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Graphic photos by Allen Clark Amanda Clark Jo Anne Cooper
Halloween proved to be a spooktacular time in Nashville with plenty to do for both children and adults.
Nash Arts held its “Haunted Walk by the Arts” Saturday night which was produced by The Actors Sanctuary at Nash Arts. Visitors were treated to ghost stories while strolling around town to different “haunted” stations in downtown. Nash Arts Director Shelly Gray said everything went well and hopes to make the walk an annual event. She said they may move the event up a week so that it doesn’t compete with others.
Four-year-old Lariq Whitaker enjoyed the many games at the library’s Halloween event.
Megan Hall trick-or-treats downtown.
A spooky skeleton points visitors of the haunted house into the right direction, or did he?
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GEOFF NEVILLE, Graphic Sportswriter
STANHOPE -- The master plan continues to work for the football program at Southern Nash -- and it includes a myriad of success on the middle school level.
For SN varsity prep coach Brian Foster, the formula is simple -- build from the bottom up, with a strong foundation for youngsters at each stop.
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GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
WILSON -- Thinking the third time might prove to be the elusive charm, Southern Nash traveled to Wilson Hunt on Thursday evening with the Big East Conference Boys Soccer Tournament Championship at stake.
SN had already lost to Hunt twice during the regular season, but that was nothing to be ashamed of -- especially considering the Warriors are undefeated and ranked No. 1 in the state on the Class 3-A level.
GREENSBORO -- Nash Central’s duo of sisters Randi and Kaley Price made it all the way to the finals before finally losing at the Class 3-A Girls State Tennis Championships.
After rolling though regional action, the Prices headed to the Triad Area last Friday for the state event.
NASH COUNTY -- Here are the final-week results from the 2011 North Carolina High School Athletic Association Football Season:
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CHARLES ALSTON, Graphic Correspondent
NASH COUNTY -- Nash Central needed help last Friday night if it was to get a share of the Big East Conference football title. It did its part, unfortunately, the Wilson Fike Golden Demons couldn’t do theirs.
A Nash Central win and a Fike victory over Wilson Hunt would have done the trick. Hunt beat Fike 28-14 for the conference crown.
CHAPEL HILL -- Listed are the pairings for the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Class 3-AA State Football Playoffs, which will begin this Friday:
CHAPEL HILL -- Here are the brackets for the North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s Class 3-A Boys Soccer State Playoffs, which will begin today:
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CHARLES ALSTON, Graphic Correspondent
NASH COUNTY -- Only two Nash County football teams will see postseason action in the NCHSAA state playoffs this season and both will be playing in the 3-AA classification beginning this Friday.
ROCKY MOUNT -- Sophomore Tazmon Foster turned in a North Carolina Wesleyan College single-game record with 21 tackles last Saturday afternoon, but it would not be enough as the Blue & Gold football team dropped a heartbreaking 23-16 Homecoming decision to Maryville.
NASH COUNTY -- Listed are updated stats and results from the Nash County Parks and Recreation Department’s fall soccer, baseball and softball leagues:
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Graphic Sportswriter
STANHOPE -- Nash County’s Firebirds, the two-time defending champions, will put their 44-game winning streak on the line during the Statewide Athletics Committee Football Tournament.
The 10-team event will also feature Eastern North Carolina Football League rivals Sharpsburg and SouthWest Edgecombe.
ROCKY MOUNT -- Homecoming is a special event on any college campus, and for three individuals, this year’s festivities were especially memorable.
Last Saturday night, the North Carolina Wesleyan College Department of Athletics officially inducted former head coach Tony Guzzo and men’s basketball All-Americans Jamar Jones and Chris Moody into its Athletics Hall of Fame.
Funeral services for John “Short Boy” Harrison, age 65, who passed away on Sunday, October 23, 2011, will be held on Saturday, October 29, 2011 at 2 p.m. from the St. Delight Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Harrison Family Cemetery. The Rev. William E. Holloway will officiate.
HOLLISTER - Funeral services for Mary Lizzie Johnson, 65, who died on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011, will be today (Wednesday, Oct. 26) at 1 p.m. at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Linda Taybron officiating. Burial will follow in the Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery.
ROCKY MOUNT - Mr. James Russell Taylor, 85, of Rocky Mount, died on Tuesday, October 18, 2011, at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount.
WASHINGTON, DC – Rosa Lee Lyons formerly of Rocky Mount, died October 10, 2011. Funeral services were Saturday, October 22, 2011 at Bethlehem Baptist Church (4455 North Carolina 33 Tarboro) at 10:00 a.m. with Rev. Wayne Hines officiating. Burial was at Gardens of Gethsemane.
ROCKY MOUNT – Mary Ann Marie Lorick Taylor, 66, died October 17, 2011. Funeral services were Saturday, October 22, 2011 at Northend Baptist Church, 3 pm. with Rev. Elbert Lee officiating. Burial was at Gardens of Gethsemane.
Nash County Sheriff’s Deputies discovered a man breaking into a business on Sunday afternoon while on a routine business security check.
Deputies D. Walker and J. Ceaser were at the Tienda El Morada Convenience Store, at 2331 Wesleyan Boulevard, when they noticed the front door glass of the business was broken out.
ARRESTS
Marquita Bonnitra Pugh - 10/17/2011 - charged with fraud, obtaining property/money by false pretense
Louise Anne Bridgers - 10/17/2011 - charged with violation of a court order
Christian Funtal Gurganus - 10/18/2011 - charged with a criminal summons
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Michele A. Cruz, Graphic Correspondent
Eight elementary schools in the Nash-Rocky Mount Schools (NRMS) system will receive iPads in January 2012. At their work session Monday night, the NRMS board approved the purchase of these 400 new tablet computers using $215,200 from federal grant monies.
Thurman Ervin Tyson Jr. passed away October 21, 2011. He was born December 31, 1952.
