Seventy-three Nash County youth participated in this year’s Eastern Carolina 4-H Livestock Show and Sale, which was held last Wednesday and Thursday, April 13 and 14 at the Eastern Carolina Agriculture and Education Center in Rocky Mount.
Nash County dominated the Junior Showmanship for goats last Wednesday, taking home the first, second and third place prize.
Nash Community College inducted 29 students recently during the Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society spring induction ceremony.
The Gamma Beta Phi Society is a non-profit, educational, honor and service organization for students in colleges and universities throughout the United States. The organization recognizes and encourages excellence in education, promotes the development of leadership ability and character, and fosters, disseminates, and improves education through service projects.
By:
Carol Vierela, Nash County Animal Friends
The littering season has started. What do I mean by this? I mean that the Shelter is starting to see litters. Babies. In fact, they received 3 litters, for a total of 15 puppies last week. The only thing I can say is this – thank God they were weaned! We were lucky. Three of the babies got adopted right away and the SPCA Alliance of NC found a rescue to take the rest of the first two litters. As I write this on Sunday night, 5 little babies are looking for a forever home. Their pictures are posted on this page.
Brother Robert Tyner was acting superintendent in Sunday school today. Brother Bob was present, he just wanted Robert to get a little practice. There were 91 present with seven visitors. Allie Farmer read the Bible verse for today. She is always ready. I enjoyed preparing the lesson on Christ’s triumphal entry for today. I know the teacher always learns more than the students; because he or she studies more than the students. I enjoy the studying part. I learn more.
On Psalm Sunday, worshippers gathered at Peachtree with hearts full of gratitude. They were grateful for many blessings but especially grateful for safety through the storms that roared through the state on Saturday. They prayed for those who had lost so much.
Palm Sunday began with the baptism service of Elizabeth Harper, and Sarah and Eason van der Meulen.
Pastor David Eidson’s message was Building a Caring Church from Romans 9:1-5. He reviewed things we need to do as a church and ways to tell if the church is “lukewarm”.
Benton Moss, a senior at Rocky Mount High School, has been awarded the Morehead-Cain Scholarship.
The Morehead-Cain is a four-year merit scholarship to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The scholarship is valued at $105,000 and includes Summer Enrichment Programs, a computer, travel and an annual stipend for miscellaneous expenses.
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Please remember to pray for the many people who were affected by the storms over the week-end. Many lost their homes, friends, family members, and many lost their life..Those of us who did not suffer any damage or loss should give thanks to God for sparing us this time. But we also should be prepared to face death since we never know when our time may come also.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Grahpic Sportswriter
ROCKY MOUNT -- Rocky Mount swept the track with a dominant performance last Wednesday at the annual Big East Conference Track and Field Championships.
The Lady Gryphons piled up 176 points to win the girls event -- 44 points better than runner-up Wilson Fike.
RM’s boys also secured the championship with 184 points, compared to 131 for second-place finisher and host Nash Central.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Graphic Sportswriter
ROCKY MOUNT -- Though they have yet to pick up a win this season, proof of improvement has been evident recently for the Nash Central Lady Bulldogs.
During the rematch portion of the Big East Conference girls soccer schedule, the Lady Bulldogs have fared much better against foes -- as opposed to the first time around.
WILSON -- Southern Nash’s tandem of Adam Glover and Owen Fike took home the doubles championship during last Friday’s action at the Big East Conference Boys Tennis Tournament at the Barton College Courts.
Glover and Fike defeated Southern Nash teammates Tim Lewandowski and Armando Villarreal in the finale.
The three-setter went the way of Glover and Fike by a score of 6-0, 6-7 (0) and 6-3.
By:
KENT WHEELESS, Graphic Correspondent
ROCKY MOUNT -- In the past week-and-a-half, it has been the good, the bad and the rain for the Nash Central High School Bulldogs softball team.
First the bad.
GREENVILLE -- Freshman Chase McDonald collected a career-best four hits and drove in two runs, while junior Kevin Brandt picked up his fifth win of the season as East Carolina (24-12, 6-6) took the rubber match from UCF (22-14, 4-8) 5-3 Sunday afternoon at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium.
By:
CHARLES ALSTON, Graphic Correspondent
NASH COUNTY -- Wilson Hunt is doing its level best to make the Big East Conference baseball coaches right on their prediction.
The Warriors were picked to win the conference in a preseason vote of the league’s coaches and they are doing a pretty good job of making inroads to that end.
HUNTSVILLE, ALA. -- Chuckie Caufield hit his second home run of the series in the third inning to give homestanding Huntsville a four-run lead, then the Stars held off the Carolina Mudcats to complete a five-game series sweep, defeating the Mudcats 4-3 at Joe Davis Stadium on Sunday afternoon in a Class AA Southern League baseball showdown.
By:
CHARLES ALSTON, Graphic Correspondent
HAMPTONVILLE -- Two of Nash County’s best high school basketball players this past season have had a statewide honor bestowed to them.
NCPreps.com just released its All-State high school basketball teams by classification for the 2010-11 season.
HINES FLIES HIGH. Northern Nash’s Justin Hines competes in the Boys High Jump event during last Wednesday’s action at the Big East Conference Track and Field Championships at Nash Central.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Graphic Sportswriter
BUNN -- After falling by just one goal at home to Bunn earlier in the year, Nash Central felt optimistic about its chances heading into last Thursday afternoon’s non-conference rematch at the BHS Soccer Complex.
But host BHS got a clutch insurance goal from sophomore ace Whitney Bunn early in the second half and went on to sweep the season series against the Lady Bulldogs by a 3-1 score.
By:
Amelia Harper, Graphic Correspondent
Castalia Mayor Ellene Leonard has filed a formal challenge with the Nash County Board of Elections regarding the residency status of Castalia Commissioners Gus Sjoberg and Clarence Bender. According to John Kearney, Director of the Nash County Board of Elections, the challenge was filed earlier this month and was discussed at the April Board of Elections meeting.
By:
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Nashville’s Town Council granted a right of way purchase from the Department of Transportation (DOT) that will pave the way for the Stony Creek Bridge to be replaced.
The action was taken at the board’s regular meeting last Tuesday night.
The Stony Creek Bridge, on First Street Extension, has been on the DOT’s replacement schedule for years.
Spring Hope Elementary School hosted its fifth annual Womanless Pageant on Friday night. The school holds the pageant every year as one of its Relay for Life fundraisers. Pictured above, the seven contestants vying for the coveted title perform together during the show. Contestants were Clay Thornton as “Clarice,” Scott Collie as “Lola,” Brian Wood as “Bullicious,” Victor Lopez as “Victoria,” Richie Price as “Roberta,” Jim Breedlove as “Janine” and Jonathan Earp as “Josie.”
By:
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
The man who led Nash County Sheriff’s deputies on a vehicle chase last Wednesday night has been identified.
According to a press release, deputies were dispatched to a suspicious person in a vehicle call near the L&L Convenience Store in the Sandy Cross area around 11:45 p.m. on April 6. When the deputy pulled up to the vehicle, he saw a male subject with a ski mask and gloves on.
By:
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
The Town of Nashville was forwarded documentation from the Upper Coastal Plain Council of Governments asking for comments on the proposed Sanderson Farms chicken processing plant that could be built on Highway 97 in Nash County.
The form was to give the town a chance to offer their opinions on the issue of Nash County expanding its wastewater collection system for the construction of the plant.
By:
Michele A. Cruz, Graphic Correspondent
Meal prices for public school students will remain the same next school year, the same prices that have been in place for the last four years.
The Nash-Rocky Mount Schools (NRMS) board voted unanimously to approve the child nutrition budget at their meeting Monday night. NRMS students in grades pre-kindergarten through 12 pay $1 for breakfast; grades pre-k through five pay $1.75 for lunch; grades five through 12 pay $2 for lunch. Reduced price breakfasts cost 30 cents; lunch, 40 cents.
