By:
CHARLES ALSTON, Graphic Correspondent
SALISBURY -- A rain out in its home opener and a postponed road game the next day meant that Rocky Mount Coleman-Pitt Post 58 had to start its 2012 American Legion baseball season 181 miles away at Catawba College at perennial Legion state power Rowan County Post 342 Sunday evening.
Post 58 made the three-hour ride worth it as it returned with an 11-5 victory.
GREENSBORO -- Nash Central’s Terri Cash will serve as an assistant coach and Rocky Mounty’s Alexus Cooper and Tia Hudgins will be on the roster for the East Team at the annual North Carolina Coaches Asssociation East-West Girls Basketball All-Star Game.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Graphic Sportswriter
RED OAK -- Northern Nash saluted its athletes during the recent Spring Sports Awards Ceremony -- and also handed out its top honors for the 2011-12 school season.
Myrick Clark was tabbed as the Girls Athlete of the Year, while the boys award went to DaShawn Taylor.
RALEIGH -- North Carolina State University earned the top seed in the NCAA Baseball Tournament Raleigh Regional, and will be joined by two-seed Vanderbilt, three-seed UNC Wilmington, and four-seed Sacred Heart this weekend at Doak Field on the NC State campus.
Dawson Sikes pitched a no-hitter for the Nash Central Bulldogs during last Thursday evening’s Babe Ruth 13-Under home baseball game versus Bunn.
ROCKY MOUNT -- Under the leadership of Coach James Westcott, the 2012 Rocky Mount Academy Lady Eagles Varsity Soccer Team had its best season in six years this spring.
They posted a 9-4-2 record and earned a spot in the NCISAA state playoffs.
“This year’s team, I believe, is the best team RMA has had,” Westcott commented.
NASH COUNTY - Here is the Region 3 Roster for the upcoming North Carolina State Baseball Games, which will be held June 13-17 in Winston-Salem:
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Graphic Sportswriter
NASH COUNTY -- The Region 3 roster for the upcoming North Carolina State Baseball Games will have a decided Nash County flair.
Three of the 20 members of the squad are county standouts -- Rocky Mount’s Jeremy Johnson, Faith Christian’s Chase Roupp and Northern Nash’s David Williams. All of those performers recently completed their junior seasons.
ROCKY MOUNT -- Rocky Mount Academy announced last Friday that retired Rocky Mount High School football coach BW Holt is the new head of RMA’s football program and will coach the varsity team.
“We are pleased to announce that Mr. Holt has signed with us to head up our football program and coach the varsity team. To the people of Rocky Mount, Coach Holt certainly needs no introduction.
GREENVILLE -- The East Carolina Universitybaseball team will make its 26th NCAA Regional appearance and 12th in the last 14 years after earning a No. 2 seed at the Chapel Hill Regional in this year’s NCAA Baseball Championships, which will be held at Boshamer Stadium on the campus of the University of North Carolina.
ROCKY MOUNT -- The NCAA Woman of the Year Award honors student-athletes for their collegiate achievements in service, leadership, athletics and academics.
The USA South Athletic Conference’s 2012 Woman of the Year and nominee for the NCAA award is North Carolina Wesleyan College senior volleyball player Mackenzie Tingle.
ZEBULON -- The Winston-Salem Dash earned a series sweep of the Carolina Mudcats with an 8-3 win in front of 5,351 on Sunday afternoon at Five County Stadium in a Class A Carolina League baseball event.
The Mudcats dropped to 22-26 with their fifth straight setback.
Winston-Salem remained in first place with a 28-19 record.
NASH COUNTY -- Here are updated results from the Nash County Parks and Recreation Department’s Spring Sports Season:
By:
CHARLES ALSTON, Graphic Correspondent
ROCKY MOUNT - Rocky Mount High School celebrated its student athletes with its annual athletic banquet last Thursday evening at the school’s main gym -- the last one ever to be held on the campus.
Athletic Director Mike Gainey served as Master of Ceremonies, but he and wife, girls basketball coach Pam Gainey, were shocked early on in the proceedings when they were both honored with the third annual Dudley Whitley Award.
CHAPEL HILL -- The pairings and the schedules are set for the 96th annual North Carolina High School Athletic Association State Baseball Championships.
This year, the 1-A and 4-A best-of-three championship series will be held at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park, and the 2-A and 3-A finals will be played at Five County Stadium in Zebulon -- home of the Carolina Mudcats.
RALEIGH – The pairings and the schedules are set for the North Carolina High School Athletic Association State Fast-Pitch Softball Championships.
This year, there is a change in the finals format, as the championships are best-of-three series between the Eastern champion and the Western champion, both of whom won best-of-three regional series.
Each year, May 10 is observed by the state of North Carolina as Confederate Memorial Day. Members of the Bethel Heroes Chapter 636, United Daughters of the Confederacy met on this day to honor the Nash County men who fought and died during the War Between the States.
By:
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Internet sweepstakes cafes and bingo parlors in Nashville will now have to pay a privilege license fee, Nashville Town Council members decided at a budget work session last week.
The issue of whether to add internet sweepstakes and bingo parlors to the list of those required to pay fees has been in discussion among Nashville Council members for a while. However, the town was unsure whether the town could legally tax such businesses.
By:
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Nash County Manager Bob Murphy presented a tight budget to commissioners last week during a budget work session.
The proposed $85.4 million budget for Fiscal Year 2012-2013 is three percent less than the current fiscal year budget.
Jim Fowler recently came to Nashville for a visit while in the area for a client appreciation day for Tony Engrassia, who serves as a financial advisor for Mutual of Omaha in Rocky Mount. Fowler was the host of Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom for many years.
By:
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
The Town of Nashville has been awarded a grant that will allow the town to install recycling containers throughout downtown.
Nashville Town Manager Preston Mitchell told council members at the May 1 regular meeting that the town had been notified it had been awarded a 2012 Community Waste Reduction and Recycling Grant.
A former volunteer baseball coach has been charged with taking indecent liberties with two of his players over 15 years ago.
Ray Peace, of Rocky Mount, turned himself into the Nash County Sheriff’s Office after seven warrants were taken out against him for indecent liberties with a child.
By:
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Nash-Rocky Mount Schools Superintendent Dr. Anthony Jackson will hold superintendent office hours on Wednesday evening and Thursday morning to give the public a chance to discuss any concerns regarding school reassignment.
A committee has been meeting regularly to work on the reassignment process.
By:
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Toni Fink, Ana Joyner and Renee Silk are filling a void in Nashville with the recent opening of their consignment store and gift shop business The Funky Trunk.
Nashville’s Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for the new business on Friday morning. In addition, grand opening celebrations were held on Saturday.
The Nash County Soil and Water Conservation District held its annual appreciation luncheon on Wednesday, May 9 at Rose Hill. For over 30 years, the district has held a luncheon every spring to promote conservation efforts and to show its appreciation to the people and agencies who support those efforts.
