Youth Pastor Dan Crumley led our message in Word today from Ezekiel 20: 7 (NIV) And I said to them, “Each of you, get rid of the vile images you have set your eyes on, and do not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt. I am the Lord your God”. We need a new vision when we face the obstacles of life; God is that vision.
Last week my news failed to get published so I just want to mention a few things I had commented on last week.
First of all our last fish fry was the largest turn-out we have ever had and I want to give everyone a special thanks who attended and who continue to give us your support and fellowship.
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GEOFF NEVILLE, Graphic Sportswriter
BUNN -- Eric Schuette spent some time Tuesday morning talking to long-time observers of the Bunn High School girls soccer program, wondering if his team’s victory over Northern Nash one day earlier was the first in BHS history against the tradition-rich Lady Knights.
“Nobody is really sure, but some people thought it might be,’’ Schuette said following the Ladycats’ 3-2 home decision versus Northern.
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GEOFF NEVILLE, Graphic Sportswriter
RED OAK -- Northern Nash didn’t provide a very hospitable welcome for Leonard Allen’s homecoming last Tuesday afternoon.
Allen, a former assistant at NN, is now in his second season in charge of the program at Bunn High School in Franklin County.
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GEOFF NEVILLE, Graphic Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Disappointed by his team’s performance during back-to-back losses two weeks ago at Rocky Mount and Tarboro, Louisburg High School baseball coach Al Bolton hoped for much better things when those teams returned the favor last week with journeys to Warrior Field.
ROCKY MOUNT -- The Nash Central Middle School softball team kicked off its 2011 season last Wednesday with a 9-0 victory against South Edgecombe.
Kelsee Whitley was the winning pitcher for Nash Central as she whiffed 15 batters.
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KENT WHEELESS, Graphic Correspondent
ROCKY MOUNT -- The Nash Central High School softball team kept rolling along in non-conference play with another week of three wins.
The bats have stayed hot and Lindsey Sharpe and Grayson Bass have split pitching duties and have collectively held opponents to a .205 batting average and allowed only 8 earned runs through six games. Each has a 3-0 record on the season.
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CHARLES ASLTON, Graphic Correspondent
TARBORO -- Nash Central’s baseball team kept winning streak going last week with wins over Tarboro and Bunn.
At Tarboro, the Bulldogs topped the Vikings on Tuesday at Municipal Stadium.
The Vikings committed four errors to help Nash Central’s cause.
NCHS got three runs in the fourth to go up 4-0. That spurt was started by junior Jalen Hendricks with a double.
CHAPEL HILL -- Listed are last weekend’s final results from the North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s Boys and Girls State Basketball Championships:
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CHARLES ALSTON, Graphic Correspondent / Submitted photos by David Hahula
WILSON -- Normally, seniors dominate when the top honors of most conferences are announced.
Not so when it came to Big East 3-A basketball this past winter. Two sophomores ended up setting the standard for the league.
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CHARLES ALSTON, Graphic Correspondent / Submitted photos by David Hahula
NASH COUNTY -- They have put away the basketballs and crowned state champions.
Now baseball will be the headliner for the spring season as diamonds are seeing action all around Nash County.
For a look at how each high school team will be looking this spring, check out the preview capsules on each squad:
GREENVILLE -- Steven Evans tossed a season-best 7.1 innings with nine strikeouts as Liberty shutout East Carolina University 2-0 Sunday afternoon in the sixth and final game of the Eighth Annual Keith LeClair Classic.
With the win, the Flames move to 8-8 on the year, while the Pirates, coached by Billy Godwin, had their five-game win streak snapped falling to 11-4 on the season.
Having previously announced the establishment of the Ratchford Music Scholarship Endowment, North Carolina Wesleyan College is now offering a trio of initial awards to eligible students for the fall 2011 semester. Named for Dr. George Rufus Ratchford and intended for students who wish to participate in an instrumental program, the College is actively seeking candidates for three scholarships in the amount of $1,500 each.
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
The Town of Middlesex has released a statement on the death of John William Perry, who was killed on February 14 after being brought to a Nashville Magistrate’s Office by a Middlesex Police Officer. Perry was released in Nashville by the officer and was later killed on Highway 64 East as he was walking, reportedly back to Middlesex.
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
A Bailey man was killed after wrecking his motorcycle during a high-speed chase in Wake County on Saturday night.
According to Phyllis Stephens, spokeswoman for the Wake County Sheriff’s Office, officers reportedly tried to stop Daniel Scott Barnes, 22, on Interstate 40 around 11:30 on Saturday night.
“One of our officers clocked the motorcycle down the Johnston County line at 133 miles an hour,” Stephens said.
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
When Lena Sessoms arrived at Nash Arts last Thursday night, she thought she was showing her support for the Boys and Girls Club. But instead, Sessoms was surprised to be called up to the front and presented the Nashville Chamber of Commerce’s 2011 Distinguished Citizen Award.
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
The President of Nash County Animal Friends has asked to be put on the county’s payroll.
Carol Vierela, who started the animal group last August, came before the Nash County Board of Commissioners on Monday morning with the request.
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
The Bulldog Brigade of the Coopers Fire and Rescue Department has one question for Nash County residents. When was the last time you were double-dog-dared?
The department is teaming up with the St. Baldricks’s Foundation next Saturday, March 19 from 3 until 7 p.m. to raise money to help cure childhood cancer.
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Nashville Council Members are requesting that the bump out on the corner of Washington and Barnes Street be reviewed to determine if it needs to be pulled in some.
The bump out is part of Nashville’s Downtown Redevelopment Project, which has been ongoing since November of last year.
ROCKY MOUNT - Walter Lee Braswell, 59, of Rocky Mount, died on Thursday, March 3, 2011 at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount.
ROCKY MOUNT - Hazel C. Cofield, 77, of Rocky Mount, died on Thursday, March 3, 2011 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
WASHINGTON - Luther McCoy Bullock, 62, of Washington, DC, and formerly of Whitakers, died on Friday, February 25, 2011.
NASHVILLE - Funeral services for Emma L. Earl, 90, who died Wednesday, March 2, 2011, were at 1:15 p.m. Sunday, March 6 at Union Hill Baptist Church, with Rev. John Neal officiating. Burial followed in the St. John Church cemetery.
Lois Blanche Shearin Joyner went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, March 6, 2011. Born March 15, 1933 in Nash County to the late Jasper Luscious and Bettie Will Harper Shearin, she was the second born of four children. Lois was a life member of Nashville Church of God. She worked 20 years at Rocky Mount Mills and then retired after 20 years of dedicated service from Abbott Laboratories.
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Michele A. Cruz, Graphic Correspondent
Public schools in the area can no longer administer corporal punishment. The Nash-Rocky Mount Schools (NRMS) board voted 6-5 to repeal their current corporal punishment policy.
Voting to get rid of the policy were chairman Bob Jenkins, vice chairman Evelyn Bulluck, and members Doneva Chavis-Battle, Joe Edge, Jon Hardy, and Franklin Lamm.
