Evangelist Aaron Coffey will be coming to Rocky Mount March 4-9 to conduct special evangelistic meetings at Westview Baptist Church, 3408 Sunset Avenue. Service times will be 11:00 am and 6:30 pm on Sunday, March 4 and at 7:00 pm March 5-9.
Aaron is a native of Rocky Mount.
It was a rainy winter day as folks gathered at Peachtree for worship. Pastor Whitehouse chose as his topic “The Most Dangerous people in the Church”. It was based on the parable of the “Wheat and the Tares” found in Matthew 13. He said that they are the people in the church who do not truly accept and trust Jesus. They are dangerous because they want to do God’s work, within their own strength.
Red Oak Baptist Church is collecting items and Christian literature for the lifeboxes to be sent to someone in the military Deadline for contributing theese items is Feb. 28.
There will be a movie night for adults and children on Feb. 26 at Red Oak Baptist Church.
We had a lot of heavy hearts at Beulah Church of Christ. One of our members and life-time Christians has left us to go to her reward in heaven. Mrs. Lois Hedgepeth was a loving friend to anyone who ever met her. There are just no words to explain what her life meant to all her family and friends.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Graphic Sportswriter
ROCKY MOUNT -- Great expectations met even greater results for Nash County wrestlers during last weekend’s Class 3-A East Regional Tournament.
The event, which was staged at the Rocky Mount High School Gymnasium, featured five county champions -- including two for the host Gryphons.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Graphic Sportswriter
RED OAK -- Like any strong educator/coach, Northern Nash’s Joe McCarthy doesn’t judge success just by his career win-loss record.
Instead, the broad landscape of McCarthy’s features a showcase of young lives touched -- both on and off the soccer field.
ZEBULON -- The Carolina Mudcats will host a job fair March 3 from 10 a.m.-2 p .m. at Cattails Restaurant at Five County Stadium in Zebulon.
Live interviews will be conducted on site for various game-day positions.
The following positions are available: Food & Beverage Services, Picnic Staff, Usher, Parking Attendant, Lady Mudcat, Souvenir Store Cashier, Stadium Clean Up, Ticket Taker, Ticket Seller and Bat Boy.
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CHARLES ALSTON, Graphic Correspondent
RED OAK -- Rocky Mount’s J’Kyra Brown just would not be denied.
The East Carolina University-bound junior put her team on her back and carried the Lady Gryphons to an astounding 59-55 come-back overtime victory over Northern Nash last Friday in the Big East Conference Tournament finals on the Lady Knights’ home floor.
CHAPEL HILL -- Listed are pairings and seeds for the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Class 3-A State Basketball Playoffs:
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CHARLES ALSTON, Graphic Correspondent
DUDLEY -- All six Nash County high school basketball teams that made it into the postseason advanced into the second round of the NCHSAA Class 3-A State Basketball Playoffs Monday evening -- including Southern Nash’s boys.
The Firebirds, seeded No. 11 in the East sectional bracket, recorded their first NCHSAA 3-A playoff victory in several years with a 57-51 upset victory over No. 6 Southern Wayne.
ROCKY MOUNT -- The Battling Bishop baseball team from North Carolina Wesleyan College picked up three wins last weekend, hosting a four-game set with Polytechnic Institute of New York in Rocky Mount.
Wesleyan got stellar pitching performances from Kaleb Wessell and Hatteras Brooks last Friday night en route to 15-0 and 7-2 wins, while the Bishops bounced back from a 1-0 loss last Saturday with a 22-4 victory in the series finale.
REGIONAL HEROES. Among the Nash County competitors at last weekend’s Class 3-A East Regional Wrestling Tournament at Rocky Mount High School were Northern Nash’s Denzel Perry.
REGIONAL HEROES. Among the Nash County competitors at last weekend’s Class 3-A East Regional Wrestling Tournament at Rocky Mount High School were Northern Nash’s Dashawn Taylor.
Southern Nash head coach Eddie Coble (left) encourages one of his performers during action last Saturday at the Class 3-A East Regional Wrestling Tournament, which was held at the Rocky Mount High School Gymnasium.
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GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Fitting that the updated men’s basketball digs at Holton Gymnasium will now be known as the J. Enid Drake Locker Room.
After all, nobody has spent more time inside that room than Drake, the Hall of Fame coach whose career at LC spanned over five glorious decades.
CARY -- Rocky Mount Academy continued its strong swim campaign by faring well at the Eastern Plains Independent Conference Championships.
The event was held Feb. 7 at the Triangle Aquatic Center in Cary.
RMA’s girls claimed third place in the overall standings, while the boys squad was the fourth-place finisher.
NASH COUNTY -- Listed are updated results from the Nash County Parks and Recreation Department Basketball League:
GREENVILLE -- Timely hitting and superb pitching helped No. 22 East Carolina University (3-0) to a doubleheader sweep against Milwaukee (0-3) Saturday afternoon at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium.
The Pirates, who claimed their second straight opening-season series sweep, walked away with a win in game one, 16-1, and used a four-run seventh taking game two, 6-3.
LOS ANGELES -- Christian Buffaloe, the 12-year-old son/student of Nash County Kyokushin Karate instructor Kenny Buffaloe, recently won the youth division of the Japan sponsored “2012 Kyokushin Karate U.S. Weight Category Tournament” in Los Angeles on Jan 22.
This annual tournament is one of the largest and most prestigious Kyokushin Karate full -contact competitions outside of Japan.
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Amelia Harper, Graphic Correspondent
The Nash-Rocky Mount School District Reassignment Committee met Monday at Nash Central High School in order to continue work on new school reassignments slated for implementation in 2013. The main task facing the committee this session was to decide which methodology to use in planning for the best use of facilities during the coming years.
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Nash County Commissioner Danny Tyson will face a challenger in the May 8 primary, as a Spring Hope man filed for the District Four seat.
Bert Daniel filed at the Board of Elections office on Monday afternoon, the first day of filing.
Daniel, a Democrat, is among a group of opponents of a proposed Sanderson Farms poultry plant that is looking to locate in Nash County.
By:
Amelia Harper, Graphic Correspondent
Both Nash County and the City of Wilson filed new motions in court last week as the legal battle over a Sanderson Farms proposed poultry plant wages on. Nash County seeks dismissal of one of the “unnecessary” appeals it is fighting, while the City of Wilson cries foul, based on new evidence it claims was hidden from the proceedings during the last round of legal wrangling.
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Local animal rescue groups have played a significant role in reducing the number of animals that are euthanized at Nash County’s Animal Shelter.
According to figures from the Division of Public Health, the percentage of animals euthanized has dropped by around 30 percent from 2010 to 2011. In 2010, there were 2,993 animals brought into the shelter.
Fawn Electronics, an electronics manufacturing service in Nashville’s Business Park, has been bought by ACDi in Maryland.
ACDi is the largest electronics manufacturing services provider in Maryland.
According to a press release, ACDi has entered into a long-term lease on the existing facility in Nashville Business Park and expects to retain all employees at the facility.
By:
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Nashville’s Police Department will conduct its first ever Operation Medicine Drop next week in conjunction with a recycling program at Nashville Elementary School.
Operation Medicine Drop is an event that helps citizens properly dispose of unused medications. According to Community Services Officer Steve Glover, statistics show that around 40 percent of all medicines are never used.
