By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Graphic Sportswriter
BUNN -- A lesson learned translated into a victory earned Monday for the Bunn Ladycats against Nash Central in the regular season volleyball opener for both teams.
But it wasn’t easy for BHS as veteran head coach Henry Jones decided to sit out two starters for the first game after they were late for the match.
RED OAK -- Northern Nash High School began its 2011 volleyball slate on Tuesday at home against the Bunn Ladycats.
Northern’s complete ledger is as follows, with home events listed in CAPS:
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Graphic Sportswriter
RED OAK -- In an uncharacteristic development, Northern Nash’s boys soccer team failed to reach the Class 3-A State Playoffs for the first time in over a decade in 2010.
NNHS head coach Joe McCarthy hopes that’s an aberration and not a trend as the Knights get into the swing of things this fall.
By:
CHARLES ALSTON, Graphic Correspondent
NASH COUNTY -- The 2011 high school football season will get underway Friday as all four Nash County teams will hit the field.
Game time for all four contests is 7:30 p.m.
CHARLOTTE -- A new season of Time Warner Cable’s Game of the Week kicks off Friday with more games and the best high school football matchups from across the state.
Along with great competitions in Charlotte, Raleigh, Fayetteville, Wilmington and Newport, Time Warner Cable is also featuring the best in North Carolina private school rivalries.
Nash Central hitter Precious Griffin (right) attempts a kill over Bunn’a Tainasha Vines during Monday afternoon’s high school volleyball matchup at the Bunn Dome.
WORLD SERIES CHAMPS. The Carolina Lookouts 12-Under Girls Fast-Pitch Softball Team recently went to Myrtle Beach to take part in the 2011 WFC A Class World Series. The Lookouts dropped only one game at the event and won the World Series.
ZEBULON -- Carolina’s Pedro Villarreal tossed his first complete game of his 50-start career, shackling the Montgomery Biscuits with a four-hitter as the Mudcats evened their series with the Biscuits thanks to a 6-2 victory at Five County Stadium on Sunday afternoon in a Class AA Southern League diamond event.
Louisburg High School wide receiver Jordan Perry tries to avoid a Southern Nash tackle attempt during last Friday night’s action at the Wilson Fike Football Jamboree.
By:
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Nashville Elementary School was one of only four Nash-Rocky Mount Schools that met Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for the 2010-2011 school year.
All public schools in North Carolina must measure and report AYP as outlined in the federal No Child Left Behind Act. AYP measures the yearly progress of ten different groups of students at the school, district and state levels against a yearly target in reading and mathematics.
By:
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Dr. Joseph Liverman recently announced he will be retiring, after 55 years as a family physician in Nashville.
Liverman’s last day will be August 31.
Liverman has practiced medicine at Boice Willis in Nashville since December 1956. Prior to that, he served for three and half years as a doctor in the United States Air Force.
By:
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
The Nash Central High School Marching Bulldogs are gearing up for football season and planning to pay tribute to the victims of September 11.
The Marching Bulldogs spent last week participating in band camp, practicing and preparing for their half-time performances.
By:
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
The Town of Nashville plans to challenge the recent Census to ensure a subdivision was included in the numbers.
Town Manager Preston Mitchell informed council members of the challenge last Tuesday, during the board’s regular meeting.
By:
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
The Town of Spring Hope plans to approach Nash County Commissioners and ask for a three-year break on paying for recreation.
The town pays the county around $7,000 a year to operate its recreation program.
At Spring Hope’s regular meeting on Monday night, commissioners discussed instead using that $7,000 for their portion of a park grant the town recently received.
By:
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Two Nashville Police Officers and 11 Firefighters were recognized by Nashville’s Town Council last Tuesday night for their efforts in saving a man’s life.
Two certificates of appreciation were presented, one each to the Nashville Fire Department and Nashville Police Department, for their role in resuscitating Sylvester Crudup, who stopped breathing on June 4.
By:
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
They say home is where the heart is and Mike Brantley couldn’t agree more.
Brantley recently moved his photography business, Brantley’s Studio, back to Nashville after a temporary move sent him to Spring Hope.
Brantley said though he enjoyed being in Spring Hope, Nashville has always been home.
A Middlesex man was arrested and charged with manufacturing marijuana after authorities discovered plants behind his home.
According to a press release, the Narcotics Division of the Nash County Sheriff’s Office received information on Friday from a concerned citizen that there were marijuana plants in a wooded area off of Stone Heritage Road.
Roy Willis Edwards, age 84, passed away Thursday, August 04, 2011. Born in Edgecombe County on May 11, 1927, he was the son of the late Raymond Edwards and Mary Lee Bobbitt Edwards. He is also preceded by his sister, Mabel Zboyovsky and brothers, Elmo Edwards and Jimmy Edwards.
George Eddie “Pops” Taylor, age 73, of Rocky Mount, passed away Thursday, August 4, 2011.
Nina Ruth Jernigan Bailey, 83, passed away Wednesday, August 03, 2011. She was born in Nash County, February 7, 1928. Nina was the daughter of the late Mack and Vada Jernigan. She was the widow of James Harold Lee Bailey. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Glenn Jernigan and a sister, Helen Jernigan Brantley.
Inez Freeman Proctor, 83, passed away, Tuesday, August 2, 2011. She was born March 8, 1928 in Bartow County, Georgia. She was the daughter of the late, Robert and Annie Shelton Freeman.
ROCKY MOUNT – Joseph Battle, 88, of Rocky Mount, died on Wednesday, August 3, 2011, at Hunter Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Rocky Mount.
ROCKY MOUNT – Frances Evon Battle, 64, of Rocky Mount, passed away on Tuesday, August 2, 2011, at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount.
Joseph Wellington Raynor, 76, passed away, Saturday, August 06, 2011. He was born March 19, 1935 in Nash County to the late Charlie James and Lillian Ramsey Raynor.
ROCKY MOUNT – John Wayne Howell, 70, passed away Saturday, August 6, 2011. He was born May 3, 1941 in Rocky Mount, son of the late Othoa Griffin Howell and Gladys Williams Howell.
