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Patricia H. Taylor, a resident of Wilson and a member of Mu Chapter of Rocky Mount of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, returned recently from the leadership development training for new state organization presidents of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International. The organization is a professional honor society for women educators with approximately 85,000 members.

Margaret Sink (at left) presented Jeanette McIlwean (at right) with a certificate for being a member of the UDC Bethel Heroes Chapter 636 for 10 years.  Presentation took place at the September meeting of the chapter.

“I remember walking onto the campus of NCC for the first time and I was so happy because I realized that I had finally made it to college. My first semester was so much fun. All the instructors were really nice and helpful. I could not believe how much they cared about their students. I was treated as a person, not just a number or a seat,” 2002 NCC Associate in Applied Science in Business Administration graduate Allison Moss said.

Linda Evans (third from left) and her grandson (fourth from left) Devin, both of Rocky Mount, donate a box of homemade stuffed dolls to the Nash Health Care Volunteer Auxiliary.  The dolls will be used to provide comfort and smiles for young patients.  Accepting the gifts are, from left, Nash Health Care Volunteer Auxiliary members Anne Hardy, Ben Turner, Floyd Burnette and Doris Parham.

STANHOPE -- For the most part, Southern Nash High School football coach Brian Foster was frustrated with his club’s compete level -- especially on offense -- during last Friday’s key home Big East Conference showdown against backyard rival Northern Nash.
Foster felt like some of his offensive performers were a bit intimidated by the Knights’ collection of heavy hitters, including one of the area’s top linebacker groups.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Fresh off an agonizing loss to Rocky Mount the day before, Northern Nash faced another quick turnaround challenge last Thursday in Big East Conference boys soccer action.
That’s when the Knights traveled to Nash Central to serve as the opponent for the Bulldogs’ Senior Night festivities in a make-up league contest.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Despite a career-high 320 passing yards by sophomore Robbie Lanier and 180 rushing yards by junior Jacques Alston, it was the Pride of Greensboro College who came out on top of a 44-42 gridiron shootout with the North Carolina Wesleyan Battling Bishops on a rainy last Saturday afternoon at Rocky Mount Athletic Stadium.

STANHOPE -- The Nash County Firebirds wrapped up their 2012 gridiron schedule last Saturday with a home event against Wilson-The SPOT in Eastern North Carolina Football League action.
Here is a look at each of the three contests:

WILSON -- Nash Central’s Kaley Price qualified for the states after a fourth-place finish at last weekend’s Class 3-A East Regional Girls Tennis Tournament at the Barton College Courts.
Price reached the semifinals before falling 6-1, 6-1 to C.B. Aycock’s Ashton Walker. She retired in the consolation match due to an injury.

NASHVILLE -- Here’s how strong Gavin Meiring’s conviction was about the 2013 boys soccer season at Red Oak Middle School:
When Meiring accepted an administrative position at Forest Hills School in Wilson, one of his stipulations was that he couldn’t start until after the Tigers’ pitch campaign had concluded.

Red Oak’s Sam Page (right) rises for a header during the Tigers’ road boys soccer conquest Monday on the road against Nash Central.

ROCKY MOUNT -- There couldn’t possibly been a more fitting ending to Northern Nash’s 2013 boys soccer campaign.
During Monday’s opening-round match at Rocky Mount in the Big East Conference Tournament, the Knights needed a victory to keep their season alive -- but once again heartbreak would prevail.
Northern Nash had plenty of chances and had its share of controlled play, but the Knights couldn’t find the back of the net.

(L to R) Rocky Mount’s Kevin Ramirez and Northern Nash’s Josh Collart try to obtain a 50-50 ball during Monday afternoon’s opening-round matchup of the 2013 Big East Conference Boys Soccer Tournament on the RMSH campus.

NASH COUNTY -- Here are recent scores from the Nash County Parks and Recreation Department’s Fall Soccer League:

ELM CITY -- Due to the forecast of imminent rain in the area last Saturday, County Line Raceway made the call early to have the Final/Double Points night on Friday.
With points championships on the line, $1,000 for PL Woodard Pure Stock V8 division and the final race of the Barnes Equipment Fast Five with $2,000 going to the winner, everyone was excited as they rolled through the gates.

Southern Nash’s Richard Hall tries to collect a loose ball.

RED OAK -- Northern Nash High School’s boys soccer program is no stranger to philanthrophy as the Knights have been offering support and equipment to the FC Hawks Gambian National Youth Football Program.
Under Northern Nash’s new schoolwide mandate that each athletic program sponsor a charity throughout the season, the Knights’ boys soccer crew recently raised canned goods to present to My Sister’s House in Nashville.

Nash Central’s Andy Moody (middle) tries to escape the defense of Northern Nash’s Jett Bunn (left) and Kevin McLaughlin (right) during last Thursday’s conference soccer showdown.

Northern Nash’s Tyler Jones advances the ball through the midfield for the Knights during last Thursday afternoon’s road victory against rival Nash Central High School.

ASHLAND, VA. -- North Carolina Wesleyan College’s golf team wrapped up the fall portion of its schedule on Sunday and Monday, tallying an impressive 3rd-place finish at the Ted Keller Memorial Tournament, which was hosted by Randolph-Macon College.
The Bishops were led by junior Chris Freeman, who carded a tourney-low 68 in the final round to cap a solid 295 team score on the day.

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Christian Buck, 6, of Rocky Mount served as the ball boy during Monday’s first-round matchup of the Big East Conference Boys Soccer Tournament between Northern Nash and host Rocky Mount. Christian’s older brother, Stevie, plays for the Gryphons.

Battleboro resident Maggie Huddleston, 13, outdid the boys in her hunting camp by recently killing a 9-point buck that weighed in at 164 pounds. The deer was killed in Edgecombe County.

The Nash County Sheriff’s Office arrested four Rocky Mount men last week responsible for a number of residential break-ins.
Last Monday, the Sheriff’s Office reported a high number of residential break-ins throughout the county, in the Red Oak, Spring Hope, Momeyer and Hickory areas. Most of the break-ins had front and rear doors to the home kicked in, with numerous items stolen. The break-ins began at 8 a.m. and continued into the afternoon.