By:
CHARLES ALSTON, Graphic Correspondent
HOPE MILLS -- Road teams rarely win playoff games in Cumberland County. Stories of their demise are scattered all along the shoulders of Interstate 95.
But Nash Central bucked the odds last Friday night as the Bulldogs defeated No. 4-seeded and once-beaten Gray’s Creek 24-21 in the first round of the NCHSAA 3-AA State Football Playoffs.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
RED OAK -- As the game progressed, the talented Red Oak Middle School public-address announcer gave shout outs to just about every dignitary in the audience -- and then some.
But he never mentioned Nash Central’s Charles Harvey, who would prove to be the star of the show in the season-ending Tri-County Conference rivalry matchup last Thursday afternoon.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Graphic Sportswriter
NASHVILLE -- John Haggerty first donned an official’s uniform when he was just 12 years old.
And he hasn’t stopped since.
A career that began even before he was a teenager -- when he was helping his father with rec league duties in Upstate New York -- has reached its apex over the past several years for Haggerty.
RALEIGH -- Nash Central’s storybook girls tennis season came one team victory away from reaching the championship match.
Instead, the Lady Bulldogs were edged 5-4 last Wednesday against Cardinal Gibbons, which would go on to win the state title three days later by a same 5-4 score over Charlotte Catholic.
NASH COUNTY -- Here are last weekend’s results from Round One of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association State Football Playoffs
By:
CHARLES ALSTON, Graphic Correspondent
WILSON -- The last time Nash Central and Wilson Hunt met on the gridiron, the Warriors held on for a 23-21 victory that pretty much decided the Big East Conference regular season outcome.
That was three weeks ago.
Now the two squads will meet again in the second round of the NCHSAA 3-AA football state playoffs and the stakes are even higher.
RALEIGH -- Four volleyball champions were crowned last Saturday at the annual North Carolina High School Athletic Association Volleyball Finals at Reynolds Coliseum.
Results by classification were as follows:
FOXFIRE VILLAGE -- Southern Nash claimed the ninth-place spot in the team standings at last week’s Class 3-A Girls State Golf Championships at the Foxfire Resort and Golf Club West Course.
The two-day event was staged last Monday and Tuesday.
Southern Nash closed with 657 total strokes. Ledford was the winner with 541 strokes.
NASH COUNTY -- Here are the final results for the Nash County Parks and Recreation Fall Soccer Season:
FAYETTEVILLE -- The Monarchs of Methodist University took a 10-0 lead into the half and scored a pair of late touchdowns to secure a 24-10 victory over North Carolina Wesleyan in last Saturday’s USA South Conference football action in Fayetteville.
Nash Central’s Charles Harvey (right) breaks free on yet another big gain for the Trojans during their road football victory last Thursday afternoon at Red Oak Middle School.
By:
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Nashville’s Town Council will remain the same over the next four years as Mayor Donald Street and Town Council Members Louise Hinton and Charles Taylor were reelected, unofficial results showed on Tuesday night.
Voter turnout in Nashville was low, with only six percent, or 240 of Nashville’s 3,937 voters coming out to vote.
By:
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
The Nash-Rocky Mount Board of Education voted on Monday night to sign a petition opposing the annexation of the Oak Level Maintenance Complex into the City of Rocky Mount.
The petition was sent to the school system from the Nash County Board of Elections.
By:
Amelia Harper, Graphic Correspondent
Representatives from the Tri-County detachment of the Marine Corps League honored the Town of Castalia as the first recipient of its Patriotism Award. The presentation took place at the town meeting held on November 1.
Charles Minton, a retired Gunnery Sergeant with the US Marine Corp, led the presentation of a plaque of appreciation to the Town of Castalia “for loyalty and patriotism to our country as exemplified by publicly and proudly displaying the United States flag.”
By:
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Seven local communities came together on Saturday night to celebrate their accomplishments over the past year.
The Community and Rural Development Council host the banquet each year to fellowship and celebrate achievements.
By:
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Nash County Commissioners are still working on a slogan for new “Welcome to Nash County” signs.
In August, commissioners agreed to spend $27,500 to fund the replacement of six signs on US Highway 64, US Highway 264 and I-95. However, commissioners weren’t in agreement over the proposed slogan; “Welcome to Nash County - Your Gateway to the Triangle.”
By:
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
After a year of owning two homes in Downtown Nashville, Nash County is moving forward with selling the homes.
The county purchased the two properties, at 104 and 108 E Washington Street, for $140,000 in November 2010 with plans to expand the Nash County Senior Center.
By:
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Nash County Commissioners unanimously accepted the nomination of Anne Melvin as the Register of Deeds from the Executive Committee of the Nash County Democratic Party. Melvin was officially sworn in on Monday morning, during the board’s regular meeting.
Melvin fills the shoes of Barbara Sasser, who passed away in September after a battle with cancer.
TOWN OF NASHVILLE -
Council Member
*Louise W. Hinton 272
James A. McBride 136
*Charles P. Taylor 273
By:
Amelia Harper, Graphic Correspondent
Red Oak commissioners voted Monday to give final approval to a plan to add an additional 76 parking space at the Ennis Park in order to ease parking congestion at tournament events. The additional spaces will more than double the current 63 spaces allotted in the park. The town will likely seek bids for the project sometime in early 2012. Engineers estimate that the total cost of the additional spaces should be roughly $100,000.
By:
Carol Vierela, Nash County Animal Friends
In late August of 2010, I founded the Nash County Animal Friends. Up to that point I really wasn’t a rescuer or an advocate. I was a pet owner. I even bought a pet from a backyard breeder 15 years ago, before I realized that by doing so, I was encouraging them to produce more and ultimately kill a pet in the shelter system. I mostly adopted from the SPCA or obtained pets through friends.
By:
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Public education in our state doesn’t need to be torn down and built from scratch but instead needs a little remodeling.
That was the message State Superintendent June Atkinson presented to members of the local chapter of the North Carolina Association of Educators last week during an early celebration for American Education Week.
A Castalia man was arrested during a checkpoint on Monday night for having drugs in his vehicle.
A drivers license checkpoint was conducted on Monday night at the intersection of West Castalia and Red Road.
During the checkpoint, 18-year-old Christopher Ryan Battle, of Pine Street, Castalia, approached the checkpoint.
A K-9 Unit with the Nash County Sheriff’s Office helped locate a suspect who was accused of kidnapping a woman in Spring Hope.
Spring Hope Police responded to a domestic disturbance near the L&L on Thursday, October 27, where it was reported that a woman had been assaulted and forced into a vehicle. Officers went to the home of Joshua White on North Old Franklin Road and White ran out the back door and into the woods.
Youth from the Boys and Girls Club of Nash/Edgecombe Counties heard about the Native American heritage last Thursday at the DoubleTree Hotel as part of a Native American Storytelling event. Pictured above, Kat Littleturtle tells a story about a chipmunk to youth. Littleturtle said Native American stories all have important life lessons.
