NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Christian Buffaloe, a 12-year-old local Kyokushin Karate fighter, won the 11-13 Youth Division of the All American Open Kyokushin Championships on June 23 in New York City.
The Kyokushin All American Open was established in 1996 to bring in the best full-contact knockdown karate competition from North, Central and South America, but has evolved to welcome the best fighters from Europe, the African continent, Russia, Asia, and the South Pacific region.
By:
CHARLES ALSTON, Graphic Correspondent
ROCKY MOUNT -- Rocky Mount Coleman-Pitt Post 58’s baseball team will open postseason action Thursday evening at Gryphon Stadium when its hosts the No. 4 seed from Area I East - Southern Conference member New Bern Post 24. Post 58 (18-6) is the No. 1 seed from Area I East - Northern Conference.
The best-of-three series will move to New Bern High School’s Boykin Field for game 2 Friday evening
If a game 3 is needed, play will resume in Rocky Mount Saturday night.
By:
CHARLES ALSTON, Graphic Correspondent
ROCKY MOUNT -- Can anyone be more on fire than Rocky Mount Coleman-Pitt Post 58 player Jay Aparicio?
Fans at what turned out to be the final regular season game for Post 58 last Wednesday saw that in person.
Post 58 wanted to get a measure of revenge over visiting Pitt County Post 39 after its easy 12-4 win over Rocky Mount earlier in the season.
ROCKY MOUNT -- Here are Post 58’s updated stats:
HITTING
Batting Avg.
.452 - Jay Aparicio
.421 - Jeremy Lucas
WOODBRIDGE, VA. – Catcher Alex Monsalve got his first hit with the Carolina Mudcats on Sunday afternoon at Pfitzner Stadium in Northern Virginia.
It was towering blast over the left-field wall that proved to be the difference in a 3-2 victory over the Potomac Nationals.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Graphic Sportswriter
NASH COUNTY -- Nash County’s Crazy Sox overcame their lack of experience with plenty of heart and tenacity during action at the Tar Heel District 13-15 Softball Tournament two weekends ago at Zebulon Elementary School.
With a berth in the state event at stake, Nash County won a 13-12 thriller over Youngsville in the opening round.
NICK AT NITE. Nick Wean (left) poses in County Line Raceway’s J&M Chevrolet Victory Lane following his feature win recently at the 3/8ths mile clay oval.
Nash Rec swimmer Hunter Proctor (right) exchanges a high-five with Coach Wendy Wilson before Proctor competes in an event as part of last Thursday’s home meet versus Birchwood.
WATER WORLD. Standouts from last Thursday’s Nash-Halifax Swim League Meet between Birchwood Country Club and host Nash Rec included (above) Abby Wilson.
WATER WORLD. Standouts from last Thursday’s Nash-Halifax Swim League Meet between Birchwood Country Club and host Nash Rec included (above) Birchwood’s Taylor McIntyre.
Nash Rec’s Trey Barker competes in the Backstroke during last Thursday’s home pool contest against Nash-Halifax Swim League opponent Birchwood CC. This Thursday evening, Nash Rec will be on the road at Westridge, while Birchwood will travel to Benvenue Country Club. Both meets will start at 5 p.m.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Graphic Sportswriter
NASHVILLE -- Nash Rec rarely loses a team match in Nash-Halifax Swim League competition -- let alone two in a row.
NRST wasn’t interested in a history lesson during last Thursday’s road event at backyard rival Birchwood.
Instead, Nash Rec quickly returned to its winning ways following a setback one week earlier against Roanoke Valley.
By:
Amelia Harper, Graphic Correspondent
Nash-Rocky Mount students will face new academic challenges in the year ahead and area teachers are now training to help them face those challenges. This year, teachers for grades 3-12 will be implementing the new common core curriculum, which is touted as a tougher, more academically rigorous curriculum designed to help students prepare for post-secondary education and more demanding jobs.
By:
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Joseph L. Edge, a longtime member of the Nash-Rocky Mount Public School Board, passed away on Saturday after a lengthy illness.
Edge served District 11 in Rocky Mount and began his first term in 2000. Edge’s district was split between Nash and Edgecombe Counties. His most recent term will end in December.
A Spring Hope man was killed last Sunday evening after running off the road and overturning.
According to the NC Highway Patrol, 40-year-old Shawn Maurice Silver was driving on Inscoe Road around 9:45 p.m. on Sunday, June 24 when he ran off the left side of the road, overcorrected, ran off the right side of the road, and then hit a ditch before his vehicle overturned. The accident happened just over a mile east of Castalia.
By:
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Pictures can speak much louder than words, especially when it comes to animals.
This was the case in early June when a Nash County Animal Control officer brought in Juliet, a stray pit/hound mix found on Red Oak Road.
The officer began playing with Juliet in the kennel she was placed in at the shelter.
By:
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Early voting began last Thursday for North Carolina’s second primary election.
One-stop early voting will continue until July 14, with election day on July 17.
The second primary will decide the winners of Republican or Democratic contests that weren’t determined by May’s primary elections.
By:
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Nash County will start demolition of buildings in Downtown Nashville to make room for public parking.
The buildings set to be torn down are on Boddie Street behind the old Nashville Town Hall building, now Nash County Home Health.
Nash County began buying up buildings between the courthouse and administrative building in 2007 with plans to demolish the existing buildings to make room for a new Sheriff’s Office.
By:
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
When Kay White Turner returns from Cambodia in September, she hopes to have stories to tell.
Turner will leave next week for a mission trip to Kompong Thom, Cambodia. She will stay for nearly two months, where she will spend most of her time teaching youth English. While teaching, Turner said she also hopes to teach youth about Christ and the Bible.
The N.C. Department of Transportation and PLT Construction Co. are preparing to take the next steps in the Hunter Hill Road widening project in Rocky Mount. Starting Monday, July 9, Kirby Drive will be closed at Hunter Hill Road for approximately three to four weeks, weather permitting.
This closure is part of a project to widen 1.4 miles of Hunter Hill Road in Rocky Mount from Country Club Road to Benvenue Road (N.C. 43/48).
ARRESTS
Paula Michele Cooper - 6/18/2012 - charged with failure to appear for driving while license revoked
Quavon Rashad King - 6/19/2012 - charged with failure to appear for possession of marijuana up to 1/2 ounce, failure to appear for driving while license revoked and all traffic except driving while intoxicated
Marvin Wayne Evans, 69, passed away Saturday, June 30, 2012. He was born July 17, 1942 in Edgecombe County to the late Horace Green and Mary Denson Evans. He was also preceded in death by one sister and two grandsons.
ROCKY MOUNT –– Catherine Sharpe, 61, of Rocky Mount, died on Wednesday, June 20, 2012.
NEWARK, N.J. - Annie Williams Hendrix, 92, died Sunday, June 24, 2012. The funeral was conducted Saturday, June 30 at 10 a.m. at Christian Cove Baptist Church, 830 Lions St., Irvington, N.J. Surviving: a devoted nephew, Jimmie Williams of Nashville. Local arrangements by Edwards Funeral Home, 805 E. Nash St., Wilson.
Funeral services for Walter Wright Jr., 51, who died on Sunday, June 24, 2012 were conducted Saturday, June 30, at 11 a.m. at Haywood Baptist Church. Burial followed in the church cemetery with Rev. Stanley Hicks officiating.
