The men of the Boys and Girls Club take a moment to pose for a picture. Pictured is: Octavius Lynch, Tyler Richardson, Cam’Ron Addison, Dekalon Stample, Quante Downey, Jaylyn Addison, Geroade Outlaw and Keyon Lynch. Also pictured are staff members Trevor Tucker and Elliot Hansen.
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CHARLES ALSTON, Graphic Correspondent / Submitted photos by David Hahula
RED OAK -- Not since 1999 has Northern Nash’s girls basketball team tasted competition past the NCHSAA sectional level
That will change Friday as the 2011 version of the Lady Knights will open play in the Class 3-A East Regionals in Fayetteville thanks to their 60-48 victory over Havelock last Friday in a sectional final at Northern Nash.
ROCK HILL, S.C. -- The Rocky Mount Academy swim team made a big splash recently at the North Carolina Independent School Athletic Association State Championship Swim Meet.
Eleven of the 13 team members traveled in style to Rock Hill (just south of Charlotte), where they competed against independent schools from across the state and even a handful from the local South Carolina area.
ROCKY MOUNT -- North Carolina Wesleyan College is hosting The Wesleyan Cup golf tournament on April 8 at the Golf Club of Rocky Mount.
Sponsored by Roger G. Taylor & Associates, the event will be held at the Golf Club of Rocky Mount and is a significant source of academic, athletic, and scholarship funding for deserving Wesleyan students.
GREENSBORO -- Tamaris Lane didn’t allow a first-round defeat to get in the way of his ultimate goal -- to make the medals stand at last weekend’s Class 3-A State Individual Wrestling Tournament at the historic Greensboro Coliseum.
Lane, a junior at Nash Central, entered the double-elimination event with a strong 40-4 record in the heavyweight classification.
CHAPEL HILL -- Here is this week’s schedule for regional action in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association State Basketball Playoffs:
ROCKY MOUNT -– The North Carolina Wesleyan College basketball team woke up Sunday morning in a very familiar position.
Already crowned the 2011 USA South Regular-Season Champions, and in the conference tournament finals with an opportunity to sweep the two titles.
Former Nash Central High School standout Megan Murray is enjoying a strong start to the 2011 campaign for the Louisburg College fast-pitch softball squad. Murray, a first baseman, is shown making contact during the Lady Hurricanes’ home doubleheader last Saturday afternoon against Surry Community College.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. -- Junior Mike Wright worked a career-best seven innings and Mike Ussery drove in three runs as East Carolina University defeated 10th-ranked Virginia 4-3 in baseball action Sunday afternoon at Davenport Field.
With the win, the Pirates move to 4-2 on the year, while the Cavaliers fall to 6-1.
ELM CITY -- Listed are results from last weekend’s racing events at County Line Raceway, which is located in Elm City:
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
The family of a man killed on NC Highway 64 on Feb. 14 wants answers as to why he was picked up by a Middlesex police officer and brought to Nashville on outstanding warrants they say don’t exist.
John William Perry, 52, of Middlesex, was killed around 10 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 14 after he was struck by several vehicles while walking eastbound on NC 64 in Nashville.
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
A Nashville man was arrested last week and charged with selling marijuana out of his home.
According to Lt. Dennis Wooten, of the Nash County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit, citizen complaints about drug activity in the area led to the arrest of 29-year-old Patrick Dwayne Woodcock, of 790 Moss Road, Nashville.
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Amelia Harper, Graphic Correspondent
The rising cost of corn and shrinking poultry sales have delayed the construction of the Sanderson Farms project, CEO Joe Sanderson announced last week. However, the company says that it remains “committed” to a second North Carolina complex.
Nash Health Care Systems celebrated the groundbreaking of its new Middlesex Facility off of Highway 231 on Tuesday afternoon. The project was made possible because of a partnership with University Health Systems. Oakley-Collier Architects designed the 5,600 square foot building, which is slated to be completed at the end of 2011.
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
The Town of Nashville may no longer get a shot at grant funding to revamp the old Glover Park, thanks to a bill in the General Assembly that may take away the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund.
Nashville Town Manager Preston Mitchell told council members on Tuesday night during the board’s regular meeting that although Senate Bill 13 was vetoed by Governor Beverly Perdue, another bill was passed that could still affect the town’s chances at receiving the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund Grant.
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Local residents fighting the proposed annexation by the City of Rocky Mount are hopeful that new representation in the General Assembly will create better laws that protect against forced annexation.
Members of the Oak Level Community Against Forced Annexation, or OLCAFA, have been fighting Rocky Mount’s proposed annexation since September 2008, when they first heard the city was planning to annex over 1,700 acres of land into its city limits.
The Nashville Chamber of Commerce will honor its 2011 Distinguished Citizen at a reception Thursday night, March 3, at Nash Arts Center. The ceremony begins at 7 p.m. with a reception immediately following. Guest speaker for the event is District Attorney Robert Evans.
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
The Nash County Sheriff’s Office and Ward Drug Company are partnering in Operation: Medicine Drop to give Nash County residents a safer way to dispose of medications.
Operation: Medicine Drop is a statewide pill take-back effort in which citizens are encouraged to bring in their old and/or unused medications to be properly disposed of.
Joseph Asbury Martin, Jr., 69, passed away Monday February 28, 2011 at Pitt Memorial Hospital, Greenville, NC. He was born in Lansing, Ash County, NC on March 29, 1941 to the late Joseph Asbury Martin, Sr. and Kathryn Bell Martin.
ROCKY MOUNT - Natalie Denise Davis, infant, of Rocky Mount, died on Thursday, February 24, 2011 at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount.
WASHINGTON, DC - Luther McCoy Bullock, 62, of Washington, DC, and formerly of Rocky Mount, died on Friday, February 25, 2011.
ROCKY MOUNT - Ernest Milton Hunter, 80, of Rocky Mount, died on Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount.
William Franklin Long, 68, passed away Thursday, February 24, 2011. He was born March 13, 1942 in Nash County. William was the son of the late, Walter and Mary Stallings Long. He was preceded in death by sisters, Sue Corkum, Betty Vick and Linda Phelps.
NASHVILLE - Virginia Battle Bridgers, 97, passed away, Tuesday, March 1, 2011. She was born September 11, 1913 in Nash County. She was the daughter of the late James and Flora Ross Bridgers.
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
A Red Oak home was destroyed Saturday afternoon after an outside fire spread to the back of the home.
Red Oak Volunteer Fire Chief Bryant Fisher said the call came in around 3 p.m. on Saturday at 275 N. Browntown Road. Fisher said an outside fire had spread into the backyard of a residence and ignited the back of a mobile home and other outbuildings.
