Dr. Thomas Barrett placed a memorial wreath on the Confederate monument in Rocky Mount on Veterans’ Day. The monument is dedicated to all veterans of all wars. Dr. Barrett served in the World War II, Korea and Vietnam. He started his military career in New York City in 1940 by enlisting on a minority enlistment.
Pete and Patricia House of Alexander, NC celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary on November 18. They were married in 1967 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Rocky Mount. They have three daughters: Elsa McBride and husband, Ron, of Fayetteville, Lea Colletti and husband, Mike, of Wade and Erin Morrow and husband, Ryan, of Tampa, FL.
Shakeerah McCoy, a transition care nurse manager with the Care Management Department at Nash Health Care, was recently honored by the Nash Health Care Board of Commissioners with the Excellence in Performance Improvement award. This was in recognition of her contribution to the re-admission reduction efforts at Nash Health Care.
The following students at Hobgood Academy made the Principal’s List (A’s) or the Honor Roll (A’s and B’s) the first six weeks of school.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Graphic Sportswriter
STANHOPE -- Casey Strickland will certainly be missed when she graduates from Southern Nash High School next July -- both on the tennis court and in the classroom.
But Strickland’s friends and family members won’t have to travel too far to see her.
Just down the road, in fact.
THOMASVILLE -- The first-ever foray into the Statewide Athletics Committe State Football Tournament proved to be a successful one for the Nashville Hornets.
The Hornets, who rolled through regular season competition in the Eastern North Carolina Football League, maintained their year-long pace with a 24-0 decision at Thomasville last Saturday in the first round of the SWAC Tourney.
STANHOPE -- The Nash County Firebirds hosted the High Point All-Stars last Saturday in the opening round of the Statewide Athletic Committee football Tournament.
This is Nash County’s fourth year playing in the event, and the Firebirds were looking to get back on top.
The Firebirds have won two state championships and were knocked out by the eventual state champs last year in the semifinals.
ROCKY MOUNT -- The Big East Conference kicked off its 2012-13 swim season on Tuesday with a meet at the Harrison Family YMCA in Rocky Mount.
The complete league swim schedule is as follows (all events will be staged at the Harrison Family YMCA):
NASH COUNTY -- Here are last Friday’s Elite Eight scores and this Friday’s Final Four schedule from the North Carolina High School Athletic Association State Football Championships:
PRIZE CATCH. Lori Murray of the Justice Community near Spring Hope recently bagged this eight-point, 16-inch buck. (Photo Submitted)
ROCKY MOUNT -- Here is Nash Central High School’s upcoming winter sports schedule for the 2012-13 season, with home games listed in CAPS:
ROCKY MOUNT -- The USA South Athletic Conference has announced its 2012 All-Conference awards for football with a total of 90 student-athletes earning All-Conference honors. North Carolina Wesleyan had five athletes garner recognition, led by senior Dwayne Hollis as a First Team selection at both defensive back and return specialist.
ROCKY MOUNT -- Junior Josh Morrison netted a team-high 21 points to help lead his Battling Bishop men’s basketball team to an 84-76 victory over Mid-Atlantic Christian in last Thursday night’s regular season opener at Everett Gymnasium.
The Bishops had closed out the first half with an 8-0 run to force a 34-34 tie at the break, only to see the Mustangs go up 49-44 early in the second.
RALEIGH -- Listed are last Saturday’s results from the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Boys Soccer State Championships, which were held at Dail Soccer Field on the campus of North Carolina State University:
By:
Amelia Harper, Graphic Correspondent
Sanderson Farms announced today that it will not be establishing a poultry plant in Nash County despite the recent incentive agreement drawn up between the company and Nash County officials. The announcement came on Tuesday, November 13, just days after Nash County won its latest legal challenge related to the proposed plant site.
Southern Nash’s Moises Gonzalez (center) is ecstatic after the Firebirds’ goal during last Saturday’s state soccer playoff contest against the Jacksonville Cardinals.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Graphic Sportswriter
NASH COUNTY -- After a long break following the conclusion of the Eastern North Carolina Football League season, both the Nashville Hornets and Nash County Firebirds varsity squads are ready to swing back into action.
Players from both clubs will get their wish this Saturday as the Statewide Athletics Committee State Tournament will kick off quarterfinal play.
NASH COUNTY -- Listed are the recent results from the Nash County Parks and Recreation Department’s Fall Soccer Season:
TEAM USA 10-12 TOURNEY CHAMPS
A Cleveland player somehow sends a shot through the legs of Southern Nash’s Pablo Mier during last Wednesday’s soccer playoff showdown at Firebird Stadium.
RED OAK -- The Battling Bishop football team of North Carolina Wesleyan College celebrated its 2012 Senior Day last Saturday afternoon with a 32-21 victory over Averett University at Death Valley on the campus of Northern Nash High School.
NCWC’s defense pitched a shutout in the second half, outscoring the Cougars 20-0 in the third and fourth quarters en route to the victory.
By:
CHARLES ALSTON, Graphic Correspondent
ROCKY MOUNT -- Rocky Mount High School has released its boys and girls basketball schedules for this winter -- starting with both teams participating in the Annual Knightdale Thanksgiving Tip-Off Tournament next Friday and Saturday during Thanksgiving Break.
Then, on Nov. 30, the Gryphons will officially christen their new gym with Hertford County coming to town. South Central comes for a visit before trips to Hertford County and Greenville Rose.
NASH COUNTY -- Listed are last Friday’s results and this Friday’s schedule from the North Carolina High School Athletic Association State Football Playoffs
Class 4-AA East
By:
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
The Town of Nashville has hired a Rocky Mount Police Sergeant to lead its police department.
Thomas Bashore will begin serving as Nashville’s Police Chief on November 27, the town announced on Tuesday.
Bashore has served 15 years with the Rocky Mount Police Department.
By:
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Nash County’s Board of Commissioners approved a resolution honoring the service of Commissioner Danny Tyson at the regular meeting on Monday morning.
Tyson, who has served on the board since 2004, will no longer serve on the board, after losing in the primary election to opponent Lisa Barnes.
