600 adult male inmates and employs a staff of 240 people.
 In his new position, Stanley will oversee the conversion of Johnston Correctional Institution from a medium-custody to a minimum-custody prison facility effective January 1, 2014.

A Middlesex man will spend up to 12 years in jail after being convicted of second degree forcible sex offense last week.
Kevin Matthew Davis, 26, was convicted of the charge in Nash County Superior Court last Tuesday.
Davis was charged in October 2012 with the crime after it was reported that he inappropriately touched a teenage girl who was spending the night.

A Bailey man will spend up to 19 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of second degree murder for a shooting at a party last September.
The jury found 20-year-old Burnice Antwon Hinnant guilty of second degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon after deliberating for three and a half hours in Nash County Court. The decision was made after the jury heard three days of testimony.

Nash County’s Harvest Festival was an event many looked forward to each year but the 18th year proved to be the most exciting, as President Harry Truman visited the festival, literally leaving his footprints behind.
Truman’s cemented footprints sat for years outside the Nash County Courthouse and for over 50 years, battled the elements. Over time the footprints became worn and barely recognizable, until someone suggested to Nash County Clerk of Court Rachel  Joyner that they be restored.

Albert T. Batchelor of Sandy Cross was one of four North Carolinians inducted into the N.C. State Fair Livestock Hall of Fame Sunday.
Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler inducted the new members at the State Fairgrounds. “This year’s inductees have given so much to support livestock and horse shows at the State Fair over the past decades,” Troxler said.

Lowes Foods, LLC recently announced that it would be closing three North Carolina stores next month, including the Just Save store in Spring Hope.
Along with the Spring Hope store, Lowes Foods, LLC will also close the Just Save store in Scotland Neck and the Lowes Foods store in Morganton.

Downtown Nashville will be full of runners on Saturday morning as the inaugural Monster Dash for United Way is set for 8 a.m.
This is the first event of its kind in Nashville. The Monster Dash is being sponsored by Nash County Parks and Recreation and Nashville’s Parks and Recreation. The event is a fundraiser for the local United Way, said Rosemary Dorsey, Nash County Assistant Manager.

INCIDENTS
A damage to property (Vandalism) was reported on 10/13/13 at 1187 S. First Street
A disorderly conduct was reported on 10/14/13 at L&L #9, Eastern Avenue
A larceny was reported on 10/14/13 at LBJ Chevrolet, 815 E Washington Street

A breaking and entering a residence was reported on 10/14/13 at 9253 NC 48
A breaking, entering and larceny of a residence was reported on 10/14/13 at 6607 Tall Cotton Road
A larceny of a credit card and obtaining property by false pretense was reported on 10/14/13
A breaking, entering and larceny of a residence and injury to real property was reported on 10/14/13 at 5591 Watson Seed Farm Road

BRONX, NY ––Alexander Battle, 80, of Bronx, New York and formerly of Rocky Mount,  passed away on Wednesday, October 9, 2013.

ROCKY MOUNT –- Cali Marie Deans, of Rocky Mount, passed away on Monday, October 14, 2013.

TARBORO –- Mildred Wilkerson, 80, of Tarboro, passed away on Monday, October 14, 2013 in Tarboro.

ROCKY MOUNT –– Louise Sumler Staton, 85, of Rocky Mount, died on Monday, October 14, 2013.

ROCKY MOUNT- Funeral services for Linwood Middleton, 59, who died on Friday, Oct. 11, 2013, were held Saturday, Oct. 19,  at Social Union Baptist Church. Burial  followed at Spring Hope Memorial Gardens with Rev. Nathaniel Bunn officiating.

ROCKY MOUNT - Annie L. Kenney Dowd, 94, died October 16, 2013. Funeral arrangements to be announced. Arrangements by Stokes Mortuary, Inc.