Red Oak Baptist Church had an exciting week last week with Trunk or Treat on Wednesday, Oct. 31 and the Fall Festival on Saturday, Nov. 3. Families enjoyed games, activities, entertainment, and food!
Sunday, Nov. 4 was the kick off for the Mile of Pennies for the Baptist Children’s Homes of NC. Pennies, other coins, dollars or checks will be collected at Red Oak Baptist Church during the month of November. A mile of pennies will be $844.80!
We thank you for, once again, coming by and supporting our monthly fish fry last Friday night. We look forward, each month to seeing each of you and for the great fellowship with you. This Saturday, Nov. 10, there will be a ladies retreat at Beulah Church of Christ. It will begin at 8:30 a.m. We will serve breakfast, followed by a great program and Christian fellowship.
The Special Olympics North Carolina state-level bocce tournament for Special Olympics programs in the eastern part of the state was held on Saturday, Oct. 20 at Arnette Park in Fayetteville. Fayetteville hosted more than 200 Special Olympics North Carolina athletes, 75 coaches and had 120 volunteers supporting the event.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Graphic Sportswriter
NASH COUNTY -- Fresh off their Eastern North Carolina Football League regular season championship, the Nashville Hornets will hit the road on Nov. 17 to begin action at the annual Statewide Athletics Committee State Football Tournament.
The nine-team event will also feature ENCFL squads Nash County, Wilson Boys and Girls Club and Sharpsburg.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Graphic Sportswriter
RED OAK -- The Class 3-A State Cross Country Championships proved to be a valuable learning experience for the young Northern Nash High School boys squad.
With four freshmen and three sophomores on the roster, this probably won’t be the last time the Knights vault to such heights.
ZEBULON -- Just in time for the holidays, the Carolina Mudcats are offering 2013 Seventh Inning Stretch Mini-Plans for the upcoming Class A Carolina League baseball campaign.
Each plan costs $50 and offers tickets to five select Friday or Saturday games during the season.
Two plans are offered -- Muddy The Mudcat and Mini Muddy. Each plan includes two undated box seats to another 2013 contest.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Graphic Sportswriter
ROCKY MOUNT -- As a former quarterback at Rocky Mount High School in the 1980s, Roney Harris loves to play a high-flying, productive brand of offensive football.
With that being the case, Harris certainly enjoyed his role as head coach this fall for the Rocky Mount Academy junior varsity squad.
NASH COUNTY -- Listed are last week’s results from the opening round of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Football Playoffs:
MARYVILLE, TENN. -- The Maryville College Fighting Scots amassed 489 total offensive yards en route to a 34-13 victory over USA South Conference foe North Carolina Wesleyan College last Saturday afternoon at MC’s Honaker Field.
MC took very little time to light up the scoreboard. The Scots’ opening drive went 51 yards before Travis Felder fumbled at the Wesleyan 11-yard line as the Scots were ready to score.
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CHARLES ALSTON, Graphic Correspondent
RED OAK -- Mickey Crouch has resigned as head football coach Northern Nash High School.
Crouch, who came to Northern Nash after one season as an assistant and defensive coordinator at Loris High School (S.C.), spent four seasons as the Knights’ head coach.
By:
CHARLES ALSTON, Graphic Correspondent
WILSON -- Wilson Hunt had Southern Nash’s number once again as the Warriors took out a 28-7 football decision in the first round NCHSAA 3-AA first-round playoff game.
Three game-changing plays took place - a 54-yard run, an 80-yard punt return and a 47-yard pass to extend Hunt’s undefeated streak to 11 games and advance into the second round at Cardinal Gibbons, which thumped Gray’s Creek on Friday evening.
GREENVILLE -- Registration remains open for 2012 East Carolina winter baseball camps head baseball coach Billy Godwin announced last Thursday afternoon.
The ECU baseball staff will host a pair of camps this winter at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium starting with its Winter Prospect Camp (limited spots remain) and then its Weekly Winter Hitting Camp, which starts on November 19.
NASH COUNTY -- Here are recent results from the Nash County Parks and Recreation Department’s Fall Soccer League:
PINETOPS -- The Nash County Firebirds closed out regular season action in the Eastern North Carolina Football League two weeks ago with make-up contests at SouthWest Edgecombe.
Here is a look at each matchup:
By:
CHARLES ALSTON, Graphic Correspondent
RED OAK -- Northern Nash’s Quay Mann isn’t the only Knight athlete that will be going to Duke University next school year.
While Mann will be practicing with the football team, David Williams will be playing fall ball for the Devils. He was a three-year starter for the Knights’ baseball team and he will be signing with Duke as he will playing catcher for the Devils.
NASHVILLE -- In the spirit of teamwork taught by youth sports, LBJ Chevrolet is teaming up with the Town of Nashville to provide their players and coaches with soccer kits filled with equipment bags, pop-up nets, sport cones, scrimmage vests, T-shirts, a sponsorship check and an opportunity to help them raise funds.
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
NASHVILLE -- The Third Annual Duke K.I.D.S Charity Golf Tournament will take place this Saturday at Birchwood Country Club.
The golf tournament was started three years ago to raise money to support Duke Children’s Hospital. The tournament was started in honor of Bayden Collins, but for the past two years has also been in honor of Connor Armstrong.
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
NASHVILLE -- Currently, a golf tournament serves as the largest fundraiser for the Association for Learning Disabled and Handicapped, but Ed Wilburn hopes a fishing tournament will become a close second.
The First Annual Association for Learning Disabled and Handicapped (ALDH) Bass Fishing Tournament is set for November 10 from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Tar River Reservoir at Bend of the River Road.
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Billy Morgan will keep his seat on Nash County’s Board of Commissioners and Lisa Barnes will also join the Nash Board, voters decided on Tuesday night.
Morgan, a Democrat, defeated Middlesex Mayor Luther “LuHarvey” Lewis by 1,046 votes. Close to 6,000 voters cast their vote in the Nash County Board of Commissioner District 3 and 58.85 percent voted for Morgan while 41.15 percent voted for Lewis.
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Amelia Harper, Graphic Correspondent
Nash County voters favored incumbents in the state races this election season. Early election results for Nash County released Tuesday night revealed that Republican Buck Newton and Democrat Ed Jones retained their state Senate seats while Republican Jeff Collins and Democrat Angela Bryant kept their seats in the NC House of Representatives.
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Nashville’s Police Department is experimenting with a new traffic pattern around Nashville Elementary School to relieve congestion during afternoon dismissal hours.
Lt. Joseph Corbett, of the Nashville Police Department, presented the new plan to Council Members during the board’s regular meeting on Tuesday night.
Area firefighters have battled two house fires in Nash County over the past several days and both homes are believed to be a total loss.
A call came in at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, November 2 for 7397 Pleasant Grove Church Road, Spring Hope.
Spring Hope, Nashville and Momeyer responded to the call finding flames visible on the A and B side of the home.
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Michele A. Cruz, Graphic Correspondent
The Nash-Rocky Mount Schools (NRMS) board approved a resolution to change the lease agreement with Nash County regarding the funding of improvements at Middlesex Elementary School (MES). This resolution, discussed in closed session after their meeting Monday night, was approved publicly before the board adjourned.
Nashville held numerous Halloween events last week for area youth. Cooley Library partnered with Nashville’s Police, Fire and Recreation Departments to host an event last Tuesday evening at the library and Glover Park played host to a Halloween event last Wednesday night. And, keeping with tradition, Nashville Elementary School brought its pre-k and kindergartners to Downtown Nashville to trick-or-treat at area businesses. Area daycares also brought youth downtown to trick-or-treat.
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Nash County’s Board of Commissioners denied a request to reduce the separation distance required between internet sweepstakes cafes and residences at the regular meeting on Monday.
The request came from Jack W. Bissette, of Wilson. Bissette was asking that the required separation distance between internet sweepstakes cafes and residences be reduced from 500 to 350 feet.
