By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Graphic Sportswriter
BUNN -- Bunn finally picked up its first girls basketball victory of the season last Friday -- and it came at the expense of the Southern Nash Ladybirds.
BHS, which went undefeated during the regular season portion of the 2010-11 campaign, had started with three consecutive losses, albeit against difficult competition -- Northern Nash, East Wake and Nash Central.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Graphic Sportswriter
BUNN -- Two early-season trends continued last Friday in a boys basketball backyard showdown between host Bunn and Southern Nash.
Bunn had displayed a knack for winning tight games, and the reward is an undefeated record so far under veteran head coach Gerald Melton -- the former girls skipper at Southern Nash.
MARYVILLE, TENN. -- The Battling Bishop men’s basketball team from North Carolina Wesleyan College played a pair of non-conference contests last weekend, earning a 82-65 win at Covenant College on Saturday before dropping a tough 93-82 overtime decision at Maryville on Sunday.
Sophomore Josh Morrison averaged 18 points over the two games, capped by a season-high 23-point effort versus Maryville.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Graphic Sportswriter
RED OAK -- Given Bunn’s penchant for transition and penetrating during two impressive, season-opening victories, it was almost a given that the Wildcats would see a zone defense when they traveled to Northern Nash last Tuesday.
After all, BHS had displayed its guard speed and ability to get to the bucket during wins last week over higher-classification foes East Wake and Nash Central.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Graphic Sportswriter
STANHOPE -- Southern Nash High School has released its 2011 Fall Sports Award Winners.
The list of recipients is as follows, by sport:
By:
CHARLES ALSTON, Graphic Correspondent
PINETOPS -- Nash Central High School’s boys basketball team continued its strong early-season surge with its 61-49 win over homestanding SouthWest Edgecombe last Wednesday night.
The Bulldogs (4-1) only had a slight 35-34 lead at halftime, but they methodically pulled away in the second half.
Nathaniel Pittman had 20 points and eight rebounds to lead the Bulldogs.
LEADER OF THE BULLDOGS. Nash Central High School senior quarterback Jalen Hendricks has been selected as the Big East Conference Football Offensive Player of the Year.
BIG-TIME GRAPPLERS. Among the performers at last Saturday’s Big East Conference Team Wrestling Meet at Nash Central were (above) a Nash Central wrestler.
A Nash Central grappler locks in a hold on an opponent from Wilson Fike as part of last Saturday’s Big East Conference Wrestling Team Dual Meet at the NCHS Gymnasium in Rocky Mount.
By:
CHARLES ALSTON, Graphic Correspondent
WILSON -- Although no Nash County team won the Big East Conference football title (Wilson Hunt prevailed), two Nash County football players headed the 2011 Big East All-Conference Football Teamm which was released Monday.
Coming up big were Nash Central senior Jalen Hendricks and Southern Nash senior Josh Sessoms.
STARS OF THE SHOW. Among the standouts from last Friday’s Big East Conference Swim Meet at the Harrison Family YMCA in Rocky Mount were (above) Southern Nash’s Jack Howell.
By:
Sam HICKMAN, ECU Media Relations
GREENVILLE -- After watching his club fall in the NCAA Charlottesville Regional Final to overall top seed Virginia to conclude the 2011 baseball campaign, East Carolina University head coach Billy Godwin was faced with rebuilding a depleted pitching staff.
HENDERSON -- Rocky Mount Academy’s girls earned another team swim victory during a multi-school match last Tuesday at Aycock Recreation Center in Vance County.
Whle the RMA girls finished first for the second straight meet, the boys squad was also strong, posting a third-place overall effort.
By:
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Nash County Animal Hospital wants animal lovers to remember their four-legged friends this holiday season and raise money for a local animal rescue in the process.
The hospital is spearheading a fundraiser that will benefit the SPCA Alliance of Nash County.
Dr. Pam Childress said the fundraiser will allow pet owners to purchase lights for a Christmas tree at the Nashville location.
By:
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
The battle continues.
Just days before the Board of Elections counted Oak Level annexation petitions, the City of Rocky Mount filed a lawsuit challenging whether the new annexation laws are constitutional.
The lawsuit was filed last Thursday and questions whether it is constitutional to not allow those that rent property in the proposed annexation area to sign petitions for or against a proposed annexation.
A former Wal-Mart employee was one of five recently charged in connection with a string of robberies that have occurred at the Nashville Wal-Mart store since June.
The first robbery was reported on June 29, 2011. In that incident, it was reported that an armed gunman demanded money from the cashier in the garden department of the store and then made his escape on foot.
CHRISTMAS TIME IN NASHVILLE – Local youth came out on Saturday afternoon to participate in Nashville’s Annual Children’s Christmas Parade, decorating their wagons, bikes, themselves and even creating their own floats. Pictured above, Randy Vick, as Santa, hides in the chimney prior to the parade on Saturday, Vick was the first place winner, receiving a $50 prize, which was sponsored by the Nashville Chamber of Commerce.
Lowes Foods in Nashville has closed and will reopen as Just $ave Foods on Friday.
The change is a part of a series of store conversions in the Carolinas. The Nashville store will be the ninth Just $aves store to open.
Beth Talley, Senior Adminstrative Assistant for the Marketing Department, said Just $ave Foods is a part of Lowes Foods. The new Nashville store will better accommodate Nashville residents.
By:
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Residents just outside of Nashville will have the opportunity to tap onto the town’s water system at a discounted rate while a water line project is under construction.
Nashville Public Utilities Director Jamey Baines came before Nashville’s Town Council on Tuesday night with the information.
By:
Michele A. Cruz, Graphic Correspondent
The boundary lines for Nash-Rocky Mount Schools (NRMS) board districts 8-11, represented by Reginald Silver, Robert Bynum, Evelyn Bulluck, and Joe Edge, could not be finalized in their special meeting Monday night. The board met to review the second plan for changing their district lines presented by Adam Mitchell of Tharrington Smith Attorneys at Law.
By:
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Nash County Commissioners want voters to decide on whether to fund a new continuing education and public services building at Nash Community College.
Bill Marshburn, Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Nash Community College, came before the board on Monday morning to request a commitment of funding for construction of a proposed 78,000 square foot facility.
By:
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Janet Alston’s already got her Christmas wish; a new home.
Alston received the keys to her new home on Apache Drive in Nashville last Wednesday evening during a special dedication ceremony, hosted by Nashville’s Habitat for Humanity. This is the ninth home Habitat has built in Nashville.
Alvin Wayne Batchelor Sr., 65, of Nashville, NC passed away on Monday afternoon, December 5, 2011. Wayne was born in Nashville, NC to the late W.T. and Eunice Batchelor.
Franklin Delano Davis, age 77, passed away at his home on November 28, 2011.
Hilton Rudolph “Buddy” Matthews age 84, passed away Friday, December 2, 2011 at Nash General Hospital.
