The Morehead-Cain-the oldest, most prestigious merit scholarship program in the United States-will welcome 51 new scholars in the Class of 2016 to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in August.
Twenty-six of the newest Morehead-Cain Scholars are from North Carolina high schools; 19 are from other U.S. high schools. The class will also include three British and three Canadian scholars.
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GEOFF NEVILLE, Graphic Sportswriter
NASHVILLE -- Given Fike’s long-time dominance of the Big East Conference Golf Standings, it was a surprise in itself that Southern Nash still entertained Golfer of the Year and Regular Season Team Champion aspirations heading into Monday’s league finale at Birchwood Country Club.
But Southern was unable to follow through on both counts as Fike’s dynasty atop the Big East continued for yet another campaign.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Graphic Sportswriter
RED OAK -- Once the dam broke, it did so in a big way for the Northern Nash High School girls soccer team.
After squandering a slew of scoring chances in the first half, the Lady Knights found the twine a whopping five times after the break to secure a 5-0 victory over Southern Nash in the first round of the Big East Conference Tournament.
STANHOPE -- Southern Nash High School will host its annual Ladybird Volleyball Camp on June 12-13 at the SN Gymnasium.
Times will run from 3:30-7 p.m. each day. Cost is $30 per camper.
Participants in grades 4-12 are welcome. A snack will be provided, and a T-shirt will be given to each camper.
STANHOPE -- Southern Nash High School will host its annual Ladybird Volleyball Camp on June 12-13 at the SN Gymnasium.
Times will run from 3:30-7 p.m. each day. Cost is $30 per camper.
Participants in grades 4-12 are welcome. A snack will be provided, and a T-shirt will be given to each camper.
NORTH CAROLINA WESLEYAN ATHLETES OF THE YEAR. Robert Kjellberg (left, men’s tennis) and Mackenzie Tingle (right, volleyball) were honored recently as North Carolina Wesleyan College’s Athletes of the Year. They are pictured with NCWC Athletic Director John Thompson.
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CHARLES ALSTON, Graphic Correspondent
RED OAK -- Northern Nash’s baseball team rallied from a 9-3 deficit Monday night to Wilson Fike in its opening game of the revived Big East Conference Baseball Tournament to sneak past the Golden Demons 10-9 at Death Valley.
The Knights (10-10), seeded third in the tournament, traveled to No. 2 seed Nash Central (9-10) Tuesday evening to see who will advance to the tournament finals Thursday evening.
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CHARLES ALSTON, Graphic Correspondent
WILSON -- Nash Central was oh so close to winning its first-ever baseball conference title when it traveled last Thursday even to face Wilson Hunt in the regular season finale for both squads.
But Hunt had fortune on its side as senior Parker Lamm scored from first on a Jacob Page double to give the Warriors a 5-4, eight-inning triumph and the Big East Conference title.
NASH COUNTY -- Here are updated scores from the Nash County Parks and Recreation Department’s Spring Sports Season:
FIRST-YEAR IMPACT. Former Northern Nash standout Betsy Braswell enjoyed a strong freshman season this spring as a member of the Wingate University softball squad. Braswell earned All-South Atlantic Conference honors as a catcher after batting .336 with eight home runs. She led the Bulldogs in homers, total bases and slugging percentage. Wingate closed its season at 26-24 overall.
Nash Central’s Ryan Phillips gets up and down out of a bunker during Monday’s Big East Conference Golf Match at Birchwood Country Club in Nashville.
ELM CITY -- With a cloudy, overcast sky lingering over County Line Raceway, fans filled the stands and drivers filled the pits in anticipation of a full night of heavy racing action last Saturday.
On the schedule was the Nashville Feed Super Stock 4’s, the ARCO Restoration Pure Stock 4’s, P.L. Woodard Pure Stock V8’s, Barnes Equipment Late Models & DRU Inc. Open Wheel Modifieds.
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CHARLES ALSTON, Graphic Correspondent
ROCKY MOUNT -- Rocky Mount High School will get to open its new football stadium before its students even get to set foot in their new classrooms.
The Gryphons, with new head coach Jason Battle at the helm, will open their new gridiron home on Bethlehem Rd. on the strength of three straight home games to kick off the 2012 season.
RALEIGH -- Danny Canela hit a pair of homers, but Logan Ratledge’s RBI double in the eighth proved the difference for No. 19 North Carolina State in an 8-7 win over Duke to sweep the series Sunday at Doak Field at Dail Park in Atlantic Coast Conference baseball action.
State (30-12, 16-8 ACC) fell behind 2-0 in the top of the first, but knotted the score in the bottom half before taking a 3-2 lead in the third.
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Michele A. Cruz, Graphic Correspondent
Based on the Nash-Rocky Mount Schools board’s priorities, Mike Miller of Operations Research and Education Laboratory (ORed) presented revised maps of attendance zones for all 25 schools to the Student Reassignment Committee at their meeting Monday night. These maps are posted on the NRMS website for the committee and the community to evaluate and comment on.
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
A Northern Nash High School junior was killed in a single-vehicle accident on Monday afternoon.
The accident occurred around 2:30 p.m. on Reges Store Road. According to a Highway Patrol report, 16-year-old Alexandra Meredith Tweedy was traveling down Reges Store Road when she ran off the road to the right and came back on the road, over corrected and ran off the road again. The vehicle she was driving collided with a ditch, some bushes and then overturned, coming to rest near a utility pole in someone’s yard.
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
A sea of purple was all that could be seen at the start of the 18th annual Nash County Relay for Life on Friday evening, as survivors took their celebratory lap around the track.
The survivor lap always starts the annual Relay for Life event, an event that raises money to fight cancer.
Chrissy Moore, Co-Chair for Relay, said celebrating survivors is what Relay for Life is all about.
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Nashville Town Manager Preston Mitchell presented the town’s $8.5 million proposed budget for the 2012-2013 Fiscal Year to town council members at the board’s regular meeting on Tuesday night.
The budget is a $697,000 increase from the budget adopted for the 2011-2012 Fiscal Year.
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Michele A. Cruz, Graphic Correspondent
Beginning next school year, the current W. L. Greene Alternative School campus in Nashville will be closed to students. Nash-Rocky Mount Schools (NRMS) assistant superintendent LeRoy Hartsfield shared the administration’s plan to redesign the system’s alternative school programs with the board at their work session last Thursday.
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Four Nash County teenagers have been charged with robbing a man in Greenville and police are still looking for a fifth suspect.
According to police, 22-year-old Demarcus Black was shot in the leg on April 15 while trying to flee after being approached by four suspects. Black was reportedly riding around with two girls he met at a club when the four suspects approached the vehicle as it was stopped.
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Sanderson Farms was a hot topic of discussion during a recent candidate forum sponsored by Nashville’s Chamber of Commerce.
The forum was held for those seeking the District Four Nash County Commissioner seat. Four candidates are running for the seat, with incumbent Danny Tyson and Lisa Stone Barnes vying for the Republican ticket and Bert Daniel and Jerry Harris vying for the Democratic ticket.
All Ballotts:
Community College Bonds:
Shall the order adopted on March 5, 2012, authorizing not exceeding $9,500,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION COMMUNITY COLLEGE BONDS of the County of Nash, North Carolina,
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Over 75 teams and 1,000 participants are getting ready for this weekend’s Relay for Life event at the Rocky Mount Athletic Complex.
This is the 18th year Nash County has had a Relay for Life event.
Leslie Pittman, Co-Chair for the event, said she is expecting a good turnout for this year’s event.
By:
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Early voting began last week and so far, voters aren’t coming out, said Nash County Board of Elections Director John Kearney.
“I got workers,” Kearney said. “The voters are just not coming.”
As of Monday afternoon, 538 residents had cast their vote at the Nashville early voting site and only 94 had cast a vote in Rocky Mount.
By:
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Law enforcement officers gathered on Saturday to remember the 12 officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty in Nash and Edgecombe Counties.
Several spoke during the local Peace Officer Memorial Service, which started in the Nash County Superior Courtroom and ended outside the courthouse.
